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Stories Archive

General Stories Relating to Community Transformation

A Blue Collar Pastor
AmeriCorp Makes a Difference
Back on Her Feet
Bold Steps for Neighborhood Schools
Communities First Barbecue
Community Development is Heart Work
Delhi's Dream Park
Elevator Speech
Fruitfulness in Northern California
Miss Rose's Gift
New City Lauches Support Group
Northern Lighthouse: A Place of Acceptance
Pascale-Sykes Foundation Grant Approved
Pullman CRC
Rebuilding Gaston Point

Rocking Crosstown
School Greenhouse
The Bridge Offers Transitional Housing

Building Readiness: Through God's Eyes, With God's Heart 

ABCD at FCRC
ABCD Training
A Community Stone Soup
A Road Report from Belltown
Build It and They Will Come.  Or Will They?
Connecting Neighbors and Identifying Leaders
Go Where He's Working...They Did!
Horizon CRC
Look Before You Leap, Listen Before You Speak
Pictures of Transformation
Weaving the Threads of Community  

Meeting Needs: From Individual Betterment to Individual Development 

Accepting God's Challenge at Unity CRC
Boaz & Ruth, Inc: Matching Gifts with Needs
Deacons Helping People on the Path to Shalom
From Recipient to Partner
It's Called an ESL Class, but it Feels Like a Party
Single Moms, Unique Challenges
Transformation of Carlos Chavira  

Developing a Community Vision 

ABCD at FCRC
An Open Door for Shalom in Harlem
Building a Community of Vision
Delhi's Dream Park
Delighted to Share with You
Michigan Community Takes Another Cohesive Step
Musings From a Daily Journal
What is the Problem with Your Neighborhood?

Community Betterment 

Common Vineyard
Every Gift is a Blessing
The Redemption of the Social Canvas of Hunting Park
Town Pulls Off a "Community" Progressive Dinner!
Transforming the Upper Ninth Ward
Volunteering at The Bridge  

Community Organizing

Building Community Block by Block
Capturing the Wind in Hunting Park
Discovering Gifts
Organizing the Community
United for Montana Vista

Justice 

Brave Ones
New Hampshire Immigration Forum
New Orleans Based Churches Supporting Churches Hosts Gubernatorial Forum
Nooksack Candidates Want Openness
Nooksacks for Hope
The Dance of Diversity
To the Least of These - The Undocumented

Essays

Biblical Reflections
Building the Church's Readiness for a Transformational Ministry Journey
Do Nothing In Particular
Fight, Flight, or Something Else?
On Justice, Oppression and Suffering: Our Present Hope in Future Glory

The Church as Community Asset  

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