Photos

 

We ask each of the Health & Renewal (HR) grantees to send us a photo or two of their project. We hope you’ll enjoy a glimpse into some of the HR projects awarded to date. Additional information on each project is available by clicking on the name of the church. If you've received an HR grant and have a photo of your project we could post, please contact us.

We also have videos of some HR projects.

 

 

 

Newspaper Advertising
Anchor of Hope CRC, Silverdale, WA
Grant Awarded: June 2007
Focus: advertising for community outreach 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servant Leader Training
Ann Arbor Hope CRC, Ann Arbor, MI
Grant Awarded: June 2007
Focus: servant-leadership training 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multiethnic Visioning
Bethel CRC, Sun Valley, CA
Grant Awarded: December 2007
Focus: reflection & visioning to becoming a multicultural church
 

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

Open Door Youth – Building Disciples
Calvin CRC, Holland, MI
Grant Awarded: December 2010
Focus: youth program 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

The Young Adult Council Development
Coit Community CRC, Grand Rapids, MI
Grant Awarded: June 2009
Focus: offering a place for community youth to belong 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Becoming Incarnate in the Doral Community
Comunidad de Cristo, Doral, FL
Grant Awarded: December 2007
Focus: evangelism and discipleship for the church community
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blessing the Students/Staff/Families of
Bolton C. Falby Public School
Crossroads Community CRC, Ajax, ON
Grant Awarded: June 2010
Focus: children’s ministry focusing on children from Bolton C. Fably Public School 
 

 

 

  

 

 

 

CrossWay Church Kid Friendly Outreach
CrossWay Church, Vancouver, WA
Grant Awarded: June 2010
Focus: building relationships with parents and children of North Vancouver, WA
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Children's Ministry Outreach
Discovery Church, Bowmanville, ON
Grant Awarded: June 2012
Focus: children's ministry outreach

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Parent and Tot Playtime      
East Paris, Kentwood, MI
Grant Awarded: June 2011     Video
Focus: building relationships with the community through children’s playtime 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stephen Ministries Awareness Building Training
Faith Community Fellowship, Mount Vernon, WA
Grant Awarded: December 2008
Focus: training additional leaders for the Stephen Ministry and creating awareness of community needs

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Faith Community Garden
Faith CRC, Nashville, TN
Grant Awarded: December 2010
Focus: engaging congregants through service and outreach
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faith Community Garden
Faith CRC, Nashville, TN
Grant Awarded: December 2011
Focus: engaging congregants through service and outreach 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community Forum of Faith Series
Faith Presbyterian CRC, Mangilao, GU
Grant Awarded: December 2007
Focus: creating life skill seminars for reaching community members
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fill the Gap
Family of Faith CRC, Kennewick, WA
Grant Awarded: June 2008
Focus: enhancing church ministry through improved communication, increased advertising, and awareness of programming needs and safety 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bridges of Hope
Fellowship CRC, Greeley, CO
Grant Awarded: June 2008
Focus: serving the community by ministering to their personal and spiritual needs 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eyes of the Body - Congregational Arts
First CRC, Toronto, ON
Grant Awarded: December 2011
Focus: bringing arts into congregational life 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developing Leaders’ Gifts
Good News Fellowship Ministries, Winnipeg, MB
Grant Awarded: December 2007
Focus: training and leadership development for church and small group ministry 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WorkNet Ministry
Hope International Church, Arcadia, CA
Grant Awarded: December 2010
Focus: supporting and encouraging the unemployed and underemployed
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reaching Our Hispanic Community
Iglesia Cristiana El Sembrador, Fontana, CA
Grant Awarded: June 2012     Video
Focus: reaching out to Hispanic community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Immanuel Community Garden ("before" picture)
Immanuel CRC, Fort Collins, CO
Grant Awarded: June 2012
Focus: community garden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recovery at the Well—A Christian Recovery Ministry
Jacob’s Well Church Community, Evergreen Park, IL
Grant Awarded: June 2011
Focus: Reformed recovery ministry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

