Baptist Community Center
Attention all!!!! Anew ministry to 4 year olds begins Jan 10. We still need volunteers and items to use in this ministry;Little Lambs Learning Club. Call today for more info.
Located at the corner of 17th Street and Wise Ave. SE, the Community Center’s building features:
- large fellowship hall
- full-service kitchen
- activities room
- homework room
- playground
- basketball court
Baptist Community Center operates a Ladies Bible Study, Ladies Quilting class, an After-School Ministry, Summer Camps and soon a 4 year old program starting in Jan 2012.
Site Coordinator: Pat Carter
Ministry Assistant: Janie Beard
Ministry Assistant: Randall Wright
2012 is off and running! Little lambs will soon be running in our building, at least 8 of them. We look forward to working on Spring things like our garden and Easter program. The Christmas play was a success, over 100 in attendance and plenty of food.
Great News!! We will be sharing God in a new program for 4 year olds in January. It will be run by volunteers so please call quickly to reserve your spot in this new ministry. It will be on Tue. & Thur. 9:30am to 11:30 am and only 8 children will be in the club. (Little Lambs Learning Club) Don’t assume we have enough help (which we don’t) so call now. I need a lead teacher willing to commit for the 2 days through May 17.
needs are as follows:
-Prayer-for certain family situations and continued support from churches and individuals
- VOLUNTEERS for After School Program 2:30-5 M-F (or any part of that time frame). We are currently at 22 children with a long waiting list. We cannot take any more children until I have definite schedule of volunteers. Mon and Fri are OK and Wed from 4-5.ASP is for K-5th. We also need volunteers to bring our ladies bible study group lunch on Thursdays. We currently avg. 17-20 weekly. Little Lamb Learning club for 4 year olds, T & Th, 9:30am-11:30am.
–financial support for operating expenses: electric, gas,water etc. make donations to the Roanoke Valley Baptist Association. Add the mission center to your church’s budget for year round support.
-continual donations of non perishable food to give out monthly bags of groceries (staples and sometimes a treat would be nice) also need foods that meet Diabetic diets (we give out the last Thursday of the month) Set up a year round box, I would be glad to help you with this. We have found another source of affordable food boxes through Good Faith Food Box ministry. Sponsor ships of $35 per box will be used in family situations that can’t even afford that. (check out their website)
-always in need of paper products: plates, cups (6-8oz) bowls, paper towels, bacterial wipes, napkins, forks, spoons
-blankets to use inside the quilts (queen preferred but will take any used or new no electric ones)also in need of fabric, sewing machine needles and thread; we need at least 4 machines worked on or $50 ea to take to shop. We donated 22 quilts to Hopetree family services Dec 6 and over 65 to date in the last 3 years. We also hope to sell some quilts this year so call about this.
-clear plastic cutting sheets(3 to a pack at Walmart)
-tall 13 gallon trash bags and 40-45 gallon (or bigger)
-coffee, creamer & sugar in pour containers
-copy paper(we are out) toner for the big copier ($100 a year which I will need by Dec 31))
-GA and RA sponsorship to help purchase vest , award badges and magazines
–a very small garden tiller to help start backyard gardens
-plastic grocery bags
-4×6 photo paper
-sponsors for monthly bus passes $24
-no more egg cartons are needed at this time
-cushy mat for kitchen floor
-finger paints all colors
-sheet cake pans
-10 gallons of bleach
-whole Campbell soup labels
–A group or individual to sponsor 2 gallons white, 1 gallon chocolate milk & 2 loaves of bread a week for After School
-laundry supplies for life skill class in After School
-Clorox cleanup liquid and wipes
-yard tools, shovel, hoe, leaf blower etc.
-newborn baby items (diapers, lotions, etc) for our “mothers to be” of our After School Children
-latex elastic gloves (medium and small for the children)
-mop bucket with a handle squeeze
-bagless Bissel vacuum (lightweight)
-4-6 fold up easels for the table top or stand up (for 4 year old club) Art paper to go with it
-start saving for Easter food boxes (will need 50)
-Preschool learning type toys; dinosaurs, cars, dolls, closeable sand box, etc.
-easy simple crafts for 4 year olds
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We would love to come to your church and do a presentation to share what the mission centers are doing for our inner-city families . This can be a Wed evening or Sunday morning or any special meeting. We will share the stories of those we serve in picture and testimony. Call today to set up a time 342-8452
I would like to express our most sincere THANKS to all the churches and individuals who have generously given their time and donations. We would love to have you visit the mission centers or call one of the site coordinators to come to your church or group and share in pictures and stories what your generosity has done for many families right here in the Roanoke valley.
Baptist Community Center
101 17th St SE
Roanoke, VA 24013
540.342.8452
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fax: 540-904-5315
