This is a churchwide questionnaire designed to find out what things might interest you. The information you supply will be part of a database that will allow us to quickly locate individuals and families who are interested in particular areas. Please be aware, however, that this is not a request for you to volunteer. While … Continued
What, exactly, is a hymn festival? In a word, it is community. This may not be the word you’d expect from the Music Minister. You’d probably expect words like “singing,” “music,” “instruments,” and the like. And while these are important in our times of worship together, they are means toward a greater end of reminding … Continued
As part of our 2014 Pay It Forward campaign, money was designated to help other churches start a Buddy Break program, which has been a growing ministry at Greystone since November 2012. Buddy Break is a free monthly respite program that ministers to families with children who have special needs (we call them our VIPs). … Continued
Projects at Greystone Baked Goods: bake goodies at home and bring to church on Inasmuch Day or drop off at church Thursday May 5th. (no limit) Deliver Baked Goods: deliver baskets of goodies to Firefighter, Police, Nurses and other organizations (6-7 familes) Skip’s Chefs: project named after Skip Peterson a longtime Greystone Cook. You will … Continued
Friday – April 29, 2016 – Greystone Baptist Church Dinner: 6:00 pm Music and Dancing: 7:00 – 9:00 pm Entertainment for Everyone!!! The highlight of the evening will include the beach music sounds of Jackie Gore, original member of the Embers and author of “I Love Beach Music” Donations to the Arch McFadyen Scholarship Fund can be … Continued
The Greystone Deacon Election Process Annually, in accordance with the bylaws of our Church Constitution, church members elect six members of the congregation to serve as Deacons for a three-year term. Adult men and women (18 years or older) may be nominated by the membership, provided the nominees have agreed to have their name put … Continued
At the beginning of March, a team from Greystone drove about 3 hours to Kingstree, South Carolina. The group worked on a mobile home flooded during the storm of October 2015. When the flood waters receded, the owner, who is in a wheelchair, was left homeless. Everything was lost. To become a home again, volunteers … Continued
Retreats offer a chance to get away from the routines of life so that students might hear God’s call upon their lives. For the youth of Greystone Baptist Church, the long weekend around the MLK holiday was a great example of how a retreat allows for reflection. Rather than celebrate the end of another school semester … Continued
On Christmas Eve our church took up an offering to help with flood relief in South Carolina. The Missions Team has been working with Baptists in Kingstree, SC to understand how our church can help. This area was ravaged by rising waters and is one of the poorest counties in SC. We are now ready … Continued
Brian Hollingsworth, a Greystone member, and a student at Wake Forest Divinity School recently wrote an article for the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Blog (CBFBlog). You can read it here.