Imagining Renewal Microgrants Stories
St. John’s, Cardington: Families Supporting Families
With the guiding verse of Isaiah 1:17, Pastor Adam Sornchai and the people of St. John’s,...
St. Paul, Toledo; Woven2Gether
Kate Philabaum, director of the HeArt Gallery, wanted to design a way for folks to gather and...
Zion, Huron: Project Sonshine
When Covid-19 hit in spring of 2020, Shelia Preston and her fellow church members were concerned...
Good Hope, Bucyrus: Marriage Prep
Good Hope in Bucyrus has focused on “sharpening the axe” in creating and working on great marriage...
Jacinda Jones: Campground Ministry
Jacinda Jones of Trinity, Arcadia, was a student in Pastor Will Stenke’s Diakonia class on...
Deacon Heather Smith: Hike and Seek
Deacon Heather Smith, has been exploring how to bring faith out of the church building and into...
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Beacon of Hope
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.
In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
-Matthew 5:14-16 NIV
“In Northwestern Ohio there are 1.5 million people who live in 24 counties. They are God’s people so they are our parishioners.”
~Bishop Daniel BeaudoinOne Body, Many Members
"Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body...." "But in fact God has placed the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to...
A Time to Rest Bible Study
Welcome to 2024: The Year of Rest. Our focus this year is to receive and practice God's sacred gift of rest. To help us discover what rest means and how we might embody it we offer up this seven-session Bible study. Guided by Dr. Saundra Dalton-Smith, this study...
Year of Rest
As we prepare for the new year, we invite you into 2024: The Year of Rest. Time and time again God calls us into rest through scripture. We read stories of Jesus retreating into the hills, journeys being paused, and creation being celebrated with rest. So what...
Imagining Renewal Microgrants
“I am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert,” Isaiah 43:19 2023 is the Year of Story, and some of the best stories from across Northwest Ohio have their genesis in the Imagining...