The Branch Grand Rapids MI

49508

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Who we are

Vision & Values

Vision

A community united with God in the renewal of all things through Christ.

As you read this, God is at work in our world renewing all that is broken and lost. But here’s the thing: God isn’t doing it alone. Instead, God has chosen to gather a people to join in that renewal by becoming disciples of Jesus. Stepping out on this journey not only means that our lives will be radically changed, but we will also witness and experience what we all long for: heaven coming to earth — right here, right now.

Strategy

We unite with God in the renewal of all things by following Jesus’ example of making disciples who make disciples.

Disciples learn to be like Jesus (character) Disciples learn to do the things Jesus did (competency)

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Wholistic Worship

Every day of the week we worship God with everything we have — always ready to imagine new ways to surrender our lives to God.

Authentic Community

God is shaping us into a community where diversity and difference are celebrated, not feared; where all people have a place and find purpose.

Families On Mission

We want to follow Jesus not only individually, but in community by developing extended-like families that share life and engage in mission together.

Simplicity

Simplicity is the ongoing decision to stay focused on what God is specifically calling The Branch to do.

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Street Address

The Branch
973 28th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
United States
Phone: 616-243-1388

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Church Pastor

Chris DeBlaay
Chris DeBlaay
Lead Pastor
973 28th St SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508
United States
Phone: 616-243-1388

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Reformed Church in America



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Nate Winkleman, Worship Pastor
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973 28 St SE
Grand Rapids, MI
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Worship Celebrations happen on
Sundays at 9:30am

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973 28th Street SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49508

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The Branch History

Our Story

From the beginning, the Branch has been a story of unexpected twists and turns.

It’s a story that begins in 2004 with two friends and a coffee shop in Holland, Michigan. Every Friday they would get together to catch up on life, share dreams and ask questions. How does the Church live out its calling in America today? What role are we to play as pastors? What is the theological impetus for….(blah blah blah). Looking back, it was the perfect environment for the ideas and dreams of a new church to emerge — but at the time, Andy and Chris were largely oblivious (no surprise, really). They loved talking about this stuff — but neither had any plans of starting a church, let alone doing it together.

Meanwhile, in Grand Rapids, a church on the southeast side of the city — New Life Reformed Church — was asking questions too. What did their future hold? What was the direction God wanted them to go? How could they be faithful with what God had given them? Again, looking back, one can see how the environment was right for New Life to choose radical generosity. But at the time, no one at New Life had any plans to let a new church start in their building.

And yet, here we are. All these years later, the Branch exists because a whole host of people were willing to let God take their lives in a new direction.

Today, the Branch continues to be guided down new roads. Most recently, we chose to give away our building (trust us…no one had that on their radar) in order to enter into a partnership with Comunidad Cristiana de Grand Rapids, a new Hispanic church that started in the building in 2014 and the Nepali Speaking Community – a new church reaching out to Nepali refugees.

Letting God guide you down unexpected paths can feel risky, but our story reminds us that there’s nothing more certain than God’s faithfulness and provision.

[There is, of course, lots more to our story, and we’d love to share it face to face so that we can hear your story too. If you’re interested, drop us a line ([email protected]) and we’ll get a date on the calendar.]

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The power of Christian prayer "Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still."
E.M. Bounds
The Branch listing was last updated on the 15th of September, 2017
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