Healing Center

The Healing Center is a great example of what a group of people can do, working together to make a difference in the community.  I am not from Cincinnati, so was not familiar with The Vineyard, the original sponsor of the ministry.  It reminds me a bit of Ginghamsburg, a church in Tipp City, that has established outreach ministries in Dayton, Tipp, and even around the world.  Several things I noticed were particularly cool: the bike ministry, which provides people who need it a means of transportation; the shuttle service to the nearest bus stops to make their services accessible; the way they helped form a coalition to resolve conflicts between the local Hispanic/Latino population and the police department, which has become a model for other communities; the beautiful and functional building; the fact that they refer to their "guests," not clients; and the massive number of volunteers, drawing people from all (or no) faiths to participate.