Help us raise money for our October Honduras Mission by donating resalable items to our church yard sale!
The sale will take place at The Church of Joy on Saturday May 9th from 8:30am-4:30pm
On the last Saturday of every month from 2-6pm, we will be handing out shelf stable food bags to help meet needs in our community.
Please follow the signs and drive around to the back of the church to have a bag loaded into your car.
On the last Saturday of every month from 2-6pm, we will be handing out shelf stable food bags to help meet needs in our community.
Please follow the signs and drive around to the back of the church to have a bag loaded into your car.
Step through the mist into Rainforest Falls, where kids will plunge into a lifelong adventure of discovering the nature of God. They’ll explore what it means to be rooted in relationship with God, their creator, a safe place in life’s storms.
On the last Saturday of every month from 2-6pm, we will be handing out shelf stable food bags to help meet needs in our community.
Please follow the signs and drive around to the back of the church to have a bag loaded into your car.
On the last Saturday of every month from 2-6pm, we will be handing out shelf stable food bags to help meet needs in our community.
Please follow the signs and drive around to the back of the church to have a bag loaded into your car.
On the last Saturday of every month from 2-6pm, we will be handing out shelf stable food bags to help meet needs in our community.
Please follow the signs and drive around to the back of the church to have a bag loaded into your car.
NOTE: NEXT MONTH, DUE TO THE HOLIDAY, OUR BAGS WILL BE HANDED OUT A WEEK EARLY ON THE 24TH
From 2-6pm, we will be handing out shelf stable food bags to help meet needs in our community.
Please follow the signs and drive around to the back of the church to have a bag loaded into your car.
NOTE: NEXT MONTH, DUE TO THE HOLIDAY, OUR BAGS WILL BE HANDED OUT A WEEK EARLY.
Each year, God provides us with opportunities to partner with DFCS foster families, kinship care families, and other families in need of a little extra help for Christmas gifts. Thank you so much for your willingness to give in the past.
The 2026 sponsorships will be announced on Sunday November 8th.
From 2-6pm, we will be handing out shelf stable food bags to help meet needs in our community.
Please follow the signs and drive around to the back of the church to have a bag loaded into your car.
NOTE: NEXT MONTH, DUE TO THE HOLIDAY, BAGS WILL BE HANDED OUT A WEEK EARLY.
From 2-6pm, we will be handing out shelf stable food bags to help meet needs in our community.
Please follow the signs and drive around to the back of the church to have a bag loaded into your car.
On the last Saturday of every month from 2-6pm, we will be handing out shelf stable food bags to help meet needs in our community.
Please follow the signs and drive around to the back of the church to have a bag loaded into your car.
On the last Saturday of every month from 2-6pm, we will be handing out shelf stable food bags to help meet needs in our community.
Please follow the signs and drive around to the back of the church to have a bag loaded into your car.
On the last Saturday of every month from 2-6pm, we will be handing out shelf stable food bags to help meet needs in our community.
Please follow the signs and drive around to the back of the church to have a bag loaded into your car.
This year, God has provided an opportunity to partner with the Moore Elementary school in Griffin to help provide gifts for families. See Josh for the individual lists.
Please wrap all gifts
No to/from gift tags
Place wrapped gifts together in a large bag, or tape temporary tags to the gifts with family/child info (to help with sorting). If you’re helping more than one child, please use more than one bag to keep gifts separate.
We need all gifts at Joy no later than Wednesday Night, December 17th.
We're so excited for the City of Williamson's annual Trunk-or-Treat on Saturday, October 25th!
This is a safe and fun family event. Come on out to the Williamson (Benson Hilley) Park and Walking Track at 5pm.
You can expect:
+ Trunk-or-Treating (begins at 5pm)
+ Inflatables
+ Live Music 'til 8
+ Food & Treats
+ Hot Chocolate
+ Pet Costume Parade
Make sure to come dressed in your best family friendly costumes. We hope to see you there!
We will have signs on site directing you to the start of the trunk-or-treat line.
The City’s of Williamson’s Library Table at the 2022 Trunk-or-Treat
If you are NOT a member of the Church of Joy and would like to set up a car for this event, please contact the City of Williamson at: (770) 227-8380 clerk@cityofwilliamsonga.org
For those bringing their cars to this event, we ask that you be on site no later than 4:30 to be set up and ready to hand out candy by 5pm.
