Ministry Stories
Written by Jolene DeHeer In January of 1985 I moved from San Diego, CA to Grand Rapids, MI. People warned...
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Monroe Community Church has been creating an environment where men and women can discover Christianity in a thoughtful, engaging, and...
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Written by Allen Pontarelli I want to first thank Classis Grand Rapids South so much for the support that they...
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Written by Barbara Bol Thursday evenings are a special time at Covenant CRC. This is when a group of 25-30...
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Written by Rev George Vink, Regional Pastor of Classis Grand Rapids South After several years of being well-served by a...
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Waiting is hard in a culture that specializes in instant gratification. Yet, so much of life is waiting and many...
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Those Who Seek Will Find
"Jesus' presence is constant and available but it must be sought out. This was true for the shepherds and wisemen...
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Written by Craig Van Hill, The Dock Director The Dock Ministries opened in January of 2005. Born in the heart...
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Some years, you’re so full of gratitude that it seeps out of your pores and suffuses everything you do. Other...
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Written by Jolene DeHeer As the American Thanksgiving holiday approaches people are making plans for family celebrations, groceries are being...
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Having started in July has led to a busy and full first semester of ministry. On Halloween, we hosted our...
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We are really excited about the development of our Alpha Ministry at Monroe Community Church. There are several really encouraging...
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During the months of July till September, the Community Church Outreach team reached out to neighborhood kids through VBS and...
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Written by Jolene DeHeer I have the “spiritual” gift of being loquacious which is exacerbated by my love of words....
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By George Vink, Regional Pastor of Classis Grand Rapids South Classis Grand Rapids South recognized the need to promote pastoral...
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Praise God for the reconciling power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. A young man (24) Dalton who I had...
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Today is the eighth anniversary of the day my husband left this earth for his heavenly home. As I sit...
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Written by Jolene DeHeer I have a confession to make…I am not at all adventuresome. I admit I will never...
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Written by Arek O'Connell This summer I had the privilege of taking 20 high school students on a mission trip...
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I have a very hard time imagining or empathizing with the difficult and tortured lives which political refugees have to...
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