HEART TO HEART C.A.R.E MINISTRY
If you have a heart for service and a desire to minister to others in need, this ministry is for you! We extend care with compassion, availability, respect, and encouragement to women and their families in need of temporary assistance with errands, transportation, at-home or hospital visits, prayer and encouragement- Bear one another's burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:3).
Coordinator: Kathy Coviello (poodlemom1205@gmail.com)
MADE WITH LOVE
If you like to knit or crochet, or wish to learn, you'll enjoy our Made with Love ministry! We create handmade items for our shut-ins, those in need, and our various outreaches.
Meets on the second Thursday of every month between March and November:
Meets 7:00 to 9:00 P.M.
Meets in The Chapel Classroom "A"
Coordinator: Melissa Holland - hgc.madewithlove@gmail.com
Children’s Ministry
D.L. Moody said “When you save a child, you save a life—a whole life”. There is a season in a person’s life when they are most open to learning what it means to trust God. It’s a season—sometime between 4-14 years old—when people are more moldable than they will ever be in their lifetime. It’s when people are forming their understanding of the world, of relationships, of love, of God. It’s a season when people are impressionable. We should be intentional about ensuring that they get the right impression.
What is rooted in the heart of a child is almost impossible to uproot in the life of an adult. There are many places to serve in Children’s Ministry with all different age groups. You can serve on Sunday mornings or evenings; on Wednesday night at Kid’s Klub; or at Vacation Bible School at the end of June. Contact Sandy Lynn Bober at 973-427-6960 X 166 if you are interested in serving our children.
Desire 4 Hope
Join this wonderful group of people who serve breakfast to the homeless in Paterson every Saturday morning. This is open for women, men and children to serve so it’swonderful for singles, a group of friends, or families. Meet at 8:15am in the Chapel foyer at HGC. You could also help to prepare food for the Monday nights “dinner in the streets” (men only). Or join the Desire4Hope prayer team or committee to help with media and/or fundraising. Contact Tim Stanley if you would like to get involved in this ministry 973-427-6960 X161
Passaic County Jail
Hawthorne Gospel Church has been approved to travel behind the bars at this jail to lead chapel and small group Bible studies with inmates. There is opportunity for women to help women there grow spiritually while they are incarcerated with the hope of strengthening their relationship with Christ. This will help prepare them for their release or move to a long-term facility. There is also high probability that many who come to these services do not know Jesus as their Savior, so what a privilege to be able to plant seeds or lead them to Christ! If you are interested in joining those already going, please contact Tim Stanley at 973-427-6960 X161 for more information and how to get involved.
Crossroads Mentorship
Crossroads Prison Ministries facilitates Christ-centered mentoring relationships between people in prison and volunteers from churches throughout the world. These relationships are formed through studying the Bible together and exchanging letters that transform both those inside and outside prison walls. Everything is done through the mail. Addresses are NEVER revealed as the mail flows through Crossroads and the church. Contact Tim Stanley at 973-427-6960 X161 for more information and how to get involved.
New Beginnings
Matthew 25:40 says Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sister of mine, you did for me. A team of volunteers conducts a Bible study and room to room visits to men and women who have been afflicted with HIV/AIDS in a Newark housing facility. The visit faithfully every week with a mission to build relationships, to hare the truth of God’s Word, and to show how the Hope of Jesus Christ can set them free. Coordinator: Cara Greene 201-410-8693