Over the course of 2024, a series of video stories will be created that demonstrate some of the renewal work that God is doing in and through our churches. These stories will form one part of the Gather agenda.
While not everyone in the CRC can attend a Gather event, we can all be inspired by each other’s stories. Video stories will be posted below as they become available. If you have a story that you would like us to consider, please email [email protected].
In 2015, the Reformed Church in America and the Christian Reformed Church in North America collaborated to plant a new kind of church in a disinvested neighborhood in Detroit. This is their story.
Following God's lead, Pastor Marcelo Viana started Amber Church in Winnipeg and invited recent, Brazilian immigrants into his home for worship. As the church grew, he and his wife soon recognized they would need a larger facility. God led them to Covenant CRC in Winnipeg, and through a partnership of faith they were able to rent a chapel from a Christian school.
Christian Reformed churches in British Columbia have long modeled the warm welcome of Jesus for the newest members of their communities. Through collaboration and the co-funding of a Chaplain and Refugee Support Mobilizer position, they are effectively responding to the deepest needs of refugees and newcomers. This is their story.
Williams Lake is a remote community about 525 km north of Vancouver, British Columbia. In this town of less than 11,000 people, Cariboo CRC has become a beacon of welcome, light, and support to those in the community. This is their story.
The Loving Church in Tucson, Arizona is a Korean and English-speaking church with about 40 members. The church offers food, clothing, showers, haircuts and Christ-centered fellowship to dozens of unhoused people each week. This is their story.
Twenty-five years ago, Fairlawn CRC in Whitinsville, Massachusetts, started a daytime Bible study for women to gather, share their lives, and deepen their faith in Christ. Today, that Bible study continues to thrive and has proven to be a blessing to both the church and the community. This is their story.
