Reno Love is where we go out and BE the church. It’s about serving our community in a way that points to Jesus. We love our city, we really do. Scroll down to see what we’ve been up to this summer and what it has to do with our BIG Reno Love Day on August 25th!
Reno Love Day Details
We’re spreading the love to ALL of Reno by cleaning up our neighborhoods! For this year’s Reno Love Day, we’re going to serve our neighbors and show them the love of Jesus by getting our hands dirty! This summer, we’ve been focusing on our neighbors, meeting and loving them, and now we get to serve them!
- Start the day by coming to church (normal services at 9, 11 & 6)!
- Then, go out and BE the church! You choose your project!
- We’re asking you to serve at least 2 hours.
- Sign up for your project by clicking here.
- Scroll down to find out why it’s important to sign up!
A couple other things to note:
Serving is fun with friends! Invite your friends or Home Group to jump in a project with you. Click the link below to sign everyone up for the project.
Don’t have a project in mind? We’ll have an Idea Table on Sunday, August 25 in the Foyer to help!
Be sure to wear your Reno Love Shirt! They’re $10. We’ll have some at Grace. (If money’s a problem, just say ’show me the love’ and we’ll give you one!)
Why is it important to sign up?
We have relationship with the city and when they know how many hours we’ve volunteered, it points people to Jesus. It shows we love Reno and puts our love into action by serving. Also, those volunteer hours can help with funding requests for our ministry partners.
Need project ideas?
Think about chores you don’t like to do for yourself. Do them for someone else! Here are some practical ways you can serve your neighbors and your neighborhood!
- Pick up trash or pull weeds on your street or nearby park.
- Make a dump run for your neighbor and help them load up.
- Repair your neighbors fence.
- Purchase backpacks, fill with hygiene products and give to people who need them.
- Pick up trash in your neighborhood where it collects. Notice freeway onramps and off-ramps around town and consider cleaning up one of those if you can do so safely.
- Clean up parks near you! Here are some locations around Northwest Reno:
Reno Love Summer Season
We’ll have different themes throughout the summer as we gear up for our big Reno Love Day in August!
- June | Meeting our Neighbors
- July | Inviting our Neighbors
- August | Serving our Neighbors
Follow along on social!
Throughout each month, we’ll post tips, ideas and stories that will help us all move toward our neighbors and our community! Not on social? No problem. Keep scrolling!
Share your stories
Connection makes us better. Share a story about meeting, inviting and loving your neighbors! We can’t wait to hear all about your Reno Love experience.
Meeting our neighbors
This month’s theme is all about getting to know our neighbors! We can love and serve each other well when we know each other! We’re asking you to be bold, courageous and intentional about meeting your neighbors! Check out a few ways to do that below.
Be available!
Put out chair or two in front of your house or at the park! Invite your neighbors to sit down and get to know them! Be available! Let’s meet our neighbors!
4 things to talk about
Use these as conversation starters!
- How long have you lived in Reno?
- Do you have any plans for the summer?
- What do you do for fun around here?
- What’s your favorite restaurant in town?
3 things to bring your neighbors
Need ideas to break the ice? People love gifts! Even small ones make a good impression. Bonus points if it’s personalized to what you think your neighbor likes!
- Cookies
- Coffee gift card
- A plant or flowers
INVITING OUR NEIGHBORS
For July’s theme, we’re inviting our neighbors! There are plenty of fun things to do during summer that let us engage with our neighbors, including some fun events happening at Grace. Check out a few things to invite your neighbors to below!
Game Night
A game night is a great way to break the ice and have some FUN with your neighbors! Get to know your neighbors better over some friendly competition!
Firepit night
Some of the best conversations happen while sitting around a fire. If you have a firepit, invite your neighbors to join you one evening! Sit down and get to know them.
Hot August SUnday
On August 4th, we’ll have classic cars on the Patio at Grace before and after services! Invite your neighbor to come for a hot dog, check out some sweet rides, and enjoy a great service (we’ll be baptizing people during service!) Invite your neighbors now so they can save the date!
What’s Reno Love?
Reno Love was born out of wanting to serve our city in tangible ways, all for the sake of pointing people to Jesus. It all started in 2019 when hundreds of people showed up at Idlewild Park to BE the church. Since then, we’ve cleaned parks, schools and neighborhoods all over the city. The people of Grace have bought thousands of pairs of brand new shoes to people who really need them. No questions asked. Through Reno Love, we’ve been able to make an impact. Together.
