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Community Presbyterian Church: A Warm Meal and a Welcome

Visitors have described the center as a place that “restores your faith in humanity.”

Right Gear, Right Time

Keeping the gospel central is what keeps a church healthy and growing, not extravagant AVL productions.

Crossroads Church: Make Yourself at Home

“We have worked very intentionally to create a family home feel as we have grown from 300 to now 3,000.” -Pastor Matt Thrasher

Maryland Churches Team Up to Bring E-Readers to Zimbabwe School

Community UMC and Mt. Harmony-Lower Malboro UMC partner to deliver e-books to children across the world.

Try This: Start a Mentoring Ministry

Invest in the lives of kids without fathers by encouraging members to get involved.

Illinois Church Offers Ex-Cons Hope—and Purpose

River of Life Family Church offers ministry to help former prisoners get back on their feet.

5 Last-Minute Tips for VBS

How to make the days leading up to VBS more manageable, and possibly even more enjoyable.

How a Dying Texas Church Was Transformed Through Service

Numbers started growing at Living Proof Church once people saw that the church was helping their friends and neighbors.

A Father’s Day Lesson for Kids Without Fathers

For Father's Day, use these words to remind children of their heavenly Father.

The Elements: Hip-Hop Church Reaches Bronx Community

Pastor E, a Christian hip-hop artist himself, has found ways to incorporate the genre into everything Elements Church does.

10 Reasons Your Church Should Live Stream Its Services

The top 10 reasons churches have decided to invest in live streaming.