Page 0: Page 1: VISIONCAST GRACE COMPASS CHURCH www.gracecompasschurch.org info@gracecompasschurch.org 7868 Causeway Blvd South St. Petersburg, FL 33707 Phone: 727.399.7159 We are getting more involved with helping people one on one and meeting in small microchurches in different parts of the city that are developed around individuals God given gifts and passions. This lets individuals let you into their lives quicker and brings down the walls rapidly with removing suspicions of are you being our friend to just invite us to church or to lead us to Christ. This will bring Christ into the center of very messy lives and help them see hope in the midst of the mess. These personalized discipleship model‟s are based on coaching and mentoring methods which empowers someone individually and has the flexibility to work in small groups to walk the journey of faith with people. Most of the people we minister to have never been churched so discipleship is personalized to reach them where they are at on their own personal journey of faith. We are actively working with other non-profits, ministries, and established churches to partner in reaching this community in which we live and are looking forward to building people who become the This really has reset our thinking and given us much church in the context of the favor in reaching out to peo- individual‟s community. ple who are not fond of church, or who were dam- After looking closely at the aged in some way by the early church and the aposchurch, or just never had a tolic church fathers more real faith experience in au- closely we are attempting to thentic biblical community. resemble the first century church in the context of our We really had to learn more about the culture of the post-Christian culture as community we are reaching counter-cultural while reand had to implement sig- maining relevant. nificant changes in reaching Let‟s face it developing real the unchurched. relationships in the context We are ministering to about of community takes time and 120 individuals throughout years. Those who were never any given month through churched usually are the best one-on-one no cost coaching, groups meet up groups, team members to begin with Local Crisis Hotline, and new even if it takes even longer to bible studies in the sur- develop a viable team memrounding Pinellas County. ber. We are also working actively on developing an arts and cultural center to build community in the downtown area of St. Petersburg and other alternative locations in the city including working initially on the south side of St Petersburg. We are praying to rent this place for young emerging artists to present and participate in community. The community will be build around non-confrontational and non-judgmental living which accepts individual‟s right where they are at in life The primary focus of our ministry will be to gather individuals and empower them through the passions that God has already given them. This will include having a multifunctional space that will be used to build community and also be used to reach surrounding community through after school tutoring programs, mentoring program, and other arts related projects. This space will provide access to the various aspects of the art community, also including live performing arts, poetry, the spoken word, dance and music, live DJ Events with an open mic night, live independent bands, Emergency food pantry, Movie nights for the community, emerging and labeled hip hop artists and many more other forms of the arts to help change lives through Community. Page 2: About Grace Compass Church Grace Compass Church is a place for „real‟ people on a journey to come, discover, experience, and live out an incredible faith together through Grace. Reproducing followers that will leave the mark of Christ wherever they are living, working, and ministering are the ultimate purpose for authentic Biblical Community. Therefore, we have established this authentic faith community to care about the needs of others. We are a Church where we have Mary, Tiffany & Teddy Awad thrown away our masks. We realize no one is Lead Church Planter Family perfect and everyone is welcome to be real and authentic with whom God made them to be. We encouraged our community to accept and value people just as they are. We want to provide a safe place to become like Christ in Community of faith. This is only a snapshot of our redeemed community of faith. We started Grace Compass Church because we believe that people matter to God – in fact, they are the pinnacle of His creation. Not only that, but every person was created by God with a need to connect in authentic community with others. Together we are better in Community than when we are alone. We want to make a difference in our community together and have provided a safe harbor to the many who have left the church or who have never participated in church. In America, many have left the Church or refuse to get involved because it often lacked relevance, seemed too operate in Hypocrisy (duplicity), got political, were judgmental of others, and unfortunately focused on the Rules and behavior instead of belief and relationship. Life‟s Greatest Questions Jesus Answered Life‟s greatest questions and taught us how to live in authentic Community. He taught, two simple profound Faith Goals: Love God with all your heart and love others as yourself. It is our relationship with God and our relationship with others that bring identity, meaning and purpose to our life and that is why we started Grace Compass Church. “...every person was created by God with a need to connect in authentic community” “...people matter to God... they are the pinnacle of His creation.” All Donations Tax Deductible We thank God for you! Your gifts to Grace Compass Church are gratefully acknowledged. Because of your c o n t r i b u t i o n s, our church has been able to support the work of Jesus Christ locally by reaching the unchurched which is the primary purpose of why we started this church in this community. We want to thank you for your generosity to the Kingdom of God and to us here at Grace Compass Church. Page 3: