Reaching Out

This is a congregation with a heart for service. We regularly support a number of local organizations, as well as the ministries of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) around the world.

Mission Trip Dispatch: Monday

 Posted by on July 19, 2010
Jul 192010
 

This week, an inter-generational team from FCC is in the Dominican Republic working at Orphanage Outreach. Here is today’s update:

We are tired tonight!  Hot day with no afternoon rain, so we will be able to sort and deliver donations tonight.  We did our first camp today for about 40 kids at a Church in Jaibon.

Ready for camp to start

The group grew in size throughout the morning as word spread through the community.  We are told to expect 20% growth in attendance per day.

Working on a project with new friends

This afternoon our group weeded and mowed, started construction on a planter, and did activities with the boys here at the orphanage.  Tonight after devotions is game night with the boys.  The good news is no tarantula sightings since Saturday night!

One last note: After dinner, we were treated to quite a view of a full rainbow.

Mission Trip Dispatch: Sunday

 Posted by on July 19, 2010
Jul 192010
 

Last Saturday morning, an inter-generational team of 12 church members and friends left Greensboro for the Dominican Republic, where they will spend this week working at Orphanage Outreach. They hope to send us daily updates, which will be posted here as they are received. Here is their update from Sunday, July 18:

Today was mostly a prep day – another church from AZ arrived late last night.  We had a worship service and orientation this morning.  I am impressed with the mission and values of the organization. The Orphanage Director is very committed – he and his family are from Colorado.  The agency director is also here this week – he is from AZ and attends the church that got here last night.  This afternoon we got to play with the boys that live here, took a tour of the property, but mostly spent time working on Bible camp prep for tomorrow through Thursday. 

Preparing for Bible School

Our group from FCC, along with 2 sisters that came on their own from PA and another young lady who came from Wyoming, will team with 8 interns and will do acamp at 2 locations in the community – one morning and one afternoon.  We will staff 4 stations – Bible lesson, English lesson (colors and numbers), arts and crafts, and recreation.  Four groups will rotate among the stations; Jennifer, Leeann, Carly andRiley will be group leaders.  Also one of the afternoons we will spend working with the boys here at the orphanage and another will be spent working on building raised beds to grow herbs.  We were going to sort the donations everyone brought tonight, but will postpone that due to the rain.

We can attend nightly devotions with the boys a little later, then will rest up for a busy week.  More tomorrow!

July 31 Summer of Service

 Posted by on July 16, 2010
Jul 162010
 

Our next Summer of Service day is on July 31.  It will begin at 9:00 A.M. and end at 12:00 P.M. with refreshments.  We will be clearing trails at Kopper Top, a non-profit organization that provides therapeutic horseback riding and animal-assisted therapy for individuals with disabilities.  (Because Kopper Top is located at a farm, we will have to drive about 25 minutes to get there, so we should not expect to be finished early, like we were on the July 10 Summer of Service day.)  We will also be building a greenhouse at the Community Garden and cooking for members of our congregation.  Kids will paint artwork to hang in patients’ rooms at Beacon Place.  We hope you will join us for this opportunity!  You may sign up in the narthex or by e-mailing Alison Simon at outreach@fccgreensboro.org.

Summer of Service 2010

 Posted by on July 10, 2010
Jul 102010
 

We have two more Summer of Service days coming up!  They are July 31 and August 14.  Sign up in the narthex or e-mail Alison Simon at outreach@fccgreensboro.org to join us on those days!

Summer of Service 2010

 Posted by on July 10, 2010
Jul 102010
 

Our first Summer of Service day is over!  We had a lot of fun!  If you missed it, here is a short recap of what we did.

We had 22 participants, who succeeded in shopping for and putting together 30 hygiene kits for Church World Service to deliver after a disaster.  We also cooked 5 meals of meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, fresh vegetables, and oatmeal cookies to be given to members of our congregation and picked a lot of vegetables.  The kids made 30 packages to give to the men at the servant center and walked to a mark on West Market St, picking up trash along the way.

There are paper flowers in the narthex.  Everyone who completes service hours this summer should pick one  up, write down your name and the number of hours you have done and post it on the bulletin board.  So far this summer our congregation has reported over 300 hours of service!  Keep it up!

Hygiene Kits

 Posted by on March 16, 2010
Mar 162010
 

The Outreach Committee continues to compile kits to assist with earthquake relief in Haiti, Chile, and other places around the world. If you would like to help, here is a list of supplies that go into each kit:

  • One hand towel measuring approximately 16″ x 28″ (no fingertip or bath towels)
  • One washcloth
  • One wide-tooth comb
  • One nail clipper
  • One bar of soap (bath size in wrapper)
  • One toothbrush (in original packaging)
  • Six standard size Band-Aids®

Supplies can be brought to the church office and labeled “Hygiene kits”.

Fall Festival

 Posted by on March 2, 2009
Mar 022009
 

This fun festival is a combination Chili and Cornbread Cook Off, and outdoor extravaganza featuring cake walks, games, face painting, and pumpkin roll races followed by everyone enjoying and judging the best corn bread and chili in the congregation. Adults and children alike participate in these fun activities, especially the eating of the wonderful chili and cornbread!

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