1st Impressions| Gainesville

Leader: Rebecca Page

Vision - Create an environment where every first time guest feels at home. Mission - Inspiring people to live for Jesus. Values.. Be Intentional. Be Visible. Be Personal. Love People.

American Cancer Society Serve Group

Leader: Cathy Williams

Welcome to our serves group for The American Cancer Society and Glory, Hope & Life. They work locally to provide opportunities and support for cancer patients, families and caregivers in the Northeast Georgia area. Whether it's providing a wig when cancer treatment changes your appearance, guidance for family members in what lies ahead. GHL will bless families with a vacation for those needing a respite from their cancer journey. The American Cancer Society and Glory, Hope & Life is there to offer support at every turn in the road.

Angels In Waiting 91.4

Leader: Jean Stephens

Angels in Waiting 91:4 is a ministry which takes donated wedding gowns and transforms them into beautiful Angel Gowns for infants journey to meet our Lord. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK; Angels in Waiting 91:4

Anti-Trafficking Outreach Team

Leader: Nicole Ricketts

Join us as we reach out to women & men caught in the sex trafficking industry. We minister in Gainesville, Gwinnett, and in the streets of Atlanta on various outreaches. We partner mainly with the Atlanta Dream Center / Out of Darkness Ministries. We are focusing intensely on outreach in the city as well as mentoring the women as they move from the streets into their programs. Over 1,000 women have been rescued by Out of Darkness! Email us for more information!

Bookstore Volunteer Serve Team GV

Leader: Michelle McKensey

Gainesville Bookstore

Center Point Mentoring

Leader: Olivia Gooden

Free Chapel has partnered with Center Point to mentor at risk kids of all ages within the Hall County School System. "Every kid is just one caring adult away from success." www.centerpointga.org

Chapel Cafe Volunteer Serve Team

Leader: Jonathan Jones

Choices Pregnancy Center

Leader: Julie Graybill

The CHOICES Pregnancy Care Center Serve Team is looking for committed volunteers to serve at the Flowery Branch location on Tues, Wed or Thurs. Opportunities include: Patient Care Advocates - (male and female) to work with patients & families as they make their pregnancy decision and ultrasound observers (female volunteers).

Dawson County Men's Jail Outreach

Leader: Cindy August

Men (Married or Single); This is a group designed to reach out male inmates at the Dawsonville Detention Center. This FCserves Jail Outreach program has a goal of reaching OUT with the love of Christ in order to touch and encourage the incarcerated with "Hope and Purpose" in local detention centers. We are evangelistic-hearted sharing the gospel by bringing church to them through Pastor Jentezen Franklin's preaching via Free Chapel service DVDs and praying with the participants during and after every visit. Training in the form of mentoring from FCserves Jail Outreach Leaders is provided after the Jail approval process.

Family Care Jail Outreach

Leader: Kunka Wimpye

This is a group designed to reach out to families of inmates at the local Detention Center.

Good News Clinic

Leader: Ida Kallman

Free Chapel's goal is to help Good News Clinic provide free medical and dental care to those who cannot afford health insurance. Patients served at the Free Chapel/ Good News Clinic are Hall County residents without access to health insurance and a family income within 150% of the federal poverty level.

Grant Writing Team

Leader: Richard Rogers

If you have experience writing grant proposals, consider using your skills to be a part of a world-changing team right here at Free Chapel.

Greeter Serve Team 11am

Leader: Kim Vaughan

Greeter Serve Team | Gainesville Campus

Leader: Delores Richards

Habitat for Humanity

Leader: Chuck Treloar

This FCserves Group partners with the Hall County chapter of Habitat for Humanity to help build homes for families in need. Guidelines: -No building experience required -Must sign a liability waiver (given on site) -Must be 16 and over with parental waiver -Must wear closed toes shoes -Must wear long pants

Hall County Men's Jail Outreach

Leader: Cindy August

Men (Married or Single); This is a group designed to reach out to male inmates at the local Detention Center. This FCserves Jail Outreach program has a goal of reaching OUT with the love of Christ in order to touch and encourage the incarcerated with "Hope and Purpose" in local detention centers. We are evangelistic-hearted sharing the gospel by bringing church to them through Pastor Jentezen Franklin's preaching via Free Chapel service DVDs and praying with the participants during and after every visit. Training in the form of mentoring from FCserves Jail Outreach Leaders is provided after the Jail approval process.

