Mission Moment

Grand Avenue Baptist Church

Mission Moment

CarePortal Training Lunch

August 18, 2024 • Scott Ward

We will be hosting a free lunch after Community Groups in Room 120 on Sunday, August 25th to anyone interested in hearing more about the CarePortal. Matt Whitson from the Arkansas Family Alliance will be with us to do the training. It will be no more than one hour of your time, plus some good pizza! There is no obligation.

Our church is excited to partner with Arkansas Family Alliance and the CarePortal. CarePortal creates a platform to connect churches and child welfare agencies to address the needs of hurting children and families. This technology uses a geographically-based email system that strategically addresses all areas of child welfare. These areas include helping prevent families from entering state care, foster care, adoption, and kids aging out of the system.

Mission Moment

November 10, 2024 • Scott Ward

Rooted in James 1:27 and reflected throughout all of Scripture, this special day will encourage our church to engage deeply in adoption, foster care, global orphan care and wrap-around family support — central to living as disciples of Christ. We will join churches in over 120 countries that have witnessed the transformative power of this day to catalyze action and celebrate all that God is doing in our communities on behalf of vulnerable children and families. Before and after our Worship Service, we will host information tables where you can learn about getting more involved. These tables will be located in the Guest Services area.

Mission Moment

November 3, 2024 • Scott Ward

We are excited to be able to allow Connected Foster Care to office out of our church. They provide missional families with the option to welcome vulnerable children through private foster care. Plus, they lead our Southern Baptist churches to support those foster families by meeting their specific needs, providing freezer meals, providing respite care, and many other things. Find out more about their ministry at http://www.abcfm.org/foster-care

Mission Moment

October 27, 2024 • Scott Ward

Community Rescue Mission is one of our local mission partnerships here in Fort Smith. CRM is a shelter and transitional housing for homeless families with children. They are looking for some of our Community Groups to pick one night per month in 2025 to go over cook the evening meal and serve it. It is 4pm-6pm and only takes 3-4 people. If your Community Group is interested in taking an evening, email Scott Ward at mailto:scott@gabc.church, and he will send you the available dates.