Year-End Generosity

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A series highlighting the real-life impact of Central's ministry

 

God is actively at work at Central — not only in our ministries and programs, but in individual lives. Hear from those in our community about how God is changing their heart through Central.

This year Giving Tuesday is on December 2, but we're featuring these moving stories for the remainder of the year! Join us in increasing our program operating fund which makes possible our ministries and programming, and ultimately our ability to share the good news of the gospel. Contribute to the heart change taking place at Central by making a gift now through December 31. 

 

As of 11/25/25, we have $1,036,000 reamaining to meet our 2025 need. Help us get one step closer!

 

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Stories

Harry and Chenéy Zimmerman

Harry and Chenéy Zimmerman

Having a steady moral compass, a grounding community, and a place that continually reminds me of who I want to be has changed everything. Central is more than a church to us; it’s home.

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Wilson and Sarah Orr

Wilson and Sarah Orr

Community Groups, in particular, have been a place where we’ve felt supported and encouraged through both our highs and lows, and where we’ve seen the church’s ‘hospital, not a museum’ mission lived out in real ways.

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Tom Matte

Tom Matte

I’m grateful that Central is a refuge from this frenetic city life. It’s where I hear the gospel preached, see skeptics and believers welcomed, and feel shepherded and strengthened to love and serve our city and world.

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Doori Na (November 2023)

Doori Na (November 2023)

I first began attending Central in 2010. But even though I have always claimed to be a Christian, I did not have a full understanding of the good news of the gospel until very recently.

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Mary Andronaco (November 2023)

Mary Andronaco (November 2023)

For many years, I had been taught to believe that the Church was the final authority of my faith, and that I had no right to question its teaching. But eventually, I did have questions.

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Marshall Saunders (November 2023)

Marshall Saunders (November 2023)

The first Sunday I attended Central, I heard a sermon on the importance of Christian community and how you can’t be a Christian on your own. That Sunday is when things began to change for me.

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Danica Bezewada (November 2023)

Danica Bezewada (November 2023)

Psalm 51:12—”Restore to me the joy of your salvation”—sums up much of what Central has meant to me. I've been a Christian for 20 years, and I would say that in some ways, the gospel had grown stale to me.

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