Gift Giving Sabbath, 2nd December 2023
From the very beginning of the Grantham Seventh-day Adventist Church, the Community Services Department of our church have organised a special giving service on the first Sabbath of December. For many years this was a toy service, when children were encouraged to give away one of their toys to children in need, bringing them to the front of the church to display. More recently, charities requested new toys to ensure items were safe to give. We would donate the toys to one or two selected charities each year.
When we started being responsible for the Bikers' Toy Run distribution, we realised that toys may not be the most effective gift so the Community Services have chosen different charities, with different needs, to support each year.
This year our display consisted of Moses baskets filled with baby gifts, items knitted by church members and special toiletries for mums. Sarah from Bridge Central Church, Lincoln, who is one of the people responsible for the Baby's Basket charity, visited our church on 2nd December to tell us about the charity and receive the latest baskets. Over the year a total of 11 baskets have been donated. During the service a collection was also taken for Baby's Basket raising £166.30.
The Community Services Leader gave a report of other activities through 2023 (please click here for the full report)