Lawrenceville First is thrilled to announce that the Family Promise Day Center has opened on our church property, with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house on April 20. Hundreds of Gwinnett County supporters of Family Promise turned out for the event.

Elizabeth McElhanon, an elder at LFCC, offered the prayer of dedication for the new Day Center. Rev. Katie Hays received a plaque from Family Promise with a five-dollar bill mounted on it, to represent the five-year lease at $1 per year that the church offered for the use of the house on their property.

Family Promise of Gwinnett County is an organization that houses homeless families in area churches at night. The Day Center is the place where families can take showers, do laundry, and use computers and other resources to find work and housing. Preschool children have a place to play, and older children have a place to come and do homework after school. The Family Promise director and a dedicated social worker have offices in the Day Center. Lawrenceville First has been working closely with Family Promise for almost two years to get the Day Center renovated and open. Glory to God!

peace -- Katie