Community Ministries Program

06/15/2026

Hazel joins the Potato Challenge Winners Club! Great job Hazel!!!

Students in our program grow their own potato plant from the eye of another potato and when it grows 12" from the soil they take a picture and win a candy bar of their choosing! Teaching skills like growing your own food, taking care of plants and nature, how to grow food in containers and more. Also...it's just plain cool to see potato plants grow and even more fun when you dig them up to find the surprises beneath the soil!

06/08/2026

So honored to see one of our past Community Ministries Program Volunteers, Isabella Purosky, get married this past weekend at a beautiful ceremony in Ravenna. We also got to see past volunteers, Savannah and Tyler, there too! We want to wish Bella and Austin Jones a wonderful life together!

Bella also just graduated from med school and is now officially a doctor! Congrats again Mr. & Dr. Jones!

06/03/2026

Gonza for the win in the Potato Plant Challenge!!! Great job! Candy bar deliveries happening next week!

06/03/2026

Wesley made it into the Potato Plant Challenge Circle of Champions today! Great job! A Kit Kat bar is on the way!

05/29/2026

Sharing about our Community Ministries Program, at the Mission Fair, this evening at the 2026 Michigan United Methodist Conference in Traverse City.

05/28/2026

Congress 5th grade teacher gets a shout out from GRPS. Charity is an amazing teacher and a close friend of the CM Program. Congrats Charity!

For 18 years, Congress Elementary fifth-grade teacher Charity Webbley has dedicated herself to helping scholars grow academically, socially and emotionally while building a classroom culture rooted in love, respect and perseverance.

“I often tell my students, ‘Once you’re one of my kiddos, you’re always one of my kiddos,’ because I want every child to know they will always have someone cheering them on, believing in them, and loving them,” Webbley said.

05/27/2026

We've got another Potato Challenge winner! Great Job! Her candy bar has already been delivered to the school!

05/27/2026

Great night last night with our Faith on the Fly Program!

05/26/2026

Looking for an opportunity to help out at Congress Elementary School for their End of the Year Fiesta later this week? They are still in need of some extra hands if you are interested.

We are seeking community support to make our year 5th annual end party a success. Feel free to share with neighbors and friends who may be willing to lend a hand so our families can enjoy the event together, but we also welcome parent and guardian support, especially with set-up and clean-up. Please...

05/23/2026

Brad and Archer along with Brian and Jack's River Adventure! Great job boys!