King’s Kidz
Joy Community CRC, Los Angeles, CA
Grant Awarded: December 2007
Focus: creating a youth program for spiritual and physical development
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Journey of Faith Through a Time of Transition
Kibbie CRC, South Haven, MI
Grant Awarded: December 2007
Focus: shepherding the congregation through a time of transition for enhancing and exploring ministry opportunities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reinventing Knollbrook
Knollbrook CRC, Corvallis, OR
Grant Awarded: December 2007
Focus: developing mutual goals for the congregation that will sustain the church’s ministry
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GMC Youth Day
Los Angeles Global Mission CRC, Burbank, CA
Grant Awarded: June 2008
Focus: encouraging spiritual development among youth through regular fellowship and worship
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Congregational Re-visioning Process
Madison Ave. CRC, Paterson, NJ
Grant Awarded: June 2011
Focus: re-visioning  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dare to Care for Our Community
Maple Avenue Ministries, Holland, MI
Grant Awarded: June 2008
Focus: building bridges that will connect the church to families in the community
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Neighborhood Transformation Project
Maranatha Fellowship CRC, Farmington, NM
Grant Awarded: June 2008
Focus: evangelism and discipleship through community outreach events and weekly Bible studies
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Around the Table
Monroe Community Church, Grand Rapids, MI
Grant Awarded: June 2010
Focus: strengthening relationships with faculty, parents, and students at Coit Elementary School
 

 

 

 

 

 

New City Church Strategy, Vision, and Renewal Program
New City Church, Jersey City, NJ  
Grant Awarded: June 2008
Focus: building vision, strategy and renewal among leaders in the church

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

New City Church Teen Life Internship Retreat Program
New City Church, Jersey City, NJ
Grant Awarded: June 2011
Focus:  strengthening teen leadership

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operation Re-newed Heart
New Heart Church, Longwood, FL
Grant Awarded: June 2012
Focus: taking church to next level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music is the Media
New Life CRC, New Brighton, MN
Grant Awarded: June 2008
Focus: getting teens and young adults involved in the church through music ministry and youth-led worship services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Engage—Outreach to All
New Life CRC, Spring, TX
Grant Awarded: June 2008
Focus: engaging church members in strategic forms of community outreach
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bread of Life
Northern Lighthouse CRC, Lincoln, NE
Grant Awarded: December 2009
Focus: fostering care and community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Developing Leaders from the Ground Up
Open Door Fellowship of East Harlem, New York, NY
Grant Awarded: December 2009
Focus: developing Bible literacy and application 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Intergenerational Ministry Launch
Overisel CRC, Overisel, MI
Grant Awarded: June 2011
Focus: intergenerational ministry 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentine Community Development Project
Pathway Community CRC, Olathe, KS
Grant Awarded: June 2008
Focus: forming a new missional community in the church with opportunities for cross-cultural relationships 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building on Our Strength - Caring Community
Prairie Lane CRC, Omaha, NE
Grant Awarded: June 2012
Focus: strengthening our caring community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Building Community” Garden
Prince George CRC, Prince George, BC
Grant Awarded: December 2009
Focus: caring for neighbours through a community garden
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Growing Community" Garden
Prince George CRC, Prince George, BC
Grant Awarded: December 2010
Focus: creating a Growing Community garden 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Arts in the City Project
Sacramento City Life Church, Sacramento, CA
Grant Awarded: June 2009
Focus: artistic quality in worship celebrations 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growing Music & Mission at Sanctuary CRC 
Sanctuary CRC, Seattle, WA
Grant Awarded: June 2010
Focus: developing musicians and impacting the Greenwood community
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Incarnational Project
Sanostee CRC, Sanostee, NM
Grant Awarded: June 2008
Focus: ministry to nursing homes, hospitals, prisons, and other institutions within the community
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sacred Marriage Seminar
Telkwa CRC, Telkwa, BC
Grant Awarded: June 2008
Focus: hosting a marriage seminar that will nurture couples in their marriage

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renewing The Journey
The Journey, Kitchener, ON
Grant Awarded: June 2011
Focus: renewing the health of The Journey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Leadership Development Coaching
Valley Community Church, Napa, CA
Grant Awarded: June 2010
Focus: leadership development 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Embracing the Second Generation
Valley DongSan of Love CRC, Northridge, CA
Grant Awarded: December 2007
Focus: equipping the second-generation for spiritual growth and leadership in the church
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ladner Market Music and Arts Festival 2008
WestCoast Community Church, Delta, BC
Grant Awarded: June 2008
Focus: building upon the relational and spiritual foundation established among the youth for deeper connections within the church and community

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All Things Are Possible
Word of the Cross, Port St. Lucie, FL
Grant Awarded: December 2009
Focus: community outreach