Vision Nationals (Visag, India) began Master’s School in 1999 to provide a first-rate K–12 education for the orphans living in the ministry’s companion program, Master’s Home.
Master’s School has done so well in the past decade that Vision Nationals was asked to open the school to the public. Well, they did, expecting an additional 50 kids [...]

Pastor Scott Thomas writes on the Acts 29 blog:
I walked out of the Downtown campus…and across the street to speak to a homeless man, Marco…I told him I was one of the pastors at the church across the street and asked him how we could help him. He said, “Everything I have is in this [...]

Recently one of our community groups in the Queen Anne neighborhood began partnering with Operation Nightwatch, a Seattle organization that finds beds each night for many of the city’s homeless, to serve home-cooked dinners to guests, volunteers, and staff.
The community group chose to participate in Operation Nightwatch because it gave them an opportunity to [...]

Fisher House provides lodging for the families of veterans receiving care at VA hospitals around the country.
Since December, one of our community groups from the Ballard campus has been providing periodic meals for the families staying at the South Seattle Fisher House, while at the same time getting to know them, praying for them, [...]

By Matt Jensen, Mars Hill College Mission
The 7:15 PM service at Mars Hill Ballard is unique. Pastor Mark is full of energy drinks, the band rocks a little harder, and college students dominate the congregation.
Last Sunday was particularly notable, however, as a night of Holy Spirit-filled worship. People used both their words and their wallets [...]

Earlier this month, a few community groups in Ballard and Olympia partnered to complete the first MicroMission project.
A single mom in Ballard needed to move to Olympia, but a busted car, lack of funds, and a shortage of help left them without options. Some Ballard community groups dedicated a weekend to help the family [...]

Last year’s sale of The City has allowed us to increase our generosity, even in the midst of a recession.
We’ve allocated $200,000 to start the MicroMission fund. By distributing small grants, our vision is to encourage more than two hundred Mars Hill Church community groups “adopt” their neighborhood by loving people through tangible acts [...]

A few weeks ago, in the second installment of our burgeoning Generous Campaign, Pastor Mark wrote about orphans in need of Christmas benevolence.
Thanks to the generosity our readers, 136 orphans in India received new clothes, a simple toy, and a new toothbrush. We are so grateful to have a group of readers that [...]

This month, most of our campuses organized a seasonal community service effort (Downtown’s coat drive, for example). Here is an update from around the Mars Hill community…
West Seattle
Twenty-six families and community groups participated in Mars Hill West Seattle’s seasonal Adopt-a-Family campaign to provide gifts and necessities for families in need. Nineteen families were adopted [...]

Join us as we’re trying to get as many Christ-centered resources as possible into the hands of US troops in Afghanistan and Iraq. Details on the Resurgence blog.