God knew that his people would become attached to things and in turn, worship them instead of him. We give regularly so that we are continually put in a position of humility, service, and trust; so that he can free us from the grasp of materialism.
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Each year we have taken the offering that comes in on our anniversary and the week following to invest in Global Initiatives, Local Initiatives and Reproducing Church Initiatives.
Where we're giving:
Global Initiatives:
Zoe International → Rescuing kids out of human trafficking and into a Christ-centered home to cultivate physical, emotional, spiritual well being and to provide them with skills for adult life.
Learn more: gozoe.org
Touch Nepal → Remote Area Pastors Training to cultivate high quality biblical teaching in remote areas of Nepal by indigenous pastors and leaders.
Learn more: touchnepal.org
Local Initiative:
The City Center → The City Center and its staff, case managers, therapists, and mentors are dedicated to helping homeless, often single parent families transition from homelessness to independence in Ventura.
Learn more: thecitycenter.org
Reproducing Church
Steadfast Church → Garrison and Meredith Wash will be planting Steadfast Church in South Pasadena in Fall of 2021.
Learn more: steadfastchurch.org
Genesis Church Planting Cohort → We have 13 potential planters (including the Washes) going through a global planting cohort. We would love to set aside money to invest in the plants that happen in the next year (Sri Lanka, Netherlands, California, India, and more!)
Learn more about Genesis Collective: genesiscollective.org
