HomeFront
Church started just over four years ago as a completely
new church in a completely new building. Right
from the start, HomeFront Church is unique in a
number of ways.
First
of all, we have "inherited" a
brand-spanking-new building. The building is
located on the corner of 44th and 8th in Jenison,
just two miles west of RiverTown Crossings Mall.
Secondly,
even though HomeFront is a new church plant, it
actually has existed since 1897, and was formerly
known as Maple Hill United Brethren Church. For
over a hundred years Maple Hill Church has made a
positive impact on our community and has served as
a beacon of God's love. In 1997, just
days before its hundred year anniversary,
lightning
struck the former church building and
burnt it to the ground (view
article). It was then
that the church began to build a new building. During the
construction of the new building an important
decision was made regarding the future of the
church. The decision was to treat the church as a
"restart," that is, to disband the
church and stop having services so that it could
become a "new church plant." We have
decided, while honoring our past, to take on a new
outreach-oriented mission with a new contemporary
model of ministry and a new name...HomeFront
Church!
HomeFront is unique because of our Mission and
Values. We hope that you will take some time to
click on our Mission
and Values and find out
more about who we are and what makes us tick. We
want to invite you to consider being a part of our
exciting new church. We're looking for some
passionate people to help us be a different kind
of church.
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