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Special
Offerings
Each
year, in addition to our regularly budgeted line items,
our congregation
collects three special mission offerings. Recipients of
the offerings are decided by the Mission Action Committee
and the Congregational Council.
Spring
Mission Offering
In March, we will collect our annual
Spring offering. Each year the funds collected are distributed
to one or two agencies involved in some area of home missions
or local ministry. This year our emphasis is the America
for Christ Offering, which is used for caring ministries,
discipleship, intercultural ministries, and evangelism and
new church planting.
Hunger
Offering
Each autumn we
collect money and canned goods to help alleviate the problem
of hunger in our city and around the world. In 2009, the
canned goods were donated to Second Harvest Food Bank, and
the funds were given to Baptist World Aid for emergency
hunger relief and long-term projects to prevent hunger.
Global
Missions Offering
Each
December we have a special offering to provide direct support
for missionaries serving around the world. In 2009, the
proceeds were divided between the Bridges of Hope Offering
of the Alliance of Baptists and the Global Missions Offering
of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.
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Agencies
We Support
The
following are agencies that receive funding as line-item
designations in
our annual budget. Our Mission Action Committee reviews
this list every year to determine the level of support we
offer each organization.
Baptist
Friendship House
Offers transitional housing for homeless women and families,
as well as a day center with programs to serve the homeless
and needy on the edge of the Bywater area, just past the
French Quarter. Our regular financial and hands-on support
helps Friendship House and its ministries continue. More
about BFH is available at www.bfh.lifewaylink.com.
Carver
and Rachel Sims Centers
These two Baptist Community Centers in New Orleans’
Irish Channel serve the children and families of this needy
neighborhood. With after school programs, tutoring, food
pantries and other important ministries, these centers are
hubs of healthy community development. We participate in
a various ways to support these centers. For more information,
go to www.neworleansbaptistministries.org.
New
Orleans Faith Health Alliance
NOFHA
is a free-standing, private non-profit organization providing
affordable health care for uninsured workers and their families
in the Greater New Orleans region. Our church members are
excited to be a part of this new ministry to assist those
who are hurting. See www.nofha.org
for more information about this vital ministry.
Second
Harvest Food Bank
There
is a growing need for the services of Second Harvest Food
Bank, both for families and for shelters. Our members provide
financial support as well as hands-on assistance through
workdays and food drives. Our latest drive resulted in 1200
pounds of food collected—our best effort yet! Go to
www.no-hunger.org
for more.
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Other
Agencies
There
are many other agencies we support through our prayers and
hands-on work. To learn more about these efforts, click
the links below:
Bread
for the World
Baptist
World Aid
Habitat
for Humanity
Cooperative
Baptist Fellowship Global Missions
The
Alliance of Baptists Global Missions
New
Orleans Churches
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