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Kingdom Advancing Grant Applications Now Being Accepted

Brotherhood Mutual - January 10, 2024

Each Kingdom Advancing Grant recipient not only receives funding for their initiative or program, but also is paired for a year with members of the Granting Council as mentors who offer guidance and assistance.

A House of New Beginnings

Gail Allyn Short - December 22, 2023

The three-bedroom brick house is just a few hundred feet from the church, and families typically stay from two weeks to three months.

A Church for the City

Christy Heitger-Ewing - November 15, 2023

They are always trying to figure out what would keep people from coming through the doors, then work to remove any barrier that could be a hindrance.

Ideas

Sharing Jesus in Wartime

Gail Allyn Short - March 22, 2023

BSC is a small congregation comprised mostly of first-generation immigrants from such Slavic countries as Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Armenia and Ukraine. The church had been doing missions work in Ukraine for decades.

Community

Dinner With Special Friends

Christy Heitger-Ewing - March 13, 2023

Manley Baptist Church now has a robust special needs ministry called Special Friends, and offers three Sunday school classes for those people with special needs—one for children, one for adults and a third for parents of children with special needs.

Ideas

Keep Hope Rolling

Gail Allyn Short - March 6, 2023

The Cars Ministry at Princeton Alliance began 26 years ago after church members heard about financially strapped single parents who were without transportation, says Toni Campbell, the church’s benevolence director.

Community

A Welcoming Place

Gail Allyn Short - February 1, 2023

Besides Sunday services, the center also provides a weekday program for young adults featuring recreational and leisure classes.

Ideas

A Place of Rest

Christy Heitger-Ewing - January 11, 2023

“We want them to come here to rest for a bit before they have to start making decisions that will impact their lives,” says Slade, who hopes that other area churches will follow suit.

Ideas

When Catastrophe Strikes

H.L. Hussmann - January 9, 2023

“We don’t have an official program with a bunch of volunteers, but we do our best to unite multiple churches and nonprofits in any kind of disaster or critical incident,” Isbell says.

Ideas

Bread Breakers

Gail Allyn Short - January 4, 2023

Coblentz named the church’s new effort the Bread Breakers Ministry. Volunteers started out making around 50 sandwiches a week, but they quickly broke their own record.

Ideas

Paws and Reflect

Christy Heitger-Ewing - January 3, 2023

Moore has had church members tell her that they were too scared to do something missional, but because they love animals, this outreach was a natural fit for them.

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