Serving Ministries
At Grace Chapel our mission is to eradicate homelessness in whatever form it presents itself. We believe every person deserves a spiritual, emotional, and physical home.
While we seek to live out our mission every day by helping connect people to the Gospel, we also know God often calls us out of our day to day and into the lives of others to serve.
Serve within the church
Volunteer with Grace Chapel’s ministries
If you are interested in learning more, please reach out to us and we will fill you in. Volunteer commitments can be once a month or as frequent as you want. There is something to fit every skill and schedule.
serve in the community
Power Packs – Feeding Local Kids
No parent or guardian should ever be put in the position to choose between paying the rent/mortgage and utilities or feeding their families. Through our Power Packs Ministry, we seek to provide the basic necessity of food for children at local elementary schools. Children receive a bag with non-perishable food items to help supplement the families’ groceries each weekend.
How Can I help?
Join the team
We need help organizing food and delivering to schools. Contact Pastor Joshua Manning to get connected.
Make Donations
We need donations of food & financial resources to support this program.
You can buy the food listed below and bring it to the church, or you can shop online using the buttons below and they will ship directly to the church.
Needed Donations: Ramen Noodles, Single-serve Breakfast, Canned meats, Sweet Snacks, Salty Snacks, Canned Veggies, Canned Pasta and Mac & Cheese
serve the global community
Operatión Abrigo
We partner with other local United Methodist churches to send teams to build homes near Juarez, Mexico each year with Operación Abrigo.
Operación Abrigo was founded in 1996 by Rev. Jose Luis Portillo in Tierra Neuva, Mexico. Since then, over 7,000 homes, two churches, a medical clinic, and a vocational school have been built to serve the poor in the community. The homes are built of cinderblocks with a cement floor. Each team is led by maistros who teach the team how to mix mortar and lay the blocks. The family often helps build the home alongside the team. At the end of the weekend, the team and family participate in a home dedication ceremony.
How can I help?
Join us on our Next Trip! Contact Pastor Joshua Manning for details.
Make a monetary donation to cover the cost of the home. One home cost $3200.
Make an in-kind donation for the team to take to the family.
• Simple toys like bubbles & hot wheels cars (small items that can be flown in suitcases)
• Spanish Bibles (children’s & adults’)
• Quilts (for the family receiving the home)
Provide a scholarship for another Serve Trip traveler to cover their trip fee and/or airfare.