Announcements

The GHCCM HUB eBay store is now in operation! Check it out here!

GHCCM HUB

Food, shelter or medicine

No gift is too small or too large. Over 33,000 Catawba County citizens have to choose between hunger, home, or health every day. Your support can make a difference. Every $5 given provides someone with so much more…a bag of groceries, another month of housing, a much needed bottle of insulin. For giving options click on the quick link “How can you help?” 

Honor Cards

Honor Cards
We provide honor cards for all occasions: birthdays, anniversaries, remember someone, thank someone, recognize someone or just because. It is a great way to support GHCCM and let someone know you are thinking of them. To get your honor cards, contact Lillian Carte at 327-0979 ext. 231.

Swine Flu Protection

Up-to-date information about programs and services across North Carolina for families, seniors, youths and everyone in-between:

NCCareLink

 

 

Our Mission

In response to God's call, the mission of the Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry is to bring together the resources of the community to provide health care services to those in need; emergency food to those who are hungry; and educational and supportive services to those who are in crisis.

We Need Your Help! Volunteer

The Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry’s HealthCare Services has opportunities for professional volunteers to help in the local free clinic drawing blood, performing lab work , and other functions providing health care to the uninsured population of Catawba County. The GHCCM Free Clinic is for Catawba County residents without health insurance.

If you have a nursing or phlebotomy background, and want to volunteer for a medical ministry for the underserved, call 327-0979 ext. 231 (Lillian Carte) or visit www.ccmhickory.com.

GHCCM HUB eBay Store

We Have a new eBay Store!

Peg Kotlewski, GHCCM eBay Store volunteer, gets ready to ship a vintage train carrying case.

The Greater Hickory Cooperative Christian Ministry is now global, thanks to eBay, the online auction Web site. In partnership with MissionFish, a nonprofit group that uses technology to help other nonprofits find new funding sources, GHCCM’s Thrift Store is now selling donated items on eBay. Just like in the GHCCM Thrift Store, 100% of all proceeds go to support the ministry.

“We see this application of technology, along with Facebook and Twitter, as natural vehicles for GHCCM to let the community know we are true to our mission by utilizing available resources to address identified local needs”, said Roger D. Baker, GHCCM Executive Director.

eBay was founded as AuctionWeb in 1995 by Pierre Omidyar, a French-born Iranian computer programmer, as part of a larger personal site. The company officially changed its name to eBay in 1997 and in 1998, expanded worldwide. The very first item sold on eBay was a broken laser pointer for $14.83.

MissionFish allows eBay to donate a portion of their auction proceeds to a charity of the seller’s choice. The program is called eBay Giving Works. eBay provides a partial refund of seller fees for items sold through charity auctions. As of March 4, 2010, $154 million had been raised for U.S. nonprofits by the eBay community since eBay Giving Works began in 2003.

GHCCM is blessed to have local support for its eBay store as well. Carolina Container, a Hickory-based packaging solutions company, donated two large rolls of bubble wrap, shipping containers of various sizes and other items to help GHCCM get the store off the ground. A volunteer who ran her own eBay store for years, Peg Kotlewski, recently moved to the area and wanted to help out. She was also instrumental in getting GHCCM’s eBay store launched, and continues to help identify and place and price items for sale. Other key volunteers, such as David Punch, are also adding their expertise to GHCCM’s eBay store.

“When my husband and I moved to this beautiful area, I resolved that I wanted to give back to the community by volunteering,” Kotlewski said. “When I learned about how GHCCM functions as a HUB for those in need, I knew I had found my perfect match. My experience as an eBay seller gives me the opportunity to work with GHCCM to help them make the most of their donations.”

GHCCM is now accepting donations for sale on its eBay store. For more information, or to make a donation, call 327-0979 ext. 240 or come by 31 1st Avenue SE, Hickory, across the RR tracks from City Hall. 100% of sales support the ministry.

Check out GHCCM HUB A Charity Store by clicking on the eBay button on the left side of the web site at www.ccmhickory.com.

Ensure Golf Tournament

 

Click on this picture to download an order form to buy tickets for the Ensure Classic Golf Tournament at Rock Barn! 100% of your ticket price goes to help your neighbors in Catawba County.