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Local Food Bank Brings a Community Together
The Zion Food Bank values relationships and caring as they help feed the food insecure in their community. Hear how two churches are working together to provide hope and help in their community!
Read MoreThank you for your support!
Since its inception, NewGround has partnered with over 100 Canadian Christian Reformed churches. As we reflect how so many began with just a seed of hope and see how many have grown into flourishing community organizations, we acknowledge God’s goodness; how He has blessed NewGround to be a blessing for some many!
Read MoreTouching Hearts, Changing Lives
Hearts and lives are being impacted by the work of deacons in Classis Huron. About 40 people came together at St. Mark’s Place in Kitchener on the evening of April 18th to hear and celebrate how God is at work in and through diaconal ministry.
Read MoreGiving Shelter to the Homeless
“Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless.” -Isaiah 58:7 (NLT) Members of First CRC in midtown Toronto have been picking up garden tools, cooking chili, hosting information sessions, and packing backpacks and baskets in an effort to live out this verse in their own neighbourhood.
Read MoreA Deacon’s Journey of Faith and Service
An inspiring story of how one deacon at Hope Fellowship in Courtice, ON, impacted one family. A follow-up post by guest writer, Amanda Mason.
Read MoreHow Deacons Impacted my Faith and Family
“God brought light back into my family’s world through the deacons at Hope Fellowship, who supported us and showed the love of Jesus,” shares Amanda. Here’s her story…
Read MoreWorshiping with our Hands and Feet
On Service Sundays, members at Faith Christian Reformed Church in Burlington, Ontario, put on their work gloves and boots and head out of their building to be the hands and feet of Jesus in their local community.
Read MoreWearing the Mark of Mercy
Tim Keller writes that mercy isn’t just the job of the Christian: mercy is the mark of the Christian. This quote just stops me in my tracks.
Read MoreDriving the Community Forward
In 2010, the CARS ministry in Wingham, ON, received a NewGround grant to renovate the shop and get a hoist. This was the boost they needed (literally!) and the ministry has grown since then.
Read MoreJoin us in the Joy of Giving
I don’t know about you, but I am inundated with opportunities to give: giving of my time, my energy, my resources; both inside and outside my church walls. So what’s a donor to do?
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