This year a multi-church gatherings of teens and young adults called The Merge have been meeting every month to worship God together. In October we hosted The Merge at the Haven.
Kids lead the Bible story at neighborhood gathering
👸To share God stories with all ages, kids from the Cranston neighborhood gathering reenacted the story of King Artaxerxes granting Nehemiah permission to return to Jerusalem to rebuild it, an answered prayer of Nehemiah’s (Nehemiah 1 - 2). This is intergenerational church in action. 💯
Ice Cream Party at Core Gathering
Having conversation, ice cream—and hugs—after the core gathering.
Haven Art Camp 2023
Trinity Square Block Party 2023
Leading kids games and prizes at the annual Trinty Sq. block party!
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Haven Worship Concert
366 Warwick Neck Ave in Warwick officially launched as the Haven, a gathering space for the wider Warwick community and for churches coming together. We offered the space to God with a special worship concert with musicians from His Providence Church.
Pebbles & Stones Training
Kathleen and Raina, trainers of the Pebbles and Stones curriculum, visited us to share how to use their intergenerational model for our Sunday neighborhood gatherings. An absolute gift to our community!
College Hill Neighborhood Gathering circles up in the school courtyard.
First neighborhood gatherings of the new Sunday Schedule
The five neighborhood gatherings of the Sunday hybrid model officially launched on Mother’s Day! Kids and grown-ups worshipped God together, followed by listening prayer, journaling, and praying for one another in little groups.
Not to mention potlucks all around! Southside Neighborhood Gathering brings out a taco bar.
Planting flowers
Volunteering for Trinity Square Together’s beautification day, Care for the Square! One project was planting flowers at Crossroads courtyard and the Ren flower boxes.
Community fun on a rainy day
The Ren community gathered for an all-church community meal at the Vartan Gregorian Elementary School, eating tacos from Potter’s House friends and having a good time!
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New murals!
Ren murals get a new look this spring! These compositions express the longing for Christ’s new creation to be fully realized (2 Corinithians 4).
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Easter Sunday 2023
Easter celebration for our risen King!
Birthday party!
Good times celebrating a sweet milestone in the Cranston small community.
Afghan Nowruz Celebration
Last weekend many Afghan families, individuals and people from several churches gathered in our sanctuary space to celebrate Afghan New Years, or Nowruz, a cultural holiday that corresponds with the arrival of spring. Kids ran around and played games, and many of us had a festive time full of rich conversation, getting to know people in the Afghan community more deeply.
Preperation Gathering
To posture our hearts towards Jesus and to pray for revival in our region, we had a preperation gathering. Pastor Scott spoke a message on revival and guests from His Providence Church, Sanctuary Church, and Impact Center led everybody in worship, which lasted for three hours.
Winter Ren Church Meal!
Instead of a traditional morning service, the whole Ren community gathered for a grand potluck and great conversation. Throughout the space we scattered art + prayer stations based on the theme of loving God, neighbor, and one another.
