Our Annual Gospelfest Event is Coming Soon!
June 15 is the day, 4:00 is the hour, the Georgia Avenue Church building is the place (address at bottom of page). Pictured above, l-r,are Dorothy Jones, Jeannetta Harkley, and Virginia Berringer singing at an earlier Gospelfest). These three are our answer to the Five Blind Boys of Alabama! (though we can’t promise you they’ll show up for THIS Gospelfest) We ask a donation beginning at $5.00 but won’t turn anyone away. If you’d like to sing, let us know that, too, by contacting our office at 404-688-0871 or emailing Spanga Gwabani at spangagwabeni@gacm.org. We’ll end by 6:00 and you’ll be so glad you joined us. We’ll see you there!!
OPEN HOUSE FOR OUR FOOD CO-OPS THIS COMING MONTH IS TUESDAY, JUNE 11. CONTACT US AT 404-688-0871 OR EMAIL CHAD HALE chadhale@gacm.org AND LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE COMING. JOIN US AT 9:30. YOU WILL BE OUT BY 11:00. WE’LL HAVE SOME COFFEE WAITING FOR YOU.
Our newest video can be found at this link-- http://www.youtube.com/user/GACMdotORG?feature=mhee --on our YouTube channel (GACMdotORG) along with some earlier videos. We will send you a copy of this newest DVD for a donation of $15.00 to cover our costs and shipping. It is very well done and will give you a good sense of the value of the food cooperative/collective model.
This video will give a sense of how different food co-ops are as opposed to food pantries: dignity, community and fellowship, food security... in the words of our members.
The Georgia Avenue Community Ministry has a rich history of reaching out to and responding to people in need in such a way as to create cooperation, build community and honor the gifts, abilities and talents that people bring with them into GACM. This Christian ministry will serve anyone in need regardless of religious affiliation or any other difference. Our desire is to work WITH people as opposed to "helping," so that relationships are formed, community grows and people gain what they need as well as helping others to have the same. The Georgia Avenue Community Ministry strives to be an asset building community development ministry.
OUR MISSION: To provide food for those in need in a way that affirms dignity and builds community
Food Security for America is a partner agency of GACM. Nancy Yarnell is the Executive Director and can be reached at nancycyarnell@gmail.com or at 404-895-7987.
As of July 2011, GACM has formed a collaborative relationship with FCS Urban Ministries. Focused Community Strategies (FCS) can be found at this link on the web:
http://fcsministries.org/
We continue to express our gratitude to the Atlanta Community Food Bank and its marvelous staff. ACFB has been most supportive f GACM and without them and the good work that they do, we could not carry out our own work. Thank you, Bill Bolling, Rob Johnson and all of you at the Atlanta Food Bank. http://acfb.org/
Georgia Avenue Community Ministry, Inc.
645 Grant St., Se
Atlanta, GA 30312
404-688-0871
chadhale@gacm.org