The mission of Local Engagement is maximizing GBC's support for selected workers and partners around the DFW metroplex while equipping and engaging GBC's body in the Great Commission.
Grace helps people grow as disciples in three main ways: Equipping, Engaging, and Exalting. The primary purpose of local engagement is volunteering in our neighborhood and nearby communities where our people meet tangible needs. We hope to love others in such a way that people ask, “Why?” leading to the opportunity to share Jesus.
If you have any questions or wish to engage in any of these ministries, please contact T.S. Weaver, Engage Pastor.
The Local Engagement Team: T.S. Weaver – Engage Pastor, Joe Foster - Deacon, Nathan Moore, Joy Moore, Jacob Page, Mac Powers, Holly Powers
Mondays after school at FP Calliet Elementary School
B.L.A.S.T.
B.L.A.S.T. (Believe, Learn, and Seek Truth) is a weekly outreach program designed for 3rd through 6th grade students at Caillet Elementary. This initiative provides children with a Jesus-centered experience, connecting them to Christ and giving them Bibles. Through engaging activities such as group discussions, fun games, songs, and memory verses, we aim to foster their spiritual growth and understanding.
Tuesdays and Thursdays | University of Texas at Dallas
University of Texas at Dallas BSM
Join Engage Pastor T.S. Weaver and a vibrant team every other Thursday from 10 am to 12 pm at the University of Texas at Dallas! Together, we’ll spread joy and share the gospel with UTD students through delightful giveaways and engaging conversations that can make a real difference.
Also, don’t miss out on Free Lunch with Joe Foster every Tuesday at UTD! All students are invited to enriching discussions. To make the event a success, we kindly ask volunteers to arrive by 11:30 am for setup, assignment distribution, and prayer. We’ll kick off serving students at noon and wrap up by 1:00 pm. Join us for great food and even better conversations!
Serving the Bachman Lake Community by showing the love of Jesus through an English language learning experience that also helps reach the Hispanic community of Caillet Elementary School.
They need adult English Language teachers and assistants (no Spanish needed) for their morning and evening classes.
Casa del Lago could also use reading partners for the after-school reading program.
Their mission is to: Educate and empower women to make informed, life-affirming decisions.
Serving around two thousand women and their families each year requires help from volunteers. The roles of volunteers vary from helping with fundraising events to providing spiritual support, providing medical support, and mentoring moms who have chosen to parent.
Take Heart is a non-profit ministry dedicated to supporting and empowering teen parents in North Dallas. They walk alongside these young moms, their children, and the fathers with long-term, responsive, relationally-driven care and support.
They know the ultimate gift they can give is the gospel love of Jesus and that is our foundation.
FindHelp.org Find Help is a search engine that will help you connect people in need with programs that provide services such as food, job training, housing, and medical care. Grace does not endorse every result on the search engine, but there are many programs that do agree with our beliefs and will help others in need.
Join Engage Pastor T.S. Weaver and a vibrant team every other Thursday from 10 am to 12 pm at the University of Texas at Dallas! Together, we’ll spread joy and share the gospel with UTD students through delightful giveaways and engaging conversations that can make a real difference.
Serving the Bachman Lake Community by showing the love of Jesus through an English language learning experience that also helps reach the Hispanic community of Caillet Elementary School.
Their mission is to:
Become a mentor for elementary school-age kids in West Dallas, helping them with schoolwork and building a relationship with them. 
The Cornerstone Kitchen provides meals to our homeless neighbors on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Kitchen is staffed by volunteers and church members.