Outreach
Visitation
Go out weekly in teams of two to thank visitors for coming to our church. Take them a gift and an opportunity to get connected further with Glad Tidings.
Contact Deb Bube at 610-678-0266 or debbube@gtaog.org
Prison Ministry
- Half-Way Church Volunteers needed to provide and serve meals to the homeless and destitute of Reading.
- Musicians needed to play at Sunday afternoon services.
- Women musicians needed to play for Tuesday evening services.
Contact Pastor Rob McSurdy at 610-678-0266 or robmcsurdy@gtaog.org
Carpe Diem—Urban outreach to the City of Reading
Contact Aaron Booth at 610-372-0871 or aaronb@cd-urban.org
Outreach events include:
- Back-to-School: School supply donors, donation collection and delivery.
- Reading Iron Playground Outreach: Food and equipment transport, food purchase, food preparation and serving, evangelism, crafts, games, basketball.
- Midnight Ministry: Food and equipment transport, food preparation and serving, evangelism, set up and tear down.
- Thanksgiving Baskets: Food item donors, food purchase, packing and sorting baskets, sorting and picking clothing, greeters/evangelism.
- Individual Development Account Program: Financial counseling, career and life skill counseling, real estate advising, relational counseling, donors to sponsor a family.
- On-Call: Van drivers for emergency, medical, dental, special events.
- Christmas Tree Outreach: Tree Donors, tree cutting and pick up, tree distribution snack preparation and serving, greeting/evangelism, set up, tear down and clean up.
- Christmas Dinner: Food preparation, food serving, greeting evangelism, set up, tear down, and clean up.
- N.E.A.R. Center: Food purchase, food preparation, set up, food serving, tutoring/homework helpers, activity leader, story reader, clean up.
- Light The Night: Food preparation, food serving, greeting/evangelism, games, moonbounce attendants, bible story reader, set up, heavy lifting and loading, tear down, clean up. Contact Pastor Todd Bube at 610-678-0266 or toddbube@gtaog.org