Missions

Serving as the hands and feet of Jesus locally and globally.

God is calling each of us to be his ambassadors in our neighborhoods, cities and to the farthest end of the world. At The Grove, we would love for you to get involved in God’s mission and use your time, talents, and treasures for his glory.

Local Partners

The Grove Church partners with numerous Twin Cities-based organizations in local mission efforts. Take a look at ways to get involved.

ZANEWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Loving our community well by serving the people in it.
  • Provide supplies for our back-to-school drive
  • Volunteer at one of our special events
    • Vision and hearing screening
    • Special campus events
  • Provide clothes or special needs items as a part of our Community Wraparound Team  
  • Participate with Project Bless as we bless the Zanewood staff
  • Signup to be a Panther Partner (ongoing school volunteer) 

ARRIVE MINISTRIES

Living out God’s command to welcome refugees and immigrants in Minnesota.
  • Get trained to serve on a wraparound team (a team of 10+ that care for a refugee for a year)
  • Be a care advocate working in partnership with Wraparound Teams
  • Teach English or mentor a specific refugee

TOGETHER FOR GOOD

  • Get trained to host kids in your home
  • Join the wrap around team to provide rides, care or resources to partner families
  • Participate in one of our three Family Bless Campaigns

CROSS FOOD SHELF

Loving our neighbors by helping with one of the greatest needs.
  • Join in our fall food drive (October)
  • Volunteer on site with the ministry

THE GROVE COMMUNITY GARDEN

  • Serve as a member of our Community Garden Leadership Team
  • Cultivate a plot in our garden to bless others in need
Become a gardener at our community garden. Produce is grown for personal or community donation use only. Click below to fill out the application and view our Garden Guidelines. 

Local Church Community

We are a collaborative of local churches serving our community in ways that demonstrate God's love through acts of kindness and meeting real needs.

SHORT-TERM TRIPS

At The Grove, we believe God gave us the mission to be his witnesses, not only in our own neighborhoods and communities, but to the ends of the earth. (Matthew 28:19-20) The purpose of our Short-Term Trips is simple, live as ambassadors for Christ that seek to bless our global partners and national ministries, as they strengthen long-term ministry efforts. When we "go" on a short-term trip, it’s to shine God’s light on and around our ministry partners. Our desire is to encourage, support and offer them support through prayer and service in the field they are called.

Please pray about how you might be used to advance the name of Jesus in the nations of the world. Whether it’s by going on one of these short-term mission trips yourself, praying for a team or financially supporting someone else so they can go, you can make a difference!

Global Partners

Jen Blevins

ReachGlobal, Haiti

Denny & Nicole deBruyn

ReachGlobal, Germany

Vladimir & Oxana Dicol

CRU, Moldova

Mike & Linda Gunderson

ReachGlobal

Cory & Brooke Jackson

Thailand Initiative

David & Courtney Kasen

Chi-Alpha, UMC

Dan Miles

Timber Bay, Minnesota

Dan & Debby Minell

CRU, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota

Steve & Joyce Neubauer

ReachGlobal, Crisis Response

Rob & Jackie Passer

ReachGlobal, Crisis Response

Steve & Liz Spellman

ReachGlobal, Southern Brazil & Haiti

Anonymous Workers

South East, Asia

Anonymous Workers

Frontiers Appointee, Middle East

Anonymous Workers

TEAM, Middle East

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