Saturday October 25, 2025
5:00pm-7:00pm
The Church of Joy
3080 Georgia 362
Williamson, GA 30292
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
June (2 weeks off) 2,5,23,26,30
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
June (2 weeks off) 2,5,23,26,30
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
June (2 weeks off) 2,5,23,26,30
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Kids will foster a deeper connection with our faithful friend, Jesus, while discovering the great Alaskan frontier. As kids trek through the tundra and experience what it means to trust in Jesus, prepare for amazing faith connections to unfold. Jesus is our True North!
Monday, June 9th - Thursday, June 12th, 2025
6:00pm-8:00pm
The Church of Joy
3080 Georgia 362
Williamson, GA 30292
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
June (2 weeks off) 2,5,23,26,30
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
June (2 weeks off) 2,5,23,26,30
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
May 19,22,29
June (2 weeks off) 2,5,23,26,30
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
May 19,22,29
June (2 weeks off) 2,5,23,26,30
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
May 19,22,29
June (2 weeks off) 2,5,23,26,30
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Foster children face trauma surrounding the events of entering and living in state care. These traumas carry on into adulthood and create negative life outcomes.
You’ve likely had interactions with foster children or others carrying trauma. FACE OT will help you become better informed and will equip you to support more positive life outcomes.
Classes happen Mondays and Thursdays, 7-8pm, through July at Joy. Two opportunities to learn the weekly content.
May 19,22,29
June (2 weeks off) 2,5,23,26,30
July 3,7,10,14,17
A note from Josh Carpenter at Joy: Are these classes for you even if you’re not considering becoming a foster parent? Yes!
As believers, we are God’s partners in his great rescue plan of bringing His peace and kingdom to a world in chaos; we do this through our interactions with people.
If we can better understand WHY a person is living in chaos, we can better interact with them, sharing the gospel becomes more effective, and we become a peace bringer in their lives.
Come be a part of FACE OT!
Gift Instructions for the 2024 season:
Please wrap all gifts
No to/from gift tags
Place wrapped gifts together in a large bag, or tape temporary tags to the gifts with family/child info (to help with sorting)
We need all gifts at Joy no later than the afternoon (before 3pm) of Friday December 13th
Every year we partner with our local Pike County DFCS office to help provide Christmas Gifts to foster children in our county.
Thank you so much for your generosity in giving. Please consider getting involved again this year to help make Christmas morning special for Pike County DFCS kids.
We're so excited for the City of Williamson's annual Trunk-or-Treat on Saturday, October 26th!
This is a safe and fun family event. Come on out to the Williamson (Benson Hilley) Park and Walking Track at 5pm.
You can expect:
+ Trunk-or-Treating (begins at 5pm)
+ Inflatables
+ Live Music 'til 8
+ Food & Treats
+ Hot Chocolate
+ Pet Costume Parade (will kickoff the event at 5pm)
Make sure to come dressed in your best family friendly costumes. We hope to see you there!
We will have signs on site directing you to the start of the trunk-or-treat line.
The City’s of Williamson’s Library Table at the 2022 Trunk-or-Treat
If you are NOT a member of the Church of Joy and would like to set up a car for this event, please contact the City of Williamson at: (770) 227-8380 clerk@cityofwilliamsonga.org
For those bringing their cars to this event, we ask that you be on site no later than 4:30 to be set up and ready to hand out candy by 5pm.
Saturday October 26, 2024
5:00pm-7:00pm
The Church of Joy
3080 Georgia 362
Williamson, GA 30292
The Church of Joy will be delivering relief items to Alliance Bible Fellowship church in Boone, North Carolina. Watauga County, NC was one of the hardest hit counties in the state.
You can drop off your donations at Joy during these times:
Tuesday 8:30am-4pm
Wednesday 8:30am-8pm
Thursday 8:30am-4pm
Friday 10am-2:30pm
Sunday 9:30am-1pm / 5:30pm-8pm
If you need to drop off outside of these hours, please contact our church office: officecoj@gmail.com / 770-227-1671
Joy will not be accepting clothing donations, please seek out another outlet for these.
Water
Large containers preferred to individual bottles, but all are welcome (new, sealed).
Canned ready to eat meals
Please nothing perishable.
