STORIES OF BUILDING HIS MISSIONAL COMMUNITY 10

When Nehemiah rebuilt Jerusalem, the work was shared. People did not wait for someone else to build for them, they stepped forward and built alongside one another.

That is the heart of Manna, our Young Adult community.

The name Manna takes us back to the wilderness, where God faithfully provided bread for His people each day. More importantly, it points us to Jesus, the true Bread from heaven, who gives life and sustains His people. Our desire is therefore not simply to gather young adults, but to grow together as a Gospel-shaped, Christ-exalting and Spirit-formed community.

Since its launch in 2023, Manna has become a place where young adults gather for fellowship, strengthen newly formed CGs, equip CG leaders and walk with one another through different seasons of young adult life.

But community is not only about caring for ourselves. At a recent Sports Day, Manna invited migrant healthcare workers and students from a nearby hostel to join them. Young adults who have received Christ’s welcome are learning to extend that welcome to others.

This is how Christ builds His community.

EPHESIANS 4:16 tells us that the body grows and builds itself up in love “as each part does its work.” Manna is being built not only by pastors and leaders, but by young adults who choose to love, serve, lead and build up their peers.

Perhaps you are a young adult looking for a place to belong. Or perhaps God is calling you to step forward, to welcome someone, strengthen a CG, serve your peers, or reach out to those beyond our church.

Don’t just look for a community. Come and help build one.

And as we build together, may we continually discover that Christ is the Bread who sustains us all.

Called to serve our Young Adults?

Contact Pr Evan @ evan@glorypresbyterian.org