Ministry Stories

Lent

Day 5 – Lent Devo

And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And...
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Lent

Day 4 – Lent Devo

And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until...
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Lent

Day 3 – Lent Devo

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death...
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Lent

Day 2 – Lent Devo

And he began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the...
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New Church

A very positive impact

Prior to Covid, MCC had maintained a steady pattern of growth (for which we are deeply grateful to Christ). We...
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Established Church

Our new Christmas Celebration event

Much of the last few months has been focused on how to resume ministry and plan missional living opportunities while...
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Diaconal

Far exceeded my expectations

A note received from a participant: “Thank you dearly for this opportunity for advancement. Being involved with 70x7 far exceeded...
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New Church

They prayed to receive Christ

I want to highlight the testimony of the Parada family who live in the community near the Church. This family...
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Established Church

Our annual Trunk or Treat

These last few months have been a challenge for the Outreach Ministry, as we try to develop new ways of...
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Established Church

This past Sunday she gave her life to Christ

So with the complexities of doing ministry in the covid reality Monroe Community Church doubled down on prayer and outreach....
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New Church

God continues to build the City Hope GR foundation

What is City Hope GR? City Hope GR is an emerging and different new church for all abilities in greater...
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Diaconal

Eddie is gifted a quilt made from her concert tshirts

The year 2020 has certainly been a different year for VIS as we have had to think creatively about how...
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Faces of Faith

How to suffer without being afraid

By Kristen Struyk Today marks 12 years since my ankle surgery which resulted in the development of Complex Regional Pain...
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Someone Like You

Blessing of the Students

Please plan for this year's Blessing of the Students event, Sunday August 16, at 6 p.m (EST). Every year, we invite...
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Diaconal

A large bag of yarn

Gail lives in an assisted living facility. Because of COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the facility, Gail is only able to...
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Established Church

Helping the church move into the neighborhood

Submitted by MartinBenckhuysen, Kelloggsville Church Established Church Ministry Report - Summer 2020
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Diaconal

After 23 years of incarceration with a desire to change

Positive stories and notes from 2020: John came to us after 23 years of incarceration with a desire to change...
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leadership development

Anastaze Nzabonimpa

Share your Christian testimony and why you are seeking to enter ministry leadership. My name is Anastaze Nzabonimpa, married with...
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New Church

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...
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New Church

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...
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Established Church

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...
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