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...
Our opportunity Currently there are 600 children (285 families) registered with The Giving Tree, which provides food and other resources for students and families in need in the Howard-Suamico School District. Our direction Acts 20:35 — In everything I did, I showed you that by this...
Our opportunity A total of 448 people are involved in Family Life small groups at GBCC, featuring 22 different community groups and 16 learn groups. Our direction Hebrews 10: 24-25 — And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not...
Our opportunity Wednesday Nights are full of activity at Community Church with Middle School Ministry and Children’s Ministry, to the point that we are reaching room capacity. Our direction Mark 10: 13-16 — People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands...
