Three years ago First EFC Fullerton, CA, began to dream of a weekend to literally change the whole Sunday morning experience, taking worship to the streets through community service. For the past couple of years they've made significant progress through "Serve Day," mobilizing about 500–600 volunteers from the church. This weekend, May 16/17, they hope to have about 2000 volunteers actively engaged in serving Christ all over the community. For GraceWorks Weekend, they're focusing on four cities: Fullerton, LaHabra, Placentia and Brea. Contacting local non-profits, city officials and school districts, asking what needs they have and how the volunteers might be able to help--they have identified opportunities for nearly 2500 servants. God has provided about 60 project managers and many team leaders to help coordinate this massive "the church as left the building" effort.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
The Church Has Left the Building
Three years ago First EFC Fullerton, CA, began to dream of a weekend to literally change the whole Sunday morning experience, taking worship to the streets through community service. For the past couple of years they've made significant progress through "Serve Day," mobilizing about 500–600 volunteers from the church. This weekend, May 16/17, they hope to have about 2000 volunteers actively engaged in serving Christ all over the community. For GraceWorks Weekend, they're focusing on four cities: Fullerton, LaHabra, Placentia and Brea. Contacting local non-profits, city officials and school districts, asking what needs they have and how the volunteers might be able to help--they have identified opportunities for nearly 2500 servants. God has provided about 60 project managers and many team leaders to help coordinate this massive "the church as left the building" effort.
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