ACTS 1:8 Missionaries
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both
in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Act 1:8
old Blythe Avenue School. They also went on a prayer
walk in downtown Cleveland, Blythe Avenue area.
• WMU
• The ladies participated in Family Promise, Jail
Ministry, collections for the Caring Place, Christian
Women's Job Corp, collections Ocoee Outreach,
breakfast for the Denning Center, food for our
Townsend mission team, lunch for the Pastor and Staff,
and collection for Women at the Well.
• Baptist Men on Mission
• The BMOM built multiple steps and ramps for church
members. They repaired outlets, mended baseboards,
assembled shelving, installed a gate for a fence,
installed posts and lights for a sidewalk, added vinyl
fence, and painted on the church property. The men fed
the church members involved in mission trips this year
and by helping set up for a Yard Sale to help support
their trips.
• Ministry Nights
• NCBC scheduled two Ministry Nights during the year
our choir led worship at Bradley Health Care & Rehab
both ministry nights with fellowship afterwards with
the residents, Deacons served Communion with our
Homebound or Nursing Home members, packed shoe
boxes for Operation Christmas Child, and put together
gifts for Ocoee Middle School teachers.
Approximately 240 people were involved in these
ministries.
Judea (State)
• Church
• We partner with an arm of the Chilhowee Baptist
Association know as CHARM (Charm Area
Ministries) to provide free Day Camps and Family Fun
Nights for the KOA Campground in Townsend, TN. As
part of each gathering, participants are presented with
the Gospel in association with our activities. Three
adults and four children from our church hosted day of
camps, reaching an average of 15 children per day and
60 individuals for the Family Nights.
• WMU
• Donate to Annie Armstrong and Golden Offering for
State Missions. Collected Cokes for the Smoky
Mountain Resort Ministries.
• GA's Auctioned jars with candy to raise money for
Annie Armstrong.
• RA's Collected money for the Mother's Day TN
Baptist Children's Home Offering.
Samaria (National)
• WMU
• Week of Prayer — North American Emphasis.
• Youth
• Several from our church participated with BBA
during fall break with a trip to Washington DC.
Uttermost Parts of the Earth (International)
• Church
• Participates in Operation Christmas Child each year.
Our church filled over 815 shoeboxes. Over 200
people supplied items to go in these boxes.
• NCBC gives financial support to Rick Mitchell Sports
and Recreation Plus. Rick does ministry in foreign
countries.
• Two people from our church participated in a mission
trip to Africa with One Heart Africa. Three members
went to China and accompanied IMB personnel. We
also had a group of 15 youth and adults go to
Nicaragua and assist with a feeding program,
Children's Ministry, door to door evangelism and
constructing a new church.
• WMU
• Support One Heart Africa, Lottie Moon Offering, and
also donated for young lade to go on a mission trip to
Israel.
• Children's Ministry
• Our Children and Preschool Department collected
money for Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
• GA's
• The GA's sold gift items and participated with the RAs
"Racing for Lottie" to raise money for the Lottie Moon
Christmas Offering.
• RA's
• Racing for Lottie — Built RA race cars for
sponsorship for Lottie Moon Mission Offering.
OAK GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH
Jerusalem (Local)
• DONATED
• money to Taylor School Library for books
• food items to Caring Place
• blessing bags to the homeless
• Christmas cards, stamps, socks to Jail Ministry
• personal items to Harbor House
• money to New Hope
• cleaning supplies to Family Promise
• PARTICIPATED IN
• community prayer walk
• Christmas in August
• evangelism on the Greenway
• making bags for the homeless
• VBS Block Party
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