The Church as Community Hub as well as original prayers

as well as original prayers in the Christian and other faith traditions

and one day

Here we follow the story of Jesus' earliest followers from their call to be his witnesses "to the ends of the earth

for various reasons many members of the Church are unaware of this heritage in its complex fullness

courageous

The Church as Community Hub as well as original prayersA practical and hopeful guide to encourage churches to rediscover their purpose as neighborhood anchors through community partnerships. Thousands of congregations across the country occupy underused property while their communities are struggling with urgent needs, including affordable housing, food insecurity, and childcare costs. Loren Richmond, Jr. proposes a solution: transforming church buildings into centers of community and partnership. Rather