BGCC is partnering with two local ministries to extend the love of Christ beyond our walls. A portion of this year's special offering will be given to State Street Food Pantry to help provide meals and essential resources for families in need right here in our community. We will also be supporting The Salvation Army, helping fund their ongoing efforts to serve vulnerable neighbors through food assistance, shelter, and compassionate outreach.
Your generosity makes a real impact. As we celebrate the coming of our King, let's reflect His heart for those who are hungry, hurting, or overlooked.

As our ministries continue to grow, so do the needs of the spaces where we gather, worship, and build community. This year, part of our special offering will go toward installing sound-dampening panels in the Commons, reducing echo and creating a more welcoming environment for the many groups, classes, meals, and conversations that happen there each week.

We're also investing in new sound equipment for the Youth Room. Our students have formed a youth worship band and are actively leading worship, but they currently have only minimal equipment. Upgrading this space will strengthen student worship, support summer ministries like VBS, and equip the next generation to lead and worship with genuine hearts!

"It's "the best of times" at the Biblical Institute of Zagreb. We are teaching Bible classes all over Croatia, and in Sarajevo in neighboring Bosnia. God continued to open doors and expand our impact. We are humbled by the growing number of invitations to teach and preach His word-more than we can currently fulfill.
But we do face some challenges. The economic climate has reduced our purchasing power by about 20% this past year, which affects how far each dollar can stretch."
-Perry Stepp. President of BIZG