Joel & Ellen Cave
Senior Pastors
We trust this message finds you well and that you’ve been experiencing all that God has been doing throughout 2024. At the beginning of the year, we declared that we were believing for God to “BREAK OUT” in all areas of people’s lives, and it has been incredible to witness the fulfillment of that promise. Hearing about the numerous healings, particularly in recent months, has been incredibly faith-building. We’ve already seen over 120 people baptised this year and have heard many stories of radical salvations in the lives of friends and family members. A massive thank you to all the members of the Glow team who serve faithfully each weekend across all areas, we also recently experienced a powerful move of God during Glow Conference with our guest speakers, Ps Bill Johnson from Bethel, Ps David Hall, Ps Emma L’Almont, and Jeremy Riddle.
2024 has been a significant year of change for Glow Church. As announced on Vision Sunday, we released all our Australian locations outside of the Gold Coast. Each location continues to thrive and remains in strong relationship with us.
Currently, our focus is on laying solid foundations to ensure that Glow Church continues to flourish over the next decade and becomes a hallmark church in the Kingdom of God.
We are committed to raising up and releasing leaders for kingdom work, reestablishing a strong community presence through ‘Glow Cares,’ and strengthening our discipleship pathways and processes to build people who follow Jesus in every season of life.
This year’s Vision Offering will directly support our efforts to reach more people through our extensive ministries and will ensure the solid foundations of our community, kingdom, and discipleship initiatives. We encourage every person and family who calls Glow home to prayerfully consider contributing generously. Together, our collective giving can make a significant impact in changing lives and expanding God’s Kingdom.
You can give towards the Vision Offering anytime between now and the end of the year (Dec 31st), when the Vision Offering for 2024 will come to a close. We look forward to seeing the immediate impact your generosity will have, and we will continue to keep you updated in the coming year.
Much love and blessings,
Your contributions to this year’s Vision Offering
will directly support the following projects
Expanding outreach in public schools by providing free pancakes and breakfast for teenagers. We are currently serving Robina State School every Friday and need more BBQs, appliances, and pancake mix to increase our reach.
Many community families are unable to attend Glow Youth Camp in May 2025, so we aim to strategically sponsor teens and families, allowing them to attend at minimal or no cost.
Installing permanent netting in the external church car park to prevent balls from getting lost, making it easier for kids to connect through sports.
Expanding our presence across Gold Coast universities through UNI GLOW. Providing dinners and regular activities for university students has been incredibly fruitful, and we are preparing to increase our impact further.
In 2025 we will be resuming our annual Young Adults Retreat, held over the Gold Coast Show weekend in August. With many University students, apprentices, and young adults that are new to faith, we want to ensure as many people can get to the Retreat and encounter God
Expanding the reach of the ALPHA course by offering meals, course materials, and resources for leaders to engage more people as they develop their faith.
Upon completing the ALPHA course, we would like to gift new Christians with a physical Bible to support their spiritual journey.
At the start of 2025, we will relaunch the community arm of Glow Church, Glow Cares. From 2013 to 2018, Glow Cares played a key role in providing essential services across the Gold Coast. Over the past five years, as we expanded to new church locations, we partnered with many local community organisations. Now that we are focusing exclusively on the Gold Coast, we believe it is vital to reestablish a strong community presence from 2025 onwards.
This Vision Offering will provide seed funding to relaunch Glow Cares with strategic projects and clear branding for greater visibility within the wider Gold Coast community. We are actively consulting with local and federal government representatives, as well as seeking input from within and outside the church. Our vision is to create a lasting impact on the Gold Coast, both spiritually and practically, for years to come.
Acc Name: Glow Church
Bank: NAB
BSB: 084 899
Acc #: 148 800 530
REF: 2024 Vision Offering
