"I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." Galatians 2:20
Where it G220 started!!
It was the summer of 2005. I had taken the youth group on a retreat in Red Springs, NC. Me and a couple you guys were up and just talking till late but everyone went asleep except one teen that just wanted to talk a little bit. We talked for while and it was then that I asked the questions to this young man. What is we had a place for teens to gather that was safe and fun to hang out? I don't remember much of his response that night but it was the first time that I had actually mentioned anything about a vision that I would daydream about months before. It was like God was giving me a vision for something that would come later.
I knew the timing as not yet event though I really wanted to start that summer. It was about 4 years later that I meet some other guys that had the kind of the same vision but they were actually in the process of starting but things didn't work out. Fast forward about 10 years, I had prayed for God to give me the go ahead, open the door, or just shut the door completely and help me just forget about this whole youth facility. Through much prayer, frustrations, fasting, talking, and praying more God has giving me the green light and open the doors to get things going.
The first of 2020 a good friend of mine had some hats made with G220 as a surprise for me and honestly was just a gift that turned out to be a hit for people in the community. We have now sold or giving over 115 hats with no marketing at all. The soul purpose of the hat is to share galatians 2:20 and the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are currently working on some clothing apperral to sale and possibly start a softball team that will travel and share the gospel in the slow pitch softball world.
Currently we are in the process of purchasing a facility and transforming it into the beginning stages of a teen facility. It will primarily be a place for all middle school and high school teens to come and hangout with a Christ focused atmosphere. In the facility we will have a snack bar, pool tables, pin pong tables, tvs(sports, and etc), lounge areas, skating, private party area, and various events monthly. We want to provide a saturday night worship time that will be geared for there generation. In having the worship we want to not pull them from the church but help them connect with a church in there community to let the facility be an extension of worship for them.
One of our goals is to team up with churches to assist them with our facility but also assist in leading followers of Christ to be who God has called them to be. In doing that we want to help them understand and see what it is like to live a life to glorify "Christ that lives in them". Identify there gifts and talents that God has blessed them with and help them apply that to there life. We want to help plug them into serving the Lord in whatever they are doing.
Another part of the facility that some may never really see is that the facility will be run by high school leaders that go through the training that we provide, to actually run the facility. This will involve finances, management, scheduling, planning, working, running events, marketing, and much more.
I knew the timing as not yet event though I really wanted to start that summer. It was about 4 years later that I meet some other guys that had the kind of the same vision but they were actually in the process of starting but things didn't work out. Fast forward about 10 years, I had prayed for God to give me the go ahead, open the door, or just shut the door completely and help me just forget about this whole youth facility. Through much prayer, frustrations, fasting, talking, and praying more God has giving me the green light and open the doors to get things going.
The first of 2020 a good friend of mine had some hats made with G220 as a surprise for me and honestly was just a gift that turned out to be a hit for people in the community. We have now sold or giving over 115 hats with no marketing at all. The soul purpose of the hat is to share galatians 2:20 and the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are currently working on some clothing apperral to sale and possibly start a softball team that will travel and share the gospel in the slow pitch softball world.
Currently we are in the process of purchasing a facility and transforming it into the beginning stages of a teen facility. It will primarily be a place for all middle school and high school teens to come and hangout with a Christ focused atmosphere. In the facility we will have a snack bar, pool tables, pin pong tables, tvs(sports, and etc), lounge areas, skating, private party area, and various events monthly. We want to provide a saturday night worship time that will be geared for there generation. In having the worship we want to not pull them from the church but help them connect with a church in there community to let the facility be an extension of worship for them.
One of our goals is to team up with churches to assist them with our facility but also assist in leading followers of Christ to be who God has called them to be. In doing that we want to help them understand and see what it is like to live a life to glorify "Christ that lives in them". Identify there gifts and talents that God has blessed them with and help them apply that to there life. We want to help plug them into serving the Lord in whatever they are doing.
Another part of the facility that some may never really see is that the facility will be run by high school leaders that go through the training that we provide, to actually run the facility. This will involve finances, management, scheduling, planning, working, running events, marketing, and much more.
Purpose
Provide a safe place for teenagers to come hangout, enjoy some fun activities, learn about life,
and bring glory to God in all that they do.
and bring glory to God in all that they do.
Vision
INVEST, INSPIRE, and INFORM teenagers of a life that has a reward that last for ETERNITY. Allowing teens to learn what God has called them to do in life for his glory. Ultimately we just want teach them what it is to live a life for and with Christ.
Mission
We create a atmosphere to engage, encourage, and educate teens of living a life to glorify God our Creator.