Read our highlights from day seven of the statewide 'ServeNC' initiative.
On Aug. 3-10, more than 1,000 churches are partnering together to serve North Carolina communities as part of a statewide emphasis called “ServeNC.”
The “ServeNC” initiative, organized by North Carolina Baptists and their partnering organization Baptists on Mission, encourages churches to consider and respond to the needs of local neighborhoods by taking on service projects within their communities. By the time the emphasis week began on Saturday, Aug. 3, more than 1,150 churches in 92 North Carolina counties had committed to serve. A map of churches participating in “ServeNC” can be found here.
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Visit servenc.com/articles to read recaps of previous “ServeNC” days.
Following are some highlights from day seven of “ServeNC.”
Day seven highlights
- Rich Fork Church in Thomasville partnered with a nearby restaurant to provide breakfast to children and families who were forced to evacuate to Thomasville due to Tropical Storm Debby. The children and families had been staying at the Kennedy Home in Kinston, run by the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina (BCH), but were moved to the Mills Home in Thomasville.
- The Raleigh Baptist Association (RBA) spent the day distributing backpacks to refugee children living in Raleigh. The RBA has worked with many partnering churches to collect and assemble hundreds of backpacks for refugees and children experiencing homelessness across the Triangle.
- In Durham, volunteers from Bethesda Baptist Church delivered snacks and drinks to first responders at several stations close to the church. Children from Bethesda Baptist also created cards to deliver to the first responders.
- In western North Carolina, Lighthouse Baptist Church in Sylva partnered with Baptists on Mission to offer a free dental and medical clinic to the community through Baptists on Mission’s mobile units. Baptists on Mission offers dental and medical buses for churches to use year-round as one of their 19 different ministries supported by the North Carolina Missions Offering.
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church gave away free boxes of food to neighbors at a local community center in Ronda.
- Members of Cedar Rock First Baptist Church in Castalia donated supplies to a nearby day care in Louisburg.
- Volunteers from Blaise Baptist Church in Mocksville prepared cards and treats to be delivered to members of the community.
- Iglesia Bautista Agua Viva in Hendersonville (pictured below) joined alongside others — including Adonia Baptist Church, Mount Home Baptist and Fruitland Baptist Bible College — to distribute school supplies at a local elementary school.
- Elkin Valley Baptist Church in northwest North Carolina provided lunch for teachers at a local elementary school.
- Members of Maple Springs Baptist Church in Louisburg donated and distributed treats for first responders around the Louisburg community.
- In Cabarrus County, Friendship Southern Baptist Church packed over 300 “blessing bags” to be distributed to first responders in the community as well as staff members at a local high school.
- Volunteers from Simmons Grove Baptist Church in Pilot Mountain hosted a mobile clothes closet, providing free clothes to community members.
- In Rocky Mount, members of West Edgecombe Baptist Church filled 100 bags with school supplies for children of migrant workers, in addition to organizing a clothing drive for families of migrant workers. “We are #onmissiontogether for the West Edgecombe community and beyond,” the church said in a social media post.
By N.C. Baptist Communications
Read more highlights from each day of “ServeNC:” Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | Day 6 | Day 7 | Day 8
