Vertical Villages
Cities in the 10/40 Window
A single high-rise apartment can be home to more people than some entire villages. Life Hope Centers are being started in these "vertical villages."
A single high-rise apartment can be home to more people than some entire villages. Life Hope Centers are being started in these "vertical villages."
Services to the community include a restaurant, a health-food store, a dental practice, a catering business, and classes.
Vyacheslav went from being an addict to a doctor. His life was changed and now he works to share Jesus with the people in Moldova's capital city!
“A church like MyGen,” she said, “allows [young people] to be themselves and find themselves, and to make that ultimate choice to live for God.”
“We want to bridge the gap between the church, as we know it, and the community,” said Epic Church pastor Andres Flores. “We’re in a terrible time of crisis, and we want to offer a place for people to experience healing, creativity, and community.”
"the Seventh-day Adventist Church opened the first meeting centre under the name "Hope Centre" in cooperation with the Christian radio and television Hope Channel in Bensheim-Auerbach."
Mind, body, and spirit outreach is happening in Vancouver, through English as a Second Language classes, community and seniors gardening, and much more.
"At that moment, I knew I wanted to open a vegan restaurant where I could help people become healthier and feel better just as I had in Alabama. Maybe I also could win their confidence and point them to Jesus."
"They had been praying for two years, asking God to show them how to reach their city of Ruse for Jesus. They had never heard of Urban Centers of Influence, as advocated by Ellen White, yet they felt impressed to start such a center in one of their rental properties."
A Life Hope Center inside a crowded Paraguay prison is offering inmates true freedom.
At the Cuisle Center in Dublin, church members reach out through health and wellness classes and services, including counseling, massage, cooking classes and more.
The ministry of presence, and of showing God's love through practical ministry is changing lives in Cleveland, Ohio.