Our GEMS ministry went completely virtual this year. We met for Theme and Badge nights using Google Meets (since most kids are familiar with it due to stints of virtual school). Our attendance was pretty …
Prayer Walk
Submitted by Kris Vos from Sunlight Community Church, Fort Worth Category: Prayer We did a prayer walk with a covid twist. We did a brief Facebook live from church to kick off the event. People …
Surprise Church Attenders
Submitted by AJ Gretz, South Grandville Church Category: Worship We did some parking lot evening services, focused on “experiential” practices like Lectio Divina, Lament, etc. One of the great surprises was that we had neighbors …
Community Hope – Food Distribution
Submitted by Kathy Vana, Rehoboth Reformed Church Category: Outreach Last March when Covid first started, our lead pastor encouraged members of the congregation to start brainstorming ways we could reach out to our community through …
Gathered and Scattered
Submitted by James Lee, Christ Community Church, East Islip, NY Category: Adult Discipleship As COVID-19 hit, many churches struggled with adjusting to virtual ministry. By the grace of God, our church transition was seamless. Within …
ONE Waupun
Submitted by Greg Schuringa, First CRC, Waupun, WI Category: Outreach/Discipleship Some men of the church made a local group for men called ONE Waupun for Christian men and people seeking to disciple and grow in …
Non-Profit Coffee Shop
Submitted by Andrew Garber, Cru Church, Portland Category: Outreach We opened a non-profit coffee shop, in partnership with International Justice Mission. IJM is recognized globally as the world leader in rescuing people out of modern …
Reading the Bible Together
Submitted by Jason, Faith Christian Fellowship Category: Adult Discipleship Pre-lockdown, we had a weekly group that was reading through the Bible together. We continued the weekly format online, but added a daily version of the …
Advent Baskets
Submitted by Josiah Youngquist, Ebenezer Reformed Church Category: Worship This past year during Advent, we wanted to have our home-bound congregation members and those who felt more comfortable worshiping from home be active in our …
Park and Pray
Submitted by Mark VanDyke, Almond Valley CRC Category: Prayer Ministry Due to limitations on gathering, we cancelled our beloved Sunday evening worship service. In its place, the pastors were available to pray with anyone who …
