Violet Hosts Serve Teams from Upstate Church in Greenville, South Carolina A group of 185 students and adults from Upstate Church in Greenville, South Carolina, spent the first week of June staying at Violet and serving throughout our local community. The group divided into community teams and construction teams, each seeking to meet practical needs while sharing the hope of the Gospel. One community team led a basketball camp and participated in neighborhood evangelism around the Stowe Mission on Parsons Avenue. Other teams did similar outreach at Change City Church in Pickerington and Found Church in Gahanna. Another community team partnered with Jersey Church to host more than 500 students at a Christ-centered Sports & Arts Camp in a Pataskala park. Additionally, one team hosted a Backyard Bible Club at a local apartment complex. The construction teams also made a significant impact. One team installed a new roof and built storage shelves at Outreach Ministries, a Christ-centered drug and alcohol recovery program for men in Pataskala. Another construction team spent the week making updates to cabins at Geneva Hills Christian Camp in the Hocking Hills area. Each team brought the light of Christ and the hope of the Gospel to every person they encountered. They were extremely thankful for the hospitality extended to them by the people of Violet.
The week was a beautiful picture of the Body of Christ coming together to meet real needs and share real hope.
Pastor Keith Next Gen Pastor keithh@violetchurch.com
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