Disaster Relief
Grace Community Church wants to to be actively involved in our community and be prepared to help when a widespread emergency does occur. There are two  groups that serve in this capacity:

CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
CERT training is designed to prepare you to help yourself, your family, and your neighbors in the event of a catastrophic disaster.   The training covers basic skills that are important to know in a disaster when emergency services are not readily available. You will be able to do the greatest good for the greatest number of victims after a disaster, while protecting yourself from becoming a victim.  Some of the topics covered are disaster preparedness, fire safety, disaster medical operations, light search and rescue, terrorism and disaster psychology. To graduate, the team must use the skills they have learned in class in a disaster simulation drill. Training dates and class size are limited.


Red Cross Shelter Team
Grace is partnering with the American Red Cross and the City of Arlington to provide sheltering in our facility for those affected by hurricanes, tornadoes or other disasters that would cause them to be without their homes for a short or extended period of time. We recently were a shelter for Hurricane Ike victims from the city of Beaumont, Texas.  We have a shelter team that works hard to help provide for the needs of our guests, spiritually as well as physically.  A six hour training class is all that is required in order to participate on our team.

See the Hurricane Ike shelter video by clicking this link Ike Shelter Video

If you have an interest in either of these areas you can contact Lea Ann Shilling at LeaAnn@gracearlington.com.

The next opportunity for Red Cross Shelter training is Saturday, January 17th, 9am-5pm.  The location will be at North Davis Church of Christ.  If you would like to sing up just send your name and phone number to LeaAnn@gracearlington.com.

Hurricane Ike Relief

Grace Community Church has also partnered with Somebody Cares America and Oak Island Baptist Church to help with the relief effort in Oak Island, TX in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike.  Click below to view a video from our college team's trip. If you are moved by the needs in Oak Island, join the growing number of churches who are sending teams and resources to the Galveston Bay area by going to www.somebodycares.org.

2009 Oak Island Relief Trips

To sing up for a relief trip to Oak Island please click this link Registration