The Ministries of Our Church
The ministries of this church are the lifeblood of this church. You will want to become involved where your spiritual needs can be fulfilled and where you can share what God has done in your life. Whether it is joining in community service or becoming part of the youth group, we want for you to find a place to serve and a place to grow as a disciple of Jesus Christ.
Make sure you check out the ministry opportunities we have to offer!
Adventist Community Services (ACS)
Punta Gorda Adventist Community Services (PGACS) department has reopened its food pantry, working with the Harry Chapin Food Bank in Fort Myers. In the planning is being able to offer boxed lunches to the homeless and providing showers to those who would need a clean and safe place to clean up.
God has blessed the PGACS with a wonderful building to do good things in the community. It is our mission for Christ to provide for people's immediate needs in the church and our community and in giving aide whenever emergency situations arise.
Food Pantry Hours: Thursdays 10 am - 12:30 pm
Children & Adventist Youth (AY) Ministries
The young people in our church are not just the future--they are actively included in the ministries of the church today. The aim of the Adventist Youth Ministry in the Punta Gorda church is to lead our youth and children in the way of the Lord by:
--Developing programs that will help youth and children grow spiritually, physically, socially, and mentally, resulting in a wholesome character and strong self esteem
--Encouraging youth and children's relationship with Jesus through learning daily Bible verses and spending time in prayer
--Helping youth and children develop and present their own AY programs
Health Ministries
Health Ministries are an integral part of the mission of the Punta Gorda church. It is not only about assisting our members with living healthier, happier lives, but also about reaching out to the surrounding community.
Goals:
-- Promote health-keeping of church members by raising awareness of the importance of health --Educating new members and community on the significance of health and temperance
--Providing nurses on-duty every week at church or other functions
--Offer health seminars with cooking opportunities
--Community outreach - Providing mini-health check clinics
Women's Ministries
The aim of Women's Ministries in the Punta Gorda church is "sisters in Christ connecting with each other", building good will and unity among each other. By working cohesively on projects that benefit not only our church, but also our community, and being sensitive to multi-cultural and multi-ethnic perspectives, we encourage friendship, support, and spiritual growth.
We also minister to the needs of women of domestic violence in our community through donations of blankets and personal toiletries in the tote bags sewn by the women in our church.
We conduct classes in healthy eating and lite-physical exercise, excursions, book club, and prayer partnership.
Other outreach activities:
Quarterly Prayer Breakfast (not only for women, men are also included)
Teaching our young men to be sensitive to the treatment of women
Teaching our young women to be sensitive to the treatment of men
Adult Sabbath School
Our adult Sabbath school lesson Bible study groups. Every week small groups get together to share what they learned from the lesson and how it has made a difference in their lives.
Prayer Ministry
Prayer ministry is the lifeblood of the Punta Gorda church. We are known to be a praying church.
The Prayer Warriors in the church meet twice during the week. Tuesdays between 10-11 am and Wednesdays from 6-7 pm before the regular prayer meeting begins. Starting with a devotional reading, the team prays over each prayer request given during the main church service and other forms of requests.
Prison Ministry
Our Prison Ministries volunteers attend to the spiritual need of the inmates of the area prison weekly. Their vision is to reach as many people as they can, bringing the Good News of Salvation through prayer, Bible lessons, and distribution of Christian literature. With the help of the Holy Spirit, they are learning that they can put the pieces of their lives back together.
Prison Ministries of various church es are in the process of creating an Adventist Church inside the prison.
Personal Ministries
The mission of the Punta Gorda Church's Personal Ministries is to enlist every member in active soul-winning service for the Lord.
Activities:
Door-to-door evangelism
Giving personal Bible studies
Distributing literature
Managing local church Bible Correspondence Schools
Music Ministry
The Punta Gorda church's Music Ministries department provides music as a beautiful medium of worship.
The Sanctuary Choir and the Adventist Youth Singers give musical support for the main Worship services and church events, as well as coordinating and hosting special concerts throughout the year, sharing the everlasting gospel message through Christian music.