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Gift Card Drive on Easter Sunday

As a way to respond to God’s grace and mercy through the resurrected Christ, we're hosting a Gift Card Drive as part of the Austin Stone's Easter Sunday service at the Frank Erwin Center. In conjunction with the Foster Care Initiative and the desire to care for children in foster care in our city, we want to support foster families who care for these children.

On Easter Sunday, bring HEB or Target gift cards to the Frank Erwin Center. These gift cards will bless families who care for...

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Posted by Amanda Jackson

Verge: For the City Intensive

The Verge Conference is an experience that equips church leaders, students, nonprofit directors, and everyday people pursuing the mission of God to make disciples in every sphere and domain of society. The conference - taking place March 1 - 2 in Austin - also resources individuals to advocate for the poor and oppressed, while mobilizing urban movements of gospel-centered missional communities.

This year, the For the City Network is presenting an Intensive in partnership with Verge. An Intensive at...

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Posted by Amanda Jackson

Announcing the Third Annual Christmas Market

We're excited to announce the Third Annual Christmas Market to be held on Saturday, December 1, 2012 from 10am – 7pm at The For the City Center (500 East St. Johns Avenue, 78752)!

The event is free of charge and open to the public and will feature 25+ local fair trade, direct trade, and social enterprise vendors who use their businesses to promote employment and well-being for people in Austin and around the world.

The Christmas Market is a venue for patrons to shop responsibly this...

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Posted by Amanda Jackson

Diaper Drive Recap

We hosted a Diaper Drive on Easter Sunday in partnership with The Austin Stone Community Church’s service at the Frank Erwin Center. We collected diapers, wipes, and formula to help support a few of our nonprofit partners – three pregnancy resource centers who are actively seeking restoration in our city.

The donations filled 13 pallets on a 26-foot moving truck and included:

-   53,688 diapers

-   91,629 wipes

-   6,676 ounces of formula (enough to make 5,565...

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Posted by Amanda Jackson