Fresh Coat Cleveland
Fresh Coat Cleveland was initiated by the Community Impact Team of Cleveland Hope, the Strategic Focus City manifestation in Cleveland.
Community Impact is one of the five focii of the organization. The focus areas include prayer, evangelism, church planting, church strengthening and leadership development, and community impact. All five areas exist for the expressed purpose of "Being empowered by God, our team glorifies the Father by being a catalyst for the Body of Christ to build bridges of hope resulting in the transformation of the Cleveland Hope area ushering in the next Great Awakening."
We are located in the City of Cleveland at 3274 West 58th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44102, Phone 216-281-7919, Fax 216-281-7941, Lsmith@gcba.cc for Communtiy Impact Director.
Office hours are 8:30-5:00 PM Monday through Friday.
Partnering with the Evangelical Body of Christ to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ in practical, relevant ways, resulting in spiritually enriched and activated civic communities in the Cleveland Hope Area
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