The Olive Crest Alumni Christmas Party was extremely successful for the 180 alumni and their children and volunteers, thanks to the generous donation by a Grace Fellowship Church member and the hard work of Andrew and Ellen Gallimore, Wendy Fears and Erica Widmer.... read more.

Our Northrise Christmas Project has begun. Visit the Christmas tree in the foyer and choose an ornament to purchase as a donation towards student tuition, housing, food or recreation items. Please make your donation on the Northrise website at www.northrise.org.

NOVEMBER 13th and 14th, 2010

The Medina-Velasquez family of 5 was thrilled when we arrived to build a latrine as well as paint their home. Brenda, 15, the oldest of the three children couldn’t wait to get started and hugged us from the moment we got there until the time we left. The youngest two children 4 year old Edgar, and 8 year old Maireni, busied themselves making crafts, getting their faces painted, playing with members of our church and enjoying delicious BBQ’d burgers... READ MORE.

There are 3 outreach opportunities taking place during this holiday season that are available for your participation. We need volunteers for these events - so if you are interested, please register online. For any outreach related questions, please send an email to Lara Mellma at laramellma@gmail.com. 

Village of Hope Thanksgiving Food Drive

Please bring your filled grocery bags to church no later than Monday November 22nd. The bags will be delivered to the Village of Hope for families in need around Orange County. Items to include are dried goods such as boxed potatoes, powdered milk, canned pumpkin, sweet potatoes, corn/green beans and cranberries.

Toby's House Christmas Brunch

We will be hosting a brunch and making gingerbread houses for the residents of Toby's House, Saturday December 18th at 10:30am. To learn more OR to register, please CLICK HERE.

Olive Crest Christmas Party

We need volunteers to help with food and decorations for the Olive Crest Christmas dinner and party taking place the evening of Thursday, December 16th. For more info or to sign up, please CLICK HERE.

Fill up your paper grocery bags with canned or boxed Thanksgiving food items for families in need throughout Orange County. A list of items to include in your shopping bag is listed below. Return your filled bags to church by November 22nd. Please contact laramellma@gmail.com for more information.

Box or canned items for thanksgiving dinner, some ideas:

Box Mashed potatoes
Powdered milk
Can pumpkin
Can sweet potatoes
Can corn/green beans
Can cranberry