Gosén Iglesia de la Familia
In 2018, Servant’s heart partnered with House of Worship Christian Church and Gosén Iglesia de la Familia to bring relief to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Harvey left the island devastated. Our team had the opportunity to restore Gosén’s auditorium and rebuild offices that had been destroyed in their main building.
Goodwill Rescue Mission
For more than 120 years Goodwill Rescue Mission has been providing meals, shelter, and other life-saving services to homeless and hurting men, women, and children in Newark and Northern New Jersey. They offer free access to basic needs, emergency services, and faith-based residential recovery programs, where lives are restored to dignity and lasting productivity. Goodwill Rescue Mission’s thrift store was in need of renovation. Servant’s Heart stepped in to remodel the 2,400 sq. ft. space, where we drywalled, ran electrical, added shelving and counter space, and installed a new set of doors.
Garden Chapel
In about 3 months, we’ve helped this small church finish their basement to house their Spanish-speaking Sunday service. This 600 sq.ft. room and small kitchen, has new tile floors and kitchen cabinets installed. Once the kitchen appliances are in, this site is complete.
Fountain of Salvation Christian Church
Fountains of Salvation Christian Church seeks to edify and equip a holy people to execute the work of His ministry. Fountain of Salvation Christian Church has recently purchased a new building that was in critical need of repair. Servant’s Heart Ministry remodeled the sanctuary, updated two bathrooms, and rewired the main space.
Evangel Christian Church
During the pandemic Evangel Christian Church began to engage the community in a food distribution program. Since then, the program has skyrocketed. However, their 100-year-old building has a tiny kitchen that desperately needs expansion for them to meet the ever-expanding needs of the food insecure. Servant's Heart is stepping onto the property to finish the demo and renovate their new kitchen and other spaces so that they can get their programs up and running once again.
Debre Ganet Kidus Gabriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Servant’s Heart worked with professionals to complete St. Gabriel’s site work, plumbing, trim details, kitchen cabinets, sprinklers, and security system. While the pandemic stalled this project a bit, after just 5 months of our involvement, we got the building move-in ready, and the church was opened to the congregation on July 24th!
Christian Community of Praise
Christian Community of Praise exists to make Jesus the center of everything, preach and teach the word of God, transform lives through worship, grow in knowledge and wisdom, and serve people. We remodeled the bathrooms of this growing Paterson church to empower their vision for their community. We upgraded both the men's and women's bathrooms to commercial standards, creating more stalls and accommodating for handicap use.
Christ United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church’s mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world, striving to nurture followers of Christ who then reach out and teach others about the love of Jesus Christ United Methodist Church’s historic building was in need of major TLC. The stained glass windows and doors were in need of repair, and roofing. In addition, their parsonage had gone unused for years and was in need of major restoration in order to make it livable. Servant’s Heart helped complete the renovation of Christ Church’s parsonage in time for their new pastor to move in and be a part of the congregation’s community. SHM updated the entire house, including the kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms and living space, as well as installed a new boiler, improved the landscaping, painted, and partnered with Ashley Homestore to furnish the new home. Christ Church will be using this parsonage to church events that serve both its members and the community.
Christ Church
We partnered with Christ Church to renovate their water-damaged basement caused by a flood. Our plan is to add new tile flooring and lighting, reframe the walls and install a mini split for heating and air condition. This basement renovation will enable the church to utilize their basement as their main fellowship hall as well as rent it out for additional income and bless their community with a brand-new, beautiful place to gather.
Bridgeway Community Church
Bridgeway Community Church’s mission is to go into Haledon, Prospect Park, and North Paterson to find and rescue those who are perishing. We renovated Bridgeway’s parsonage to better facilitate ministry. This parsonage currently houses the lead pastor and his family. We replaced a basement bar with a bull bathroom to enable greater functionality of the downstairs living space, allowing the pastor and his family to use the basement to serve others.
Bethany Evangelical Free Church
We’re stepping in to renovate Bethany’s basement, which has suffered significant water damage from Hurricane Ida. We’ll be sheetrocking the whole space, adding new trim and flooring, and renovating 3 bathrooms. Upon completion, Bethany will continue to use the basement for their afterschool children’s programing.
Bessie Green Community
Bessie Green Community, strives to improve the lives of our neighbors by giving them a helping hand. To accomplish this, we rely on donations from individuals, companies, and churches. We receive no funds from the government. Bessie Green Community functions out of North Reformed Church in Newark, and as their ministry has grown, they’ve seen the limitations of their historic building. We’ve stepped in to renovate their men’s and women’s bathrooms, replacing their unleveled and rotting floors and installing new fixtures.