Every year, Grace Baptist Church does a Thanksgiving offering for special projects that do not fall under the normal church budget. This year we are planning on dividing up the offering in a few different ways. First is for our Adopt-a-Family event that we participate in every year. Grace shops for a family in hard times from Saint Paul for Christmas. The St. Paul School provides us with a family here in town and we go shopping for the kids. We are asking for $500 for this ministry. Next, we are going to attempt to purchase new handhelds for the worship team (up to $1500) as the ones we have can no longer stay on longer than a few minutes. Lastly, we are growing as a church and our chairs are starting to show some wear and tear. If we have enough come in, we want to spend up to $1500 for more folding chairs. We recognize that times are hard for a lot of people and are thankful for any giving that y’all, the congregation, can provide! If the giving covers all this, anything extra will go to the Building Fund. The Elders feel that we are growing, and God has a plan for Grace. We are starting to prepare for the future!
Don’t forget, you can always give to funds that are already established. Be sure to mark how you want your gift designated. “Thanksgiving Offering” will go to the Thanksgiving project; “Benevolence Fund” is designed to help those who are in financial need; “Building Fund” is for our next building; and “Kingdom Fund” is for a future ministry project. If you have questions about any of these funds, please see an elder (Pastor Daniel, Thomas Holmes, Ryan Phillips, or Brian Smith).