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From Food Outreach: Angela, April & Kevin

What does it look like to show up in hard times and persevere? Whether we're facing unbearable challenges like grief and loss, or an exciting new beginning, life is a series of opportunities to keep going. Here’s how some neighbors are inspired to press on, thanks to Food Outreach.

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Nourishing Bodies + Souls at Food Outreach

Our weekly Food Outreach gathering is a lifeline of hope for neighbors living below the poverty line. Much more than just distributing groceries; it's about nurturing authentic relationships, being known, and ensuring real encounters with Jesus. Feed the Faith starts now to keep this running in 2024!

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Servant’s Heart - Why Sam Volunteers with Us

When we bought our first house for Greenhouse Project Sam offered to take the lead of the major renovations. We had to completely redo and replace everything to make it possible to use


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LET'S CELEBRATE! 17 Years

A good friend recently said something that caught my attention, “ Hey John, you have had more time clean than in addiction”, he then added, “can you still remember what addiction is like?”

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Growth in students and program - Homework Club Update

This is so cool, three of our Homework club students, all middle schoolers, were shoveling snow outside our building during the snowstorm we had a week and a half ago. I love seeing the entrepreneurial skills coupled with hard work!

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Emergency: Family in Need

I was alone in the house and I heard the smoke detector and the house was already engulfed. I had about two minutes, it happened so fast.

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Behind the Scenes with Major Impact: Emily’s Heart for Chester

For the most part I’ve been the face of Greenhouse Project. But I’m just one of the many people who has done so much to get this ministry up and running. But there is someone in particular who does so much for the Greenhouse Project behind the scenes.

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2024 Vision Update for Greenhouse Project

Happy New Year! As we turn the page from one year to the next we always create a vision for the upcoming year so that we can continue to grow, thrive, and reach out to our neighbors.

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Accountability & Fresh Start for Malik

Recovery stories are not always linear. Malik came to us this fall to explore his faith. He had been an alcoholic and had been through rehab and had been clean for about 10 months.

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Christmas Toy Drive for Homework Club

What if we could bring a Christmas Miracle to our Homework Club kids and their families this year? We think it’s pretty awesome, and we pray we can do it!

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Fatal shooting only two blocks away from us

Another tragedy for our Community. Monday December 4th may have started as a normal day, but it ended in tragedy. Just two blocks away, on 21st and Edgemont, a woman was fatally shot. The news said 25 bullet casing were found. 

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How Stewardship Impacts our Neighbors

Pastor Bob Guaglione, Senior Pastor of ccdelco church, shares his perspective of John Clifford's growth journey as our ministry was launched to plant seeds of hope with gospel truth in Chester, PA, while highlighting our approach to stewardship.

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Can you imagine never having heard of Chester?

“I had never even heard of Chester. I didn’t know the challenges people face there or that it is one of the most dangerous cities in Pennsylvania and even in the United States.”

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God Provides at Exactly the Right Moment

Recently I’ve been experiencing discouragement. This has been a very busy season for Greenhouse Project and several things are not “going right.” Our funding is running low…

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Do you help people...like me?

It's odd for us to have a quiet peaceful day, most days are filled with cars whizzing down the street, sounds of sirens from emergency vehicles.

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