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Kingdom Collective Invests in Gen Z with Summer Internship

This summer, Kingdom Collective (KC) in Fort Wayne, Indiana, hosted 10 college students for a unique internship experience. The internship was designed for the students to encounter God and draw closer to Him through discipleship, community, and ministry. Lead Pastor Nathan DeVaux wanted KC's multi-generational congregation to invest in these students through a life-on-life experience. [...]

The Christian Service Foundation Partners with FEC Churches

The Fellowship of Evangelical Churches (FEC) is committed to church multiplication. Every year, FEC adds new churches to its fellowship. In addition to new churches, existing churches continue to expand or need renovations. How do new churches pay for buildings or existing churches fund needed renovations? The Christian Service Foundation (CSF) was created in 1949 [...]

Salem4Youth Experiences Spiritual Growth Amid Lockdown

For the 12 young men and 26 staff at Salem4Youth, the viral pandemic and lockdown didn’t change their day-to-day life. Located on a 50-acre campus near Flanagan, Illinois, two hours southwest of Chicago, the residential program provides vocational training and counseling support along with academics. In contrast, the challenges that arose during the pandemic have [...]

LifeChange Camp Continues Vision to Share the Gospel

18 years ago, LifeChange Camp was carved out of 80 acres of uncut timber in the Ozark Mountains of Missouri. Through the vision of Bill and Carol Anderson and the work of volunteers, Life Change Camp began hosting campers two years later. Since 2002, the facility has grown to its present-day capacity, hosting nearly 2000 [...]

Miracle Camp Continues Hosting Campers Amid Challenges

Miracle Camp and Retreat Center in Lawton, Michigan, has faced significant challenges since it began in 1965, like the 2008 U.S. financial crisis and unpredictable weather. But, when Ross Adams stepped into the executive director role in January, Miracle Camp and Retreat Center was about to experience the most challenging year of its 55-year history. [...]

LifeChange Camp Hosts African Children’s Choir

When LifeChange Camp in Clinton, Missouri, hosted the African Children’s Choir in August, they provided more than just a choir performance from the world-famous group. Their visit also provided a rest for the choir members at the FEC facility and a reunion for camp staff member Kristine Detweiler. The choir began 30 years ago in [...]

Pastors Find Rest & Renewal at Miracle Camp

When a pastor feels depleted or discouraged, who does he turn to? Who pastors the pastor? In his book, Dangerous Calling: Confronting the Unique Challenges of Pastoral Ministry (2012), Paul Tripp addresses the serious problems of isolation and identity that church leaders face within their church culture. He writes, “There is a debilitating myth that [...]

Salem4Youth Offers a Second Chance

Winston Churchill advised parents who were raising boys to give them a horse. Churchill is famously credited with saying, “There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man.” Today, Churchill’s words find relevance and application for the young men at Salem4Youth, a boarding school ministry for [...]