March Quarterly Gathering

Last night was the last of the Quarterly Gatherings for the Campus Operations Teams. It was a good night of reviewing what God has allowed the teams to accomplish this past quarter. We also noted that the Green Thumb Team is just starting to enter into it's season of ministry. Lastly, It was a night of vision casting for the future. One of the new things we laid out last night is to have seasonal celebrations in their place of the Quarterly Gatherings.

These would be times where we celebrate what our teams have been able to accomplish for God's kingdom. It will also be a time that the teams would come together as One Team.One of our primary goals for this year is to acknowledge that even though we are multiple teams serving with different skills and tasks, we are united by the fact that we are serving the same purpose. We are "Teams serving with one heart, mind and purpose to empower ministries and to maintain a campus that honors God."

Through these celebrations, we hope to celebrate the individual along with the team.

Stay tuned for more information as we get further into the spring season!

Team Highlight - Snow Team

Did you know that we have a snow removal team at GCC? This 15 member team takes care of 10 acres of asphalt and 11,000 linear feet of sidewalks.

The snow removal team clears the parking lots, shovels and snow blows the sidewalks and spreads salt. If it doesn't snow, the team doesn't work. If it snows a lot, this team is committed to coming in early and doing whatever it takes to push, plow or blow the snow so we have a safe, distraction-free environment. This year a team member, Josh Walk, donated the use and labor to operate a front-end loader.

Snow removal is costly and essential for a safe campus. In the 2007-2008 season, this team saved the church $15,300 because of their service. That number will be even higher this year!

Quarterly Gathering - March 17

Our last Quarterly Gathering is Tuesday, March 17 at 7 pm in the Great Room. Come hear what we have planned for the future and give us your ideas and feedback. We'll honor our past and jump into an exciting future so more people can see that they matter to God.

Thank You!

After the First Wednesday Service, it was time to get the building ready for the WiredChurches workshops that would happen on Thursday and Friday. These are a great way to receive training and encouragement!

The Facility Care Team will generally do an "All Skate" the night before an event like this to get everything ready.

This time we were privileged and excited to have MERGE help us to get the building ready. MERGE is the college-age group at GCC and what a blessing they were! They swarmed the building and helped the Facility Care Team in a lot of ways and had fun doing so. They not only helped us but also were serving those that would be coming through the doors for the workshops. You guys and gals ROCK!