When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in 2005, Wayne Patterson wanted to make a difference. Call it what you will—a calling, an obligation, a duty. No matter the term, Patterson felt the need to help. And Patterson wasn’t the only one. An entire team of eight to twelve near-retirees from his home church of … Continue reading
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A Path through the Hedges
Several years ago, Oakmont Baptist Church in Greenville, NC was surrounded by a huge hedge of bushes. This hedge was a privacy barrier between the church and an apartment complex in the back of the church’s property. Today there are several paths through the hedges giving access from the complex to the church. The paths … Continue reading
‘It’s time to dive in’
Check out this story on North Broad Baptist Church in Rome, Ga., a CBF partnering congregation, about how they are using an It’s Time Missional Ministry grant: http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/6600085/article-Grant-given-to-North-Broad-Baptist-for-community-projects?instance=news_page_secondary_local Continue reading