What is Care Ministry?

When you're hurting, it's difficult to focus on anything other than the pain. Whether it's a conflict in your marriage, an addiction, a death in the family, or another emotionally difficult issue, life can quickly become unmanageable. We have created Care Ministry to help people proactively grow as individuals and as couples and also to provide assistance for those seasons in life when you need someone to lean on.

Small Groups
On Monday nights on the GFC Van Dyke Campus, small groups are offered to give you a chance to recover from the curveballs of life, and to experience our "hand's on" God who cares about what's really going on in your life. Click here to Find a Group.

Prayer Ministry  

• Prayer Line - Daily requests are received from the church body, praise reports and updates via email to the church.
• Prayer Altar Teams - A team of men and women who are committed to praying with others following the services at GFC.
• Intercessors Arise - A team of men and women who are committed to praying 30 minutes before each service for the services.
• For more info, please contact Linda at lhubbard@gracefamilychurch.org. 

Hospital Ministry
As a part of the Care Ministry, we have a team of trained, caring volunteers that are available to visit shut-ins and loved ones of Grace Family members or regular attendees who are in a hospital or in hospice care. For more info, please contact Mary at mauten@gracefamilychurch.org.

Meals Ministry
This ministry provides temporary meals assistance to Grace families who have experienced illness, surgery, loss of a loved one or a new birth. For more info, please contact Linda at lhubbard@gracefamilychurch.org.

Pastoral Care
This ministry provides pastoral counseling to those in need.

• In times of loss, we will be there to give you ministerial guidance for funerals.
• In times of crisis, we want to be a support to you through compassionate listening and giving you guidance that hopefully will help you through this crisis.
• Premarital counseling is given to couples prior to their wedding.
• We will officiate weddings that have gone through premarital counseling.
• We offer spiritual guidance.
• For more info, please contact Linda at lhubbard@gracefamilychurch.org.

Weddings
The Grace Family Church Van Dyke Campus facility may be used for weddings and receptions by members or regular attenders based on availability.  For more details contact the Wedding Coordinator, Mary Auten at mauten@gracefamilychurch.org.

Funerals
The Grace Family Church Van Dyke Campus may be used for funeral and memorials by members or regular attenders and their families based on availability. For more info, please contact Linda at lhubbard@gracefamilychurch.org.

Elder Care Ministry

• Visitation
• Support & assistance - help with errands and chores
• Donations - clothing for elderly (new or lightly worn), accessories, games, puzzles, movies, books, magazines, craft supplies, beauty supplies, etc.
• For how to donate, please contact Mary at mauten@gracefamilychurch.org.

Counseling
It is important to note that the counseling we provide is strictly pastoral care counseling. We do have a list of certified counselors that we can refer you to. For more info, please contact Linda at lhubbard@gracefamilychurch.org.

Stephen Ministry
This ministry provides trained, confidential, one-to-one Christian care to people who are experiencing a difficult time. Stephen Ministers will listen, empathize, encourage, pray and provide emotional and spiritual support on a weekly basis. Training required. For more info, please contact Linda at  lhubbard@gracefamilychurch.org.