Missional Communities
Missional Communitiess: small groups of people that join together to love God, to love each other like family, and to join in God’s mission to South Seattle together. The majority of Harambee’s everyday fellowship, friendship, counseling, and mission occurs in Harambee's Missional Communities. (For more info, including Frequently Asked Questions, check out the Missional Communities section).
Downtown Renton Missional Community Leaders: Matt & Megan Topping, & Nate Cejka
Contact: Matt Topping
When: Mondays at 6:30 PM for dinner, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Where: Location rotates between homes
Description: Our goal is to be the body of Christ to our community in Downtown Renton through living missionally in our community.
Renton Hills Missional Community Leaders: Mike & Donna Gunn
Contact: Mike Gunn (206)-852-1454 or Mike Gunn
When: Mondays at 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Where: Morse house -- 525 High Ave S., Renton, WA
Description: Living and working out the Gospel in our lives will be our goal in this group. Our mission is the organic relationships that we foster by inviting people to our group and the parties that we will throw regularly, as well as any opportunities we can use to serve the communities that we live in.
Harambee Nights Missional Community Leaders: Caleb Mayberry
Contact: Caleb Mayberry
When: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM -- Days revolve. Please Contact Caleb for Information.
Where: Harambee
Description: Harambee Nights exists to gather a group of missionaries to know, worship, and celebrate our God and Savior, Jesus Christ, and to bring his good news to the inner-cities of the South Sound.p>
Maple Valley Area Missional Community Leaders: Doug Cassell
Contact: doug@harambeechurch.com
When: Wednesdays at 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Where: The Cassell Home -- 30057 SE Retreat Kanaskat Rd, Ravensdale, WA, 98051 childcare provided
Description: To understand the needs of the local community and bring the Gospel to our neighborhoods and workplaces in a way that is real to the people of this area, in their context. To see through their eyes, and look for practical ways to make a difference in their lives. To present the whole story of God to individuals and being willing to be used by God to help them discover where they fit into this story.
To provide fellowship and teaching to help believers to grow in their relationship with God, His body and each other.
To work with other believers and churches in the area as a resource to help spread the word of God and cut through the barriers that prevent people from knowing Christ and his saving grace.
Rainier Valley Missional Community Leaders: Matt & Melody IP
Contact: ip.matt@gmail.com
When: Wednesdays at 6:30 PM
Where: Location rotates between homes
Description: We are followers of Jesus committed to ministering to the people of South Seattle, with a specific focus in the Rainier Valley and the surrounding neighborhoods. We believe Jesus is calling us to follow His example in loving the marginalized of society, which includes many of the people living in Rainier Valley. As the Spirits leads us, we will live the gospel in incarnational and sacrificial ways with the hope of seeing a reproducing fellowship birthed in the Rainier Valley. We invite anyone whose burden is the same to go on mission with us.
Cascade View Neighborhood/Tukwila Missional Community Leaders: Bryan and Eline Nelson
Contact: Bryan Nelson
When: Tuesdays 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM for dinner 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Nelson's home -- 3223 S. 136th St., Tukwila, WA
Description: Our vision will be to collectively explore how we can live out the gospel in our mission fields, with a focus on the Tukwila/SeaTac area. We will be using our neighborhood as a practical exercise in taking the Gospel to a culture and making disciples.