In the movie The Pursuit of Happiness, Glide Community Church helped Will Smith’s character and his son with a place to stay and food to eat. The church provides those services for 800 people every day. August 27, 2007 the Oregon Tech Women’s Volleyball team returned the favor to Glide community Church, helping them serve 786 meals. The team had a break between the Fresno and William Jessup tournaments, taking 16 students--14 players and two assistant coaches--along with Angela and Greg Stewart to volunteer for a couple hours. They spent their time serving meals to homeless or near-homeless families and individuals located in downtown San Francisco.
“Serving at Glide was a great experience for the team. It was humbling, memorable, and more importantly, helpful to the community. It was the first service project experience for many of the girls. I think we walked away having more compassion for those less fortunate in the world,” said Head Coach Angela Stewart.
The church serves three meals a day, 365 days a year. They have approximately 130 people on staff, but are still dependent on volunteer groups from all over the world. It costs nearly one million dollars a month to provide the services they keep available. These services include: low cost housing (apartments), childcare, free summer program for kids, toy drives, holiday food gifts, health care services, and a walk-in center. They also participate in global outreaches and train and employ hundreds of people every year.
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