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Mission Teams
Outreach Projects & Events
Coordinator, GCC Outreach Ministries:
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Click here to download and print a Make a Difference Outreach Ministries brochure.
Click here to complete and submit an online interest form to receive more information about participating in Outreach Ministries.
Mission Teams Ronald McDonald House provides a home-away-from-home for families with children who are being treated at area hospitals, primarily Riley Hospital for Children. Two GCC teams each serve once a month, preparing and serving dinner to these resident families. * Help us add a third team! *
Time: 6:00pm meal service
Contact: 2nd Wednesday team:
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4th Wednesday team:
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Learn more about Ronald McDonald House. Dayspring Center This team prepares and serves dinner for families in the emergency and transitional housing facility at Dayspring Center. The evening often includes an option to lead or help with a children's story or activity; this is a great ministry team for families with young children. 80% of residents who complete the Dayspring program move directly into permanent housing.
* Additional Dayspring teams are in formation now! * Date: 2nd Monday
Time: 5:15pm meal service
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Learn more about Dayspring Center. Compassion4Kids / The Lawrence Caring Center
Founded in 2003 by a member of Geist Christian
Church, Compassion4Kids provides critical resources to underserved
children, both globally and locally, with a focus on their education,
social and cultural development, and health and general welfare. C4K is a
primary partner in GCC's Season of Giving (below).
Learn more about Compassion4Kids.
Food Pantry Support
The need – and commandment – to care for our neighbors never
goes away. In fact, across the country, food pantries and similar
agencies have recently seen needs and requests increase by as much as 50%.
Collection bins are at all campus entrances, with shopping lists highlighting the items most requested by food pantries and clients (especially items that cannot be purchased with food stamps). Drivers are needed to share in the delivery rotation.
 South Campus For more than a decade, we have partnered with Centenary Christian Church (11th & Oxford), with weekly collections to stock the shelves of their food pantry. Click here to download and print a shopping list. Contact:
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North Campus
 Expanding our ministry into a new neighborhood with our north campus gives us the chance to develop new mission opportunities as well. We’ve established a partnership with the Come to Me Food Pantry, housed at Fishers United Methodist Church (116th St. & I-69). Click here to download and print a shopping list. Prison Ministry
This ministry provides a worship service, including sermon (from a rotation of preachers) with communion, once a month for the inmates housed at Pendleton Industrial Correctional Facility. Several inmates have come forward and accepted Christ in their lives during this ministry. (Men and women are both invited to serve on this team; a brief orientation and minor administrative paperwork is required.)
Date: 4th Sunday
Time: 5:30pm (depart South Campus)
Contact:
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Dress for Success / Danny's Closet of Hope
Founded in New York City in 1997, Dress for Success is designed to
promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing
professional attire, a network of support and the career development
tools to help women thrive in work and in life. This international
not-for-profit organization offers services to help women find jobs and
remain employed. A variety of volunteer opportunities and schedules are
available.
Sponsored by St Vincent's Health, Danny's Closet demonstrates the love of God to men who want to feel confident in job interviews, and seek assistance in finding adequate clothing for interviewing, gaining and maintaining employment. Annual clothing drives provide quality business suits and professional attired for grateful men and women throughout Indianapolis.
Learn more about Dress for Success.
Outreach Projects & Events
'Season of Giving' Holiday Families
GCC teams up with local mission partners in
Marion and Hamilton Counties to provide holiday food baskets and gifts.
Easter includes baskets for children and teens, Thanksgiving includes
work days at local food pantries, and Christmas includes a gift tree
with tags for gift-buying and giving. This ministry allows our members
to make personal connections to those facing life challenges by donating
food; serving on the planning team; sorting and preparing donations,
maps and directions; purchasing and wrapping gift items, coordinating
delivery; being a last-minute shopper; and more!
Dates: Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas
Contact: Judy Apple-VanAlstine
See the current Holiday Families emphasis.
Days of Hope quarterly outreach event
One weekend, four times a year, be one of several GCC work teams serving at several locations throughout the city. Partnering with local social service agencies, teams prepare meals, sort donations, do home improvement or yard work, help with clerical work and mailing prep. A variety of projects and service opportunities will be available, including options for families with children and youth.
Contact:
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Blood Drives
Indiana Blood Center supplies more than 550 units of blood to more than 60 Indiana hospitals every day. Founded in 1952 to provide a continuous, safe and adequate supply of blood products and testing services, IBC mobile units are conveniently located in our church parking lots (both campuses), three times annually to receive donations.
Dates: February, June, November
Contact:
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Learn more about the Indiana Blood Center.
CROP Walk
An annual event, part of the national Church World Service network, CROP Walks (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) raise money - and awareness - to support agencies working to end hunger locally and around the world. Be part of the Geist Christian team by walking, or giving to those who do! 2011 Dates:
Sunday October 16: Hamilton Co. – start/end Carmel Gazebo, walk on the Monon Trail Sunday October 16: Indianapolis – start/end CTS-Butler, walk Butler-Tarkington area * Walks are 3.5-4mi, at a strolling/conversational pace. Hamilton Co. walk features an abbreviated route for families or those needing to participate at a shorter distance.
Learn more about Church World Service. Race for the Cure
Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world's largest network of breast cancer survivors and activists, working together to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all, and energize science to find the cures. Race for the Cure raises funds to eradicate breast cancer through research, education, screening and treatments. Join Team Geist as a walker or supporter!
2012 Date: Saturday, April 21
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Learn more about Race for the Cure. |
