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Community Transformation: Outlining a Process for Change

Imagine if a church held a gala to raise money for programs to help improve the lives of its neighbors, and everyone in the neighborhood turned their yards and driveways into a party zone to help the church. That is exactly what happened when Centro de Vida Victoriosa, a growing Pentecostal church in East Los Angeles, held a fundraiser for its nonprofit community-development corporation (CDC). Families in the houses surrounding the church set up barbecue grills along the sidewalk to prepare food for visitors to the church. Local residents even volunteered to park cars when the church’s parking lot overflowed. Read More