Spare Change August 2018
3 Outreach Opportunities
Good News Bible Club at Scott Elementary
We are sponsoring a Bible club at Scott Elementary this school year. April Sharp and I will be leading this mission opportunity in conjunction with Child Evangelism Fellowship. We are looking for volunteers that love kids to help us out. The commitment is once a week in the fall and spring. We are starting our club near the end of August and will be finished before Thanksgiving break. We are hoping to offer this club on Thursdays after school. This is a great opportunity to teach kids the Bible and share Jesus with them. We need about six volunteers that could help us in this ministry. Please let me or April know if you are interested.
Oakhill Baptist Church Food Pantry
We are in need of some volunteers for our food pantry. Specifically, we need people that put together food boxes and take boxes out of the cars. There are lots of other ways to serve in the food pantry, as well. The best way to get involved is to come out one Saturday and see our operation. We are open twice a month on the 2nd and 3rd Saturdays of each month. Volunteers need to arrive by 8:45 a.m. for prayer and announcements. We have a short worship service and usually start serving food by 10 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. We ask our volunteers to make a once-a-month commitment. We also need people that are musically talented to lead our worship services. Our food pantry is unique because we sit down with every client to try and minister to spiritual needs, as well as their physical needs. If you like talking to people, then care giving would be a great way for you to serve; whatever your gifts are we can use you at the food pantry. Let me know if you are interested in serving in this ministry.
State Hospital Ministry
Our state hospital ministry is one of our oldest outreach ministries at Oakhill. Once a month our faithful volunteers minister to those in the hospital. They meet once a month on the 2nd Saturday at 9:45 a.m. at the hospital. Our volunteers visit with patients and build relationships to show the love of Christ. The hospital is also needing more volunteers for its Friend to Friend program. This program is to befriend a patient at the hospital and visit them monthly. They also appreciate correspondence with the patient. The commitment to that program is 1 year. Social parties for program participants are held the 2nd Thursday of each month from 2-3 p.m. Male sponsors are especially needed. If you are interested in the Friend to Friend program contact Theresa Arvin at 812-469-6800 ext 4208. If you are interested in the State Hospital ministry through Oakhill let me and know I can get you the information to get involved.