Our Mission

The mission of Urban Connections is to connect people with Christ and each other and to develop our community together.

Our Vision

We envision our neighborhood as a community holistically transformed by God and characterized by stability, justice, opportunity and rich faith in Christ.

Our History Urban Connections is an urban ministry on the Near East side of Columbus, Ohio. We began in 1999 with a Vacation Bible School in a vacant lot run by volunteers. We have grown from that small VBS to an organization committed to seeing growth in our neighborhood. Currently our ministry programs are based at a house on Fairwood Avenue. Our staff and volunteers include members of the community and are committed to seeing God move in our neighborhood.

Our Status

Urban Connections is a not-for-profit organization. We are a member of the Christian Community Development Organization (www.ccda.org) and a City Vision Community Partner.