14 Great Places to Start an Urban Center of Influence
- Near the city centerfollowing the example of the Life and Hope Center, in Haifa, Israel, in the busiest area.
- Near a universitylike the one the F5 Climbing Center is next to—with 400,000+ students enrolled.
- Near a public transportation hublike the Harvest Adventist Center in Hong Kong built over the city's most central metro station.
- Near a busy city parklike the Bryant Park Life Hope Center in New York City, by a park that draws 12 million people a year.
- Near a famous tourist attractionas has been done at the Butterfly Paradise in Siem Reap, near Cambodia's number one tourist attraction.
- On a large, busy street in the financial districtwhere God led members to start a Hope Channel UCI in Buenos Aires.
- In a vanlike the Wellness on the Go van, offering massages, blood pressure checks, and more in New York City.
- In a busy malljust as members have done with The Art Space, near Chicago, inviting kids and adults to come be creative.
- Near the population that you wish to serveas done by Cero Church in Madrid, Spain serving unhoused residents in the neighborhood.
- In a megacity
like the Ramses Cultural Center in Cairo, offering a preschool, dental clinic, fitness center, and more. - In a capital citylike the ADRA center in Vienna, and at the community medical center in a former bar in Chisinau.
- At a non-urban vacation destination city residents flock toas was done at the Manna Haven Cafe, with award-winning food and good literature in Byron Bay.
- At a quiet, country retreat for city dwellers concerned about their healthsuch as "VitaSalus Wellness Center" in Penela, Portugal, some miles outside of Lisbon
- At the location God opens up to you when you praywhich is how Yanagi Square got its start in Tokyo.