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Caring Ministry
Caring Ministries provide a silent support to people in need. Typically, the only people who know about it are those being cared about or cared for.
For example, last year:
- More than 300 meals were made and delivered to families struggling in some way.
- Over 1,200 cards and notes were written to people needing encouragement.
- Dozens of people were given financial counseling by our finance counselors.
- Hundreds of pounds of food as well as other items were collected for those in need in our partnership with Mission Hills Church.
- Over 1,100 people were prayed for by the prayer chain.
- Nearly 5,000 people were served in some manner at the funerals held at Greenwood last year.
- Many people were visited in the hospital.
- Stephen Ministers cared for their care receivers.
- Ambassadors and Greeters welcomed and assisted people on Sunday mornings.
- Care persons on call helped people after regular church hours.
All of these things are quietly happening every day to show people the love of Jesus – to Care about and for the body of Christ.
If you are in need of prayer, please e-mail your request by clicking here.
For more information about these ministries or to get involved, please speak with anyone on the Care Council, or contact the Care Ministries at Greenwood. We would love to talk with you.
Click on any of the following links to learn more about our Caring Ministries:
| Funeral Ambassadors | |
| Funeral Receptions | |
The ministry focus for the Ambassadors/Greeters is on providing a first warm and welcoming contact as people enter the building, answering questions, and directing people to where they need to go as they arrive. The focus is also on seeking out people who may be visiting Greenwood for the first time and introducing them to others, as well as seeking out people who may be hurting or people who may need to talk to someone about the Lord.
The ministry focus for the Card Ministry is on sending cards and notes of encouragement to people who are struggling in some fashion. The struggle may be from an illness, a death in the family, a loss of a job, a divorce, or any other situation where words of encouragement may give the person receiving them some hope in the Lord and in their future. There is a team of people available each week to do this. This ministry is not just confined to members or attendees of Greenwood, but also reaches out to many extended friends, family, and acquaintances of people from Greenwood.
The Care Council is the leadership team for the Care Ministries that provide support, encouragement, and leadership for our 225 field ministers (those serving on the various Care Ministries).
The ministry focus for the Care & Christmas Baskets is on people who have had a difficult time due to the loss of a loved one, an illness in the family, a divorce, a loss of a job, struggles with children, or numerous other life situations. These baskets are a way of showing people they are being remembered and cared for. It is a way of sharing Christ’s love at Christmas.
The ministry focus for the Food Collection Ministry is to help those with needs in our community. Through our partnership with the Home and Health Ministry of Mission Hills Church, we help to provide the much needed items distributed each week. The first Sunday of each month is designated as Food Collection Sunday; however, food can be placed in the collection barrels in the Narthex and near the kitchen at any time.
The ministry focus for the Financial Counseling Ministry is to provide a no-cost, confidential opportunity for members and attendees of Greenwood to discuss their specific financial situation and questions, whether or not a request for financial aid is involved. The Congregational Needs Fund supports this ministry.
The ministry focus for the Funeral Ambassadors is on assisting with funeral or memorial services at Greenwood in a variety of ways that might include: helping with set-up and clean-up; helping to usher; being available to talk to people about Christ following the service if someone so desires; directing traffic in the parking lot; assisting with flower delivery; and other support specific to individual services.
The ministry focus for the Funeral Receptions is on providing food following a funeral or memorial service at Greenwood for the family and friends. Time of day and family preference determine if the food is in the form of a meal or refreshments.
This group of breast cancer survivors provides support to anyone who has recently been diagnosed with breast cancer.
The ministry focus for the Meal Ministry is on providing meals for members or attendees of Greenwood that are struggling in some fashion – those recovering from an injury, on bed rest, or experiencing a death in the family. This may be a family who has a family member with a serious illness or someone in the hospital. This may be an individual who is going through chemo treatments. This may be a family where the mother is on bed rest due to an at-risk pregnancy. Part of the focus of this ministry is on the delivery--many times the delivery of the meal and the love, when it is delivered, is as significant as the meal itself.
The ministry focus for the Prayer Chain is on providing prayer support for members or attendees of Greenwood who are going through difficult situations. The focus is to lift those people to the Lord in prayer, and to let the Holy Spirit guide those on the Prayer Chain as to how the Lord wants them to pray. There will be a team of individuals on duty each week to pray for the needs. There are currently four teams so that each team is on duty one week per month.
The ministry focus for the Stephen Ministry is to provide a Stephen Minister to an individual who needs someone to walk alongside them during a difficult time. Stephen Ministers are trained members from the congregation that commit to minister to someone for up to 18 months. For more information, contact Joetta Walsh, our Stephen Ministry Director.
The ministry focus for the Visitation Ministry is on people who are in hospitals, assisted living facilities, or are homebound due to illness. Visitors provide both spiritual and emotional support for those who are struggling.