His Rock Youth House serves primarily as a meeting place for the younger members of St. Peter Lutheran Church. Small groups meet here throughout the week for Bibly study, and the St. Peter youth ministry often gathers to discuss community service projects and hold youth-centered events. His Rock is located directly across from St. Peter Lutheran Church and School.
Founded in 1909 by Vincent Giuliano, the Italian Tribune serves some 30,000 people in the metro Detroit area. The newspaper is written in both English and Italian and offers a voice to the local Italian-American community. Five generations later, the same family that founded the newspaper continues its publication.
The first Church of the Covenant worship service was held on March 3, 1996 at Iroquois Middle School. On May 31, 1998, Church of the Covenant was officially chartered by the Presbyterian Church (USA). Today, the church is located just off 23 Mile Road in Macomb. It holds contemporary worship services each Sunday as well as Sunday School, "Believing and Belonging" classes and Bible Study throughout the week. In past years, members of the congregation have participated in the East Macomb County Crop Walk and embarked on missionary trips to New Orleans. The church is involved in the Angel Food Ministry outreach program and also provides a food pantry to the local community. Church of the Covenant strives to be family-engaged and community-oriented.
Waldenburg Park stretches across 17 acres of land along 21 Mile Road just east of Romeo Plank. The park is developed and includes a playscape with swings, slides and a jungle gym as well as picnic pavilions, a basketball court, two sand volleyball courts and a walking trail. Restrooms and vending machines are also available on site.
The Horse Backstreet Choppers Magazine publishes 10 issues per year and reaches some 250,000 motorcycle enthusiasts. Its articles feature home-built chops, bobbers and creative customs as well as the people who build and design them. This office is not open to the public.
St. Isidore Catholic Community was established on June 18, 1957. The parish is home to numerous ministries including an active and varied music ministry that boasts both vocal and instrumental talent. Choirs include the Joyful Noise Children's Choir, Multi-Generational Choir, Voices in Glory and Teen Music Ministers in Christ, as well as various instrumental ensembles.
Other ministries include worship, education, service, stewardship, evangelization and the Parish Pastoral Council. Youth groups are available for middle and high school students and adult groups include the Rosary Makers, Knights of Columbus and Young at Heart.
The Lutheran Heritage Foundation was established on Nov. 10, 1992, by Rev. Dr. Robert Rahn. The foundation, which strives to provide the most accurate translations of Lutheran literature available, employs more than 300 people around the world to work as translators, reviewers, editors, general linguists and theological specialists. In addition to translating Lutheran literature, the foundation also publishes and distributes it at no cost to pastors, seminary students, missionaries and churches. Since its establishment, the foundation has published and distributed more than 450 titles and 3 million Lutheran books in 80 countries and 90 languages. The foundation encourages donations to help continue its work, and representatives are available to give presentations for churches wishing to learn more about the foundation and its works.
On February 20, 1882, 19 members of Immanuel Lutheran Church formed St. Peter Lutheran Church and School. The present church at the corner of 24 Mile and Romeo Plank Roads was dedicated in 1973. Services are held on Saturday, Sunday and Monday and Bible study is offered at the grade school and adult level. The school is one of the largest in Michigan and boasts some 570 students from preschool through eighth grade. With an average class size of 23, St. Peter's students receive individual attention from their teachers and score consistently higher on their MEAPs than their peers in neighboring school districts. In addition to learning core academic subjects, students are also instructed in music, physical education, computers and the Lutheran faith. St. Peter Lutheran Church and School youth also meet at His Rock, the youth ministry building located across 24 Mile Road.
Christian Life Church is an independent, non-denominational church with a growing youth ministry. Services are a combination of praise music and Bible study, and ministries include Christian Life Kids, The Rock Youth, Man to Man, Vessels of Honor and InTouch. A nursery and children's ministry are provided for most services. The Rock Youth Services are held the third Sunday of each month and every Wednesday at 7pm. Main church services are held every Sunday and Wednesday.
Stoney Creek Running Club hosts a variety of activities for adults and children to promote healthy lifestyles such as regular running training and races. Members volunteer at the Race for the Cure finish line and the organization sponsors a water station at the Detroit Marathon.
The Clinton-Macomb Public Library North Branch is one of three locations serving the more than 150,000 residents of Macomb Township and Clinton Township. The North Branch offers 14,000 square feet of books, movies, public computers and reading space, as well as meeting rooms for library programs and community events.
The library boasts more than 64,000 items in its collection. Librarians and administrators at the North Branch are continually experimenting with new concepts in an effort to better serve the local community. One result of this initiative has been the loaning of Kindles and LeapFrog Tag readers to the public. While only library card-carrying community members have access to the public desktop computers provided in the library, free WiFi is available to all library visitors.
The North Branch takes part in the Museum Adventure Pass program, which allows library users to "check out" free admission for two or four people at area museums, historical sites and art-based businesses. Some of the sites offered through this program include Arts and Scraps, the Cranbrook Institute of Science, the Detroit Children's Museum and the Edsel and Eleanor Ford House. Regularly scheduled programs and events can be found on the calendar on the library's website. However, North Branch programs are in high demand and spots fill up quickly, so visitors are encouraged to register early.