Urban Plunge 2010

Love and serve the city.

That was the call to nearly 250 volunteers from across the Los Angeles metro area on May 22, 2010.

All morning, teams from communities all over LA joined Christian Assembly Church for their biggest outreach event of the year. Volunteers scattered to locations all over the city to serve at more than 20 local schools, shelters, and other non-profit organizations—an event very similar to Big Sunday Weekend.

Then, these teams partnered with us to participate in our largest Hope Chronicles event to date—listening to the hopes and stories of more than 1000 Los Angeles neighbors and getting to know their communities a whole lot better.

Click here to see all of our Urban Plunge Stories to date.

Starting today through Thursday, June 3rd, we’ll be sharing stories from Urban Plunge with you. Every day, we’ll have a new Hope Conversation video from a community in Los Angeles. From Skid Row to the University of Southern California, Downtown Burbank to the Flower District, these conversations offer a glimpse into the hearts of people all over the city.

Plus, you’ll get a chance to hear from the dozens of Urban Plunge participants themselves—telling their stories about what they saw, how they’ve been changed, and how they are beginning to serve their city in a brand new way.

Finally, we can’t wait until Friday when we’ll be introducing an interactive hope map where you browse through the more than 1000 hopes collected from Los Angeles neighbors.

It’s a completely new way to see what a neighborhood thinks, knows, and feels.

Get ready for an amazing week.