Try This: Visit Nursing Homes and Prisons During Easter

Send teams out to offer Easter celebration services at locations in your area with people who may not be able to make it to church—nursing homes and prisons. Ask permission first, and provide a service complete with music, communion and a Scripture-based message. If a local church already has a prison ministry, partner with it for an enhanced service.

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Venture Church: Community for First-Timers

“If people don’t make a single friend at your church, they’re not going to stay.” ~Pastor Di Beals

Farm Fresh Faithfulness

By spring 2024, Cul2vate harvested over 100,000 pounds of food—including potatoes, pumpkins and watermelons—on the Brentwood acres it converted to farmland.

Reaching Gen Alpha

As churches of every size strive to reach Gen Alpha with the gospel, small churches are uniquely positioned to meet this moment.