Positive stories and notes from 2020: John came to us after 23 years of incarceration with a desire to change but was out of touch with the work world and technology. He graduated from our … Read More
Anastaze Nzabonimpa
Share your Christian testimony and why you are seeking to enter ministry leadership. My name is Anastaze Nzabonimpa, married with 4 children. Two daughters and two sons. I am from Rwanda and lived in Uganda … Read More
Incredible things with the all abilities church plant
Despite the challenges through covid, God has been doing incredible things with the All Abilities Church Plant in Grand Rapids called, City Hope GR: 1) In beginning to seek core team people, 2 possible families … Read More
Made the best of a challenging situation
We want to begin by reiterating our gratitude to Classis Grand Rapids South New Church Development Team for supporting Monroe Community Church (MCC) in this time of growth and staff expansion. Of course, covid could … Read More
We had to completely rethink our approach to doing Alpha
When covid struck we were in the middle of our first ever Alpha Course on the campus of a local College. As you can imagine the impact of the virus was completely disruptive to a ministry that … Read More
Heaping burning coals
Scripture – Romans 12: 1,2 & 17-20 Reflection – George Vink The first “Graffiti Board” as a place to express oneself that I saw was at the 1971 Urbana Conference. It read, “The problem with … Read More
Until Then…
Scripture Reading: Acts 1: 6-11 Reflection: by Rev. George Vink Luke recounts the disciples’ lack of understanding. Jesus responded to their question stating simply, “It’s not for you to know…,” following it with a promise … Read More
Shalom at The DOCK
Written by Pastor Craig Van Hill Shalom. Whether we know it or not we are all longing for shalom, and it is even more evident now than it was just a few months ago. Our … Read More
When and Through
Written by Jolene DeHeer One of the things I have noticed during this time of dealing with the COVID 19 pandemic, is that scripture passages I have read hundreds of times before, have studied and … Read More