Author: Reyn Cabinte

Reyn is the Manhattan Catalyst for New York City with a specific focus on Pastors/Churches and partnering with new and current movement networks across the city. Along with his role at City to City, he is also the Senior Pastor of Uptown Community Church in Washington Heights. He planted Uptown in 2008, previously serving Emmanuel Presbyterian Church (Morningside Heights) and as church planting Fellow at Redeemer. Reyn is a founding board member of Viva Uptown. Prior to the ministry he worked as a producer at CBS News’ 60 Minutes, a writer for WorldVision, and once captain of the men’s swim team at Columbia. He has two boys with his wife, Esther.

Four Reasons We Can’t Forget the Work of Prayer

I underestimated the role of prayer when I planted my church. I was told about the huge effort it would take to plant a church but I didn’t anticipate that effort might subtly crowd out a reliance on God through prayer, over time.

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Shenaya Dias Classroom & Student Success Coordinator, City Ministry Program

Shenaya Dias works for Redeemer City to City as the Classroom and Student Success.

Coordinator for the City Ministry Program (CMP) at Redeemer City to City. She is originally from Negombo, Sri Lanka, but she has been in New York for the past four years. She has a bachelor’s degree in economics, Pre-Law from Fordham University. Prior to this position, Shenaya worked as a Paralegal Specialist for the US Department of Justice in Manhattan. She is also an unreached prayer writer for the Joshua Project. A fun fact about Shenaya, she used to be a competitive Ocean/Sea Swimmer back in Sri Lanka. Some of her hobbies include playing the piano and traveling.