...we talked about thinking beyond ourselves and creating a space that wasn't just for us- but for the community to use.
Recently we compiled a list of ways we have opened up our facility to people who don't necessarily attend our church. Take a peek:
ATHLETICS
• Sunday night open gym
• Weeknights – Basketball, Volleyball, Dodgeball, Soccer, Wiffleball teams/leagues
• Kids Basketball and Soccer programs (Including parents – over 400 people/week)
WEEKDAY PRESCHOOL
• 152 FAMILIES
CIVIC ACTIVITIES
• Election polling location for 4 precincts
• Red Cross Emergency Shelter
• Mentoring afterschool program for Hayes Middle School
• Hayes Middle School teachers meetings
• Home school associations for events, i.e., graduation, drama, clubs
• Blood drives
• Multiple Neighborhood Association meeting
• Boy Scout/ Girl Scout meetings
• Eagle Scout Ceremonies
• Henry Clay Baccalaureate service
BUSINESSES
• Corporation meetings
• Jazzercise
• Spanish classes
• Corporate Memorial Services –after major tragedies
SUPPORT GROUPS
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Al-Anon
• Emotions Anonymous
• Divorce Care
• Divorce recovery for elementary kids
• Grief Share
PARKING LOT
• Mowing company
• Hayes Middle School events
COMMUNITY PARTIES
• Big Bunny (Easter)
• Pumpkin Patch (Halloween)
ARTS/CULTURAL
• Ballet Winchester – Ballet Magnificat production
• Kidz Artz Institute
• Summer Music Classes
• Spirit Wind Dancers
ON SITE COMMUNITY CHARITY SUPPORT
• Inner city dinners
• Step By Step fund raisers
• Clothes and food drives
• Christmas gift drives
LOCAL COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
• Weddings
• Funerals
• Showers
• Birthday parties
• Pre-marriage Counseling
GROUP MEETINGS
• MOMS group meetings
• Game Night
• Handwriting Analysis
Isn't it great to be a part of a church that puts its building where its mouth is???
2 comments:
YES! I would not be at Crossroads if we had not had such positive experience with the children's basketball/soccer programs. I remember Greg Gilmore getting up there at the banquets and inviting us nonchalantly to attend a service. When the time came for me to find a new church home it was a no-brainer.
I love the way we reach out into the community! It also offers a great way get some of our seeking friends inside the doors!
It always amazes me that if I've ever have to run by the church to pick something up during the week I've never, in ten years, had to unlock the building. There's always something going on there. That's pretty awesome.
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