Submitted by Danielle Hamlet Starting this September we began our first Focus Team, training a group of 7 adults to step out next year and intentionally disciple those whom God has called them to. As … Read More
70×7 Life Recovery – Grand Rapids Program Center Fall 2018
Submitted by Cheryl Wyma This is a summary of services provided to our participants with the generous financial gift 70×7 Life Recovery has been blessed with by you. Basic Description of Ministry 70×7 Life Recovery … Read More
Strong Tower Ministry Report Fall 2018
Submitted by Ernest Umoh Strong Tower Ministries has an English class that is taught to recently arrived refugees know very little English. This past summer that class was led by Anna Luurtsema, as student at … Read More
Providence CRC Fall Report 2018 – Dream Big Summer Program
Submitted by J. Barrett Wernlund Funds went to pay a staff person (our Kids Hope director) to plan and coordinate and summer program that reaches the students in Glenwood Elementary School‘s summer school / ARCH … Read More
Leadership Gathering October 2018
A Regional Pastor’s Perspective at our recent Leadership Gathering Sitting at the head table facing the delegates as Classis’ Stated Clerk gave me a particular perspective, but it has its limitations. One cannot daydream, minutes … Read More
Pastor and Spouse Retreat 2018
WRITTEN BY JOLENE DEHEER Classis Grand Rapids South is blessed by the teaching and leadership of truly outstanding pastors. These men and women continually and consistently give of themselves to provide spiritual nurture and encouragement … Read More
She Could Not Go Unnoticed
WRITTEN BY JOLENE DEHEER The day was hot, the atmosphere was dusty, and her strength was gone as was all her money. A twelve-year battle with this bleeding problem had decimated her resources and her … Read More
I didn’t have any real interest to serve
“I’ve been attending Hillside all my life, since I was a child. My grandmother was a charter member of Hillside and my mom was heavily involved in the worship team. I didn’t have any real … Read More
First Cutlerville celebrating 125 years as a church
WRITTEN BY REV. GEORGE VINK Learning rather providentially that First Cutlerville would be celebrating their 125th Anniversary as a church, I suggested to my wife that it would be right for us to forgo Covenant … Read More
Don’t forget to look in the gaps
WRITTEN BY NATALIE HART My friend has a sign above a door frame in his house. The first time I saw it, it looked like a random grouping of small wooden pieces, but I knew … Read More
