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For nearly 70 years, GEMS has helped bring girls into a living, dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ.
YOUR GIFTS MAKE GEMS POSSIBLE
Today, girls are navigating new pressures and challenges. Churches and families are ministering in a changing culture. And the volunteers who faithfully walk alongside girls need support and resources that equip them for today’s realities.
To meet these challenges we’re returning to the heart of who we have always been: equipping caring adults to build relationships with girls and help them grow in their relationship with Jesus.
Your generosity makes that possible.
Club dues and resource sales cover only part of the cost of GEMS ministry. A growing share of the work we do is made possible through the generosity of individuals, churches, and other partners.
Your regular gifts sustain the everyday ministry of GEMS—and they remain essential.
“Our GEMS program is the most successful weekly ministry at our church. We enfold girls from the community well.” – Kim, GEMS Leader
“The churched girls benefit from seeing the challenges our neighborhood girls face and the neighborhood girls hear the gospel, learn about the Bible, and experience love and Christian fellowship.” – Sue, GEMS Leader
A SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
THE HEALTHY GROWTH FUND
Returning to Our Roots to Reach Today’s Girls: Putting Down Roots for the Next Generation
In addition to supporting the ongoing ministry of GEMS, this fall we’re inviting friends of GEMS to consider an additional investment in the Healthy Growth Fund.
The world girls are growing up in is changing, but our mission is not. Healthy Growth is about strengthening the financial foundation and ministry capacity GEMS needs to equip leaders, serve churches, and reach today’s girls well.
And right now, we have a particularly timely opportunity to strengthen that foundation.
A TIMELY OPPORTUNITY TO PUT DOWN ROOTS
Since April 2023, GEMS has leased the office suites we call home. Now, because of the generosity of the owners and their longstanding relationship with GEMS, we have an opportunity to purchase the space at favorable terms.
This isn’t about owning office space for the sake of owning office space.
It’s about putting more of GEMS’ future resources toward ministry.
Purchasing the space gives GEMS the opportunity to:
Create stability. Establish a permanent home rather than remaining exposed to rising lease costs.
Practice good stewardship. Build equity in a ministry asset rather than continuing to pay rent.
Increase ministry capacity. Lower anticipated long-term occupancy costs so more future resources can equip leaders, serve churches, and reach girls.
THE DOWN PAYMENT IS WITHIN REACH
$100,000 – Minimum down payment
$85,000 – Already committed
$15,000 – Remaining to secure the down payment
$10,000+ – Projected annual savings compared with leasing
Leading by example: Every member of the GEMS Board has personally participated in funding the down payment.
And $100,000 isn’t the finish line. Every additional dollar raised can reduce the amount GEMS needs to finance—lowering future interest and overhead and keeping more resources focused on ministry.
MORE RAISED NOW → SMALLER CORPORATE LOAN → LOWER INTEREST & OVERHEAD → MORE FOR MINISTRY
HEALTHY GROWTH IS BIGGER THAN THE OFFICE PURCHASE
The Healthy Growth Fund brings together investments that strengthen GEMS for the next chapter: creating a more sustainable financial foundation while building the ministry capacity needed to serve today’s girls, leaders, and churches well.
Healthy Growth investments can help GEMS:
- Secure the remaining down payment and reduce the amount we need to finance.
- Equip volunteer leaders to disciple today’s girls.
- Strengthen support for churches and new clubs.
- Continue developing relevant, accessible ministry resources.
- Build the organizational capacity needed for healthy growth.
FIRST, CONTINUE WHAT MAKES GEMS POSSIBLE.
If you already support GEMS, please continue your regular giving. Those gifts sustain the everyday ministry of GEMS and remain essential.
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Then, if you are able, consider an additional investment.
Would you consider making an additional gift or pledge to the Healthy Growth Fund?
Gifts can be made now or pledged over the next one, two, or three years.
PUTTING DOWN ROOTS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION
Generations of women, churches, volunteers, leaders, and donors have made GEMS possible for 70 years.
Now it’s our turn to continue that story.
Together, we can remain rooted in our mission, strengthen GEMS for what comes next, and keep reaching girls for generations to come.