Local Mission
Local Mission provides for the needs of the local community by utilizing the time, talents, and monetary donations of its members and friends. Our goals include:
- Sharing information about Grace’s local mission opportunities to new and existing members;
- Raising awareness and increasing visibility of current missions;
- Helping our congregation to become more engaged in local missions, and;
- Assisting our congregation as they engage in potential new missions.
Some of our local missions include:
AA and Al Anon
Angel Tree and RAINdeer
Catawba Care Coalition
Fort Mill Care Center
Habitat for Humanity of York County
Meals on Wheels
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Providence Presbytery
The Saluda Center
Scouting Ministries
Vacation Bible School
AA and Al Anon
Alcoholics Anonymous provides twelve-step group meetings for individuals trying to stop addiction to alcohol and other drugs. Al Anon is the corresponding support and learning group for spouses and relatives of addicted persons. Grace sponsors this extraordinary healing ministry. AA and Al Anon meetings are hosted on Mondays and Fridays at 8 p.m. Al Anon meetings are also hosted on Saturdays at 9 and 10:30 a.m. Contact church office: (803) 548-0800.
Angel Tree and RAINdeer
During the Christmas season we share tangible good news with people in need. A Christmas tree in our sanctuary is adorned with paper angels and reindeer which include the age and need of a person for whom a gift is purchased, returned, and forwarded. The sources of referral are 1) our county social services departments for families who have someone in jail or prison, and 2) Catawba Care Center working with the Regional Aids Interfaith Network for families who have an immediate family member living with AIDS. Contact Lori Ochsner: 803-547-5577 (RAINdeer). Contact Ronnie Flansburg: (803) 548-3955 (Angel Tree).
Catawba Care Coalition
Catawba Care Coalition provides support services for people living with HIV/AIDS. Grace supports CCC by providing donations of household cleaning and personal hygiene items. To learn more, visit www.catawbacare.org. Contact Rusty Fuller: (803) 548- 4119.
Fort Mill Care Center
The Fort Mill Care Center is a local social service program for residents of Fort Mill. It has been in operation since 1967 when local churches and ministers recognized the need to handle the many requests needed for family aid. The Care Center is a volunteer organization staffed completely by volunteers that run several programs for needy Fort Mill citizens. A few of the programs are: food pantry, emergency utilities, rent and qualified prescriptions, school backpacks, healthy teeth, warm blanket/winter jacket, Santa’s helper, Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Their website is www.FortMillCareCenter.org and they are open Mon., Wed., and Fri., from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. The Care Center can use volunteers in the front office with application/interviewing of clients and also in the pantry sorting food/serving clients. Grace supports the center by collecting food items each month and monetarily. Grace is involved with the center’s food pantry program. Each month a suggested food is listed in the bulletin and members bring their donations throughout the month. To learn more about FMCC, visit http://www.fortmillcarecenter.org/partners.html. Contact Maggie Meyer: (803) 547-8839.
Habitat for Humanity of York County
Grace Presbyterian assists Habitat for Humanity of York County with prayer, volunteer, and financial support for projects such as Apostles Build, Faith Build, and Women’s Build. This ministry helps families with below-median incomes build and own their own home for the first time. To learn more, visit www.yorkcountyhabitat.org. Contact Lori Ochsner: (803) 547-5577
Meals on Wheels
Grace provides meals on Sunday afternoons for six to eight Fort Mill residents. Teams (usually comprised of two families) serve on a rotating basis approximately every six to eight weeks to prepare and deliver a warm meal. Contact Jeanne Weaver: (803) 548-3896
Prayer Shawl Ministry
This knitting/crocheting group meets at Grace from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday evenings. They provide prayer shawls to York County Hospice and to our own church family in need of some comfort. They also supply baby caps to CMC Pineville for newborn babies. New knitters/crocheters are always welcome as are donations. Contact Maggie Meyer: (803) 547-8839
Providence Presbytery
Our Presbytery is the aggregate of 58 PCUSA congregations in northern South Carolina. Our giving to the presbytery helps to provide funding for the services (personnel and program) of Providence Presbytery, the Synod of the South Atlantic, and the Presbyterian Church (USA). Local missions supported by our Presbytery include Faith New Church Development in Indian Land (this is an important ministry for our congregation as we seek to “pay forward” the generous resources offered when Grace was a New Church Development), Bethelwoods Camp and Conference Center, food programs for elderly poor and disabled people in our Presbytery (through Dimes for Hunger), and Providence Carpenters (which provides critical renovations and home repairs for those needing assistance in our Presbytery,) campus ministry at our local colleges and universities, Habitat for Humanity, Second Harvest, and Kids to Kamp (funding for children to go to Bethelwoods who would not otherwise be able to attend). Contact Joanne Sizoo: (803) 548-0800.
The Saluda Center
Grace offers space to the Saluda Center as their professional counselors work with clients. The Saluda Center is a ministry of compassion as they:
- Provide counseling for emotionally troubled individuals, couples, and families;
- Provide ongoing training for clergy and helping professionals; and
- Provide growth services for personal and emotional needs.
They seek to follow the examples of Jesus Christ in ministering to those who suffer from troubled human relations and to those who seek help in living responsible, caring lives. Their services are offered on a sliding scale, thanks to support from individuals and congregations like Grace. Contact church office: 548-0800.
Scouting Ministries
Grace believes Scouting is a healthy program to grow maturity, service, and leadership in children and youth. Grace is a long-time charter partner with Palmetto Council, Boy Scouts of America and supports three Scouting units: Cub Scout Pack 250, Boy Scout Troop 250, and Venturing Crew 250. Contact Dave Harkins at: cor
bsa250
org.
Vacation Bible School
Children experience Bible study, crafts, singing, and dancing as they share the love of God and grow in his word. VBS is a great form of community outreach with 75% of our children coming from outside our church family. To learn more and get involved, contact: Judy Forrest: (803) 548-2380.
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