Hall County Women's Jail Outreach

Leader: Cindy August

The Women's Jail Outreach has a goal of reaching OUT with the love of Christ in order to touch and encourage incarcerated women with "Hope and Purpose" in local detention centers. We are evangelistic-hearted sharing the gospel through Pastor Jentezen Franklin's preaching CDs/DVDs and praying with the women during every visit. Training in the form of mentoring from FCserves Jail Outreach Leaders (or Barbara Allen / Cindy August) is provided after the Jail approval process. Here are the steps: 1) Interview with Pastor James Glutting, FCgroups Coaching Coordinator (Virgil Mensah-Dartey) or Cindy August 2) Complete a Hall County Application (for the initial training ground) a. Fingerprinting (provided through the Hall Co Jail after approval from their Chaplaincy Board) b. Background Check (provided through the Hall Co Jail) c. ID badge process (provided through the Hall Co Jail) 3) Scheduled for Mentoring Training rotation with one of the Women\'s Jail Outreach Leaders like Barbara Allen or Cindy August. If you are interested in joining this FCserves Team please click the "contact" link to the right and the leader will contact you. Grace and Peace, Cindy August

Heart For The Persecuted

Leader: Stacey Richardson

Serving persecuted and incarcerated Christians

Homeless Breakfast Outreach

Leader: Stacey Richardson

An in-county "mission" to the homeless by partnering with Good News At Noon in Gainesville. The purpose of this mission is evangelism through meeting felt needs, demonstrating love, and proclaiming the gospel. We will start by serving breakfast on the 3rd Saturday of each month and then determine if we are able to help in other areas as well. The current process is: * I send out an email with a link to the 'Needs' * Team members that want to participate on that Saturday sign up for a particular need (Breakfast casserole, bacon, OJ, etc) * Team member purchases the item they signed up for * Team member prepares and helps serve breakfast For information on Good News At Noon check out: http://www.goodnewsatnoon.org/https://www.facebook.com/homelessingainesville

Interpretation Serves Team

Leader: Carlos Gomez

Interpretation Volunteers

Kidpak Community Outreach

Leader: Gary McClure

Our Kidpak outreach is an extension of our Kidpak ministry that reaches out into the community. This outreach meets on the first and last Saturdays of the month. We take the message of Jesus Christ into several Government housing complexes in the Gainesville area. Our mission is to show love, share God's love and tell our little brothers and sisters about the one and only "Jesus Christ". We do this by building relationships with the children by providing a monthly lesson; engaging in outdoor activities such as jump rope, hula-hoop, football, basketball and other fun activities. 1 John 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.

Kidpak Serve Team

Leader: Kelly Bell

All those who help make KidPak Awesome!

Meals on Wheels Hall County

Leader: Evelyn Gainous

The Meals on Wheels program is a nutrition program for frail elderly persons living in Hall County. Approximately 400 seniors receive hot lunches delivered by friendly volunteers each Monday through Friday. For some seniors, this daily visit may be the only social interaction they have during the day. Volunteers are also able to make referrals to staff when they notice that clients may have other social services needs. There are 2 different ways you can serve: 1. Volunteers are needed to package food and to deliver meals to older adults in Hall County. Volunteers who package food are needed from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon Monday through Friday to transfer food from large pans into individual meal containers for delivery to the elderly. A person may volunteer for one day per week/once a month or for as many days the volunteer is available. No training is necessary for food packaging volunteers. 2. Volunteers are needed to deliver food to the elderly Monday through Friday with a flexible schedule from 10:30 am to 5:00 pm. Delivery persons will undergo a background check. The meal route takes just one hour. Commitment to deliver meals can be as little as once a month. An orientation will be held for delivery volunteers.

Missions Prayer Group

Leader: Roger Reynolds

Open to everyone. Each month we gather together to pray for missionaries around the world and their needs.

Senior Life Center Hall County

Leader: Sandra Williams

The Hall County Senior Life Center is a nationally accredited senior center open Monday - Friday to persons 60 years of age or older who reside in Hall County. As a wellness and nutrition site, the Senior Life Center features a cardio fitness room, weekly exercise classes, blood pressure screenings, and a nutritious hot lunch. Daily activities include arts and crafts classes, day trips, cards, games, senior clubs and entertainment. Most activities are free of charge to participants, a fee for some trips and special activities may apply. Transportation services are available to and from the Senior Life Center, grocery stores and other special locations. The center provides older adults residing in Hall County with ever-expanding opportunities for personal enrichment through activities that promote health and well-being, support an independent lifestyle, and encourage active involvement in the Center and the community. There are a number of ways to volunteer at the Senior Life Center: 1. Volunteers are needed for the Telephone Reassurance Program which provides a daily telephone call to frail seniors living in Hall County. The program is staffed entirely by volunteers who make daily calls to check on the well being of clients. Any additional supportive social needs identified are referred to staff. If a client cannot be reached, every effort is made to locate the client and ensure their welfare. Also, volunteers are needed to staff the Reassurance telephone lines. Volunteers can make calls from the Telephone Reassurance office or from their home. A commitment of a four hour shift per month is requested. 2. Volunteers who have special talents can volunteer their time with participants. Talents such as singing, playing an instrument, leading an arts and crafts project, teaching a computer class, teaching knitting and crocheting class, or any other talent may be incorporated into the Senior Life Center\'s monthly schedules. 3. Volunteer to support Senior Life Center staff during daily activities and on outings, trips, etc. 4. Our FCserves group will plan three special events (i.e. a Tea for Mother\'s Day; celebration of Father\'s Day; and observance of National Senior Citizen\'s Day, August 21) per year at the center and host the center\'s elderly clients at Free Chapel\'s Wisdom Club luncheons three times a year. If you are interested in joining this FCserves Team please click the "contact" link to the right and the leader will contact you.