Read our highlights from day three 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 three of “ServeNC.”
Day three highlights
- In Chowan County, Rocky Hock Baptist Church in Edenton took on several “ServeNC” projects, including serving at a nursing home, completing landscaping work for a local senior adult, helping a middle school prepare for the new school year and hosting a golf tournament to benefit the Baptist Children’s Homes of North Carolina.
- In Fayetteville, members of the New South River Baptist Association surprised construction workers across the street from their resource center with a free lunch.
- Hillcrest Baptist Church got volunteers of all ages involved in “ServeNC” by packing gift bags for students and staff at a nearby elementary school in Raeford.
- Tar Heel Baptist Church hosted a prayer station and offered prayer to members of the Tar Heel community.
- Members of First Baptist Church of Raeford helped assemble a wheelchair ramp for a couple in the community, one of whom was a former volunteer firefighter and the other an educator.
- In Elizabeth City, volunteers from Berea Baptist Church assembled North Carolina Baptist Aging Ministry “Red Bags” for medication management. The church will distribute the bags to senior adults in the community throughout the week.
- Burkemont Baptist Church of Morganton partnered with Baptists on Mission in New Bern to clean up debris and backfill dirt into the foundation space for a new home.
- Friendship Southern Baptist Church partnered with other churches in Cabarrus County to meet landscaping needs at a local elementary school.
- Staff members at Wake Cross Roads Baptist Church canceled their regularly scheduled planning meeting to build a raised garden bed and move storage for a recovery home ministry in Raleigh.
- Members of the Bladen Baptist Association partnered with Lebanon Baptist Church from the New South River Baptist Association to build a wheelchair ramp for a member of the community.
- In Sampson County, members of Rowan Baptist Church prayer walked neighborhoods around their community.
- Lao Baptist Church of Salisbury spent the day cutting a large dead tree in a widow’s yard that was leaning toward her home.
- After collecting and preparing for “ServeNC” over the course of the summer, staff members at Fort Caswell took time to deliver blessing bags to the Caswell Beach Police Department.
- In western North Carolina, First Broad Baptist Church delivered school supplies to Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office’s Reading, Impact and Opportunity Team (RIOT). The supplies will go to the children of inmates in Rutherford County.
- In Turkey, members of New Hope Baptist Church collected and delivered food for shut-ins in their community. The church also collected sports equipment, delivering them to the Sampson County Sheriff’s Department to hand out to the community.
- Churches from the Liberty Baptist Association partnered together to gather backpacks that will be distributed at an upcoming event on Aug. 10. The backpacks will go to students as they prepare for the upcoming school year.
- In Greensboro, Lawndale Baptist Church partnered with nearby elementary schools to prepare for the arrival of students later this month. Members of the church cleaned, painted, pressure washed, spread mulch and completed other landscaping projects around the campuses.
- In central North Carolina, Faith Baptist Church in Faith prepared lunch for teachers and staff members at a nearby charter school.
- Aenon Missionary Baptist Church in Wilson County delivered gift bags and pocket calendars to workers at the Hospice of Wilson.
- Volunteers from First Baptist Church of Garner completed lawn maintenance work for a nearby community garden.
- In Clinton, Mount Vernon Baptist Church distributed gift bags to teachers at a nearby elementary school and diapers and wipes for a local pregnancy resource center.
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
