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…because of the church’s involvement with City Mission. City Mission is a Christian nonprofit seeking the transformation of its corner of New York City—Elmhurst—by empowering the people who live there. Right now, it works primarily with the shelter. While this superhero drawing class is outside the norm, it’s completely in line with the City Mission philosophy. Their work at the shelter…
“I think of Jeremiah who told us to pray for the prosperity of the city,” says RCA pastor Cora Taitt of her work in New York City’s Kingdom Enterprise Zone. Taitt is working with CRC leaders in the city to plant new churches and strengthen existing ministries. RCA works with CRC to plant churches in New York Nine years ago,…
…all the parties involved,” said Tuck Bartholomew of City Classis. “We are not trying to set precedence with theological affinity, but simply trying to continue our ministry.” Following the vote on the transfer of City Classis to the Regional Synod of the Mid-Atlantics, synod approved a request to transfer Faith Reformed Church of Stickney, Illinois, from Chicago Classis to City…
In the city of brotherly love, Liberti Center City shows the love of Jesus to the people who know it the least and need it the most. Deep in the heart of Philadelphia, Liberti Center City (RCA) stands practically in the shadow of Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted and the Constitution of the United States was…
The new site helps Christians expand their imagination, take action, and deepen their love for Jesus. Head to Faithward.org, and you’ll find an array of articles featuring innovative church ministries, interviews with pastors and lay leaders, and essays that explore faith. This new site, as hinted at in its name, is all about moving faith forward. How Faithward.org was born…
Effective community development work requires embracing the gifts of the people who live there. By Jaunine Hackmon Since moving to Holland, Michigan, I have enjoyed working in community development through neighborhood initiatives, the arts, and youth development. This work shows me a beautiful picture of the way God is renewing communities and creation as his kingdom draws near. By…
By teaching youth to farm, bake, and sell their wares, New City Neighbors equips them to change Grand Rapids. Avrey Smith is 16, and bakery director at New City Neighbors. For seven weeks this summer, he woke up at 7:10 a.m. to oversee a small, hot commercial kitchen and the ten middle school students baking in it. New City Neighbors…
…aside land for two cemeteries, one of them for people of African descent. Few realize the important role these early New Yorkers played in shaping their city: “People of African descent … both enslaved and free, created the foundations of the city as we know it,” says Dr. Singletary, whose doctoral work at New Brunswick Theological Seminary focused on the…
…neighborhood now.” Those are marked changes for four blocks of Peck Street in Compton, California, where Escobar copastors City Church. City Church of Compton launched in 2010, a church plant of Emmanuel Reformed Church in nearby Paramount, California. Compton was plagued by poverty and notorious for gang violence. Planters Pat and Julie Dirkse moved into the city, along with several…
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