The call to be God’s visible grace extends beyond our church into our neighborhood and world. These ministries offer ways for us all to be involved in the commandments to love God and love our neighbor.
Community Involvement Team
Our Community Involvement Team (CIT) works to discern and shape the heart of Grace Community in the areas of mercy and justice. We develop partnerships with organizations and persons (Leland House, Silicon Valley Christian Health Alliance, Asian American Cancer Support Network and many others) to serve our local community.
Contact: Hensen Wong
Global Involvement Team
Our Global Involvement Team (GIT) provides opportunities for involvement in what God is doing around the world, ranging from financial support to hands-on involvement through short-term mission trips. Projects include disaster relief, micro-enterprise loan development, housing construction, business and technical training, and teaching English. We are involved in countries as near as Mexico and as far as Ukraine.
Contact: Terry Appling
Sports Ministry
We often connect with one another through common pastimes, such as sports. Our Sports Ministries facilitate these connections through participation in various athletic activities.
- Grace Volleyball
Grace Volleyball is a weekly indoor volleyball event open to all who want to enjoy this sport together.
Contact: Terry Appling
- Get Buff Tri-ing
Get Buff Tri-ing is a group that trains together in running, cycling, and/or swimming. Open to all levels in any of the three sports.
Contact: Judy Chen
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GIT upcoming trips (Ukraine)
Community Involvement Team
The Community Involvement Team (CIT) works to discern and shape the heart of Grace Community in the areas of mercy and justice. We develop partnerships with organizations and persons involved in mercy and justice ministries.
In the past we’ve partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank, The Family Giving Tree, Prison Fellowship, Community Pregnancy Center, Bayshore Christian Ministries, Rebuilding Together, Habitat for Humanity, Ecumenical Hunger Project, and Sacred Heart Community Services.
Current partnerships include:
Leland House
Leland House is a medical-residential care facility for persons who are HIV positive. Location: 141 Leland Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94134. Grace Community sends a team every fourth Sunday to prepare and serve dinner, spend time with residents, and pray for those requesting prayer ministry. We leave at 2 and return at 7 for debriefing and prayer. Volunteers are needed to contribute recipes, shop for ingredients, cook in the kitchen at Leland House, mingle with residents during the afternoon, and pray with those requesting prayer.
Contact:
Robin Ko
The Silicon Valley Christian Health Alliance
The mission of SVCHA is to show and share the love of Christ by providing accessible heath care oriented to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the underserved community. SVCHA currently runs a free medical and dental clinic at CityTeam Ministries’ facility at 580 Charles Street, San Jose, CA 95122, 10AM - 2PM, 3rd Saturdays. The dental clinic will also be operating on the 1st Saturday of the month. Medical/dental volunteers and non-medical volunteers are all needed. To find out more go to www.svcha.org.
Contact: Dr. Andrew Hwang
Asian American Cancer Support Network
AACSN seeks to provide an educational, supportive (including spiritual support), and diverse network of resources for Asian Americans affected by cancer. AACSN programs are made available to everyone, not just the Asian Community: workshops, care baskets, reference materials, etc. To find out more go to www.aacsn.org.
Contact: Fidelia Butt
Journey to Mosaic
Grace Community is part of the Evangelical Covenant Church’s Pacific Southwest Conference. Journey to Mosaic is a four day experiential bus trip from Northern California to Southern California that pairs people up with somebody of a different ethnic background. It unpacks portions of the African-American, Asian-American, and Hispanic-American stories in California through tours, films, and partner/large group discussions. The CIT offers scholarships for the Journey. To find out more go to www.pswc.org and click on the bus.
Contact: Steve Wong
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