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 …

Spaces to Learn

Submitted by Rod Hugen, The Village Church Category: Outreach Our administrative assistant Jessica, who is also an educator, noticed that lots of kids in distance learning situations had laptops and internet connections provided by a …

Bannerman Partners

Submitted by Tom Baird from Bethel Community Category:  Outreach Our experiment began before the pandemic, but the pandemic intensified our efforts and made the experiment even more vital. It involves partnering with the church’s local …

Video Greeting

Submitted by Dan Steen, Park Church, Holland, MI Categories: Worship/Outreach We started live-streaming our worship services, not because we wanted to, but because we had to. We now realize that the live-streaming worship will continue, …

Flower Delivery

Submitted by Julie Beezhold, Cascade Fellowship Category:  Hospitality/Assimilation When Covid hit and everything was locked down last spring, nobody was on the church property to enjoy the spring Narcissus bulbs when they bloomed. We went …

Discipleship Program – Children

Submitted by Brian Hendrickson, Faith Community Church – Wishek, ND Category:  Children’s Ministry Prior to COVID, but especially afterwards we recognized the need to create a consistent discipleship program from Adult to Children – similar …

Morning Devotions

Submitted by Brian Hendrickson, Faith Community Church – Wishek, ND Category:  Adult Discipleship Many people were feeling disjointed because they were unable to attend services in person. I started posting a morning devotion on our …