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the garden
Kevin and Amy Edlefson
Fond du Lac, WI

the garden is a new church that God is growing in Fond du Lac, WI. Their vision is to see people rooted, growing, and bearing fruit. Since God alone causes growth, their role is cultivating environments for transformation. The feast is their informal worship gathering, where people can get rooted in the reality of God and advancing his kingdom as they engage God and each other in singing, Bible-centered teaching, and regular celebration of the Lord's supper.

Greenhouses are new small groups designed to help people develop relationships and habits that will foster personal growth in Jesus. In these small communities they share life by creating a safe place to admit failures and needs, receive encouragement and support, and learn in studies focused on applying God's truth to their lives.

The final environment is the community and world where God sends.  Members of the garden are called to be fruitful witnesses of Christ in the field, using unique gifts, passions, and abilities for God's glory. To this end, they want to empower and equip each individual to live out God's mission in neighborhoods, schools, and places of work as well as circles of family and friends. They also engage  the community together as a body of Christ through presence and service, particularly in the core city of Fond du Lac and with the emerging generations who are almost completely absent from the church.     

Please consider a gift! This ministry is funded in part by Home Missions. You may give to this ministry directly by contacting the garden at sonofedlef@hotmail.com. Or, give to the ministry's Home Missions grant at www.crhm.org.

"Always keep on praying for all the saints."
                                                                 ^{Ephesians 6:18}