Check out the recent articles about GraceWorks in the news: Christmas Lights Help Raise Money For Local Charity. Turkey Trot 5K becomes GraceWorks golden goose. Read More....

With a roar, the Christmas season began today at GraceWorks Ministries as we hosted the annual GraceWorks Gift Run by the Middle Tennessee Chapter of the Harley Owners Group. Santa leads ride from the Cool Springs Harley Davidson dealership to GraceWorks Ministries to enjoy the chili lunch provided by GraceWorks. We are thrilled with the donations of gifts for upcoming Manger program, as well as over $2,500 in gift cards, cash and checks. Thank you for getting us off to a good start again thiRead More....

He had worked the night shift at a local gas and convenience store, so his eyes looked very tired. His soft voice rang loud with dejection. Plagued by health problems, he had recently been diagnosed with high cholesterol after all sorts of tests. His portion of the doctor visits had set him and his family back financially. A Graceworks volunteer offered assistance with rent and utilities, but more importantly, offered emotional and spiritual comfort. He was late paying his bills because heRead More....

Scott came to Graceworks to sign up his 6 children (4 adopted with special needs) for The Manger Christmas program. That day, he had one of his children with him. In the discussion, the Graceworks volunteer learned thRead More....

At Graceworks, we seek to help people in tough situations. Many times, we step in when a client is about to have their power cut off or to be evicted because they haven't been able to pay their bills. Sometimes, we just need to support a family through a rough patch. Like at Christmas. We had one particular client come to our office in December. She was married, and they had 8 children under the age of 16. They were struggling to get by, but thankfully her husband was working, and he wRead More....

That question was asked by the son in a family that lost everything in the May floods in Nashville. If you were that mom, how would you answer? Thanks to Noah's Christmas, a program through Graceworks in which donations of Christmas decorations were collected for those affected by the floods, this family WILL have Christmas. Their house will be decorated, maybe not quite like before, but it will be festive. Noah's Christmas was held Saturday, December 11, and all families had to do was to Read More....

After Manger Day 4, we have helped over 350 families have a better Christmas! We helped 77 families tonight, in spite of the snow and bad weather. Thank you to the volunteers who showed up anyway, and helped us make Christmas a little brighter for these families. Check out more photos below: [imagebrowser id=32]

Brightstone has blessed Graceworks through their contribution of gifts and a check from their recent Jingle Bell Sale. In the photo, Brightstone respresentatives Lee Rose (left) and Jennifer Pewitt (right) present a check and gifts to Kristi Sylvester, Development Director for Graceworks Ministries. Read More....

After the second day of The Manger, over 300 volunteers have helped over 175 families with Christmas presents. Donations continue to come in, so thank you to everyone who has donated gifts and/or time. It is so exciting to see God's blessing on all these families and volunteers. There are 5 more sessions of The Manger, which ends Thursday, December 16. We have over 840 families registered for assistance. [imagebrowser id=30]

The Manger 2010 opened Thursday, December 9, with over 80 families shopping for gifts with the help of over 100 volunteers. There were lots of smiles, hugs, prayers, blessings and calls for "Merry Christmas" as people left with bags of gifts for their families. Graceworks has had over 840 families register for The Manger this year, compared to 541 last year. While donations are coming in, we do not currently have sufficient donations to cover the number of families expected to shop. Be suRead More....