Offering HOPE & Healing
The work of the Greater Lighthouse Church and its various outreach ministries was founded by Pastors John and Bonnie Turner in 1996. It is our goal, to evangelize our community, help to ease the hurt, and lift spirits, by way of addressing many of the spiritual and natural human needs.
The ministry offers a variety of much-needed services to enhance the natural lives of those served as well as spiritual growth. For example, the pamphlet: 'Getting to Know Jesus' is always available on this website (DOWNLOAD HERE). Spiritual growth is further evidenced by the ever-changing lives of our members, including the lives of our very young and strong, and hardworking Youth Department.
The Blessing Corner offers a Food Program (including hot meals) Furniture and Household Items; Hygiene Products and Packages; Bibles and other Spiritual supplies, coupled with prayers and spiritual counseling all totally Free of charge. Blessing Corner also supplies up to 8 local churches with excess products and supplies to churches as far away as Shafter, Lamont, and Arvin, serving a combined total of over five thousand souls weekly! In addition, while working with various community partners, Blessing Corner offers job training and mentoring opportunities to welfare to work individuals and high school students.
We offer education classes as needed, which include, but are not limited to the following: Disaster Preparedness Training, Health and Wellness classes, and are taught by credentialed instructors. We are an ongoing source for other community referrals; working in conjunction with such agencies as 2-1-1, The American Red Cross, the Department of Public Health, Office of Emergency Services, and many other local human services agencies to provide the best possible service to the clients served.
The Blessing Corner also conducts its own on-going fundraising activities to assist in covering the costs of its services. These activities include yard sales, and booth sales at Timeless Furnishings as well as a full BBQ menu that is sold from its independently owned food trailer.
From Being Homeless, To Serving The Homeless:
Pastor Bonnie Turner Shares Her Experience
Bonnie Turner is a co-pastor at the Blessing Corner Ministries in Central Bakersfield. She’s dedicated the past 25 years of her life to feeding the homeless and giving back to her community. For Turner, ministry starts outside the walls of her church.