Community Ministries

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A Letter from Pastor Rummage:
Serving Others in the Name of Christ: The Reason for the Season
Last year I celebrated my first Advent and Christmas season with FPC. Even in the midst of COVID I was amazed and impressed by the amount of mission our congregation did during the holidays. It speaks well of our commitment to proclaim the love of Christ through word as well as action. In 2022 we show no signs of slowing down! Below is a list of just some of the ways our congregation is doing mission in this season of giving:

• We sent 70 boxes to Samaritan's Purse for Operation Christmas Child.
• Salvation Army: We have a number of happy bell ringers on Saturdays in December as we help the Salvation Army to help others.
• Lydia's Place Women and Family Shelter for the Homeless: We have provided hot meals at this new community program and continue to help where needed. (Meals were in November)
• During our annual Christmas Covered dish program on December 11 we will collect needed items and monetary donations for Lydia’s Place.
• Our youth sorted donations at Lydia’s Place on December 4.
• Habitat for Humanity: We have volunteers helping with construction and more volunteers are needed.
• Meals on Wheels: We have a twenty-member team delivering hot meals to people in the community.
• Our Daily Bread: One Thursday a month our volunteers provide free meals for those who are in need.
• Angel Tree: We are providing Christmas gifts for 35 Asheboro children who have one or both parents in prison.
• Our Preschool holds its annual Baby Shower for Jesus with a sweet program by the children and collection of gift cards for families who have children staying at Brenner’s Children’s Hospital.
• Women’s Circle 2 will be delivering poinsettias and cookie bags to church members that are widows/widowers or that are unable to get out an about.
• Circle 2 has also adopted a family that we will be providing Christmas gifts for as well. This is the second year that we have partnered with Communities in Schools to make this happen.
• Women’s Circle 6 sponsored the annual Foster Children Christmas Dinner on December 6 for families who care for a foster child in our community.

“...we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” -Acts 20:35

Blessings,
Brian