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KEYSER AND ROGERS SCHOOL
One of the main ways Grace Church reaches the community is through our partnership with our neighborhood schools, Keyser Elementary School and Rogers High School. Our partnerships with Keyser, which began in 2006, and Rogers, which began in 2018, serve as an opportunity for Grace Church to connect with and serve the students and families in the community surrounding the church, as well as the staff and teachers at the schools. Our belief that God blesses His people in order that they become a blessing to others has been the catalyst to our journey in adopting a school. Our goal in partnering with Keyser and Rogers is to be God’s presence and blessing to the staff, students, and families of the school, as well as the community in the neighborhoods surrounding our church. Relationship is key to all that we do with the school and community.​​
“WE ARE BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING.”​
Our hope since the beginning has been that other churches in our area would partner with local schools, serving the students, staff, and families of those schools in a way that demonstrates the love of Jesus. We are excited to see that this continues to happen. At the beginning of the 2018/2019 school-year there are 33 school/church partnerships! So what does a church-school partnership look like? It will look a little different for each partnership as each church discovers the needs of their partner school, and then partners with God’s Spirit as they look to His leading in how to meet those needs.
how we partner
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In-school reading tutors. Tutors spend one hour a week with the same two students for the full school year.​
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Help with resources (people and financial, as needed) for events such as open house, honors awards programs, parents’ nights, special programs, Scholastic book fair, classroom projects, field trips, field days, etc.​
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In 2007, we opened a school supply pantry for the teachers, providing school supplies for their classrooms. That pantry has grown to include all five of the schools in the Rogers Learning Community in partnership with 5 other churches. Visit the School Supply Pantry page located under the Outreach tab in the top menu to learn more about the School Supply Pantry ministry.​
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We host events to connect with families from the school and the neighborhood, such as a neighborhood picnic or a children’s free bike repair event. In addition, we partner with the parent organization and the school to assist and support parental participation and promote positive family activities. In 2017 we began hosting three parent engagement events at the school: Goodies with Grandparents, Desserts with Dads, and Munchies with Moms.​
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Grace Church serves as a resource to the school to help meet the physical needs of families and students. We connect them with ministries and agencies in town to meet their needs, and partner with Epiphany Lutheran to provide Thanksgiving food baskets, among other activities.​
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We host a weekly prayer walk at Keyser on Tuesday mornings before school begins. We have also joined the Monday morning prayer walk at Rogers.
how can you help?
The needs of these children, teachers, and families are real, and there are many ways in which you can help support Grace Church’s mission to build a community to reach a community. Here are just a few:​​
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Participate at our weekly prayer walks at Keyser Elementary, Tuesday mornings at 8am.
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Help tutor students (K-3rd grade) with reading for one hour a week at the school.​
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Purchase school supplies for The School Supply Pantry. Lists are available in the church office or on our Facebook page.​
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Sign up for Kroger Community Rewards or purchase gifts cards through our Scrip program. A percentage of each purchase or gift card is returned to the church and all proceeds fund our outreach ministries.​​​
For more information on how you can get involved, or to sign up, fill out the form below!
