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OUR MISSION & VISION

BRINGING RESURRECTION

… IN LIVES

…IN HOMES

…IN COMMUNITY.

Picture the life cycle of the butterfly, from cocoon to the newly emerged butterfly. This describes the ongoing evolution of Resurrection in the City in urban northeast Denver.

Like the butterfly that comes forth from the chrysalis, the congregation has begun to “stretch its wings” in ministry to community and in renovation of property.

The butterfly symbolizes the resurrection.  Christ, cocooned in the grave on Good Friday, bursts forth with new life on Easter morning.

We seek out loving and serving community.  As we stretch our wings in this endeavor, they are growing stronger, similar to the butterfly that stretches its wings as it emerges from the cocoon.

We too, were once cocooned in our old sinful nature.  Yet, through Christ’s atoning work on Resurrection in the City (formerly Mt Calvary) and his resurrection on Easter morning, we have new life.  We are a new creation.

There are people in northeast Denver who remain wrapped in the cocoon of sin.  Without the Good News of Jesus Christ they will never be free; they will never emerge with new life now or in eternity with Christ.  The community institutions in our neighborhood are also cocooned in sin; created by God to nurture, yet often not understanding and living up to His calling.

We’ve stretched our wings in developing a relationship with Harrington Public School and Inner City School, two nearby turnaround schools with similar values as Resurrection in the City.  Hope bursts forth as students, staff, and parents are served. 

While creation groans, waiting for the new heaven and earth, we see continued work on restoring and renovating facilities utilized for ministry.

We feel energy radiating into the city to bring new life to the people of northeast Denver.  We hear a multi-cultural group of disciples speaking with their neighbors, restoring trust and respect between neighbors, businesses, government, and church.  We hear the sound of prayer continually ascending to the throne of God for all in the city.

We see disciples of Resurrection in the City working with the people of northeast Denver to make a more appealing, united, and safe community.

We see people of all ages, genders, socio-economic groups, and ethnicities being brought into the Kingdom of God as we seek to bring about God’s will on earth as it is in heaven.