Help Send a City Kid to Camp – and So Much More This Summer
This month, we're inviting you to help send more kids to camp — and support even more connection-driven programs all summer long. Every gift fuels joy, belonging, and real relationships that last far beyond the van ride home!
From City to Campfire: Why This Summer Could Change Everything
For the kids on our block, Inspire Summer Camp isn’t just about the zip lining, kayaking, tubing down hills, swimming or climbing walls (though those things are epic). What stuck with them is how deeply they were seen and loved.
That’s a Wrap: Homework Club Ends on Growth, Hope & Gospel Seeds
This year at Homework Club was full of laughs, learning, and major growth! Kids crushed their homework, learned about Jesus, and even moved to better schools. We welcomed new faces (including some awesome girls!) and now we're heading into summer ready for camp, connection, and more fun ahead. Let’s go!
Xavier Today: “I was ugly crying and everything”
Update on a huge victory for recovery resident, Xavier! “I hadn’t seen my girls in two years and two months. April 6 was the first visit with my daughters. My youngest girl showed up in the driveway and said…” Here’s a heartwarming update showing God’s loving-kindness in the midst of an up-down sobriety journey.
Called Out of Their Comfort Zone: Meet Bill & Mary Lou
Volunteers like Mary Lou & Bill are feeding faith—and hungry neighbors. At Greenhouse Project, volunteers are more than just helpers—they’re the heartbeat of our ministry. Without them, our mission to love and serve the people of Chester wouldn’t be possible. Find out why they consider volunteering at Food Outreach to be the most meaningful part of their week.
A Single Mom’s Prayer
For single moms and caretakers like Jasmine, it's a daily reality for that basics like food, essential coats and shoes, or house supplies are out of reach. Feed the Faith is running strong this month to ensure Jasmine and other parents struggling to put food on the table are fed with Christ’s love!
Feed the Faith: Food with a Side of Hope for Hungry Families
Our weekly Food Outreach is more than a meal—it’s a beacon of hope for families struggling to make ends meet. It’s not just about providing groceries; the focus is building genuine relationships, fostering community, and creating space for real encounters with Jesus. Feed the Faith is underway—let’s ensure this vital ministry continues in 2025!
I Never Knew….How Good It Could Be. 18 years of Freedom from Addiction
Spring is right around the corner! One of my favorite times of year. Life around us just feels renewed, it's like something new.
Also new: celebrating 18 years of sobriety—that’s 6,575 days sober! Recently, someone asked me a few questions about my journey… here’s the honest truth.
Kevin Joyce: A Heart for Serving
What started as a normal Saturday ended with a neck surgery and a broken foot for Kevin Joyce…
Winter Coat & Shoe Drive
Here at Greenhouse Project, we yearn to take care of our neighbors in need and help to make their lives easier. There are many things that most of us just take for granted in everyday life, such as coats and shoes for these cold winter days.
16 year Old Girl Shot on New Years Eve
In the busyness of daily life, the celebrations and resolutions that mark the start of a New Year may have already faded from our memories. But for a sixteen-year-old Chester resident, it’s a day that won’t easily be forgotten.
God Always Has A Plan…Meet Ryan Vance
Greenhouse Project is a place where all people are loved no matter what is in their background. We are all about transforming lives through the Gospel of Jesus Christ and loving our neighbors, no matter what the need or hardship our neighbors are experiencing. What we know for sure, is that people from all different kinds of backgrounds and walks of life come to Greenhouse Project
2025 Vision Update
It’s no doubt 2024 was an exciting year for Greenhouse Project ministry. Not only were hundreds of lives impacted, but we still continue to see growth in almost every area of our initiatives. Here’s whats coming next for 2025!
“I’m an advocate for recovery” Meet Angela
Angela has been a pillar on our block as an “around the corner” neighbor and is regularly blessed by consistent support through things like food outreach. With a personal heartbreak related to addiction and professional experience in counseling, here is Angela’s take as an addiction recovery advocate!
Delco Times features our 2024 Thanksgiving Food Box Drive
You helped make Greenhouse Project’s 2024 Thanksgiving Food Box Drive our most successful one yet! Your impact and exciting details about the turkey giveaway experience was recently featured in the Delco Times… check out an excerpt with a link to the article!
Fred, Food Outreach, Faith
When we launched our food outreach several years ago, Fred would come to our front porch by 6am every Tuesday. “I wanted to help Pastor John because he always helps us,” Fred recently said. Here’s more on Fred and why providing consistent food outreach is an inroad for deeper, approachable ministry moments here.
Dee’s Story: Two Years Later
Two years ago during Give to Grow, we shared the powerful story of our team rescuing Dee from a dark, dangerous drug house. She was trapped in heavy drug use and a toxic dating relationship — a life-threatening situation, with no end in sight. What happened to Dee after that and where is she now?
More Than a Clean-up: A Community United
A neighbor who voiced a wish that resonated with us all, “I wish our streets were clean…” sparked a powerful idea—why not be the champions of the change we want to see in our own neighborhood? Four years later, God’s using community clean-up to unite us!
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
What's the value of community? It's a big question right? We have dedicated our lives to building relationships for the purpose of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ. But it has been more than that because Chester is our home as well, and our community has become like family. And after all this time we are still being surprised and blessed by those relationships.
Lisa's Legacy: A Hidden Treasure
Three years ago, we lost a dear close friend sold out for Jesus, Lisa Merideth. I take the time to honor her legacy with supporters like you in this space as a reminder of the life-changing impact Jesus creates through believers who care for others in need with radical love. Check out these three big aspects of her legacy that are an encouragement for us all today!