Outreach Ministries
Benevolence
We consider internal and external benevolence requests on a case-by-case basis, providing financial/spiritual counseling and/or material aid as appropriate for the specific case. We prayerfully consider every request to determine whether it fits within our budget. We might provide a food card, a small amount of cash for a specific item, or a larger amount that must be approved by the elders. Often we encourage recipients to receive financial planning or counseling.
Financial Peace University
We host frequent multiple-session classes from Financial Peace University that teach participants about eliminating debt, saving for the future, and giving. We provide trained facilitators for the classes and incorporate small group discussions to encourage accountability and discipleship. We encourage those for whom we provide benevolent financial resources to attend these classes to find out how to make ends meet.
Service Projects
We provide service projects four to six times a year to provide a forum for members to actively participate in service to others. We design the projects to involve as many different talents and age groups as possible. In some cases we offer multiple projects at the same time in order to accommodate different interests and community needs. The service activities support church members, the community, or national projects.
Sweet Inspiration
We provide a women’s music ministry dedicated to praising and glorifying the Lord through song. Sweet Inspiration responds to requests from many organizations, especially senior living facilities to encourage their residents. Participants are expected to sing well, commit to regularly scheduled rehearsals, and strive to improve their talent in order to provide a meaningful experience for their audiences.
Visitation
We identify individuals in the congregation that cannot physically participate with the body of believers in our worship assemblies or other church activities. We assign church leaders, members of the staff, and/or members of the congregation to visit them in order to provide encouragement to those who are not able to be with us.
Visitor Follow-up
We send messages of appreciation to our visitors, thanking them for encouraging us with their visit. We ask whether there are questions that they may have that were not answered during their visit. We offer to help them in any way we can on their walk with Christ. It a visitor is from the local area, we ask whether they are interested in becoming a member of the congregation.
We consider internal and external benevolence requests on a case-by-case basis, providing financial/spiritual counseling and/or material aid as appropriate for the specific case. We prayerfully consider every request to determine whether it fits within our budget. We might provide a food card, a small amount of cash for a specific item, or a larger amount that must be approved by the elders. Often we encourage recipients to receive financial planning or counseling.
Financial Peace University
We host frequent multiple-session classes from Financial Peace University that teach participants about eliminating debt, saving for the future, and giving. We provide trained facilitators for the classes and incorporate small group discussions to encourage accountability and discipleship. We encourage those for whom we provide benevolent financial resources to attend these classes to find out how to make ends meet.
Service Projects
We provide service projects four to six times a year to provide a forum for members to actively participate in service to others. We design the projects to involve as many different talents and age groups as possible. In some cases we offer multiple projects at the same time in order to accommodate different interests and community needs. The service activities support church members, the community, or national projects.
Sweet Inspiration
We provide a women’s music ministry dedicated to praising and glorifying the Lord through song. Sweet Inspiration responds to requests from many organizations, especially senior living facilities to encourage their residents. Participants are expected to sing well, commit to regularly scheduled rehearsals, and strive to improve their talent in order to provide a meaningful experience for their audiences.
Visitation
We identify individuals in the congregation that cannot physically participate with the body of believers in our worship assemblies or other church activities. We assign church leaders, members of the staff, and/or members of the congregation to visit them in order to provide encouragement to those who are not able to be with us.
Visitor Follow-up
We send messages of appreciation to our visitors, thanking them for encouraging us with their visit. We ask whether there are questions that they may have that were not answered during their visit. We offer to help them in any way we can on their walk with Christ. It a visitor is from the local area, we ask whether they are interested in becoming a member of the congregation.