Project GOL!
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"I would like to introduce you to "Project GOL!”
Roughly 1/3 of Sunnyside, Queens, the neighborhood where Grace Fellowship Church (GFC) and I minister, is Hispanic. Many of those are first generation immigrants who do not speak fluent English. In addition, almost 20% of GFC is Hispanic, and many of those also are not fluent in English. Although we translate our Sunday service each week into Spanish, we don't currently have proper spiritual and emotional care for many of these congregants.
In addition, we have contact with over 150 families in Sunnyside, mostly Hispanic, as well as 45 junior and senior high aged students we call, CIT’s (Counselors-In-Training), who are former campers at Sunnyside City Camp—an all day summer day camp we conduct at our own expense. These young men and women continue to meet regularly throughout the year at our Grace Center and we see them as future leaders, as well as ministry leaders, and perhaps even church planters, in Queens, New York!
Unfortunately, we just haven't had the resources to hire staff to invest in this key area of ministry. . . .until now.
We have recently hired Kevin Arevalo to join the GFC staff as a pastoral intern. Kevin is a second-generation Hispanic (both his parents are from El Salvador) born and raised on Long Island. As a recent graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary, we’re excited to bring him on staff to focus on ministering to the Hispanic community as well as help develop our Community Groups ministry.
GFC was recently blessed with a denominational grant for $100,000 to fill this position! It is a 2-to-1 matching grant that we will need to match over the next 3 years with $200,000. While this is a large amount, we have already received nearly half of that in pledges from those who believe in our work here in Sunnyside, Queens.
There are more than 650,000 Hispanic people in Queens but a deficiency in grace-centered ministries intentionally reaching out to this huge demographic. We believe God is calling us to move into this need and we hope and intend this to be the first step in a long-term renewal and even leadership development among Hispanics in Queens. And, further, by God’s grace, even a new movement of Hispanic and bi-lingual church plants intentionally ministering and reaching their neighborhoods with the gospel of grace!
We will be seeking financial investments from individuals, foundations, and churches from around the country but we are also reaching out to you individually, to see if you would be willing to invest now in this Project.
Thank you for your help!
Pastor Jon Storck
Help spread the word!
Roughly 1/3 of Sunnyside, Queens, the neighborhood where Grace Fellowship Church (GFC) and I minister, is Hispanic. Many of those are first generation immigrants who do not speak fluent English. In addition, almost 20% of GFC is Hispanic, and many of those also are not fluent in English. Although we translate our Sunday service each week into Spanish, we don't currently have proper spiritual and emotional care for many of these congregants.
In addition, we have contact with over 150 families in Sunnyside, mostly Hispanic, as well as 45 junior and senior high aged students we call, CIT’s (Counselors-In-Training), who are former campers at Sunnyside City Camp—an all day summer day camp we conduct at our own expense. These young men and women continue to meet regularly throughout the year at our Grace Center and we see them as future leaders, as well as ministry leaders, and perhaps even church planters, in Queens, New York!
Unfortunately, we just haven't had the resources to hire staff to invest in this key area of ministry. . . .until now.
We have recently hired Kevin Arevalo to join the GFC staff as a pastoral intern. Kevin is a second-generation Hispanic (both his parents are from El Salvador) born and raised on Long Island. As a recent graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary, we’re excited to bring him on staff to focus on ministering to the Hispanic community as well as help develop our Community Groups ministry.
GFC was recently blessed with a denominational grant for $100,000 to fill this position! It is a 2-to-1 matching grant that we will need to match over the next 3 years with $200,000. While this is a large amount, we have already received nearly half of that in pledges from those who believe in our work here in Sunnyside, Queens.
There are more than 650,000 Hispanic people in Queens but a deficiency in grace-centered ministries intentionally reaching out to this huge demographic. We believe God is calling us to move into this need and we hope and intend this to be the first step in a long-term renewal and even leadership development among Hispanics in Queens. And, further, by God’s grace, even a new movement of Hispanic and bi-lingual church plants intentionally ministering and reaching their neighborhoods with the gospel of grace!
We will be seeking financial investments from individuals, foundations, and churches from around the country but we are also reaching out to you individually, to see if you would be willing to invest now in this Project.
Thank you for your help!
Pastor Jon Storck
Help spread the word!
Organizer and beneficiary
Stephanie Granade
Organizer
Sunnyside, NY
Kevin Arevalo
Beneficiary