What would it look like if Jesus moved into your neighborhood this Christmas?
The power of Christmas is that Jesus became one of us and moved into the neighborhood to meet our needs. What if that's what Christmas was all about this year? How could you, your family, and your friends move into your neighborhood, workplace, or school and meet people's needs? That's what the Renewing Christmas Projects are all about.
Renewing Christmas Projects Goal: $41,800
Our goal as been met!
Aristocrat Berea MicroChurch |
Blessings for Aristocrat Berea Staff and Residents
Project Captain: Therese Griebel
Provide generous Christmas gift bags, baskets, and cards for residents and employees at Aristocrat Berea.
For the City: Berea MicroChurch |
Bringing Christmas to Berea Families
Project Captain: Steph Rees
Partner with Berea Community Outreach to support 18-20 Berea families who are struggling financially. We will turn into Christmas Elves by purchasing gifts for their children (that they've asked for!), and then sneak the gifts to their parents or guardians to wrap and give to their children on Christmas morning.
Breaking Bread MicroChurch |
Meals and Stockings for Haven Home and the Surrounding Community
Project Captain: Shelly Sunyak
Support at least 50 Christmas stockings to be distributed to vulnerable children staying at, or in the surrounding neighborhoods of, Haven Home. Funds will also provide funding for meals throughout the year for mothers and children staying at Haven Home, as well as baby shower gifts for new mothers.
Lorain Guidestone MicroChurch |
Bringing Christmas to Families at Lorain Guidestone
Project Captain: Tammy Hauff
Support five or more families who are clients of Lorain Guidestone. We will purchase gifts for the children in families who are in great financial need, or have suffered a significant difficulty or loss in their lives, allowing them to be able to wake up to presents on Christmas morning.
L.O.V.E. MicroChurch |
Care Cards
Project Captain: Alyssa Kargbo
Create handmade Christmas cards with the children in our MicroChurch and, together, take them to local nursing homes to distribute them. Through this simple act of love, we pray that each card reminds someone that God sees them, loves them, and has not forgotten them.
Renew Kids Ministry |
Renew Kids Christmas Project
Project Captain: Bethany Daymut
Create Blessing Baskets for families at Grindstone Elementary, filled with practical items like cleaning supplies, food items, and toiletries. We will also provide stocking stuffers and gift cards for families to use to purchase groceries and Christmas gifts.
Renew Staff |
Blessing our Dollar General Friends
Project Captain: Bethany Solyntjes
Bless each of our friends at Dollar General with a Christmas gift.
For the City: Middleburg Heights MicroChurch |
Care Closet at Big Creek Elementary
Project Captain: Bethany Solyntjes
Operate and sustain our newly-established Care Closet at Big Creek Elementary for all of 2026, and to begin including food take-home bags for students experiencing food insecurity.
Renewed Purpose MicroChurch |
Honey from the Rock Gap-Pack Program
Project Captain: Mike Sikora
Support 20 "Gap-Pack" backpacks for children leaving foster care triage at MetroHealth. Each Gap-Pack contains new or gently used and laundered clothing appropriate for the child being served. Gap-Packs ensure that each child does not leave the hospital with ill-fitting or dirty clothes (or no clothes at all).
Scripture Outreach MicroChurch |
Christmas Scripture Cards
Project Captain: Steve Ilg
Distribute beautiful, laminated Christmas Scripture Cards throughout the Greater Cleveland Area.
Don’t Mom Alone MicroChurch |
Renew Food Pantry Start-Up
Project Captain: Chelsea Hudson
Purchase items to kickstart a food pantry at Renew.
Hope for the Heights MicroChurch |
New City Cleveland
Project Captain: Jenny Metzer
Support New City Cleveland in their care for the Buckeye Woodhill neighborhood. Their teen mentorship program partners with the City for snow removal, leaf removal, and lawn services; yet, they have nowhere to store their equipment. We will purchase them a new storage pod, plus provide gift cards for the 15 teens who are involved in the program. We will also provide food for New City Cleveland's annual Family Christmas Party -- they are anticipating 200 children and families at this event.
Laura’s Home MicroChurch |
Christmas for Teens at Laura’s Home
Project Captain: Courtney Hershberger
Provide gift cards for 20 teenagers living at Laura's Home, a long-term shelter for women and children experiencing homelessness.