What is Missions at GCC? OUR MISSIONARIES SHORT-TERM CHANGE FOR CHANGE GIVE NEWSLETTER More | | | | GCC Global exists to proclaim Jesus to unreached people groups around the world. We do this through regular financial support of our missionaries, as well as monthly giving events we call “Change For Change.” Our goal is to equip indigenous people within unreached people groups to spread the gospel, plant churches, and enable ongoing ministry in areas who have little-to-no access to the Word of God. MEET OUR MISSIONARIES How Can I Get Involved? GIVE Ongoing Financial Support: When you give online you can designate a portion to the missions program. GIVE ONLINE Change for Change: Specified missions need collected through the month (changes monthly) Check out this Month's Change for Change Campaign! GO Short Term Missions GCC - Short Term Missions: Every year, we sponsor a number of short-term missions in which many members of our congregation engage. In addition to GCC-sponsored trips, our members are involved in a variety of missions efforts, both near and far. Find out more and see upcoming events at the link below! SHORT-TERM MISSIONS PRAY Jesus said "therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” (Matt 9:38) Pray for our Missionaries listed on our website. Use the Operation World website to pray for specific countries. Join our Missions Newsletter Missions Newsletter Do you have a heart for missions? If you are a member or regular attender of Grace Community Chapel, you can receive regular reports from missionaries we support SIGNUP FOR THE MISSIONS REPORT Missions Newsletter

Sharing Jesus {without freaking out} The Sharing Jesus Workshop Does sharing your faith seem intimidating? Like there’s too much to remember and so much pressure to get it just right? Do you feel a huge responsibility to share your faith with others, yet feel guilty for rarely, if ever, actually doing it? If you’re like most Christians, then your answer to one or most of these questions would probably be yes. In this seasonal workshop, we will take time each week to learn and practice simple strategies for sharing Jesus with our lost friends, neighbors, and acquaintances in a judgement and shame-free setting. This class will be a launching pad for upcoming outreach activities here at Grace, so be on the lookout for the next workshop in the Fall! The Outreach Path Step 1: Get Trained Step 2: Get Involved Step 3: Take Initiative Throughout the year we offer the Sharing Jesus Workshop for those who are looking to enhance their evangelical skills. These interactive workshops help prepare you for the real focus of Step 2. We have several events with various purposes and focus here at GCC. Many of these events include opportunities to share your faith with people in our community while we simultaneously serve them through physical, or "felt," needs. Become a leader of a workshop or service event! We're all about equipping people who equip people, and we would love for that to be you! TAKE YOUR FIRST STEP Classes are offered all year! Click the button below to see which classes are currently being offered. Find a Class

GCC Publicity Request Instructions (Note: This information is for ministry coordinators who are requesting publicity for an event or activity at Grace Community Chapel.) Please review the details below prior to submitting your Publicity Request form. Contact Patty Mund (pmund@gcchapel.org ) if you have any questions. Ministry Staff Approval All activities and events being held on-site require submission and ministry staff approval of a Calendar Request form . All off-site activities and events being promoted at Grace require ministry staff approval as well, and a Calendar Request form is required. Please complete the Calendar Request form for off-site event approval before proceeding with a Publicity Request. If you have not submitted a ‘Calendar Request’ form and/or had a ministry staff member approve your event or activity, please do so before submitting a ‘Publicity Request’ form. CALENDAR REQUEST FORM Do you need to use a Publicity Request form? (The answer is almost always 'yes'.) The first step in requesting publicity, regardless of what type of publicity you need, is to complete and submit the form, following the guidelines on this page. (Even if your only request is for a bulletin announcement, or if you’re not sure what kind of publicity resources are available to you, a publicity request is needed.) Almost every event and program at Grace is promoted on our app or website, through our email marketing system, and on social media. Your event or ministry program may be receiving more publicity than you realize, and the completed form will help ensure your publicity needs are covered. Of course there are exceptions, so if in doubt, please contact Patty . PUBLICITY REQUEST FORM Publicity Guidelines Promotional materials and resources are provided to support the ministries of GCC and require the approval of the ministry staff. Available resources may include print materials, bulletin announcement, email campaign, website, social media, and online registration. Requests for publicity should be submitted a minimum of three weeks prior to the date publicity is to begin. Choose one person from your ministry area to communicate the promotional needs for your event/activity. Ensure all details are accurate before submitting your request. Changes cannot be made after materials are printed. An online registration form should not be altered once registration has begun. Ministry staff will ensure that all materials meet required standards, including aesthetic quality and appropriate content. Remember The ‘Publicity Request’ process is separate from the ‘Calendar Request’ process. Please be sure to submit a ‘Calendar Request Form ' . All Publicity Requests are submitted to Patty Mund, then she will coordinate with others as needed. The event/activity should have only one person assigned to coordinate the publicity needs with Patty. All requests should be made three weeks prior to when the publicity is needed (not three weeks prior to the event date).

