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You are welcome at Grace Temple, where your service is recognized and honored. Here you can grow in faith, experience community, be nurtured, and serve. We desire to be a part of helping you to strengthen your walk with Christ. Whether you are the spouse of a deployed service member, are recovering from the trauma of war, are in need of help as you transition out of the military, or looking for community in a new city, we exist to help you grow spiritually, care for the needs of your family, and provide wise counsel.
Grace Temple is the proud home of many active service members and veterans from all branches of the military and national guard. With that pride comes the recognition that our military men and women and their families have unique gifts and challenges as they serve our country. Our military ministry is a place for both civilians and military families to gather for prayer, encouragement, and support. We would be honored to assist you and your family in connecting at Grace Temple.
Grace Temple is the proud home of many active service members and veterans from all branches of the military and national guard. With that pride comes the recognition that our military men and women and their families have unique gifts and challenges as they serve our country. Our military ministry is a place for both civilians and military families to gather for prayer, encouragement, and support. We would be honored to assist you and your family in connecting at Grace Temple.
Kent Johnson
Ministry Pastor
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Care Packages
Service members who have are on deployment generally have more freedom to receive care packages. Sending a military care package is a great way to show your appreciation and love for your service member and all they do for our country. If you would like to send items specific to that service member please contact Kent Johnson for more information.
Grace Temple will utilize the US Postal Services to send specified military packaging at a reduced postal rate. If you would like to support that postal cost please contact Kent Johnson for more information..
Grace Temple will utilize the US Postal Services to send specified military packaging at a reduced postal rate. If you would like to support that postal cost please contact Kent Johnson for more information..
Here are some military care package ideas that are appreciated by service members:
- Necessities, such as sunblock, socks, flip-flops, lip balm and powder (body and foot)
- Snacks, including chips, salsa, nuts, cookies, beef jerky, non-melting candy and trail mix in packaging that isn’t easily crushed. Drink mixes in single-serving packets are also a good addition.
- Homemade foods: The most popular items are cookies and “cake in a jar,” which is a cake baked in a canning jar. Again, the key is sturdy packaging to prevent crushing.
- Games, such as playing cards/poker chips, crosswords or puzzle books.
- Stationery is a must if you want to receive any letters from your service member. Send paper, envelopes, address labels and pens, but skip the stamps. They won’t need them.
- Photos and notes that show your support and affection. Maybe get a daily tear-off calendar and write an encouraging note on each page.
Once you know what you want to send, follow these tips to make sure your military care package arrives in good condition:
- Seal everything: Individually seal items in plastic bags with zip locks, if possible, to protect items from the elements or to keep them from leaking out.
- Be careful what you send: Check the post office’s prohibited items list to keep items from being rejected. Remember that sometimes packages from home get opened by someone before your service member, so don’t send anything you don’t want strangers to see. Also, don’t send things that are valuable or can’t be replaced – sometimes packages get lost.
- Consider shipping time: Most care packages can make it to the Middle East in about two weeks, but some take longer. For holidays, allow about five weeks for delivery.