Sharing God's Love So That All Are Served and Supported
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Grace Builders
Grace Builders is one of our most active outreach ministries here at Grace. Anyone and everyone is invited to help out with any of the ongoing projects the Grace Builders have lined up throughout the year. There are always opportunities for service and to put your faith into action.
Grace Builders seeks to support the mission of Grace Lutheran Church to Rejoice, Renew, and Respond. They do this by putting their gifts to good use by doing different projects to improve the property and buildings of Grace Lutheran Church, and to also help those in need in the surrounding community.
Examples of projects to help improve the church property have included...
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paving new parking lots
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building an additional entrance road
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putting new lighting up in the sanctuary
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creating and installing a hoist system for banners in the sanctuary
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various improvement projects on surrounding properties owned by the church
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upgraded the kitchens at the church
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made new outdoor signs
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expanded the choir loft area
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and more!
Examples of projects to help improve the lives of those in the surrounding community have included...
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multiple indoor and outdoor improvements to homes and trailers
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installed new trailer homes
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building many wheelchair ramps
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building many steps and decks
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many improvements to bathrooms & kitchens
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replacing rotting roofs
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and more!
Along the way Grace Builders partnered with the Watauga Crisis Assistance Network (WeCAN) to start the Helping Hands Woodlot Ministry which is serving hundreds of people in the high country each year!
Helping Hands Woodlot Ministry
The Helping Hands Woodlot Ministry is located next to the Hospitatity House in Boone and is run in partnership with the Hunger Coalition and WeCAN agencies. A wonderful group of volunteers meets every Tuesday year round from 8:30am - 12:30pm collecting, cutting, and splitting donated trees and wood. The split wood is then given to people who can not otherwise afford firewood to heat their homes during the winter months. The Hunger Coalition issues a voucher for wood to those who qualify. We gather, cut, and split the wood and pay the bills. We also have active partners in this ministry: First Presbyterian Church and Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity. We are actively looking for other churches, civic groups, etc., to join us.
Want to help with this ministry on your own or by bringing a group?
If you have a fallen tree or trees on your property that need to come down and that you would like to donate to this ministry, or if you can help collect, cut, or split wood, please contact Harold Stophel for more information. Cell:(828)-789-9127 or Home: (828)-963-4195