Non Perishables:
Mustard, Chicken, Tuna, Beef Stew, Beans, Corn, Olives, Pickles etc, Coffee, Coffee Filters
Manual CAN OPENERS!!
Please include can openers with canned donations.
Charcoal
This is a very versatile item for cooking, even bathing.
Hygiene:
Tampons/Pads, Diapers, Wipes, Bar Soap, Tooth Brushes/Paste
First Aid Kits
Simple kits with the basics.
NEW UNOPENED Socks and Underwear
Think one-size fits all, too large is better than too small.
Inexpensive NEW footwear:
Slides, Flip-Flops, Sandals
Think one-size fits all, too large is better than too small.
More items can be found on the Alliance Bible Fellowship Website
Please consider using Samaritan’s Purse to give any financial gifts: Samaritans Purse Disaster Relief
Gift Instructions for the 2023 season:
Please wrap all gifts
No to/from gift tags
Place wrapped gifts together in a large bag, or tape temporary tags to the gifts with family/child info (to help with sorting)
We need all gifts at Joy no later than Sunday December 17th
Every year we partner with our local Pike County DFCS office to help provide Christmas Gifts to foster children in our county.
Thank you so much for your generosity in giving. Please consider getting involved again this year to help make Christmas morning special for Pike County DFCS kids.
JOY had the privilege of partnering with Pike and Upson DFCS in 2021 & 2022 to pick up and deliver all the gifts from the WSB Clark Howard Christmas Kids toy drive.
Lots of gifts for foster children in Pike and Upson counties!
We are so excited to be hosting a Families4Families date night here at Joy. This event is open to all the Families4Families agency foster parents and their children (fosters and bio).
Drop your kiddos off and enjoy your evening! We’re going to take great care of all the kids with plenty of food and fun.
Friday May 19, 2023
6:00pm-9:00pm
The Church of Joy
3080 Georgia 362
Williamson, GA 30292
* Due to weather, this event has been moved indoors.
We hope you’ll make plans to join us for an afternoon of Easter family fun at Joy on Saturday April 1st.
It’s going to be a great Easter Weekend:
Easter Egg Hunt (begin at 1:30pm)
Games
Food
Bouncy Houses
Live Music
We can’t wait to meet you and your family at our Easter family event. If you haven’t yet made plans for Easter Sunday Morning, we have a seat saved for you!
Saturday April 1, 2023
11:00am-3:00pm
The Church of Joy
3080 Georgia 362
Williamson, GA, 30292
We love spending time with the ladies at the Christian Women’s Center!
All the women at Joy are invited to take part in our bi-weekly Thursday game nights. We know you’ll be blessed by the experience.
See Mrs. Becky Drawdy for more details. Mentorship opportunities are also available.
Learn more about the Christian Women’s Center: https://cwcga.org/
We are so excited to be hosting a Families4Families date night here at Joy. This event is open to all the Families4Families agency foster parents and their children (fosters and bio).
Drop your kiddos off, grab a gift card and enjoy your evening! We’re going to take great care of all the kids with plenty of food, fun games and engaging activities.
Friday February 17, 2023
6:00pm-9:00pm
The Church of Joy
3080 Georgia 362
Williamson, GA 30292
We are so excited to be hosting a Families4Families date night here at Joy. This event is open to all the Families4Families agency foster parents and their children (fosters and bio).
Drop your kiddos off, grab a gift card and enjoy your evening! We’re going to take great care of all the kids with plenty of food, fun games and engaging activities.
Friday December 2, 2022
5:30pm-9:30pm
The Church of Joy
3080 Georgia 362
Williamson, GA 30292
Gift Instructions for the 2022 season:
Please wrap all gifts
No to/from gift tags
Place wrapped gifts together in a large bag, or tape temporary tags to the gifts with family/child info (to help with sorting)
We need all gifts at Joy no later than Monday December 19th
Every year we partner with our local Pike County DFCS office to help provide Christmas Gifts to foster children in our county.
Thank you so much for your generosity in giving. Please consider getting involved again this year to help make Christmas morning special for Pike County DFCS kids.
We have received our first batch of lists! Please see Josh if you would like to sponsor a child (or partner with another family to sponsor a child).
JOY had the privilege of partnering with Pike and Upson DFCS in 2021 to pick up and deliver all the gifts from the WSB Clark Howard Christmas Kids toy drive.
Lots of gifts for foster children in Pike and Upson counties!
