- Diners enjoy a meal while a line forms outside at God’s Kitchen.
- Bread fills the grocery carts at God’s Kitchen and Guiding Light Ministries in the Heartside neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Mich.
- In Grand Rapids, Mich., Bethlehem Lutheran Church is part of the Heartside Neighborhood Collaboration Project that serves weekday meals, enjoyed by neighbors such as Tony.
- Kiel Hamlet is able to help people with legal and financial matters, thanks to the collaboration developed through the Heartside project.
- Comfort food and comfort are at the heart of the Heartside Neighborhood Collaboration Project.
This is what collaboration looks like in the Heartside area of Grand Rapids, Mich., thanks in large part to a local church’s ministry. About 40 social service providers meet monthly at Bethlehem Lutheran Church as part of the Heartside Neighborhood Collaboration Project, a 5-year-old ministry of Bethlehem, a small congregation with a big focus on social justice.