We consider it an honor and opportunity to assist with or host funerals at GFCC. We desire to honor God and the family and friends of those who have passed away. We also know there are many details that family members are faced with during this time. We want to serve you the best way possible. With that said, we highly recommend that families secure the services of a Funeral Home for many reasons.
- Handling the obituary and public announcement
- Providing the guest book, memorial envelopes, programs for the service and other items requested by the family
- Planning the service and people involved
- They can help coordinate or create a tribute video
- They have display items for pictures and flowers (the church does not have these items readily available)
All in all, the funeral home allows your family to grieve and come together without the burden of details to plan a funeral. It also allows the church family and staff to minister to those involved in the ways we are gifted.
Please contact the church office directly regarding assistance with a funeral, 618-664-0350
Funeral FAQs
The church has access to background music appropriate for a visitation and funeral service. If certain songs are requested to be played these requests must be discussed with our Worship Pastor at least 24 hours in advance of the service to ensure we have access to the correct rendition. When possible, please bring a USB with the appropriate music already loaded.
If a video is to be used during the service, it must be submitted to the church office 24 hours prior to the funeral service for review.
Our tech department requests that all videos be in the below format:
MPEG-4 (MP4 or M4V), please bring it to the office on a USB drive. Please note, we use Mac products and are unable to use DVD videos. When you begin creating your video, be sure it’s in widescreen. Our screen is set-up for wide screen images, so please format your videos to 1600 x 900.
Sound and lighting needs for visitations and funerals must be completed by a trained member of the Worship Arts team. This will require the following fee dependent on the type of service requested in the sanctuary.
- Visitation & Funeral Service over 2 days – $75
- Visitation and Service all in one day – $50
These fees must be paid to the main office on or before the event. The payment method should indicate in the memo area- sound technician fee.