by Joe Whitman | Jun 15, 2020 | COVID-19, Featured, News
After being away from our buildings for months during this pandemic, we now have the opportunity to get a new perspective on them. Your financial people may remark that your utility and maintenance bills dropped without visitors needing these creature comforts. You...
by Joe Whitman | Apr 14, 2020 | News, Stories
On April 3, 2020, Rev. Kega Nasios, Program Director for the Glendale Mission & Ministry Center (GMMC) of Glendale, Arizona, received word that the center had been selected to receive a $2,000 grant from OneAZ Credit Union. In announcing the award Jason Kerrick,...
by Joe Whitman | Nov 26, 2019 | Featured, News
No matter where you live, the threat of natural disaster is a real possibility. One that most of us don’t want to think about. But such ‘acts of God’ impact churches every year and, more often than not, it’s not the disaster but the lack of preparedness that holds up...
by Joe Whitman | Nov 20, 2019 | Featured, Stories
“This church is doing an amazing revitalization of Camp Bedford. The God incidences are numerous and noteworthy.” That’s how Christie Sharpsteen, a Facilitator with Hope Partnership Services, describes First Christian Church of Bedford, Indiana — a congregation...
by Joe Whitman | Nov 20, 2019 | Featured, Stories
In April of 2017, First Christian Church of Paris, Texas (FCCP), began working with Hope Partnership to dream about its future and discern what God was calling it to be in its community and beyond. After two all-church retreats, several members of the congregation...
