The 18 churches in the cluster have been trying for years to improve the neighborhood, he said.

Years ago, the church tried to raise its budget during a fall campaign, as many Protestant churches do.

The church is trying very much to be the peacemaker.

The church is trying to organize a celebration for its 120th anniversary next month.

Sometimes he finds out on his own that a church is being renovated and tries to get there before it's too late.

It's the same message that the church is trying to sell, but the young aren't listening to the church.

What is my church trying to accomplish with this nonsensical debate?

Beginning in the mid-1930s, the church tried to reach out to these non-Chinese people.

The church, she said, is just trying to give homeless people a better quality of life.

The church has tried to revive the lost faith through vigorous advocacy.