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Doug and Emilee Irwin Greater Europe Mission Phone: 800-436-4488 Website: gemission.org Address: Greater Europe Mission (GEM) 18950 Base Camp Road Monument, CO 80132 Birthday: Doug: December 23 Emilee: April 16 Graham: December 21 Maeve: July 21 Paris Olympics Art Project Update During the Paris Summer Olympic Games, Emilee Irwin organized an art exhibition. This event provided an opportunity for her to collaborate with other arts leaders in the city, potentially laying the groundwork for future partnerships. The exhibition was part of 'Ensemble 2024,' a multi-faceted project spearheaded by the French National Council for Evangelicals in collaboration with churches and ministries across France. Emilee and her team used the exhibition as a means to share the gospel with both visitors and artists. This initiative also lead to new GEM missionaries joining local ministries in Paris in the future. Take a moment to watch this video update. Mission Focus We are grateful to be a part of a new church plant in Paris. Doug is one of the teaching pastors (with his French partner – Guillaume Bourin) at Église de la Rive Droite (Church of the Right Bank) in southeast Paris. We are currently working with our core team and are looking to open our doors in December 2022/January 2023. Emilee is serving as the Arts Impact Zone leader for GEM missionaries throughout Europe, helping them to make disciples and grow Christ’s church through their unique gifts and friend groups. It is a major blessing to be working with such a dedicated core team. Pray that our young church will continue to glorify God in word and in deed. Testimony Doug's Testimony I was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. My dad was raised in a practicing Roman Catholic family, while my mom grew up in an Episcopal church. They both stopped going to church in college. When I was 16, my younger brother, Jeff, began attending a Wednesday night youth group rally at the invitation of his friend, where he prayed to receive Christ. The church reached out to my family and came to our home to share the gospel with the rest of us. My parents and younger twin brothers prayed to receive Christ then, but I was skeptical. Several times over the next few months, a college student from the church came over to play basketball and share the gospel with me. I began to see that my sin was great and that I had no ultimate purpose in my life. I asked for God’s forgiveness and asked Jesus to be my Lord and Savior. I had a wonderful youth pastor who discipled me very quickly. I attended a youth camp called Discipleship Now where I experienced a special call to ministry. God led me to continue to pursue this calling and to study the scriptures at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO, where Emilee and I met. After college, we went to Fort Worth, TX, to Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Emilee and I sensed a call from the Lord to serve on two short-term teams in 2013 and 2014 to Lille to help Leroy and Debbie Zumack, and since then have felt God leading us long term to serve on a church-planting team in Paris. Emilee's Testimony I was blessed to grow up in a loving Christian home. My parents taught me about Christ’s love from the beginning. I prayed to receive Christ with my mom at home when I was 6. I grew up singing in church and knowing that Jesus died for my sins, but I had a time of real spiritual growth and renewed commitment to living a surrendered life to him the year before I entered college at Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, MO. Doug and I met my freshman year at SBU and were married before my senior year. Doug’s call to ministry was echoed in my life and we have been involved with several ministries, many of them church plants, through the years. We have both felt a call to serve in France as part of a church planting team.God’s not finished with me yet, as I am learning every day what a completely surrendered life is like, but he has shown me that his plans for me are good and that his love for me is greater than I could fathom! Previous Steve & Nancy Huerd College Campus Ministry Next Jon & Tammy Junker Church Planters (Japan)

