July 2003:

"Church Without Walls" moved to Adelanto and the Centro Cristiano De Fe church on Saturday, July 19th, 2003.

This event was an outreach ministry to the spanish speaking community in the high desert and a joint effort between GIFT, The Flipside and Centro Cristiano.

Several speakers, singers and bands, in english and in spanish, performed at the event. Food and clothing was offered to all. Over 100 people attended and everyone was blessed by Spirit.

GIFT continues to provide clothes and assistance to Centro Cristiano on an as needed basis.

January 2002:

GIFT Ministries, working in conjunction with the Flipside Church of Rancho Cucamonga, held it's first "Church Without Walls" event on Sunday, January 20th, 2002. This event was an outreach ministry designed to show the love of God outside of the four walls of the church.

The event took the place of the regular Sunday worship service and moved the congregation outside the confines of the Church and into the community through a number of different service projects. Church members met at Alta Loma High School for a brief worship service and then spread out into the community into the activity of their choice.

Projects included:

• City Beautification
  • Trash and litter clean-up around the City.
• Graffiti Clean-up
  • Painting roadside block walls at several locations to cover graffiti.
• A free car wash
  • Open to all city residents.
• Visiting our senior citizens
  • A visit to several local senior community assisted living projects.
• Clothes Closet
  • Organizing and sorting donated clothes to give to local shelters.
• Visiting the homeless
  • A visit to Hope International in LA.
• Visiting others in need
  • A visit to homes for unwed mother's, recovering alcoholics and drug addicts.
• Evangelism
  • Spreading the Gospel to the community at large.
• The GAP
  • Cleaning and organizing supplies for the weekly food distribution program.