Announcements: March 29, 2020
Worship Service Livestream
Until we are able to gather again on Sunday morning, we will be live streaming our service through our website and Facebook. Each week you will be able to find us by clicking HERE. We will begin at our usual time of 10:30am with music followed by a sermon from Pastor David. We will send an email and a text message with the link on Sunday morning prior to the service. You can use the link or visit the website homepage to join us. Please make sure to like our Facebook page to get updates there.
Five Ways to Give Your Offering
Until we meet again, please continue to give via online directly from our website. You can click HERE to continue to support our ministries and ongoing church expenses.
Stay Connected via Social Media
With new updates and information coming out each day regarding best pratices to deal with the Coronavirus, our church events and gatherings will be reevaluated and modified accordingly. Please continue to check email and text messages from the church for the latest news. We also invite you to stay connected via Facebook and Twitter.
We Are Here to Help
Several members have volunteered to run errands for anyone who is in a high risk group susecptible to COVID-19 or who does not feel comfortable going out. If you would like help running errands and getting groceries or supplies, please let us know. We can put you in touch with someone who can help.
Church Financial Report & Internal Review
The February church financials are available now as well as the 2019 internal review. Please take a moment to review the documents if you are one of our members. Direct any questions to Trudi D'Ambrosio, church treasurer.
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
Annie Armstrong was a bold missions advocate and the Woman's Missionary Union's first national executive director. The annual offering in her name provides for thousands of our missionaries across the USA, Canada, and their territories. This year's theme is “It's All About The Gospel,” and the goal is $70 million. The needs are great, and your prayers and financial support are vital. Please consider giving generously by donating online HERE.
Scholarship Applications Available - DUE DATE EXTENDED
The Green Level Scholarship application is now available in the Member's section of the website. The scholarship is available to church members. Please have the applications turned in by Sunday, May 31. Click HERE to download the application. NOTE: Teacher recommendations are no requried this year. You may mail your application or scan it and email it to Angela.
Easter Egg Hunt (Cancelled)
Our annual Easter Egg Hunt scheduled on Saturday, April 11th at Mills Park in Cary from 10am - 12 noon has been CANCELLED due to the restrictions around large group gatherings and COVID-19. Thank you to the voluneers who were ready to help with this year's outreach event. We already look forward to being able to gather again and serve our community through our egg hunt next year!
Africa Missions Trip Update
UPDATE: The mission team is on hold at this time until furhter information is available. We will keep you posted. Jeff Mobley and his daughter, Lauren, are assembling a mission trip to South Africa May 15-25, organized by the North Carolina Baptists on Mission, in partnership with Door of Hope, to assist in the construction, maintenance, evangelism, community ministry, and church planting. The primary focus will be building cottages to house six abandoned children and host parents outside of Johannesburg (no experience necessary). For more information or to join the team see the informational sheet and/or contact Jeff. If you would like to contribute to the team's construction costs, you can click HERE to donate. Donations through GLBC will go to the overall mission expenses, not toward individual team member expenses. To see trip details, click HERE.
Operation Christmas Child Collection (Postponed)
Update: We are postponing further collections until we are able to meet again. From March until October, we collect items to pack into shoeboxes in November for Operation Christmas Child. Shoeboxes are sent all over the world sharing the gospel with children and their families. For more information about Operation Christmas Child, visit the Samaritan's Purse website. Please place your donations in the collection bins in the sanctuary by the exit doors. Additionally, we have coin collection jars you can take to collect your change throughout the year to help with the cost to ship the boxes in November. Jars are located o the tables by the exit doors. March Collections Items: toboggans, gloves, hats, scarves, cold weather accessories.
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