This article is part of a series spotlighting nonprofit organizations that receive funding through our Grace Church Outreach Ministry. We seek to partner with organizations that work to make a meaningful difference in one or more of the following areas: Supporting individuals experiencing poverty and housing insecurity Expanding access to...
Earlier this month, representatives from local churches and non-profit organizations gathered together to share conversation about how to best meet the immediate and longer-term need for food assistance in our community. Action items from that meeting included support for the upcoming community Thanksgiving meal, providing food boxes for families at...
This article is part of a series spotlighting nonprofit organizations that receive funding through our Grace Church Outreach Ministry. We seek to partner with organizations that work to make a meaningful difference in one or more of the following areas: Supporting individuals experiencing poverty and housing insecurity Expanding access to...
The Outreach Committee has designated October as Volunteer Blitz Month at Grace Church! The Outreach Committee would like to see just how many hours our congregation gives back to our community. From September 28 until November 2, we need your help collecting our volunteering hours. Log your hours on the...
In 2025, the Grace Church Outreach Ministry is providing financial assistance and volunteer services to organizations across Hall County in support of initiatives that promote community well-being. Through financial contributions and hands-on support, we are helping nonprofit organizations make meaningful progress in key areas such as: Supporting individuals experiencing poverty...
The Gainesville Hall Community Food Pantry was established in 1972 and has been helping to support families in Hall County living in food-insecure settings. Our mission is to serve individuals in need of food. Grace Episcopal Church is one of the five churches in the area that keep our pantry...
From time to time, I love being able to give an update about how funds from the Discretionary Fund are used in the life of the wider community. This fund is available for immediate needs, and parishes establish them as a means for the rector to use with the staff,...
A message from Darlene Hauserman, Director of the Community Food Pantry and a Grace Church parishioner: We are in unprecedented times when it comes to getting access to food to fill our pantries. This is not just a Hall County issue or a state of Georgia issue, it is an...
In 2021, the Episcopal Community Foundation for Middle and North Georgia granted a 2020 $25,000 request from the Gateway Center Against Domestic Violence to assist them in their continued mission to prevent domestic violence and to provide immediate safe and secured housing for victims of violent domestic abuse. The Compassion/Outreach...
We are living in uncertain times, to be sure, and we want to do what we can to offer a pastoral presence to the community. Cynthia worked to put together a very useful gathering of resources that are prayerful, pastoral, and practical, looking at how we consciously engage our circumstances....