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Garrett Heath · CRM Videos

Rural Ministry ICO Trip 2025

Over spring break 2025, a group of Grove City College students spent their week serving alongside pastors in small rural churches. Their stories are a powerful reminder that great things happen when college students …
March 28, 2025
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Emily Fox & Adam Loretto

Does AI Have a Place in the Church?

We asked several rural pastors about the role of AI in their ministry and the church. Here's what they had to say.
March 21, 2025
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Charles E. Cotherman

The Sermon that Shaped my Ministry

In the fall of 2015, God spoke to me through a sermon I hadn't intended to hear. It's a sermon that continues to shape my life and ministry.
February 25, 2025
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Emily Fox

Spring Break Service Trip Preview

For the fifth year in a row, Grove City College students will spend Spring Break serving alongside local pastors and congregations.
February 24, 2025
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Emily Fox

Local Videographer Joins CRM Team as Communications and Media Director

Western PA native Garrett Heath brings a wide breadth of experience and a deep appreciation for rural congregations and communities to his new role at the CRM.
February 5, 2025
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Daniel Geohagan, The Derrick; Kathryna Hoyman, The Collegian

In the News–The Center for Rural Ministry

News outlets from the campus to the community are spreading the word about the work of the Center for Rural Ministry.
January 27, 2025
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Grove City College Press Release

Grove City College Center for Rural Ministry Receives $5 Million Grant

Grove City College has received a $5 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the Center for Rural Ministry (CRM) as it helps rural pastors, congregations, and communities thrive. The funding through Lilly Endowment’s Ministry …
January 27, 2025
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Garrett Heath · CRM Videos

What Is the Center for Rural Ministry?

Want to know more about the Center for Rural Ministry at Grove City College? Here's a brief video that tells a bit about who we are.
January 14, 2025
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Emily Fox

Prayer, Perseverance, and Small-Town Church Planting

Church planter Josh MacClaren and the folks at Christ Church are committed to seeing the goodness of the Gospel transform small-town Pennsylvania.
January 9, 2025
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Charles E. Cotherman

The Advent Posture of the Rural Church

The life-on-life realities that are unavoidable in small churches and communities remind us of our need for Advent.
December 17, 2024
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Emily Fox

Small-Town Youth Ministry Profile: Jesse and Cassie Seymour

For one young couple, small-town youth ministry is an adventure they didn't expect but one they and their team are happy to embrace.
November 22, 2024
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Charles E. Cotherman

Gratitude and the Mission of God

Gratitude is more than a response to God’s goodness or a tool for improving our mental health. Gratitude is part of God’s mission in the world.
November 12, 2024
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Grove City, PA 16127

Project on Rural Ministry
100 Campus Drive, Box 3042
Grove City, PA 16127
(724) 458-3897
office@ruralministry.org

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100 Campus Drive, Box 3042
Grove City, PA 16127
(724) 458-3897
office@ruralministry.org

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