Description of Ministry: Developing the ministry network through churches, para-church organizations, individuals and families. Additional planning stages now in process with Rev. Jim Boer (Monroe Community Church). This year also includes special needs interviewing and … Read More
Church Planting Discovery
The Grand Rapids Area Church Planting collaborative, of which our classis is a part, has developed an exciting vision for increasing our efforts to plant churches in the next 5 years. We are extending this … Read More
Grateful for the vitality of the Monroe Community Church
Monroe Community Church is a downtown Grand Rapids church plant project that launched in 2003. As with any church plant, MCC has seen cycles in her life as a community; early growth was followed by … Read More
The amazing glimpses of the Kingdom of God at work
Written by Allen Pontarelli I want to first thank Classis Grand Rapids South so much for the support that they have given our church plant on the SW side of Grand Rapids for the past … 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
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
“That’s it! That’s how you share the gospel in word and deed.”
New Church Development Summer Update One of our congregants (we’ll call her Abby), was on a work trip. At this trip she started talking with one of her coworkers about church. Her coworker hasn’t been … Read More
Planned and celebrated the wedding of two refugees
Strong Tower Ministries (Church Plant) We recently planned and celebrated the wedding of two refugees from South Sudan. This was a joyful work of people from both Strong Tower Ministries and Trinity CRC. The husband … Read More
God who loves to uncover His stories of redeeming Grace
SW Community Church (church plant): Spring ministry update Praise God that we have had a small group of young men from the neighborhood coming around consistently on Sundays. We do make sure that they are … Read More
