Written by Barbara Bol Thursday evenings are a special time at Covenant CRC. This is when a group of 25-30 differently abled adults meet to worship and praise God. The evening begins with songs interspersed … Read More
A time to celebrate with First Cutlerville Christian Reformed Church
Written by Rev George Vink, Regional Pastor of Classis Grand Rapids South After several years of being well-served by a Transitional Interim Ministry Specialist, the congregation at First Cutlerville celebrated on Sunday morning, December 8, … Read More
Waiting – Advent
Waiting is hard in a culture that specializes in instant gratification. Yet, so much of life is waiting and many of us are not very good at it.
Serving the whole student – mind, body and soul
Written by Craig Van Hill, The Dock Director The Dock Ministries opened in January of 2005. Born in the heart of a committed group of believers as an outreach arm of Immanuel Christian Reformed Church, … Read More
Acceptance with Joy
Written by Jolene DeHeer As the American Thanksgiving holiday approaches people are making plans for family celebrations, groceries are being bought, houses cleaned, guest rooms readied. In the middle of the hustle and bustle of … Read More
70×7 Third Quarter Program Ministry Update 2019
The 70×7 Life Recovery-Grand Rapids Program Center remained consistently busy during the Third Quarter 2019 with client intakes, “Changes” Job Readiness Life Skills Training, and our on-going programing. Agencies and probation & parole offices are … Read More
We had twice as many people enter our doors as we had last year
Having started in July has led to a busy and full first semester of ministry. On Halloween, we hosted our 2nd annual Trunk or Treat event. Due to cold and less than ideal weather, we … Read More
They feel welcome, relaxed, and safe
We are really excited about the development of our Alpha Ministry at Monroe Community Church. There are several really encouraging things to share. First, on August 24, MCC hosted an Explore Alpha event that drew … Read More
A new life after coming out of jail
During the months of July till September, the Community Church Outreach team reached out to neighborhood kids through VBS and Fall Kick Off and started Alpha ministry for neighborhood adults. One encouraging story is about … Read More