I attend a Seventh-day Adventist church in my City. The city is one of the largest urban cities in America. The need to offer Community Service is great.
Our Church has an open food pantry ministry. Their are several throughout the city. We serve over 100 people weekly and we also host a special Christmas dinner for residents every year. This is a very large event. The church also gives out toys, clothes, and Fruit baskets during the holidays.
What are ways your church is actively involve in meeting some of the needs in your community.
Open to new ideas and approaches to reaching the community with the message of Christ love.
2007-10-10 00:42:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am SDA also. However unlike your church we live in the country and have a very small church. Approximately about 10 members. Even though we are small we still have a passion to help the community. Currently we are preparing to offer health seminars in our area. The SDA church has an array of programs to offer the community which we hope to implement in the future. Such as Marriage, and parenting seminars. Stop smoking classes, and financial seminars. Just to name a few.
A large church which I was a member of in the past does a homeless shelter around Thanksgiving time for about a week or two. It is very successful.
Anyway keep up the good work.
2007-10-10 01:51:40 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Food pantry (serving 50 to 75 families monthly) also clothes and books. Note: passing out books and magazines at food bank seems to go over well. Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Brownies, Girl Scouts Preschool, daycare Farmers market (approx 3 months per year) AA Grief workshops Kindermusic Programs Mothers Day Out Plus various short term mission projects like: Angel Tree Habitat for Humanity Week long mission trips Work days at halfway house and local camp for underprivileged Plus visitation and care for the elderly and shut-in members of the congregation. We are only a small congregation with about 150 average worship attendance so we don't do as many things as a big church.
2016-05-20 22:34:04 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't think of all of our benevolence programs, but here are a couple that come to mind:
• GED and ESL (English as a Second Language) classes.
• In December, we buy poinsettias in memory (or honor) of a loved one. They are used to decorate our church for a couple weeks. Then closer to Christmas, they are distributed to shut-ins and nursing home residents.
2007-10-10 01:58:25 · answer #3 · answered by kaz716 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you feel the need to limit your community service to just stuff done through churches? There are a lot of services available, and you don't need a church to do them.
BTW, I don't consider you pushing your superstitions on others to be a community service. I sure hope you don't require someone to profess belief in your dead zealot before you feed them.
2007-10-10 00:48:51 · answer #4 · answered by nondescript 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
we help the loaves and fishes food pantry.. which is nearby and we have a sister church in Lithuania..
2007-10-10 10:37:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything from A-Z
We love our fellow humans
Regardless of faith
2007-10-10 00:50:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