There are two projects that the church leaders felt needed to be done regardless of whether or not the building vote went through: The parking lot and remodeling of the KidZone. These two projects are proceeding this summer with hopes of being completed before September. Parking Lot Re-Grading & Expansion Our current parking lot has […]
Building Team Update
After the April congregational vote allowing the Building Committee to start design work to help determine accurate building costs, we have been in full swing. We are working with the structural engineer to design the structural components of the building systems (roof, walls & foundations). With this information we can get more specific with the […]
Begin With Prayer
One of the most important aspects of this entire building campaign is the role of prayer, for a couple of reasons. First, the campaign is spiritual work with eternal implications. All spiritual strides are made on our knees in humble dependence on Him. Second, we must make prayer central to this effort because it is through prayer […]
Meet the Team
In April, the Executive and the Elder Boards’ met jointly to hear a presentation from Christian Investors Financial (CIF) and learn how they could possibly help GREFC in a fundraising effort for an expansion of the church. After the presentation, a unanimous decision was made to contract with CIF to help us set a direction, […]
Making Space for Change
Last week an individual who was not an attender of our church showed up in my office. It was so evident that someone from our church family is loving this person so well that she is starting to want a different spiritual heart. God is working in her life and inviting her to allow His […]
KidZone Reconstruction This Summer
As many of you know, we are embarking on a building campaign with hopes of breaking ground next spring. What you may not know is that we have a remodeling project happening this summer that is not tied to the building campaign. God Is Blessing Us! We have a ton of kids attending our children’s […]
Voting Results
On Tuesday, April 18, members and attenders came to hear more about our proposed building project. The two-hour-long meeting centered around a proposed motion to let the newly-formed Building Committee spend money in the Future Building Fund. The motion passed with a 96% approval of the members present. Why Vote? Because of the potentially large […]
2017 Trip Closing Notes: Sandra Knee
I was moved by a VBS experience. The children were very shy. Our attempts at engaging them in music was rapidly falling flat and we briefly considered stopping after the second song. We didn’t. A teacher stepped in. We were told the teachers were not believers but, he stepped in. Soon the Spirit of God […]
2017 Trip Closing Notes: Sandy Lanzo
It continually amazes me how God takes imperfect people and knits them together in the perfect order to show the world His love, grace and glory through the working of His Church under Jesus Christ as our Lord! How magnificent He is!! To allow us to take a relatively small amount of money, a few […]
2017 Trip Closing Notes: Melissa Walters
My family and I started attending GREFC around Easter last year. We had been looking for a church home for some time and could not find the “right fit.” GREFC was the first place we had attended in a long time that made us feel welcome and fit with our values and beliefs. […]