Coats for Christmas

In this season of considering what we are thankful for, how many of us are thankful for being warm? Coats for Christmas seeks to help collect coats for the homeless on the streets of Atlanta and Gainesville.  This ministry was started through the vision of a couple of guys from The Vine Church in Braselton, Georgia, five years ago.  Over the past four years, we have distributed over 2500 coats, sweaters, windbreakers, scarves, and gloves.  Please get a bag from The Vine (or you can use your own) and fill it with coats, sweaters, windbreakers, scarves, and gloves. It does not matter the thickness of the garments, the key to warmth is layering.  Please take a second bag and invite someone from your Oikos (family, friend, neighbor, fellow student or co-worker) to join you in collecting coats.

Our goal this year is to have 1200 coats, sweaters, windbreakers, scarves, and gloves.

We are going out on Christmas Eve in Gainesville, GA to serve the homeless in our local area.  We will meet at The Vine Church at 9:15 a.m. to head to our distribution location.  We will pass out coats from 10 – 11 a.m. and head back to The Vine, or you can head home from Gainesville.

We will gather on Christmas Day at 10 a.m. at The Vine Church to serve the homeless in downtown Atlanta. We will pass out Coats from 11 – 1 p.m. and then head back.  We should be back at The Vine at 2 p.m. or you are welcome to leave directly for home if you do not caravan.

If you have any questions, please email Coats4Christmas@gmail.com

Coats for Christmas delivery

Coats for Christmas will deliver coat on Christmas day along with sack lunches to the homeless in Atlanta. We will also be taking presents to specific houses where there is a need to fill the gap. Please join us for this amazing opportunity.

Meet at The Vine at 11 a.m. to drive together or follow down to The Garden where we will give out gifts to the children who live there at the homeless shelter. There we will connect with Larry, from 7 Bridges to Recovery, who will lead us on a route through the streets to give out coats and stop at predetermined houses to give out presents. If you drive your car down then you will have the freedom to break away off the route to head home when you need to.

There is no need to sign up, just show up at 11 a.m. at The Vine (1897 Highway 211 Suite 106
Hoschton, GA 30548). If it is more connivence for you to meet at The Garden (2840 Plant Atkinson Rd SE in Smyrna, GA) because of your location, then please meet us there at 12 p.m.

What are you planning to do on Jesus’ birthday?

Coats for Christmas

Coats for Christmas is kicking off for 2009 and it is time for you to get involved.  This is your opportunity to put those coats you aren’t using to good use and even give out of your plenty to those who have need. (more details below video)

The mission is to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the homeless of Atlanta, GA. by providing warm winter coats, gloves, socks, stocking caps, ear muffs, scarves, etc. to them on Christmas morning.

Here’s how it works:

Take your coats out of the closet (if they need cleaning, get them dry cleaned).

Bring them to a drop off location – The Vine on Sunday mornings or 1 of 3 Classy Nail & Tan – Braselton, Hamilton Mill, or Sugarloaf through out the week.  Hours for drop off M-F: 10-7:30 Sat: 10-6

On Christmas Day meet at The Vine’s facility at 11 a.m. to head down to The Garden to start the journey of “Being Jesus and Loving Jesus”.

Keep checking back for more information regarding ideas and suggestion for getting stuff for Coat for Christmas.  Also, there may be more opportunities to arise as we move forward with this project.  For now everyone should head to the closet and give what they do not use or give out of their plenty for those who are in need.