Upstate foster and adoptive parents are invited to a monthly parent training at our Pelham campus. February’s training, Valuing Diversity, will be led by Jackie Gadsden, a professor of Social Work at Columbia College (Columbia, SC) with more than 35 years experience in child welfare. In this interactive workshop, parents will gain greater understanding of different ethnic and cultural groups. They will learn to identify systems that perpetrate racism and recognize common attitudes, beliefs and experiences of other groups. For this training, three contact hours are awarded for participants. Trainings are offered on the second Thursday of the month, 6:30pm-8:30pm. Free childcare is provided for those who register.
Find out more »Grace Church foster and adoptive families are invited to attend a special training on Trust Based Relational Intervention: Empowering Principles by: Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. The TBRI® Empowering Principles are designed to facilitate change in children by supporting their physical needs and teaching them self-regulation skills. Two sets of strategies, Physiological and Ecological Strategies, contain approaches for helping children learn to regulate their behavior and emotions in the ever-changing world around them.
Kelly, a licensed Professional Counselor and a Practitioner of Trust Based Relational Intervention, was trained at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University. She is currently in private practice with Greenville Counseling Associates and has worked in various clinical settings including intensive in-home child focused family therapy, outpatient treatment of women and children, school based counseling and intensive outpatient addiction programs.
This training day has a maximum of 30 participants, so register soon to reserve your space. The cost is $15/person, which includes lunch and materials. Childcare is provided through the registration form and includes lunch for children as well. Each parent attending needs to complete the registration form. Registration closes February 14.
Find out more »Consider joining us for our upcoming mission trip to Kenya! While in-country, we will work with our partners to host a medical camp for the community. Medical teams focus on providing support for local churches as they seek to have a credible voice in their communities. We are in need of the following team members for this trip:
- doctors, nurses, physical therapists, pharmacists, and other medical professionals to assist with the medical clinic
- volunteers to handle the administration and logistics of the camp such as greeting patients, guiding them through the clinic, handling non-medical tasks like filling prescriptions, praying with patients, and working with children.
The cost of this trip is $3,000 which includes airfare, lodging, meals, and safari. Check out our trip FAQs for more information on our teams. Information about fundraising support is available once you apply and are accepted on a mission team.
Find out more »Consider joining us for our upcoming mission trip to Chinandega, Nicaragua! While in-country, we will work with our partners to host seminary-style classes for local pastors and leaders, as well as host a medical clinic within the community. We are in need of the following team members for this trip:
-Doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and pharmacists to assist with the medical clinic. -Volunteers that enjoy working with children.
-Translators for doctors, teachers, and other team members
-Non-medical and non-Spanish speaking team members to help patients through the clinic and to handle non-medical tasks such as pulling medicine, sharing the gospel, and more.
The cost of this trip is $2,000 which includes airfare, lodging, meals, and more.
Find out more »Grace Church Taylors will be a host church for Interfaith Hospitality Network and United Ministries. This is a way for our church to use it's facility and resources to help families in need several weeks out of the year. Watch the video for more info and sign up if you would like to serve.
Find out more »Consider joining us for our upcoming mission trip to Allendale, South Carolina! During our spring break trip, we will come alongside local Allendale churches for a weekend of serving and preparing for summer camp. The trip will consist of a work project and a field trip with the campers of Camp Impact. This trip is family friendly. While accompanied by an adult, kids aged 6-17 are welcome to join us!
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