The community of South Creek is unique as it is situated between towns of Eden and Evans. Our plans to be a blessing to our community this year include:

1. Eden Corn Fest Parade: We will participate in the parade and hand out water on what is usually a hot day. We are also planning to host an outdoor service at the festival as well to reach new people.
2. Operation Good Neighbor: Located directly across the street, Operation Good Neighbor is a food and clothing pantry for the local community. We will help them distribute food each week to hundreds of families. We also plan to offer small community events for those who receive food each week as they line up in our parking lot.
3. Fall Fest: Our Fall Fest, including a themed Trunk-or-Treat, crafts and games is a great way to invite the local community onto our campus and begin to build relationships.

Springville is a close-knit community, and our church has been a part of its fabric for more than ten years. We've made great strides blessing the community and welcoming more people into the Joylan to worship. This year we plan to:

1. Participate in community activities: We will provide kids activities at many of our community festivals along with festival clean-up crews at events like the Art Crawl, Very Merry Main Street, and more!
2. Initiating Activities Where We See Meaningful Gaps: We will sponsor & facilitate monthly All Pro Parent/Child breakfasts in the local elementary school. And we will host a Grandparent’s Appreciation event which will provide opportunities to create family and generational memories, all while recognizing the respect to have for preceding generations.
3. Intentionally bless people in our community: For example, we are doing a local school staff appreciation project blessing them with handwritten cards and coupons to local establishment to thank them for their role in our community. And we will bless local businesses, municipal offices, etc. at Christmas time with cookie platters, thanking them for being a part of our community and all that they do. We will do this along with supporting families in need through things like partnering with the Trading Post on Toy Depot, etc.

Hamburg is a fresh and growing community full of young professionals and families. Revive Wesleyan will continue to reach out to the Hamburg community in three ways this year:

1. Large festivals/gatherings: We will serve people at events like the Hamburg Oktoberfest, Hamburg Music Festival, and the Hamburgh Holidays Parade.
2. Kids and family events/programs. Revive will provide fun and active opportunities for families while also reaching them with the message of Christ through Hamburg Hoops at The Hub Basketball Camps, the Revive Disc Golf Course, and more!
3. Blessing others. Revive will continue to bless the Hamburg community through our Hamburg High School Thanksgiving Food Drive, Christmas Giving Tree, Emergency Food Pantry, and more!

We are proud to be a part of this historic village and walkable community. There are so many great events and people that we can partner with to reach more people for Jesus:

1. Serve at East Aurora Music Fest on June 10 & Carolcade on December 23. This is a tangible way for our congregation to make beloved community events happen.
2. Church in The Park. We’ll hold Sunday worship in Hamlin Park every Sunday in August to welcome those who may not otherwise walk through our church doors
3. Fall Fest – October 21. Families from our community will be able to see our ministry spaces as we host a fun fall-themed day with crafts, food, games and prizes.
4. Partnership with the Rural Outreach Center (ROC). This is a faith-based organization whose mission is to break the cycle of rural poverty by empowering self-sufficiency. We will support them via the Giving Tree and through the Work Readiness program we introduced. The individuals who graduated from that last year are excited to enter the workforce more confident and empowered.
5. Special Services at the Aurora Theatre. We will host Christmas Eve & Easter services at the Aurora Theatre on Main St. to have more seating capacity and easily welcome people to a setting they are familiar with in our community.

Eight Days of Hope serves as the hands and feet of Christ – providing light in the face of darkness, restoration in the face of destruction. They are a national organization that responds to disasters across the country, helping to rebuild homes, communities, and lives.

Our Heart Check funding will support:
The cost of tools and building materials for their week-long rehab project in a Buffalo neighborhood. One thousand volunteers will do free home repairs for more than 100 families in that week with these supplies.

CompassCare cares for women considering abortion. They provide all their services for free as they care for the unborn child as well as the women with love, compassion, and dignity. CompassCare wants to take away the fear that causes many to abort. CompassCare provides all their services for free - testing, sonograms, and checkups. They also connect women with necessary supplies and benefits. Many women choose to follow Jesus after coming to CompassCare.

