Into our neighborhoods.
Into the hard places.
Into the stories that need hope.
Mission isn't a department at Restoration.
It's the heartbeat of every follower of Jesus.
We go because Jesus went.
We serve because we've been served.
We show up because the world is still waiting
for someone to.
Holland has real needs. We want to be part of meeting them.
We don't believe mission trips are the whole story.
We believe in neighbors — and then the world.
Once a month, on Thursday evenings, our team goes to Gateway Mission
to lead chapel for the men there.
We bring music, a message, and the simple gift of showing up. These aren't easy lives.
And consistent, unhurried presence is one of the most powerful things we know how to offer.
Every Sunday morning at 9:00 am — before the rest of Holland has finished its coffee — we set tables for the homeless community.
Open community breakfast. Everyone welcome.
No questions asked. Just food and belonging.
Some of our people have planted themselves in Fennville, a small community with big need.
They're quietly doing the work of loving their neighbors.
It's not flashy. It doesn't make the bulletin.
It's just Jesus, with an address.
AND THEN THERE'S EVERYTHING WE DON'T OFFICIALLY TRACK.
Many of our people serve in neighborhoods, workplaces, and ministries that never appear in a church announcement.
They're there because they can't help it. Because once you understand what you've been given, you start looking for places to give it away.
There's a place for you in this.
We believe Jesus calls us to love and serve people who are often overlooked—the hurting, the forgotten, and those struggling with addiction or walking through recovery. Our outreach creates a place where people can find grace without judgment, community instead of isolation, and hope for a new beginning. We believe no one is beyond God’s reach, and every person has dignity, purpose, and a story worth restoring.
Our outreach creates a place where people can find grace without judgment, community instead of isolation, and hope for a new beginning. We believe no one is beyond God’s reach, and every person has dignity, purpose, and a story worth restoring.
The Great Commission doesn't have a zip code.
We've made a commitment: 30% of everything that comes in to Restoration
goes to missions — local and global.
That's not an accident. That's a theology.
We believe the church exists for the world, not for herself.
We can't go everywhere. But we can send people who can.
And sometimes, we go.
Austin and Tate are training chaplains to work alongside local chiefs
across Africa.
Real change happens through local leaders. They build the capacity. They build the trust. Then they get out of the way.
Levi and Faith are doing two kinds of work that require the same kind of courage.
They develop church leaders and train chaplains across the continent.
And in Zambia, they walk alongside women who have been exploited and trafficked — helping them find a way out and a way forward.
This is sacred, hard, exactly the kind of work Jesus would be standing in the middle of.
Reece is doing evangelism in Malaysia — taking the message of Jesus into places it isn't welcomed and to people who need to hear it anyway.
Joel Vanzanten travels throughout the United States sharing the hope of Jesus and helping people discover what it means to live a life of faith. Joel has a heart for meeting people right where they are and pointing them toward the restoring love of Christ. Whether speaking to a church, gathering with a group, or simply sitting down with someone to hear their story, his message is simple: God sees you, God loves you, and your life matters.
For the past year and a half, I've seen Jesus and the gospel encounter and impact hundreds of lives so strongly on campuses and outreach in Grand Rapids and across America. Im honestly so honored and thrilled to be a part of how God is moving through the EveryHeart Movement and Met By Love across America and in our generation!