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Our goal at Grace is to "Make Him Known". Grace is a missions minded church with involvement in all aspects of missions. As believers we are called to share the love of Jesus and the gospel locally in our community, in our country, and around the world.
One of the most important areas of missions that we are involved with is our state and local missions. Through opportunities like, Vacation Bible School, our H.O.P.E Closet, high school sporting events, disaster relief projects, and other local projects, we have been able to be the hands and feet of Jesus and share his love with people in our community.
Through numerous organizations we have had the opportunity to travel to across the United States to share the good news of the Gospel of Jesus. We've participated in projects in several states including South Carolina, Tennessee, Louisiana, Kentucky, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska. We've helped build churches, provide disaster relief and medical care, as well as, participate in other community outreach events.
Grace is partnered with several international mission organizations that provide opportunities for us to travel internationally to spread the love of Jesus. Our main international partner is Monte de Horeb Ministries located in Honduras. Starting in 2025, we are also partnering with Operation Christmas Child, through Samaritan's Purse, to be a drop-off location for thousands of shoeboxes that will be delivered to kids across the world.
Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.
Matthew 28:19-20
Over the next year we have several opportunities to serve our locally community, our country, and the world. We are excited about what God is going to do through our church in 2025 and 2026.
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Our H.O.P.E. Closets was started back in 2019 to help serve the people in our community who may need assistance providing food and other household essentials for their families. The H.O.P.E Closet is opened once a month and we serve approximately 30 families every month. Contact us for more information about the H.O.P.E Closet or ways you can donate.
Will be volunteering in the concession stands during the East Gaston football game on Friday, October 17th. EGHS volunteer night is always an exciting time for us because we get to serve the fans in attendance and shine the light of Jesus at the same time!
In November, we are going on a special weekend mission trip to serve with our Southern Baptist partner Send Relief who serves in the greater Atlanta area. This trip will provide multiple serving opportunities during the weekend, including some cross-cultural ministry to the nations right here in the South.
Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is a ministry of Samaritan's Purse that spreads the Gospel of Jesus through the gift of a shoebox. The shoeboxes are packed small toys, hyguine necessities, school supplies, etc. and are sent to children all over the world who are in need. Since 1993, 232 million children in more 170 countries have received an Operation Christmas Child Shoe box.
This year, in addition to collecting shoeboxes as a church we are partnering with Samaritan's Purse to the be drop-off location for the city of Mount Holly during national collecting week! We are excited about this opportunity and are looking forward to helping thousands of shoeboxes reach kids all over the world.
Through our partner, Monte de Horeb Ministries, we have several Honduras mission trips planned for 2026.
The primary project of both trips will be building a home for a Honduran family. Everyone will be able to take part in these trips by sponsoring a block for $35. 100 block sponsorships will build one home! This is a great way to make Jesus known and serve Hondurans!
Next year the Students of Grace will be going to North Greenville University in Greenville, SC for FUGE Camps. The date for next year's trip is June 15-20. One of the great things about this camp is, in addition to daily recreational activities, the students will also participate in mission projects throughout the city of Greenville. More details about the trip will be available in early 2026.
July 11-17, the Students of Grace are going on a mission trip to the Send Relief Ministry Center in Clarkston, GA. They will be participating in outreach projects that focus on providing assistance to refugees in the surrounding area. Some of the things they will be participating in include apartment outreach, food pantry ministry, after-school programs, sports ministry, and so much more.
In addition to the things list above there will be several more missions and outreach opportunities in 2026. Some of them are listed below. More information on each of these will be provided at a later date.
If there's anything you want to know that's not covered here, let us know! We will be happy to provide additional information about our Missions & Outreach ministry or any of our on-going and upcoming missions opportunities.