Great Lakes Church - Previous Impact

Impact from Previous Years

“Tell them (Followers of Jesus) to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others.”
-1 Timothy 6:18

Here (Great Lakes CHurch)

2009 - Provided staff and resources for our KIDS MINISTRY
2011 - Prepared for our future by building out and leasing an "OPERATIONS CENTER"
2012 - Funded the launch of our RACINE CAMPUS
2015 - Helped fund the purchase of our Racine campus facility and Kenosha campus property (24 acres of land)
2016 - Added an additional staff member (youth pastor) to our Racine Campus
2017 - Improved environments at both of our campuses with painting, big upgrades in our children and student ministry areas, furnishing our lobbies and coffee areas, etc.
2018 - Upgraded our auditoriums with new audio and lighting
2019 - Launched a Digital Engagement team (which built & funded the very website you're browsing now)

NEAR (LOCAL COMMUNITIES)

2011- Provided Christmas gifts to 200+ kids in the Kenosha area
2013 & 2015 - Provided operation expenses for the southeastern YOUTH FOR CHRIST ministry to single parents
2013 - Funded and facilitated "Family Fun Nights" through the Frank Neighborhood Project
2013-2017 - Hosted and funded four PROMS for individuals with special needs
2014 - Partnered with First Step to provide resources for those transitioning from homelessness to permanent housing
2014 - Assisted in the operational expenses for the Racine area ROYAL FAMILY KIDS CAMP, which provides a week-long experience for kids in foster care
2015-2017 - Launched a Kenosha area ROYAL FAMILY KIDS CAMP, which provides a week-long experience for kids in foster care
2016 - Helped fund a boiler for AGAPE HOUSE, which works with young women in areas of self-esteem, abuse and self-destructive behaviors
2016 - Partnered with SANTA IN A SHOEBOX to provide, pack, and deliver almost 2000 shoe boxes filled with essential living supplies to under-resourced families in Racine and Kenosha
2017 - We helped stock local shelters with a ton of Macaroni and Cheese
2018 - We partnered with CORY'S PROJECT, launched a ROYAL FAMILY KIDS MENTORING PROGRAM, created spaces for children with special needs at both of our campuses, helped fund the mission of AGAPE HOUSE, and sponsored 50 of our students to go on a mission trip
2019 - Helped fund the mission of AGAPE HOUSE to provide a safe place for teenagers battling spiritual, emotional, and psychological issues.
2019 - Welcomed 60 foster kids through ROYAL FAMILY KIDS CAMP for a drive-through camp experience, providing gifts and meals for families.
2019 - Provided 50 beds to end bedlessness in Racine and Kenosha through SLEEP IN HEAVENLY PEACE.

FAR (GLOBALLY)

2009 - Helped launch Eastlake Church in Lawrence, KS.
2010 - Helped launch BLUE RIDGE CHURCH in Christiansburg, VA.
2010 - Sponsored two WATER PROJECTS IN HONDURAS
2011 - Helped launch SAINTS COMMUNITY CHURCH in New Orleans, LA.
2012 - Sponsored a WATER PROJECT IN TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA
2012 - Started proving daily meals for 50+ children, in India, through the FEEDONE organization
2012 - Provided a "Safe House" for a church in China (location is confidential)
2012 - Partnered with WORLD VISION to cover the annual living expenses for 10 children in India
2013 - Helped launch THRIVE CHURCH in Mt. Pleasant, MI.
2013 - Helped launch CENTER CHURCH in San Diego, CA.
2013 - Partnered with CARIBBEAN CHRISTIAN CENTRE FOR THE DEAF by funding a facility for the education of students who are deaf and living in rural communities
2013 - Provided funds to purchase land and build a facility for a church in India
2014 - Helped launch RIVERSIDE CHURCH in Budapest Hungary
2014 - Partnered with Heifer International to provided BIOGAS STOVES for two entire villages in a developing country
2014 - Partnered with Heifer International to provide 20 COWS for families in developing countries, giving them a sustainable source of income
2014 - Invested in the education and training of 50 PASTORS, in the Middle East, who are leading their churches through crisis and persecution
2014 - Helped launch Bayshore Church in Santa Clara, CA.
2015 - Helped launch THE MEETING PLACE CHURCH in Spokane, WA
2016 - Sponsored a WATER PROJECT for an entire village in Bangladesh
2016 - We partnered with HOSEA'S HEART by providing the resources necessary to prepare land for a home to be built that will focus on rescuing girls from the sex trade in Swaziland Africa
2016 - We partnered with HEIFER INTERNATIONAL to provide an entire flock of chicks to 50 families in developing countries, as a sustainable source of income
2017 - Partnered with RIVERSIDE CHURCH (Budapest, Hungary) by paying for expenses related to launching an additional service and hiring additional staff
2018 - We partnered with HOSEA'S HEART, funded 50% of a church facility in Honduras, and paid for a water project to be brought to an entire school of young women in BANGLADESH.
2019 - Helped cover startup costs of ANCHOR CHURCH in Champaign, IL (the 10th church we've helped plant)!
2019 - Continued our partnership with HOSEA'S HEART (Eswatini, Africa) to rescue young women who are at risk of being forced into the sex trade.
2019 - We sponsored a clean water project for a village of 500+ people in Cambodia. We have now provided clean water to over 2,300 people!