Written by Jolene DeHeer I have the “spiritual” gift of being loquacious which is exacerbated by my love of words. I love learning new words as well as learning about their origins and history. I … Read More
Pastoral Health
By George Vink, Regional Pastor of Classis Grand Rapids South Classis Grand Rapids South recognized the need to promote pastoral health initiatives as part of its 2011Planning Report. The need was again a focus of … Read More
A God encounter on my driveway
Praise God for the reconciling power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. A young man (24) Dalton who I had a large falling out with over 12 years ago ended up stopping by my house … Read More
Dangerous Faith
Written by Jolene DeHeer I have a confession to make…I am not at all adventuresome. I admit I will never jump out of an airplane (I hate heights), go bungie jumping, or even ride on … Read More
Why send high school students on a mission trip
Written by Arek O’Connell This summer I had the privilege of taking 20 high school students on a mission trip to Compton, CA. Before I moved to Grand Rapids, I worked at a church that … Read More
One of the most wonderful weddings ever held
I have a very hard time imagining or empathizing with the difficult and tortured lives which political refugees have to go through. Many leave their homes and countries because of the terrible violence which could … Read More
Block Party for the Roosevelt Park Neighborhood
Church Plant update: SW Community Church held a community Block Party for the Roosevelt Park Neighborhood. “We had an amazing time that opened with a circle up of prayer and ended with a community game … Read More
Making the transition to direct hire is a source of great pride
The 70×7 Life Recovery-Grand Rapids Program Center remained consistently busy during the Second Quarter 2019 with client intakes, “Changes” Job Readiness Life Skills Training, and our on-going programing. Agencies and probation & parole offices are … Read More
Protecting families from experiencing a crisis of homelessness
During the summer months, the requests from congregations come in frequently for assistance for their neighbors. So far this summer, our caseworker Niki, has supported dozens of churches in preventing utilities shutoffs and evictions. Niki … Read More
