Read our highlights from day four 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 four of “ServeNC.”
Day four highlights
- Friendship Southern Baptist Church in Concord put on a “Senior Prom Night” at a local nursing home as a way to encourage the senior adults in the community. “About a year ago, one of our Seniors from our church told me ‘it feels like when you come to a nursing home, people forget about you,’” Pastor Jesse Watkins said in a post on Facebook. “Well, not tonight my friend. God remembers them, and we do too.”
- In Surry County, volunteers from Salem Baptist Church in Dobson gave away $20 gift cards to drivers at a local gas station when drivers stopped to refuel.
- Members of Immanuel Baptist Church delivered supplies to daycares around Clinton, praying for staff and children as they went.
- In Asheville, children and youth ministries from Mount Carmel Baptist Church partnered with a local pregnancy resource center in Asheville through fundraising and cleaning projects.
- In eastern North Carolina, Mercy Church in Washington served at a local middle school by completing gardening and facilities projects.
- Lebanon Baptist Church hosted an appreciation lunch for first responders serving in the Eastover community.
- In Durham, members of Yates Baptist Church partnered with a local ministry to serve free meals to the homeless.
- First Baptist Church of Icard gathered and loaded school supplies into book bags, which will be distributed later this week to schools around the community.
- Wake Cross Roads Baptist Church spent the day completing maintenance and renovation projects at a pregnancy resource center in north Raleigh.
- The Women on Missions team at Dutch Cove Missionary Baptist Church in Canton assembled grief care baskets for nearby hospitals and women’s centers. The baskets will be delivered to women who have lost children.
- In High Point, Green Street Baptist Church hosted High Point’s National Night Out in partnership with the local police department. The church also ran a backpack and school supply giveaway for children in the neighborhood.
- Volunteers from Hephzibah Baptist Church in Wendell joined “ServeNC” by bringing meals to homebound residents in the community.
- Glen Hope Baptist Church in Burlington hosted their National Night Out, serving a diverse community which included public safety officers. Volunteers offered free food and distributed backpacks and Bibles to members of the community.
- In Autryville, volunteer teams from Baptist Chapel Church painted and cleaned to help nearby schools prepare for the new year.
- In Duplin County, Kenansville Baptist Church partnered with the Eastern Baptist Association to help renovate a locker room for a school in the community.
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
