6 UCIs Members Started by Using What Was in Their Hands

  1. Members in Guatemala City started offering bread, cereal, and juice
    to people living on the streets. They prayed, and God provided a large house with space for people to wash clothes, shower, eat, and worship God.
  2. A pastor in Cleveland saw some cold people standing at the bus stop
    He invited them to come into the church for a hot drink and a pastry. This turned into a breakfast ministry serving the community daily.
  3. The Capitol Hill church started by seeing what talent was in their pews.
    This led them to start a counseling center.
  4. Mark and Teenie Finley, near Washington DC, started with volunteers.
    Watch to hear Pastor Mark explain this principle (jump to 4:28 in the video).
  5. A School, in Krasnodar City, for children with developmental disabilities started with 5 students and grew to more than 40 in several locations, with outreach to 300.
  6. The Puli Adventist church offered exercise classes at a community centerThey then added a 5-day camp for kids, cooking classes, massage workshops, as well as reading, music, and English classes, transforming from being a church with no growth to an influential voice in the community.