Thanksgiving Giving and Serving Opportunities
We have officially entered the “holiday season” – a time of family, food, friends, fun & a little frenzy for most of us. For families that are struggling this can be a time of worry, stress and loneliness. For those in need, those needs are more acutely felt. It may be colder and parents are [...]
Get Together Partner Ministries 2012-2013
The Get Together started small. In fact, the first few times a handful of business people “got together” to use their business expertise and networks to meet some ministry needs, we were only working with one ministry. Several months later it grew to six ministries and in recent years, the number of ministries has varied [...]
Joy in Serving
At The Get Together, one of our goals is to get people to move from our monthly luncheons at the Barn out to where actual ministry is taking place. GT Board Members Frank & Sandy Kampe have lead out in a consistent, God-honoring way through their involvement with Mission Centers of Houston. Frank & Sandy [...]
Our Baseball Blessing
Submitted by Shawna Roy, Director of Operations – Aldine YOUTH With spring approaching, our youth program staff met to discuss new programs and activities that we wanted to implement for the low-income youth that we serve. Since there are no organized sports in our community, we talked about expanding our activities to include baseball and/or softball. [...]
Get Together Prayer Requests – January 2012
Join us in praying for The Get Together and the needs of our Partner Ministries:
Get Together Announces Partner Ministries for 2011-2012 Season
Project LIFT and LINC-Houston have joined the family of Get Together Partner Ministries for 2011-2012. These ministries are Christ-centered, 501 c 3 ministries that the Get Together designates as “Partner Ministries” for one year. Returning Partner Ministries for 2011-2012 are: Agape Development Aldine YOUTH Cornerstone Family Ministries Generation One Gracewood Mission Centers of Houston Newspring [...]
Birthday for Fernando
Here is a picture of Fernando. Today is Fernando’s birthday. He’s opening a birthday present that is part of a Birthday Bag he received from a member of Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Soon after coming to Mission Centers of Houston, Executive Director, Ginger Smith, realized that for many families in her community, a birthday celebration, [...]
A Violin for Jesse
For several years, Get Together Board members, Frank & Sandy Kampe, have served as coordinators for the Birthday Bag Project at Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church. Children served by Mission Centers of Houston are presented with a bag complete with gift and everything needed for a party – cake mix, balloons, paper goods, etc. Many times, [...]
The Get Together Announces Partner Ministries for 2010-2011 Season
The Get Together is pleased to announce that the following ministries have been designated Partner Ministries for the 2010-2011 season: Agape Development Aldine YOUTH CORE Alliance Cornerstone Family Ministries Generation One Gracewood Mission Centers of Houston Newspring The Source for Women Victory Home WorkFaith Connection Since our inception in 2002, The Get Together has chosen [...]
“Miss, What Am I Supposed to Put My Clothes in?” Part 2
In June, while telling the kids they serve what they would need to bring for camp, the staff of Mission Centers of Houston was faced with the fact that these inner city kids didn’t have suitcases, duffle bags, backpacks or ANYTHING in which to pack their clothes. A call went out through the GT network [...]
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