GCC MISSION OBJECTIVES
Our Charity ministers to the needs of various social groups within and outside the organisation. The charity provides a forum for empowerment and development for its members within and those in the various communities of Thanet and Canterbury to be equipped educationally, socially, and spiritually. it offers various counselling sessions to the those needing this, including the unemployed, Families and young people. Our Charity values diversity and involvement and providing opportunities for people especially young people in our local communities to live an empowered life.
Musical Instrument Training Program
Our charity is currently undertaking a project with the youth and young people in the communities within and outside Thanet, in which they are being sponsored to be taught to play musical instruments. There are currently 10 on the programme, aged from 9-20 years, learning guitar, keyboard, drums and alto sax.
Musical instruments are supplied which are lent to the youth (with headphone!) for them to learn at home. They also have weekly teaching sessions. Our charity utilises skilled volunteers within our charity and from the local community with skills in diverse musical areas.
With more funds, more youth in the church and community could be taught to play.
All Donations and gifts are welcome and will be well used.
Youth Engagement Program
Global Crossfire Church has a young people provision that engages and caters for vulnerable young people of various backgrounds and especially young people from minority ethnic backgrounds in the local community and outside the Thanet area, who are aged between 14 and 25 who are keen to meet other young people and try new learning activities in a fun atmosphere. These vulnerable young people frequent our weekly activities and programmes such as counselling, effective learning strategies, learning and preparing for interviews, Vocal training, and Photography. The provision also provides activities that empowers young people to build confidence, resilience and also allow young people to connect through shared interests to develop social skills in a safe environment. We work directly with these young individual’s and sometimes with other organisations as necessary. Because of our contact with these young people and our reach into the local communities, we believe we are uniquely placed to identify those young people to whom aid, assistance or support should be most appropriately given.
All Donations and gifts are welcome and will be well used.
Community Fun Day Project
Our charity runs an annual Fun Day in the summer to engage the local community with free activities for children and young people and their families to improve their social outcomes.
Activities include provision of bouncy castle, stationary and books supply, face and nail painting and hair braiding etc. A free barbecue meal is also provided to the whole community that are in attendance.
The event is well attended by local resident families.
All contributions to this event will be appreciated and will be a blessing to many.
Summer School- Maths & English
Our charity runs a summer school for secondary school pupils in Mathematics and English Language. This program is currently run online for young people who may be struggling in school and need extra support with maths subject and young people who may also be disadvantaged because English language is a second language. This program supports young people in building their confidence and becoming better achievers in school.
Show Your Love Project
The Show Your Love Project is an ongoing programme organised by our charity to offer support to people and families who are disadvantaged economically. We supply gift cards and food vouchers to individuals and families who are from low-income household and unemployed. There are a number of families in our community who have less disposable income because of household size and accessing further support can be very challenging. We provide one-to-one meetings and small group meetings for household needing support. We have volunteers who travel from place to place in order to support people. People get to know about the project from our general announcement during our charity’s programs, or through a referral (personal or otherwise).
Copperfields
An assisted living facility, ‘Copperfield’s’, has been opened near to where GCC meet on Sundays. This is a facility conspiring of 49 flats for either single persons or couples. The church is seeking to help the residents in whatever way they can. In the meantime, the church engages in friendship evangelism when ever possible.
As part of our mission project we have in the past procured items of furniture, wheelchair and items such as toiletries for the residents in Copperfield’s who need them. Some of the residents are totally blind, others visually impaired or suffering from dementia. This is an on going project and we are glad to be able to serve the local community in these ways.
Food bank
The church regularly gives food items to the local food bank for those who are, for example, homeless or in a time of a social security benefit gap.
The recipients of the food are very grateful for the help received and, it is anticipated, that, in the run up to the winter periods, there will be an inclusion of toiletries and more warm clothing (not normally collected).