Three Forks Baptist Association : Outreach Center

COURAGEOUS MOVIE - Saturday, February 25th with 6:30 PM. Brushy Fork Baptist Church

2012 Baptist Childrens Homes Food Roundup --More information in February's Informer. Click here for a list of items.

Spring 2012 Ladies Bible Study --Begins March 15th. Click here for more information.

WMU Missions Extravaganza --April 20-22, 2012. Click here for a registration form and more information.

The Christian Outreach Center is in desperate need of food items for the school backpack food program! Click here for to view the October Informer for more information!

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Over 20 volunteers served several hours to shop for, transport, process, fill and hand over the groceries at the Christian Outreach Center. Each week about 100 families come to the Center to receive whatever food items we can share with them, and to meet with a counselor for guidance, encouragement and prayer. Each recipient receives counseling and has the opportunity to share prayer requests with the counselors. Six people have made decisons for Christ so far in 2009 through the services provided at the Christian Outreach Center! What a privilege it is to be the hands and voice of God’s people passing on the love of God to those in need!

During the school year the Christian Outreach Center prepared 226 food bags for selected school children who receive free school lunches to help tide them over the weekends. We were able to meet all the requests for these bags!

The numbers are increasing slowly and we are striving to improve the quality and amount of food we can give. Expenses remain low, about $370 per week, and contributions have been enough to cover them. We are given valuable services and space by First Baptist Church, Boone, (space, utilities, phone, trash dumpster) Three Forks Baptist Association, (receiving funds and sponsorship) Appalachian State University (cardboard recycling, parking after 5PM).

Thank you churches, classes and individuals who are making this work possible with your food and cash contributions. Food and funds can be sent to Three Forks Baptist Association at 513 Jefferson Road, Boone, NC, 28607. We welcome anyone who feels called to help volunteer alongside us on Mondays (start at 3PM) to distribute food boxes and counsel clients and on Wednesdays (start at 9AM) to pack the school children’s packs.

PLEASE NOTE:

Our Christian Outreach Center (COC) will not accept funds for benevolence after June 30, 2011. In compliance with our discussion May 17th at Three Forks Baptist Church, our COC will handle food, but will direct other requests for help to our churches. Any checks received in our office marked for benevolence rather than food will be returned to the donor with a note requesting that these monies be channeled through local churches.

Thank you for your support of ministries to our community. We hope this will clarify our mission as a benevolent agency for our churches. Food roundups and volunteer enlistment will remain an important part of our task. Please keep this ministry in prayer as resources become more scarce from the Federal and State governments. We continue to help families as far as we are able to the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Click here to visit the Christian Outreach Center website!

Encourage your church to conduct a Christian Outreach Center Food Drive!

Food Needed for Food Distribution (family of 4)	Food Needed for School Children’s Backpacks
Dry Beans (1 lb. bags) Spaghetti (1 lb. boxes)	*Single serving sizes of the following:*
Ramen noodles, Macaroni & Cheese (small boxes)	Cereal/granola/fruit bars, Pop Tarts, Canned fruit or
Canned beans & vegetables (14-16 oz)	Jello packs, Dried fruit (raisins, etc.) or fruit roll-ups,
Canned meats (tuna, chicken, salmon, etc.), Beef Stew	Crackers, Peanut Butter/Cheese Cracker “nabs”,
Spaghetti sauce (small jars or cans), Canned milk,	Juice boxes, Instant Oatmeal packs, Cookies/Graham
Peanut Butter, Rice (1 lb. bags), Canned fruit, Flour &	Crackers, Trail mix, nuts, etc., Pudding packs,
Sugar (2 lb. bags), Soups, Canned juices	Microwave popcorn packs, Potato or corn chips, etc.
Zip-lock bags (gallon, quart or sandwich size)

513 Jefferson Road, Boone, NC 28607 Office Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30AM-2PM

Phone: 828-264-4482 Fax: 828-264-0730