Grace Presbyterian Church
...Christ centered-Bible based-Ministry focused

A supporting member of the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals

                  ...Christ-Centered...Bible Based...Ministry Focused
Missional Outreach

Our Missional Ministries:

Our church has many traditional ministries: local and foreign missions, relief work, and aid to those in need. We also provide some unique ministries within our community:

Personal/Family Counseling:
Grace in the Mountains Biblical Counseling Center is a biblical counseling ministry offered to our Great Smoky Mountain community at no charge.
It is a 'Christ-centered, Bible-based and Ministry-focused' service established by Grace Presbyterian Church. This ministry is under the supervision of the Session of our church and coordinated by our pastor, Dr. Kenneth R. Jones (Board Certified Pastoral Counselor). If this sounds like something you or a loved one could benefit from, please access the American Association of Christian Counselors Christian Care Referral Network for more information (http://www.aacc.net/resources/find-a-counselor/) and then call the church.

Financial Counseling
:
   Our trained team of financial counselors provides help in personal finance, budgeting and Christian financial accountability. 
(Click below for more information.)

                  

Career Counseling:    We provide aptitude testing and counseling from a Biblical perspective for those seeking guidance for their life work. 

The Smoky Mountain Greek Institute: Christians from several churches gather to seek greater understanding of the scriptures by learning the original language of the New Testament in these classes.

Special Seminars: We believe that contemporary issues need to be addressed in light of the scriptures.                         

Prayer Center for the Suffering Church:  We are a special liaison in this area of North Carolina with “Open Doors” and other organizations praying for and addressing the needs of persecuted Christians around the world.  


Campus Outreach: We enjoy working with this fine organization ministering to the college students of Western Carolina University.

Local Ministries:
                                                               

   
                             
                     
Grace sponsors a Good News Club on Tuesday afternoons at East Franklin Elementary School.  Club meetings begin right after the school day ends and last for one hour.  The children learn Bible stories and memory verses, sing songs, play Bible games, learn about famous missionaries and enjoy a snack.  Contact our church office for more information on our local program.  For information about Child Evangelism Fellowship, the international organization that began the Good News Club program, visit their site by clicking here.


Good News Club team pictures:
        
Whole team
        Using puppet to teach memory verse
        Teaching a song

Download a permission slip that your child must bring to the first meeting they attend: Permit form

Camp Living Water:
  Each summer, Grace provides scholarships so that a number of children can attend this camp near Bryson City.  See their web page for more information. http://www.camplivingwater.com

Macon Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center: Every two months, Grace has a worship service on Sunday afternoon for residents of Macon Valley.  Prior to this service, we have a hymn sing for the residents in the Alzhimer's unit. 

Foreign Missions:  Grace supports missionaries and missions programs in a number of countries around the world.  One program of special interest has been the Uganda Children's Mission.  This mission outreach purchases shoes and socks (required for school admission) and pays school fees for impoverished children in Uganda.  Through special fund-raising events and donations of members, Grace has helped hundreds of these children over many years.  Click on the word picture to see shoes and socks being given to the children.

Other organizations we support include Samaritan's purse
http://www.samaritanspurse.org
and World Relief. http://worldrelief.org
Web Hosting Companies