To put our vision into action we developed a movement called, "Mission In The City". Mission In The City is what we do to connect people to the Vision, to God, and to a Better life. It allows us to go throughout the city acquiring land, building homes, safe houses, creating jobs, creating businesses, providing positive community gatherings, and meeting needs.

The fulfillment of this dream will assist the City of Saginaw public safety, and the police department in removing the blight within the community that's causing gunfire, drug traffic, abandoned houses, & community gangs. It will also offset the damaging effects of poverty and structural disadvantages that cause serious crime among youth. Currently, the following statistics are eating at the weak edges of our communities and causing people to not want to live in the City of Saginaw nor its neighboring cities:

Abandoned Houses
As of March 2007 Saginaw has over one hundred and eighty (180) abandoned houses in the city. This is the perfect picture for drug traffic, shootings, prostitution, and loss of property value. Therefore, resulting in people moving out of the city limits.

Homicides
According to the statistical reports for the City of Saginaw in 2006 alone we experienced one hundred and forty shootings (140) and twenty six (26) homicides. While the year 2007 is moving at the same pace resulting in eight (8) less shootings and four (4) less homicides according to the January - February reports of both 2006 and 2007.

We believe that this kind of destructive behavior is the result of something deeper and that immediate restoration could begin through community development and programs that will meet the need of the whole person.

We believe that if Saginaw is going to be rebuilt or revitalized then somebody has to leave a legacy for the next generation to work with. Our mission is to do just that! In changing the direction for our church, we as a body made a major decision to not build the new worship center we had planned to build, but rather to invest into our community to give hurting people hope.

As of January 2006, we cast the vision for Mission In The City, and begun a three year campaign to build a building that will house programs to meet each of our community survey needs. Our membership has commited to over a half million dollars over the next three years to make this dream come true.

Our first project is to build a Safe House.

This facility will house life changing programs that will meet the basic needs of people as it relates to intellectual, physical, spiritual, and social development whereby, people can become connected to God and to an inspired vision that will bring hope into our city. The Bible teaches that, "Where there is no vision, the people perish" Proverbs 29:18. To perish means crime and sin run wild.

Our mission is to put things in place so that growth and change can take place, therefore, we dream of a Safe House as it relates to those four pillars of growth.

1. Intellectually click the icon for more information.

1. Physically click the icon for more information.

1. Spiritually

1. Socially