Impact Christian Church in Woodland Park has launched another ministry to enhance the lives of Teller County residents.

Chad Young was asked to preach while Lead Pastor Scott Park was in Israel with a team. Before his sermon, Young presented to the church a new ministry, “Greater Things.”

He said there would be green buckets around the church, and all they are asking is that when people come to church, they put a dollar in for each person with them. He explained that 100 percent of the funds would go directly to people in need in the community.

The idea is to help people pay their mortgage, rent, buy food, etc. during times of hardship. Young explained that “Greater Things” donations would also support other entities like Choices and the Food Pantry.

“I feel this will bless our community and unite the body of Christ across Teller County,” said Young.

The response has been overwhelming. Kathrine Whitfield, Mary Oliver, and Debi Blackwell used some of the money from “Greater Things” and other donations to implement another ministry, “Every Load Lifted.”

In short, volunteers supply quarters for washers/dryers for those in need at the Midland Coin Laundromat in Woodland Park 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. each fourth Monday of every month. In the first two months of “Every Load Lifted,” fifty-one individuals have been assisted with laundry. Additionally, through the benevolence of “Greater Things” donations, a single mom was supported with money for rent and groceries.

“Our new “Every Load Lifted” ministry is one that makes me smile because it makes so many others smile, and ultimately, because it makes our Lord Jesus smile,” said Scott Park, Pastor of Impact Church.

“Jesus said things like ‘it is more blessed to give than to receive’ and ‘do unto others as you would have done unto you.,'” Park said. “And as some of the most servant-minded people in our church family live that out, they are undoubtedly making an IMPACT here in Teller County, and also in Heaven.”