stories

Great Joy in the Midst of Trauma

Great Joy in the Midst of Trauma

On Friday, April 24, I spent a long time on the phone with two young men of Mslm- background named Kasem and ...
Building Community to Change Lives

Building Community to Change Lives

While speaking to a parent from his daughter’s school in Dublin, Ireland, a Communitas church planter was asked ...
A Life Lived in God’s Presence

A Life Lived in God’s Presence

What does it look like to experience the unique gift of a profound awareness of God’s presence? Geoff Rinehart, ...
Making a Difference in Berlin

Making a Difference in Berlin

Communitas often focuses on serving “the least of these,” but sometimes we interact with very influential people ...
Consistency in Community Creating Lasting Impact

Consistency in Community Creating Lasting Impact

Being consistently present changes lives. It did for Sasha. She spent most of her young life in the ...
Serving Well in Warsaw

Serving Well in Warsaw

A Warsaw partnership that goes beyond faith boundaries What does it look like when a church forms a partnership ...
The Art of Using Art as Ministry

The Art of Using Art as Ministry

“Love your neighbor” was the anthem Amy Swacina followed when she moved to the Ruzafa neighborhood in Valencia, ...
Praying for Food

Praying for Food

A whisper leads to sustenance: One humble outreach in Ecuador They had just finished talking about Elijah ...
No Longer Invisible

No Longer Invisible

Anna was abandoned by her mother at an early age and was thought to be an intellectually/cognitively disabled ...
50 Years of Impact

50 Years of Impact

Communitas International is celebrating 50 years of God at work through our movement. With you, we start churches ...
Serving Our Cities

Serving Our Cities

How do we love our neighbor? Could it be as simple as just getting out of our houses and serving whatever need is ...
Making Disciples–In Real Life

Making Disciples–In Real Life

What does starting new churches “actually” look like? So often we mistake starting new churches with starting ...