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In October, 2021, Evangelical, Catholic, and Muslim groups collaborated in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso (West Africa) to give their city a much needed gift: A new hearse. For 30 years, Muslim and Catholic groups in the city had wanted to provide a hearse since few other transportation services were available. In many countries, funeral and burial [...]

Just as Northwoods Church in Peoria, Illinois, celebrates its 32nd year in March, the church will also experience a leadership transition. When the senior pastor, Cal Rychener, transitions out of his role, he will be making room for his son, Jon, to step into the lead role. God has spent a lifetime preparing Jon for [...]

Donate to this Initiative! As a boy growing up in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Joel Ramirez sensed God’s call to become a pastor. His church, Light and Life, had been planted by FEC missionaries decades earlier and was committed to planting churches. Because of his commitment to that call, Joel and his wife Mabel [...]

Language and culture can be a barrier to sharing the gospel. No one knows that better than Hugo Reyes who is leading a community of Hispanic people at Pine Hills Church and bridging the cultural and language barrier that once existed there. He said, “If we remove the language barrier, we have a whole new [...]

People from Spanish-speaking countries make up nearly 20% of the United States population as the largest minority group (cnn.com). Life Community Church in Hilliard, Ohio, is building a bridge to the Hispanic community around them in two ways, by becoming a multicultural church and by hosting an independent Spanish-speaking congregation in their building. Life Community [...]