Growing connection.
Rooted in place.

Greensboro Community Trust enables community-led projects that strengthen social infrastructure and create economic opportunities across greater Greensboro.

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What does GCT do?

Strong communities need places where people can gather, connect, share ideas, and participate in local activities. GCT works to strengthen those places and create new opportunities for community building across greater Greensboro.

Places to Gather
Supporting spaces that bring people together and strengthen community life.

Ways to Connect
Creating opportunities for people to participate, share ideas, and build relationships.

Capacity to Grow
Bringing together local knowledge, partnerships, and resources to help launch and sustain projects that enhance the community experience.

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Current Initiatives

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Lamoille Valley Rail Trail

Enhancing the LVRT Trailhead to create a more welcoming, connected space for recreation and community use.

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Steeple Project

Working to evaluate and reimagine the former Methodist Church and parsonage in Greensboro Bend for future
community use.

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Why it matters

GCT helps transform and sustain gathering spaces and places that support a vibrant community. This work often means:

Listening to community needs
Understanding priorities through conversations, events, surveys, and local input.

Building partnerships and capacity
Bringing together people, organizations, funding, and expertise.

Reimagining social infrastructure
Creating practical, community-led projects that enhance opportunities for connection.

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News, project updates, and stories from across greater Greensboro.

What’s Happening Now

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GCT Receives USDA Grant and Seeks Matching Donations
GCT Receives USDA Grant and Seeks Matching Donations

GCT was just awarded a USDA Community Facilities Technical Assistance Grant through our regional development association, NVDA. These funds will support GCT in hiring consultants to help with feasibility studies, due diligence analysis, and concept designs for our priority project work. This grant award requires a 20% local match, which GCT is looking to raise this summer. 

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LVRT Trailhead and Bend Park Upgrades
LVRT Trailhead and Bend Park Upgrades

This summer, GCT is continuing to enhance the Greensboro Bend trailhead with a new portable restroom enclosure, more established pollinator gardens, and by exploring greater connectivity with Main Street and beyond.

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The Steeple Looks at Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
The Steeple Looks at Water and Wastewater Infrastructure

GCT’s Steeple project aims to renovate and repurpose the former Methodist church and parsonage property in Greensboro Bend village for a variety of community uses. GCT currently holds an Option to Purchase Agreement for the property while we work through feasibility and environmental review due diligence steps.

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Greensboro Community Trust Board hold first Annual Meeting
Greensboro Community Trust Board hold first Annual Meeting

In May 2026, GCT held our Board’s first Annual Meeting and strategic planning conversation aimed at identifying priorities for the near future. The group participated in a visioning exercise imagining Greensboro in 2033 and discussed key needs and wants.

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