Below you’ll find updates from some of the missionaries we support!
Missions
The Davis Family: A Good Start
Read on for the latest update from Phil and Shanna Davis, missionary partners currently living in Prague.
The Davis Family’s Summer Travels
Those of you who were at church on Sunday the 24th got a chance to hear Phil Davis share about the work he and his wife, Shanna, are doing in Prague. For those of you interested in learning more about what the Davis family is up to, take a look at this excerpt from their most recent email update…
Message from Living Hope, Uganda
Watch a beautiful video update from Living Hope Education Center, City Church’s partner school in Uganda, with photos by Jake Lyell and words from Simon Peter Amolo, the center’s director.
Presentation on poverty in Richmond
On Thursday, April 14th, VCU professor emeritus Dr. John Moeser will share finding from his research on the realities of poverty in the Richmond area. Read on to find out more…
Christian Formation Class on Missions
City Church’s missions team leader Jay McGee fills us in on what we can expect from an upcoming, 7-week Christian Formation class he will be teaching (beginning April 3rd).
Living Hope Update: A note from Simon Peter
The following is an email from Simon Peter Amolo, founder and director of Living Hope School in Amuria, Uganda. City Church supports the work at the school through City Church member Jake Lyell.
Mercy and Justice — What We Do
We participate in the work of justice, out of God’s merciful love, to draw near to the weak, vulnerable, and marginalized in our city in the name of Jesus. Recognizing our own poverty as individuals and the brokenness of our societal systems, we seek God’s renewal in all of our [...]
Our Understanding of Renewal
Renewal is about Jesus
We recognize that poverty ultimately stems from broken relationships with God, fractured relationships in our community, and false conceptions of ourselves. Therefore, we understand renewal to be found in the healing work of Jesus, reconciling each of these relationships through his sacrificial love and enduring grace.
Renewal pursues [...]
Partners
A few of our local partners include:
3D Baseball
“3D” is dedicated to providing long-term leadership, academic, and character development through excellent baseball instruction and life skills training. (3d-baseball.org)
Conrad Freedom Center
The Conrad Center provides a hot breakfast and dinner to those in need and is the only regular program [...]
Living Hope Update
The following update comes from Jake Lyell who has returned to Uganda and checked in on the progress at Living Hope School in Amuria.
The school year in Uganda begins at the end of this month but the P7 students at Living Hope were already in class studying when I dropped by. I [...]