ThanksGiving Offering 2024
Our God pours countless blessings into our lives that enable us to flourish as both individuals and a community. In response as a church we bring a Thanksgiving Offering to extend His blessings into the lives of those around us. Our offering is given, in full, to a range of community organisations that empower and support those in need.
As we approach our Thanksgiving Offering 2024 please take time to give thanks to God for all God’s goodness, and prayerfully consider how you might give.
Keep reading for more stories and information about this years recipients.
Toongabbie East PUblic School
Toongabbie East Public School is a small school that is situated in an area where many families are in need. A number of students come from “at risk” situations and the school provides additional learning support to a high proportion of the student population. The school have long desired to provide extracurricular creative arts and sporting activities for their children who cannot otherwise attend such groups. Our gift to Toongabbie East Public School will provide a regular creative educational program to students in need.
Women’s Community Shelter
Women’s Community Shelter is addressing the chronic shortage in crisis accommodation for homeless women in Sydney by providing shelter and desperately needed services. Beecroft house, our local Shelter provides much-needed refuge and support to 20 women over 55 years of age. We have been involved with supporting Beecroft house in varying ways over the past two years and are excited to partner with them again through the this offering to help more ladies transition from the shelter into their own home.
The Freedom Hub
The Freedom Hub exists to help people return to mainstream society who have experienced modern-day slavery here, yes here in Sydney.. The Freedom Hub does this by running a Survivor School for rehabilitation, working with local businesses to retrain and support survivors into new careers, and collaborating with partners to help end this global crime. Our gift will help to sponsor survivors through the full school program so they can receive rehabilitation, training, and mentoring, along with community engagement support. We are excited to partner with Freedom Hub to bring freedom and hope to survivors living in Sydney.
Thanksgiving Service
We’re looking forward to our ALL-IN Thanksgiving Service on the 17th November at 9:30am (there will be no PM service that day). During this service we will present our Thanksgiving offering to our worthy recipients.
After our ALL-IN Thanksgiving Service, we’ll be having a church picnic. What better way to express our thankfulness than celebrating together with food and fun! Pack your best BYO picnic lunch, and come ready to hang out with friends and join in the fun and games we have planned!