The Gilford Community Church continues to grow, recently welcoming 12 new members, including Tom and Colleen Meister, Gordon McCormack and Carole Myrick, Fred and Rosemary Kacprzynski, Pam and Svend Filby, Chris, Ashley, Tyler, and Riley Binkley.
“It’s always so encouraging when people join the church. They are affirming what we are doing, not making some doctrinal commitment. Their gifts and talents will certainly enrich our community.” said Pastor Michael Graham.
Ashley Binkley grew up going to church, but lost touch with her religion as a teenager after her mom passed away. After getting married and starting a family, she felt like there was something missing. “We had the house, the perfect family, the ideal community, but I was missing my faith and sense of belonging,” said Ashley. “After becoming pregnant, following 2 years of trying and considering IVF, we realized we have a lot to be thankful for and I was ready to find my faith again”, she added.
“We’ve taken Riley to a lot of events put together by the youth center, which is where we learned about the church and decided to attend a service to see what we thought about it. It instantly felt like the missing piece had begun to fill,” said Ashley. “We were welcomed so warmly, as if we had been coming here for years. Right away, I knew this was a community I wanted my family to be a part of, and a church I wanted to continue to grow our relationship with God in.”
GCC is so fortunate to have great youth and family programs on campus at the Gilford Youth Center, along with a wide variety of activities offered by our own Youth Director, Amber McLane. There are so many ways to get involved.
Located in Gilford at 19 Potter Hill Rd, Gilford Community Church (GCC) is an inclusive, open community that welcomes believers and doubters, seekers and skeptics, young and old. Viewable live on Facebook, Sunday service takes place at 10 a.m.
(Pictured front row: Pamela Filby, Christopher Binkley with daughter Riley, Ashley Binkley holding Tyler, and Carole Myrick. Middle row: Svend Filby, Rosemary Kacprzynski, and Gordon McCormack. Back row: Fred Kacprzynski, Tom Meister and Colleen Meister)
“It’s always so encouraging when people join the church. They are affirming what we are doing, not making some doctrinal commitment. Their gifts and talents will certainly enrich our community.” said Pastor Michael Graham.
Ashley Binkley grew up going to church, but lost touch with her religion as a teenager after her mom passed away. After getting married and starting a family, she felt like there was something missing. “We had the house, the perfect family, the ideal community, but I was missing my faith and sense of belonging,” said Ashley. “After becoming pregnant, following 2 years of trying and considering IVF, we realized we have a lot to be thankful for and I was ready to find my faith again”, she added.
“We’ve taken Riley to a lot of events put together by the youth center, which is where we learned about the church and decided to attend a service to see what we thought about it. It instantly felt like the missing piece had begun to fill,” said Ashley. “We were welcomed so warmly, as if we had been coming here for years. Right away, I knew this was a community I wanted my family to be a part of, and a church I wanted to continue to grow our relationship with God in.”
GCC is so fortunate to have great youth and family programs on campus at the Gilford Youth Center, along with a wide variety of activities offered by our own Youth Director, Amber McLane. There are so many ways to get involved.
Located in Gilford at 19 Potter Hill Rd, Gilford Community Church (GCC) is an inclusive, open community that welcomes believers and doubters, seekers and skeptics, young and old. Viewable live on Facebook, Sunday service takes place at 10 a.m.
(Pictured front row: Pamela Filby, Christopher Binkley with daughter Riley, Ashley Binkley holding Tyler, and Carole Myrick. Middle row: Svend Filby, Rosemary Kacprzynski, and Gordon McCormack. Back row: Fred Kacprzynski, Tom Meister and Colleen Meister)
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