CITY PARTNERSHIPS

Rather than merely emphasizing evangelism (as conservative churches do) or social justice (as liberal churches do), we employ a holistic approach that connects the people of our church to the needs of the city. We seek to identify both a community’s needs and its assets and dreams, affirming where God’s hand is already evident and building on existing strengths.

Word & Deed. The Bible tells us that Christians are called to both demonstrate and proclaim the gospel.

Outward & Inward. We seek to be attentive to both outward (material) and inward (spiritual) needs. 

Demonstration & Formation. As we demonstrate the love of Christ to our neighbors, we realize that serving others is also a part of how God shapes us and forms us. The more we come to realize how Christ has loved and served us by laying down his life for us, the more we are empowered to love our neighbors in both word and deed.

For more information about serving one of our community partnerships, please email David Sundman at david@cdomaha.com.

New Community promotes spiritual and social renewal among women in Omaha who are re-entering society after incarceration. In addition to a weekly gathering that includes a meal and Bible study, New Community provides the missing link for successful re-entry by creating a healthy, redemptive community.

How You Can Help: New Community hosts weekly gatherings for women with a full meal, Bible Study, and worship. Women who have a heart for helping women who’ve been incarcerated or addicted can serve by discipling participants or leading Bible studies. New Community can always use volunteers to drive women to and from the gathering and to help with A/V needs.

Since we are geographically located in the center of the Westside school district, Coram Deo has committed to being a servant-hearted neighbor to Westside Community Schools—with a particular investment at Westside High School and Paddock Road Elementary.

How You Can Help:

• Encourage teachers with personal notes and small gift cards

• Support the Backpack Program by providing fruits and vegetables for children on free and reduced lunch

• Encourage opportunities to invest in the Teammates Mentoring Program or as a reading mentor at Paddock Road Elementary

Open Door Mission is a Gospel Rescue Mission committed to breaking the cycle of homelessness and poverty. Each day, Open Door Mission’s campus offers safe beds to people experiencing homelessness, serves nutritious meals to feed the hungry, and provides homeless prevention resources to people living in poverty to empower them to remain in their own homes.

How You Can Help:

• Serve dinner to guests of the overnight shelter

• Organize donated items at an outreach center

• Help host a baby shower for a resident of the Lydia House, a shelter for women

The Assure Women’s Center is a Christ-centered agency dedicated to being the first step for women facing an unplanned pregnancy.

Assure seeks to transform fear into confidence by addressing clients’ physical, spiritual, and emotional needs and equipping them to make healthy life-affirming decisions. Every year, Assure serves over 2,000 vulnerable women. As a result, over 80% of those women choose life.

How You Can Help:

• sponsor tables at Assure’s annual banquet

• serve in volunteer roles

• hosting prayer gatherings

inCOMMON alleviates poverty at a root level by uniting and strengthening vulnerable neighborhoods.

By building on neighbors’ strengths and empowering neighbors to work together to lead neighborhood change, inCOMMON is building strong and safe neighborhoods for future generations who might otherwise grow up under the detrimental conditions of poverty.

How You Can Help:

• Organize and serve a community meal with your Gospel Community

• Run a station at a neighborhood block party

• Tutor someone learning English as a second language