Our Heart Check funding will support:
We will continue to fund television and online advertising, which have proven to be effective marketing tools to reach women in crisis. Our support will buy 41,000 15-second ads.

716 Ministries provides work readiness training so program participants can find successful placement in the job market or start their own businesses.

Our Heart Check funding will support:
Relocating offices and operations to the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood to be closer to where they run most of their programming. They will repurpose their existing offices on the West Side and rent them out for additional income. Furnishings and technology for classroom space at 1021 Broadway Ave. for Work Readiness students.

PATH is a faith-based ministry to end human exploitation through education, prevention, and restoration.]

Our Heart Check funding will support:
Hiring a full-time program administrator/office manager to sustain the operations and programs of the organization. They need someone to focus on the safe house initiative that provides safety and security for those fleeing from trafficking. Hiring a part-time bookkeeper

Jericho Road’s Wellness Clinic at New Hope Center is providing essential primary medical care to the children and families of New Hope Center as well as vulnerable individuals in surrounding communities.

Our Heart Check funding will support:
An expanded and improved intensive care unit and labor & delivery unit. A nearby farm that the center runs to provide better nutrition

India Gospel League seeks to bring transformation to rural villages throughout South Asia. They do that by caring for children, training up leaders, and caring for the poor and the sick. They served more than one million children last year through their Gospel Club.

Our Heart Check funding will support:
Continued training for pastors and leaders in the region as IGL pursues their goals of reaching every village in India.

Youth for Christ Lebanon wants to reach every young person in Lebanon with Jesus. They do this through discipleship programs, a youth center, and outreach, including specific outreach programs for Syrian refugees.

Our Heart Check funding will support:
Their new Vocational Training Center, which is teaching youth carpentry skills as well as computer skills, sewing, and English. YFC is looking to expand and produce goods that the youth can sell while continuing to train them in essential life skills.

Poetice is a vibrant family of Jesus followers actively transforming cities through the revelation of Jesus & the power of the Holy Spirit. Their facility in Choma, Zambia, blesses the region through worship services and practical support and training.

Our Heart Check funding will support:
Remodeling their kitchen area. They provide roughly 16,000 meals per year, and they’re currently doing it in an outdated space without a functioning stove. Sharing meals is part of their ministry, and they need the tools to feed up to 150 people at a time.

Global Bridge Impact is dedicated to helping new American refugees adapt to a new culture in Buffalo. Yoshua Bashizi encourages refugees to maintain their faith while helping them with daily needs such as language, job searches, cultural awareness, driving, and more. Global Bridge has helped many individuals from Africa adjust to US culture. Volunteers have taught English and social skills to newcomers. They have also greatly supported refugees with education, whether it’s their tutoring program, help getting a GED, or learning critical job skills so they can find employment. Yoshua also pastors at Mission of Christ Wesleyan Church in Buffalo.

International Students, Inc., exists to share Christ’s love with international students and equip them for effective service in cooperation with the local church and others. Gary Kuechle and his wife have a heart for helping international students feel cared for and welcome to the US. Gary oversees and works with local staff and volunteers to host Friday Night Live Fellowship, Friendship Partners, English/American culture classes, and discipleship opportunities.

Stacia serves as an English Coordinator in Eastern Europe. She oversees the team of facilitators who run their English Conversation Clubs, meets with individual students herself, and leads the team that plans summer English camps. These skills empower the people of this region to pursue hope-filled futures. The relationships built through these English programs open the door to share Jesus.

Ratio Christi works to keep students strong in their faith so they can withstand the challenges they face as they go out into the world. They do this by giving students a strong foundation of theological and Biblical understanding, equipping professors with tools to share their faith, and planting university clubs nationwide and around the world. Nick Sluyter is the campus minister at Buffalo State College. He and his wife work together so that students can articulate why they believe what they do and then lead others to Christ. They’ve got several students ready to take the next step in ministry as a result of their work.

