Students will have over 1,000 opportunities to
serve across 40 different ministries
PHOENIX, Oct. 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Grand
Canyon University is continuing its 75th anniversary
celebration with a Week of Service from October 28-November 2. There will be
opportunities for over 1,000 students to serve across 40 different
ministries, bookended with two GCU signature events: GCU CityServe
and GCU Habitat.
"As a missional, Christ-centered university, service is embedded
into everything we do at GCU, so it felt very natural to celebrate
our 75th anniversary in this way," said GCU President
Brian Mueller. "Our students have a
heart to serve and a desire to help people who are in more
vulnerable situations. It has become part of their educational
experience."
On any given week, GCU has more than 700 volunteer opportunities
for students to serve the community through a vast array of
ministries, whether that's volunteering with children, the elderly,
refugees, those experiencing homelessness or providing household
goods to families in need. During the Week of Service, those
opportunities will grow to more than 1,000 and, Mueller said, "we
will have no shortage of students wanting to participate."
Some highlights of the Week of Service include:
GCU CityServe: Monday, October
28
- 1-4 p.m. Food box
distribution -- students volunteers will be handing out 400 food
boxes to families in need.
- 1-5 p.m. Callahan Care -- volunteers will help sort,
organize and box clothing to be sent to clothing closets in Title I
schools across the valley.
- 1-5 p.m. Computer
refurbishing -- volunteers will help refurbish computers with
AZSTRUT that will go to families in need.
- 1-5 p.m. Bunk bed delivery
with Sleep in Heavenly Peace. Volunteers will go to the homes of
families in need and build twin beds for them.
- 1-5 p.m. GCU CityServe --
volunteers will help sort and organize truckloads of household
goods that will then go to families in need.
GCU Habitat: Saturday, November
2, 8:30-11 a.m.
GCU's semi-annual home renovation event with Habit for Humanity.
Over 200 students will go out to preselected homes in the community
and complete exterior paint and landscape improvements.
St. Vincent de Paul Homeless Ministry: Monday-Wednesday,
October 28-30, 5:30-8:45 a.m.
Volunteers will go to St. Vincent de Paul to serve breakfast and
connect with those experiencing homelessness.
Colter Commons: Tuesday, October
29, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Affectionately dubbed "Adopt a Grandma" by students, volunteers
will walk over to a nearby senior living facility and play games,
sing karaoke and connect with our elderly neighbors.
"The bible teaches us to follow the example of Jesus' life and
earthly ministry to serve others," said GCU Dean of Students and
Campus Pastor Dr. Tim Griffin. "Mark
10:45 tells us 'For even the Son of Man did not come to be served,
but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.' Serving
others brings joy and fulfillment that comes from loving others as
God loves us."
For more information on GCU's Week of Service, please visit
https://events.gcu.edu/event/week-of-service-volunteer-opportunities/.
About Grand Canyon
University: Grand Canyon
University was founded in 1949 and is Arizona's premier private Christian
university. GCU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and
offers 349 academic programs, emphases and certificates for both
traditional undergraduate students and working professionals. The
University's curriculum emphasizes interaction with classmates,
both in-person and online, and individual attention from
instructors while fusing academic rigor with Christian values to
help students find their purpose and become skilled, caring
professionals. For more information, visit gcu.edu.
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