Being in a religious city our desire is to serve this city so people can meet with the living God. As a minority we need to build a trust. We have been doing it for last 7 years in the city of Krakow, Poland. Last Good Friday, we had the president of Krakow with his wife visiting our Good Friday event. It was an absolutely incredible time to see the highest authority of our city celebrating with us. After the service they were so impressed and moved. “This is how the church should look like” was the statement as we were saying good bye after the service.
Why did they come?
The President decided to come for the very first time for non catholic events only because we have built a trust for the last few years. In March 2016, the city of Krakow announced a beginning of programs for Senior Citizens of Krakow. We have applied and have started one. Now we have over 200 senior citizen active and still we have new people coming . The program is one of the best in the city. The church has got incredible positive feedback. The vice president of Krakow is so impressed that he is pointing at us as example for others.
This centre helped us to get more favor in the city. The local counselor has become one of our friends who is connecting us with other key leaders in the city. Because of this program, every few weeks we have meetings with local authorities regarding the future of our district and our city. We talk and plan what we can change in the future in many aspects of city life. We call our building “Heart of the city”. We pray that right here we will give vision and pulse for city life.
Our seniors participate in many events we run as a church. They call this place Home. We have realised the seniors are very open to talk about faith and other aspects of life. We show them our love and care. We are not preaching at them. we are showing them what the Kingdom of God is. Some of the seniors kept us distant at first. Now they see that we have done and this has opened relational doors.
Our story got higher to the president of the city.
Transforming the city starts when we serve the city.
Zbigniew and Magda Marzec
Church For the City Kraków, Poland
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