CARING MINISTRY

In carrying out our mission as a "grace place," the caring ministry expresses God’s graciousness in the area of pastoral needs of our members.

The Caring Ministry seeks to:

• See that the elderly, shut-ins, sick, and the needy are given adequate personal support and attention.
• Counsel adults who are 55 and above.
• Give time and attention to Care Givers as well as those in need of care.

This ministry sees that our elderly, homebound, nursing home residents, the sick, and the needy are given adequate personal support and attention. This ministry provides for our Church family in the spirit of I Timothy 5:8, “But if anyone does not provide for his own, especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.” This verse comes in the context of teaching that the Church Family should look after its members when the immediate family cannot.

The Caring Ministry seeks to connect the unconnected Senior Adult to Christ and to a Christian community where each can grow in full devotion to God. The ministry is designed to be a non-threatening environment where Christian senior adults will feel comfortable inviting their non-Christian senior adult friends.

Due to the Federal Privacy Act, hospitals will not tell us the names of patients. Therefore, we request that the members notify the Church Office when members are in the hospital so that the Caring Ministry staff can visit them. We have no other way of knowing when our members are in the hospital.