Spring 2022 Micro-Grant Awards
Brilliance Labs is proud to announce the recipients of our first micro-grant awards. These micro-grants carry the legacy of Central Bible Church by funding churches and organizations that are making a difference in our city, especially among those under-resourced or otherwise neglected by majority culture churches and ministries.
One HOPE Fellowship
One Hope Fellowship is a new multi-ethnic church plant in NE Portland that recently merged with an existing congregation. Pastor Ricardo Barber describes One HOPE as a place where people belong, and share talents and experiences - where differences in ethnicities, age, or personality style, enhance rather than divide.
The vision of One HOPE Fellowship is to:
Make multi-ethnic Gospel-Centered disciples
Create multi-ethnic Gospel-Centered communities
Build multi-ethnic Gospel-Centered church plants
Brilliance Labs awarded One HOPE a $7,500 grant to support community outreach in NE Portland.
Iglesia El Buen Pastor Beaverton
Iglesia El Buen Pastor is a multi-ethnic Spanish-speaking church in Beaverton. They have the vision to be an “Antioch Church” that will expand the gospel throughout the NW among the Latino community through church planting. They also have a passion for reaching and mobilizing second-generation Latino youth. Brilliance Labs awarded El Buen Pastor a $6,000 grant to support their ministry to Latino youth.
Jubilee Hall
Jubilee Hall is a non-profit coffee shop with the mission to create a safe space for the refugee and immigrant community for English and job skill training in a real-world setting. They are building out their new cafe on Burnside and 122nd and hope to open in Fall 2022. Inspired by the call to Christian hospitality, their mission is:
Breaking barriers creates a safe space for refugees and immigrants to integrate and elevate confidence.
Opening doors by providing real-world skills and language training opportunities.
Building bridges between communities to collaborate for mutual success.
Brilliance Labs awarded Jubilee Hall a $7,000 grant for Cafe equipment.
African Family Holistic Health Organization
The mission of AFHHO is to lead African communities into healthier lives. They are grounded in a vision of a collectively caring and economically thriving African Immigrant/Refugee Community and the commitment to improving its health. Joy Mulumba, AFHHO executive director, is passionate about integrating his Christian faith into his work and finding ways to promote unity among the many different African communities in Portland, OR. Brilliance Labs awarded AFHHO a $5,000 grant for an African youth after-school program.
City Teams Portland
City Teams Portland is a ministry to houseless people that offers a residency discipleship and recovery program for men. Its mission is to share Christ’s unconditional and redemptive love by caring for immediate needs and enabling lasting solutions. Their vision is to restore lives and rebuild communities through innovative programs that provide food, shelter, clothing, training, and spiritual transformation. Brilliance Labs awarded City Teams Portland a $3,300 grant to send three of their residents through a 12-month Christ-centered entrepreneurial training.
Oregon Community Development Corporation
Rooted in the principles of biblical economic community development, the mission of The Oregon Community Development Corporation (Formerly the Rockwood CDC) is to provide ladders for moving from poverty into prosperity by expanding the supply of decent housing; supporting economic development; increasing access to health care and encouraging healthy behaviors; creating and sustaining public-private partnerships; and, aligning the strategies and resources of the educational, faith, governmental, capital, social, business and healthcare sectors. Brilliance Labs awarded OCDC a $5,000 grant to support their CDFI application by funding micro-loans to entrepreneurs in Rockwood, OR.