Buffalo City Mission’s vision is to restore hope to the homeless and hurting of Western New York. They start by welcoming them with the basics: a good, nourishing meal and a clean bed in a safe shelter. The City Mission works to pull homelessness and poverty up by the roots – addressing individuals’ long-term trauma through education and life skill classes, Christ-centered counseling, and spiritual guidance. They recently opened the Recuperative Care Unit, the first of its kind in WNY. This unit is a place where homeless people who have received care in a hospital can be safely discharged when hospitalization is no longer required but ongoing care at home is. This unit keeps hospital readmission rates down while giving the individuals a safe place to recuperate before moving onto transitional housing.

Honduras is the primary focus of Storehouse Mission Support. Storehouse Mission Support was founded by longtime Revive Wesleyan members Lee & Annie McCune after being missional in Honduras since the 1990s. Storehouse has sponsored medical mission trips, helped in construction projects, supported an orphanage and school, provided guidance and advice, run a water filtration project, and more. Peter and Tyanne Jurka are their full-time missionaries in Honduras. They live and work in Valle de Angeles, a poor village where the ministry house serves as a medical clinic, food and clothing distribution center, and outreach facility. The center needs repairs and renovation so that locals and mission teams can increase the outreach and impact for the village. 

Maher has been with YFC Lebanon for 20 years and their National Director for the last 10. The ministry, under Maher, is known for its camps, clubs, and presence on school campuses. Maher has visited Revive many times, including last fall when he preached at the McKinley campus. Recently, Maher and the YFC team have been utilizing a YouTube channel to start conversations and ask questions that are not often discussed in homes. His influence on the organization and the region continues to be powerful.

Scott Haima and the CSB team have the goal of building godly men of today and tomorrow. They engage in discipleship through one-on-one mentoring, small groups, and large groups. One of their students said, “Without the experience I had in the Battalion program during junior high and high school, I would never have grown into the leader I am today.” Students grow in their faith but also in leadership skills so they can lead others.

Athletes in Action connects athletes and coaches to their global community where they can develop holistically and discover purpose both during and after their competing career. They work with athletes and coaches to develop the body (learning to apply your faith to your sport by pushing your physical limits in competitive, Christ-centered environments), soul (growing spiritually in community with like-minded athletes), and mind (transforming your mind and strengthen your ability to lead.)

Scot Keranen is on the lead team of Youth for Christ Lebanon as the Director of Operations. He oversees the staff and ministries of YFC Lebanon, ensuring that their mission and vision are accomplished. Scot recently got married to his wife, Heather, a year ago and they have been stepping into the roles God has planned for them. Scot’s role at YFC has been rapidly expanding as YFC Lebanon expands. He has been working on the organization’s operating structure and staff development.

Mark Rumschik is the National Field Director of Athletes in Action Hockey in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Athletes in Action is a ministry of Cru (the name of Campus Crusade for Christ in the USA). Mark works with hockey players on the USA National Team Development Program, in college, the AHL, and the NHL. In his ministry, he walks with the players and shows them how to grow in relationship with God while equipping them to share Jesus using their platform of hockey.

Peak Partner Missions is a dedicated group of Haitians and Americans coming together to do God’s work in Belot, Haiti, a small village in Haiti’s southern mountains. Peak Partner Missions was founded by Revive Wesleyan members Tom & Judy Schaner four years ago. The organization supports the children at the New Birth School. New Birth school recently added a clinic to their facilities so the community can visit a doctor or nurse once a week. Additionally, they have expanded the school to middle school grades as families are fleeing to the mountains and out of the cities.

Through the Ministry of Urban Advocacy of Jericho Road, Steve and Ruth Strand seek to improve the health of city residents. They work with urban congregations and ministry leaders and promote collaboration between the churches of WNY to provide spiritual care and health education. The result is a strengthened church and support network that can welcome newcomers and long-time residents into vital faith communities. This includes the long stream of immigrants and neighbors who have moved into Buffalo over the past several decades.

YoungLife is inviting young people to experience life the way God has designed it to be lived. Kids around the world are searching for hope, meaning, and belonging. YoungLife gets into life with them, accepts them for who they are, and gives them a chance to live life to the fullest. YoungLife meets weekly with middle and high school students. They also put on events like summer camp, campaigners weekend, and a yearly mission trip to El Salvador.