Posts Tagged ‘Missions’
Church Mobilization: The Essential Art of Serving the Community
In the next few months, thousands of people will come to the New Hope Center in search of food and clothing. Loyal gardeners will battle the summer sun in our Urban Farm. And volunteer teams from local churches will continue with the most important, least publicized, most impactful work of all: follow-up. Our services are…
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Zack: Adopting the Next Generation
EULESS — Tucked away in a longstanding church, complete with steeped roof and massive decorative cross, Zack Smithson sits patiently in the dim glow of a sanctuary whose modern lighting rigs were clearly installed long after initial construction. Euless First Church of the Nazarene, or Euless Naz, as parishioners would call it, is the epitome…
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The Workers Are Few
BEDFORD — The skies have opened over Texas in the final weeks of May, but that hasn’t stopped Harvest Christian Academy from pouring out into the community. Dozens of students hurry across the beaten stones and water-weary grass of the 6 Stones Community Garden, wheelbarrows loaded high with mulch and rake-wielding peers in tow. Their…
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6 Stones & NEXT Worldwide: Bringing Needs and Wants Together
On July 12, 2015, a group of high school and college students from all across Texas arrived in Bedford with little fanfare. Representing NEXT Worldwide, a non-profit that believes in “Living the Mission,1” they came to help 6 Stones do just about everything we do. In the course of four days, they sorted and placed donations for the New Hope Center…
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