It has been several months since the launch of our newest outreach for Greenhouse Project and we are excited to share how God is working on the west side of Chester
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As summer is winding down and we look forward to much cooler temperatures - goodbye 100 degree weather! - we are starting to get ready for the coming school year. Our goal is to raise money for 150 backpacks filled with school supplies by Friday, August 25 for children in need.
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“This week I rang the bell…and it was the best thing I ever did.” The seven kids from Homework Club that we sent to summer camp just got back and here’s what happened.
In December of 2022 we launched our discipleship house called the 7 House. It is designed to provide transitional housing space for men who have advanced from long term addiction treatment and equip them for a lifestyle of service and ministry to the community. We’re excited to share some big news
Our team is humbled and excited to celebrate another year of God’s provision with Greenhouse Project’s official 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY! God has helped us flourish in a time when so much around us is struggling. We are truly aware of God's goodness and the value of your partnership this year. Here are a few things we have learned ….
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We are sending seven urban kids to camp this summer, and we need your help! We just wrapped up our second full year of Homework Club. We started with one student, and quickly jumped up to 10 students, all from our block on 23rd street. We’ve learned what has worked for our club and what does not. One thing we know for sure
When it rains, it pours! On Saturday, May 21, I received a shocking phone call. A frantic high-pitched caller yelled out “Pastor John!” followed by a long pause then he yelled again, “it's raining in the living room, it's raining inside!”
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Please Pray & Share! Our son, Max Clifford who is 3 years old, is having his yearly procedure at CHOP Philadelphia this week. In 2020, at 9 months old, Max was diagnosed with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome after they found a few polyps in his intestines.
Read MorePrayer before serving is part of our ministry DNA, and was especially true for our first community clean-up around new ministry location 912House. A prayer and small trash walk, something like our ninth outreach like this but our first on the west side, brought some cool connections!
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Sundays are typically filled with church activities like building relationships, worshiping God, and preaching. But on this Sunday, the police were picking up gun shell casings. The level of life-altering trauma may be a heightened daily reality on our block, but we do not live in fear.
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"When I came off the street I had no money. No food. Nothing. I was able to eat because of this food outreach." This is part of Richard's story, where he was about a year ago. What happened next? Hear how his heart has changed by the love he receives in our community family.
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Several months back, we updated some messaging with a fresh declaration “life changes where the hope is” and kinda moved ahead. There’s no better time than Easter - the celebration of Christ’s resurrection and the power of renewed life through Him - to share more of what this message means.
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God is already at work guiding our next steps of the 912House launch. Have a burning heart for urban revival? We need you! Partner up with what God is doing in Chester by attending back-to-back events this weekend.
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There’s everything to love about a redemption story. It was sixteen years ago leaving prison homeless, without money, no possessions. But I was a free man. Not just free from prison, but free from a life marked by darkness and bondage to sin.
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Take a step of boldness and faith! Join our monthly Outreach events on Saturdays as we share gospel truth with neighbors through prayer and evangelism. We are now expanding into two neighborhoods to bring the hope of Jesus to hundreds more people in struggling areas.
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We have the honor of creating a space where kids can be kids while learning about Jesus, and get education help while having fun. Come hear how a couple children are finding peace despite tough circumstances.
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Check out Greenhouse Project’s new initiative designed for men who have advanced from long term addiction treatment seeking to help build up other men in a transitional housing space, and equip them for a lifestyle of service to community and ministry.
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Back when our Bible Study gathered to pray and dream big, I never thought five years later we’d make impact through four houses, three communities, and relationships with hundreds of neighbors. God has faithfully built this into a real life-changing ministry. Here is what’s next for Greenhouse Project!
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You never know where, when or how your life will intersect with people. So we do our best to leave neighbors on a better path towards love. Here’s a hope-filled story about a devoted father who supports his wife’s recovery journey and tells us he “wouldn’t want to go anywhere else.”
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The most successful recovery stories - sustained sobriety - are always tied to strong, long-term relational accountability, along with strategic steps that help addicts change their minds, behaviors, and life choices. Here are some truth bombs that outline some key success markers for recovery that lasts.
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