YOU FOUND IT! Great job! Due to above-average demand, the Prayer Book advertised on Sunday went out to many more people than we anticipated. This is a great problem to have! We have since restocked and more physical copies are now available at the church office and will also be available on Sunday morning. We will also have a Large-Print Edition available upon request. In the meantime, please find the first week of prayer guides below. 40 Days of Partnered Prayer DOWNLOAD FIND ON AMAZON

Thailand Mission Trip What: Join us as we support our global workers in Thailand, serving alongside ministry partners in Chiang Mai and Ayutthaya. This trip is an opportunity to encourage, assist, and strengthen the work God is already doing through local relationships and gospel presence. Wh en: January 2027

Kids' Music and Drama Camp The Greatest Hymn on Earth July 12, 7pm The Greatest Hymn on Earth CREATED BY CHRISTY SEMSEN ARRANGED BY NATHANIEL SEMSEN & DANIEL SEMSEN Ladies and Gentlemen! Children of all ages! Step right up, boys and girls, for The Greatest Hymn on Earth. Join us under the big top as The Greatest Hymn on Earth unveils a symphony of melodies that resonate with timeless hymns. Experience the music of old favorites reimagined in a fun, unforgettable musical that resonates with both the young and the young-at-heart. Registration is now officially closed. We are thrilled by the overwhelming response and can't wait to embark on this musical and dramatic journey with our campers. Key Dates: Auditions for Parts/Solos: Sunday, June 2: 11:30a - 1:30p: Worship Arts Room Monday, June 3: 6:00p - 8:00p: Worship Arts Room You must sign up for an audition time slot. AUDITION SINGup Music & Drama Camp July 8 - 12: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (Lead Roles & Soloists MUST attend all week) Supplemental Dates for Solos & Lead Parts June 23: 11:15 AM - 2:15 PM July 7: 11:15 AM - 2:15 PM (Lead Roles Only) Parent Preview: Friday, July 12: 2:00 PM Performance: Friday, July 12: 7:00 PM Streamed at gcchapel.org/musical Dress Code: Performance Dress Code: Black sweatpants or joggers Provided t-shirt (inc. with registration fee) Tennis shoes (no wheels or lights) Lead roles & parts will be informed of their dress code at a later date Camp Dress Code: Play clothes (please no skirts for girls) Tennis shoes (no wheels) Listening Tracks: Download Listening Tracks Last Years Musical

Steve & Nancy Huerd Cru Phone: 651-592-6576 Website: www.give.cru.org/0392804 Address: 4806 Lakes Edge Lane Kissimmee, FL 34744 Birthday: Steve: September 25 Nancy: January 31 Mission Focus One of the greatest challenges of being a missionary is trusting God to provide all your financial needs. Steve devotes most of his time to leading this critical area in coaching our new and senior staff to ensure they are fully funded and financially faithful. He is also very involved in the HR side of ministry, helping shepherd and develop our staff to their fullest potential. A blessing is being able to send full-time workers to locations nationally and abroad that we will never be able to visit or see. Nancy's mission focus: Cru High School summer assignment coordinator, application evaluator, staff care and assisting where needed. All are opportunities to be used by God to bless, serve and assist our High School staff in helping to reach teenagers with the gospel, but they also can be challenging in hard situations. Testimony Steve's Testimony Growing up in Minnesota, I did not attend church and was sincerely searching for the truth. During my sophomore year in high school, I became a Christ follower as the result of a large outreach presented by Student Venture (Cru’s High School Ministry). I became a student leader in this movement, reaching many of my peers with the gospel. Because God had changed my life so much, instinctively, I knew God had called me to join Cru even before graduating from high school. Nancy's Testimony I grew up going to church. In second grade, I told our pastor I wanted to become a Christian and be baptized. My real motivation was because my best friend had done it and I wanted to be like her. However, something was always missing, so I put much effort into excelling in grades, sports, being a good person and thought this would please God. However, as a junior in high school we lost the state basketball championship and God used that to humble me and see my need for Him. The next day I went forward at my church saying I wanted to rededicate my life to God, but this is really when I became a Christian. Later as an adult while attending Grace Community Chapel, I realized I needed to get baptized as a true believer in the Lord. I was baptized by Pastor Miller. Previous Scott & Jayne Cuidon Global Missionary Counseling Next Jon & Tammy Junker Church Planters (France)