Resurrection Offering

Every year we receive the Resurrection Offering on Palm Sunday. This year Palm Sunday is on March 24th. There are 5 ministries that are supported with this offering: GROW, Grounds for Restoration, Whosoever Gospel Mission, Kianga Kids, and The Children’s Jubilee Fund. All of these ministries support our mission of “making Jesus known” as they provide mercy and justice in our community and around the world.

The Resurrection offering gives us a chance to consider how Christ is showing up in marginalized communities around us. As followers of Christ, we are called to follow in His footsteps and show up where He is most needed. As you read about each ministry below, will you prayerfully consider how you could also support these ministries with your time and talents? Each ministry has listed ways to get involved. There is also a contact listed for each ministry. Please reach out to them if you are interested in serving.

To give to the Resurrection Offering please click here and under Fund select “Offering-Resurrection”.

GROW helps immigrants thrive by teaching them English and life skills while introducing them to a community of believers who will love and befriend them in Jesus’ name.

GROW currently serves about 200 students, even amidst the pandemic, through a volunteer team of 70 teachers and support staff. In addition to language and life skills, the volunteers strive to bring the hope of the gospel to the tens of thousands of immigrants living in Northeast Philadelphia. Volunteers share the Good News about Jesus in each class every time it meets.

English as a Second Language (ELS) classes are currently offered at two sites: Mayfair (five mornings and four evenings a week) and Bustleton (four mornings and evenings a week).

Bustleton – Seven Mile Road Church
525 Welsh Road
Philadelphia, PA 19115

Mayfair – Northeast Community Church
3300 Tyson Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19149

Ways to Serve at GROW:

Become a teacher, substitute teacher, or teaching assistant
Childcare worker
Teacher in training
Conversation Café sponsor
Attend a Conversation Café
Administrative support
Testing new students for class placement
Life-on-life support
Become a board member
Become a ministry partner

For more information:
Please contact Izzy Concepcion or Sue DeHart
Visit our website: www.growesl.org
Watch our video

Grounds for Restoration is working to be a substantial supporter of Restoration efforts for human trafficking survivors devastated by slavery and violent abuse. We operate a coffee distribution company to communicate God’s Grace and His passion for Justice, and help provide restoration for lives. We give 100% of our net profits to services and special projects at Restoration Homes in PA, anti-trafficking education efforts, and the anti-slavery work of International Justice Mission.

How to get involved:

Change your coffee brand to Grounds for Restoration!
Give GFR Coffee to friends – use it to start conversations about God’s Grace and His passion for Justice
Receive ‘Human Trafficking 101’ training
Apply for a part time GFR Internship
Help us with anti-trafficking & outreach events
Sign up to receive GFR’s Prayer List
Help us run new social media campaigns
Introduce GFR Coffee to churches, organizations, and other potential customers

For more information:
Contact:
Larry Ackley: larryackley@verizon.net
Dawn Ackley: dawnackley5@gmail.com
Website: https://gfrcoffee.com
Watch our video

Kianga Kids desires to partner with the African Evangelical Presbyterian Church to communicate the Hope of the Gospel through community health programs that serve children and their families in Kenya’s impoverished and underserved areas. By selling handmade African goods, we support children’s healthcare ministries throughout Kenya.

How to get involved:

Sign up for the Kianga Kids email newsletter to pray for specific students and other current needs.
Host or help out at a craft sale.
Shop on the Kianga Kids website and encourage friends and family to do so! Proceeds go towards supporting children’s healthcare ministries throughout Kenya.

For more information:
Contact Lois Carr: loisecarr@gmail.com
Website: https://kiangakids.com/

Whosoever Gospel Mission is a Christian nonprofit organization whose purpose is to provide shelter, food, clothing, education, counseling, rehabilitation and other assistance to homeless and/or needy men, women and children in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. As the lighted sign on our rooftop proclaims each night, we seek to offer the love of Jesus and the hope of the Gospel in both word and deed to those who are hurting.

How to get involved:

Sponsor a pizza dinner for the men, total cost around $275
Deliver baked goods as a special treat for the men
Donate food, personal care items, laundry detergent, and new underwear for our men
Pray for our men – their salvation, their spiritual growth, for restored family relationships, for good jobs, for victory over addiction and for good health.
Pray for our staff, their families and funds to strengthen and expand our ministry

For more information:
Contact:
Heather Rice – hrice@whosoevergospel.org
Website: https://www.whosoevergospel.org/wp/

The Children’s Jubilee Fund provides K-12 scholarships to a network of over 20 Christian schools where low-income, city students in the Philadelphia region receive a quality education driven by Christ’s love and academic rigor. Jubilee awards over 450 partial scholarships per year.

The Lord is using Children’s Jubilee Fund to impact the lives of hundreds of families in and around Philadelphia each year. New Life Dresher has partnered with Jubilee for years through the Resurrection Offering. In the last three years alone, you’ve helped us award 20 scholarships! Thank you so much! Please pray for Jubilee in the year to come. Our prayer is that we would be able to increase scholarship giving by 20% in the next academic year.

How to get involved:

Sponsor a student
Attend a school visit to meet some of the scholars and see the amazing work the schools are doing
Host a Jubilee event to alert others of the needs of children in failing schools and the opportunities that Jubilee provides
Please select Children’s Jubilee Fund as the recipient of your purchases through AmazonSmile.

For more information:
Contact Tim Geiger: tim@jubileefund.org
Website: www.jubileefund.org
Video: https://youtu.be/F8ZQBzgO3I0

2023 Grant Applicants

The North Hills Collective consists of residents of Upper Dublin Township and the surrounding communities, who have been called to serve and advocate for the children, students and families of North Hills. Our mission is to empower, uplift and advocate for the North Hills community by providing educational support for its students, enriching recreational activities for its youth, and community services for its families. Our services include: homework assistance, tutoring and academic support, mentoring, reading enrichment, college and career exploration for teens, and collaboration with students to identify additional educational supplements as needed.

For more information:
Contact Carrie Silver: carrie.silver@newlifedresher.org
Visit their website: https://nhcollective.org/

The Adoption Community Group at NLD was formed for families in the church and community who have adopted children and are in need of support, encouragement, and prayer.

For more information:
Contact Tracy Eide or Rachel Curley

Hearts and Hands for Haycock serves as the nexus between the New Life Dresher Community and Haycock Camping Ministries to synergistically serve the camp, strengthen family relationships and provide meaningful opportunities of “awayness.”

For more information:
Contact Jamie Gleason: gleason.jamie@gmail.com