Restoring Dignity
People describe help that made birthdays possible, families feel restored, and people feel seen rather than processed.
Meet the Founders
Meet Steve & Angel Sheets
GG's House did not begin as a campaign. It began with Steve and Angel Sheets gathering what people needed, giving from what they had, and learning to listen before helping.
The Lighthouse beginnings
Take what you need
Belonging, not transaction
Two people, one calling
Their Beginning
Getting and Giving
In 2015, Steve and Angel felt led to begin “Getting & Giving” — collecting items and placing them directly into the hands of people who needed them. Angel began buying useful items at Goodwill. They gave away personal belongings. Soon, donations from others began filling the garage.
That early garage became known as The Lighthouse. The photos from this era show the work before it looked organized or polished: bread on tables, clothing on racks, household items in the driveway, and handmade signs that simply said, “Free” and “Take what you need.”
A hand up, not a handout.
In 2016, the work had grown enough that Steve and Angel rented their first dedicated space in Gaston, trusting that the rent would be provided. In May 2017, GG's House received federal 501(c)(3) recognition.
The Name
The Story Behind “GG's House”
As the ministry grew, Steve and Angel needed a name and logo. Angel shared the vision with a visually impaired friend. Although her friend could not see clearly physically, the newsletters describe her as someone who saw with spiritual clarity.
She sketched a large “G” with a smaller “g” inside it. At the time, she did not know that Angel's grandchildren already called her “Gg.” The name GG's House — Giving Grace — became part of the organization’s identity.
“You Be You” — Angel
Meet Angel
Service that starts by listening.
Angel Sheets is shared as the Director and President of GG's House, serving without compensation. The newsletters do not describe her leadership through titles. They describe it through actions.
She listens first. She looks for what a person actually needs. Sometimes that means food, clothing, furniture, hygiene items, or help making calls. Sometimes it means a haircut, a conversation, or a creative way to help someone earn instead of only ask.
One volunteer recalled seeing Angel give away the shoes she was wearing because someone else needed them more. That story has become one of the clearest windows into her leadership: practical, personal, and immediate.
Meet Steve
Quiet leadership, steady work.
Steve Sheets has quietly dedicated years of his life to GG's House through faithful, consistent service. Many days begin long before sunrise as he completes donation pickup routes, travels throughout the community, collects donated goods, and helps move the food, clothing, household items, and practical supplies that directly support the mission.
Behind the scenes, Steve has carried much of the heavy lifting, transportation, logistics, maintenance, errands, and practical work that keeps GG's House operating. He also serves as a preacher and lives out his faith through steady service rather than public recognition.
Alongside Angel, Steve has given countless hours, tremendous personal effort, and years of faithful commitment to GG's House. Their service has never been about titles. It has been about showing up again and again for people who need help, dignity, and hope.
Faith shown through action.
Serving Together
They built a place where people become part of the family.
Steve and Angel are parents of three sons and grandparents to five grandchildren, who remain one of the greatest joys of their lives. GG's House grew from the same values that shaped their family — faith, generosity, compassion, service, and the belief that people should be treated with dignity.
GG's House has never been only a place to receive things. The newsletters tell stories of people moving from need to contribution — clients becoming volunteers, volunteers becoming family, and donors becoming pieces of a larger puzzle. In many ways, GG's House has become an extension of Steve and Angel's own family values: a place where neighbors become friends, volunteers become family, and every person is treated with dignity and respect.
Belonging
The photos and stories reflect a culture of hugs, laughter, listening, practical care, and welcome.
One Puzzle
The recurring GG's House image is a puzzle: every client, volunteer, donor, and partner has a piece to bring.
“You Be You”
Angel Sheets“A hand up, not a handout.”
Recurring GG's House philosophy“Every piece is important.”
GG's House puzzle themeEvidence of Trust
Why donors can trust GG's House.
Trust has been earned through years of shared service, volunteer labor, community partnerships, and public leaders who have watched GG's House respond when people needed help.
Since 2015
From a garage to Forest Grove, GG's House has grown through practical service, not paid advertising.
No salaries
Newsletters and filings document a volunteer-led organization where founders and board members serve without compensation.
Public safety support
Fire and law enforcement leaders describe GG's House as a trusted partner during emergencies and community needs.
Resources stretched
Food, clothing, household goods, medical equipment, school supplies, and donated items are placed where they are needed.
From Limited Space To A Larger Vision
They have already shown what can happen with very little room.
Long before the campus campaign, GG's House newsletters described volunteers running out of space, moving items to make room for events, organizing inventory to maximize every shelf, and dreaming about programs that needed a larger, permanent home.
Why The Campus
The next chapter of a long-standing vision.
The Life Transformation Campus is not a new dream added to a website. For years, GG's House newsletters have shared the same problem: the needs were growing faster than the space. Volunteers were running out of room. Ideas for classes, job skills, community gathering, hygiene, laundry, food support, and life skills were written down long before the current campus campaign.
The campus matters because Steve, Angel, and the volunteers have already shown what can happen with limited space and donated resources. The question now is what could happen with enough room to serve, teach, mentor, gather, host families, welcome volunteers, and help people move toward stability and purpose.