Welcome
Thank you for visiting our website!
Here you will find information concerning our church and its ministries. We hope you find your time spent here a blessing. Our church is a warm and loving church, and we want you to feel comfortable and at liberty to call on us for anything you need. Feel free to browse through the various areas of our website and learn about our fellowship.
Our Sunday Worship time is at 9:30 am.
If you are considering a new place of worship or a relocation to our area, we would love to have you be our guest.
When you visit our church, you will find:
- A caring congregation that will gladly welcome you
- Preaching/teaching that is centered on the Word of God
- Ministries to meet the spiritual needs of every age
Announcements
further details.
Winter Weather and Worship
Winter Weather and Worship
Resource and Worship Committees designated elders who will be in contact to make any weather related decisions regarding in-person worship. A cancellation notice will be on WISN -Channel 12 and the www.gapc-usa.org website. Please use your own best judgement on whether to attend in-person worship, if we do not cancel.
SNOW, SNOW, SNOW! If the weather outside is frightful, & our warm sanctuary seems delightful … Please use common sense (& our website, as well as WISN Channel 12) before leaving for worship on a winter Sunday morning. If it doesn’t seem to you as if it will be SAFE on the roads … do err on the side of caution & stay home. Jesus wants you to be safe, WE want you to be safe … & we’ll be glad to see you on the NEXT Sunday morning.
Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve Service will be held at 6:30 pm and will be a Service of Lessons and Carols.
Christmas Joy Offering
The Christmas Joy Offering has been a cherished Presbyterian tradition since the 1930s. The Offering distributes gifts equally to the Assistance Program of the Board of Pensions and to Presbyterian-related schools and colleges equipping communities of color. The Assistance Program provides critical financial support to church workers and their families. Presbyterian-related schools and colleges provide education and leadership development while nurturing racial and ethnic heritage. This has been a Presbyterian commitment for nearly 140 years.
Outreach Monthly Mission
The annual Rev. Ernest W. Glenn Toy Store is an event that Christ Presbyterian Church has hosted for more than 60 years. Children between the ages of birth to 12 years of age visit the store and receive an age-appropriate reading/coloring book, toy, board game and hat/glove set. This year they expect to exceed their numbers and hope to serve more than 600 children. They look to receive new/gently used items for the store including toys, games, coloring books, crayons, markers, stuffed animals, balls, mittens, gloves, hats, scarves, school supplies, dolls, cars, trucks, puzzles, etc. Your monetary donations also help in meeting the ongoing needs of the children.
If you would like to donate a gift, please purchase and put in the basket in the narthex. If you would like to donate a monetary gift, please make out to GAPC and put in an envelope labeled, Christ Toy Store. We will be delivering the gifts on December 8th.
Thank you once again for being such a generous congregation.
The Outreach Committee
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Coffee Fellowship
Dec. 15th - Cookie Exchange
Next year coffee fellowships are in the planning stage.
Note on Stewardship
Note on Stewardship
Each year, we look forward to November as the month of Thanksgiving. A time when we remember to be especially grateful to God for the many blessings bestowed on us during the course of the past year. In churches, it’s often the time of the Annual Stewardship Campaign, & that’s true of us here at GAPC.
Our God is a generous God – a God who is revealed in Jesus as one who deeply & passionately loves us. This God is a God of transformation, who changes us, & through us, changes the world. Our Stewardship Campaign is an invitation to share the love & power of God with others.
On each Sunday in November, you’ll be asked to contribute to the church God is encouraging & urging us to become: a church dedicated to doing Christ’s work in the world. We need YOUR HELP in giving of your time, talent, & financial treasure, so that GAPC can live up to its potential as a church which finds the true meaning of our purpose as a church, by giving. We hope you’ll be generous, & make our Stewardship Campaign a rousing success! Thank you!
Friday Notes
Per Capita
Per Capita
Per Capita is a budgetary line item to support the work of the Presbytery of Milwaukee, the Synod of Lakes and Prairies, and the PCUSA General Assembly. (GA $8.98; Synod $5.50; Presbytery $25.52). This year the cost per member in Milwaukee Presbytery is $43.
Our per Capita dollars support the staff and resources we receive from the PCUSA. We invite you to share in this budget by giving a gift beyond your pledge to support our connectional church.
We received extra contributions from 25 members. We budgeted $2,000 and we’ve received $1,000. Thank you for all you gave in addition to your pledge and offering for this expense that keeps us connected to the larger denomination.
Mission and Vision Statement
Mission Statement - Who we are:
As a family of Christian faith, we believe in including our neighbors in worship and actively supporting mission, as guided by our traditions.
GAPC Vision Statement - Who God is calling us to be:
To strengthen our Christian community,
seeking to deepen our faith in one God and love our neighbors;
bringing hope and peace through mission.
Service Opportunities
Service Opportunities:
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Liturgist: If you’d like to serve as a liturgist contact Elder Sue Smith.
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Greeters/Ushers: There is a sign up at the back of the sanctuary or contact Elder Mark Brodaczynski.
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A member of any of the Committees
