Our opportunity We facilitate Grief Care groups for those grieving the death of a loved one. This group is led by people who have experienced loss and understand the pain that is involved. Approximately 20 people participated in 2014. There are 13 sessions that include a DVD presentation and...
Our opportunity GBCC’s Share and Care program provides meals for those experiencing a life change like illness, birth of a baby, job loss or death of a loved one. Approximately 137 families received assistance in 2014. Our direction Acts 20:35 — In everything I did, I showed you...
Our opportunity Vapor Ministries receives the largest share of GBCC’s Go Ministry financial support. This nonprofit organization utilizes the favorite sport of a Third World environment, in this case Haiti and soccer, as the means to connect with people in need. The hope is Haitian...
Our opportunity Three times a year the GBCC GO department sponsors Saturday Serve opportunities in the community. Approximately 60 people donate three hours on a Saturday to work at St. John’s Shelter, House of Hope, Kingdom Come Food Pantry or Freedom House. Each site is managed...
Our opportunity DivorceCare is a support group that helps bring healing and understanding of the hurt that comes from separation and divorce. Nearly 50 people participated in the group in 2014 at GBCC. DivorceCare for Kids is also offered for ages 5 to 12 and helps children deal with...
Our opportunity There were 262 children ranging in age from 4 to 10 that participated in Vacation Bible School (VBS) at GBCC in the summer of 2014, along with 137 student and adult leaders. Our direction Deuteronomy 6: 6-7 — These commandments that I give you today are to be on your...
Our opportunity Financial Peace University is a nine-week class that is offered multiple times a year at GBCC and teaches basic financial and budgeting skills. About 300 different households have participated in the class, with more than half a million dollars in debt paid off in the past...
Our opportunity Student Impact Communities (SIC), a weekly structured tutoring program in which GBCC partners with area schools, includes 55 students who are tutored by 25 adults at Edison, Howard Elementary and Forest Glen. Our direction Proverbs 22:6 – Start children off on the way...
Our opportunity 466,560 meals were packed for Feed My Starving Children at Green Bay Community Church in 2014, enough to feed 1,200 kids for one year. Our direction Matthew 25:35 — For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat. Our value We are committed to addressing the needs...
Our opportunity A total of $58,840 in produce was harvested from the GBCC community gardens plot in 2014, the highest among any of the sites in the county program. Our direction Psalm 67:6 — The land yields its harvest; God, our God, blesses us. Our value An open field behind...
