2025 CCDA National Conference Go & Sees offer a great opportunity to experience amazing CCD ministries all throughout Grand Rapids. Go & Sees provide conference participants an opportunity to visit the neighborhoods and communities in the area.
Options include:
Bridge Street Ministries
Bridge Street Ministries is a place-based youth development organization that runs several youth-focused programs with a CCD focus.
This Go & See will visit our ministry headquarters, which is located in the heart of one of Grand Rapids’ historic neighborhoods and is home to our West Side Resurgence site and community cafe. This location was formerly a dilapidated liquor store and porn shop but was renovated into a beautiful multi-use community space.
Visit Bridge Street Ministries and explore the power of relocation, presence, and longevity. We will also discuss the importance of youth development and collaboration in our CCD work.
This Go & See does not include lunch, so be sure to grab something before meeting in the Convention Center lobby to take a van to Bridge Street.
New City Neighbors
Get ready for an unforgettable experience with New City Neighbors, a dynamic youth empowerment organization on a mission to transform lives! We’re not just growing food; we’re growing future leaders.
Join us for an exciting tour of our farmhouse and discover how we cultivate 60,000 pounds of fresh veggies every year! Then, take a seat at our farm-to-table café, where you’ll savor delicious wood-fired pizza from our outdoor pizza ovens. As you enjoy the flavors, we’ll share our groundbreaking approach to tackling food scarcity with sustainable agriculture—all while empowering a new generation of young leaders.
You will ride the bus with a volunteer from New City Neighbors. Lunch will be provided.
The Other Way Ministries
The Other Way is a Westside Grand Rapids community development organization that has been active for 57 years. We have a wide variety of programs designed to help neighbors at the direct aid and systems levels. Some of our programs include a food pantry, a farm market/food co-op, a community garden, an afterschool kids program, a men's group, and a licensed preschool.
This Go & See will focus on our Agape Co-op program, which is a group of 45 member families that have indicated to us that they would like to have a deeper and more mutual relationship with The Other Way, and participate in quarterly meetings, volunteer hours, and fun events. We are excited to share this successful program with you.
Be sure to grab food before meeting your guide in the convention center lobby to take public transit for this Go & See.
