And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
- Galatians 6:9
Reaching out into our community.
Homeless Outreach
Every other Sunday, our Outreach Team organizes a group to make breakfast sausage biscuits for the homeless in our community. We start prep at 9 am and are usually done by 10 or 10:30.
If you have an interest in serving with this ministry, please contact growth@gslcflock.org
Collecting Donations
Our church is constantly collecting food to bring to the Chatt Foundation and the East Ridge Food Pantry. If you’d like to donate, just drop your donations off in the designated bins located in the narthex or contact:
Chemo Caps Group
We have a dynamite group of ladies working hard to hand-craft knitted hats, scarves, and blankets. Since 2015, our group has donated 2,700+ of these handmade items to cancer patients in chemotherapy programs at our local hospitals.
Have a skill for knitting or crocheting? Join the fun! Group meets the THIRD Thursday of every month from 10:30 am-Noon. All are welcome. We are a very social and fellowship oriented group!
Choices Pregnancy Care Center
There are lots of ways to get involved in helping our community - among them is Choices Pregnancy Center. Whenever this organization hosts baby showers or drives for much-needed supplies, we collect donations for them and drop the items off at their care center.
Collection for East Ridge Elementary School
For a full list of items needed, please contact our church office. (WE DO NOT COLLECT OVER THE SUMMER BUT WILL RESUME IN AUGUST WITH SCHOOL SUPPLY DONATIONS LIKE CRAYONS, MARKERS, NOTEBOOKS, PENCILS, etc.)
Prayer Chain Ministry
Prayer is an outreach effort we can make from any and everywhere! If you or those you love are in need of prayer, please let us know. We update our prayer list weekly, and multiple groups pray over the list - both privately as well as during our church services. Prayer requests are only shared with permission from the person submitting the request.
To add a prayer request or praise to the list, just click the button above to contact the church office via email, or give our secretary a call at (423) 629-4661.
Greeting Card Ministry
Our Greeting Card Ministry has a heart to touch everyone with the love and encouragement of the Gospel in each and every season. That means all of our church family and friends, and especially our visitors! Here, we strive to help put smiles on faces - and who doesn’t love getting something other than bills in the mail? We certainly love it, and cards are a simple, yet impactful, way to reach out to people and keep in touch.
If you’re interested in serving with this ministry, please contact the chairman of our Growth Board here: growth@gslcflock.org
*Please remember to update your mailing information in Realm or with our church office. This helps us make sure we get all our cards to the right place on time! Thank you.
Quilting Ministry
Our quilters love what they do! These handmade quilts are created with love and then donated to different areas of ministry that could use them. Some of the quilts are delivered to our shut-ins or members who are in the hospital, some are donated to local charities, and others are even auctioned off to raise money for good causes!
The main thing is that each quilt is prayed over and blessed before it is passed on to someone in need of comfort. We ask that God always provide the recipients with the love, comfort, and care that He so generously wishes to give each of us. It’s our hope that every person who gets one of these lovely quilts feels all of the care we have for them — wrapping them up in a cozy blanket, just like a big hug!
Pictured above: Quilts made with love by our very own members.