Churchwide Collections
Collection Bins Around Campus
All year round, First Baptist Greenville is collecting items for local organizations. You will find collection bins placed around the campus for gathering donated items for these ministries. Read below for more information about how, where, and what to donate.
Missions Collections
There are bins located around the church for collecting donated item for three main categories:
Canned Fruit for United Ministries
Canned Pasta for Mission Backpack
Monthly Missions Focus
Canned Fruit for United Ministries
Throughout the year, we collect canned fruit for the food pantry run by our local partner, United Ministries. In September of each year, it also the focus of our monthly missions collection. Bins for collecting canned fruit can be found in the following areas:
- Reception Area
- Children’s Hall
- Fellowship Hall Lobby
- AYMC Lobby
Pop-Top Cans of Pasta for Mission Backpack
Another ongoing collection is canned pasta for Mission Backpack, which provides weekend food bags for children in Greenville County schools. Please only donate cans with pop tops. Bins for collecting canned pasta can be found in the following areas:
- Reception Area
Monthly Missions Focus
Each month, the church collects items for specific organization or ministry. It may be Christmas gifts for MinisTREE, candy for Trunk or Treat, or items for mission trips. See below for more details about our current collections. Bins for collecting items for the monthly missions focus can be found in the following areas:
- Reception Area
- Children’s Hall
- Fellowship Hall Lobby
2024 Monthly Missions Collection
February – Cancer Society collection continues
March – Cuba pilgrimage supplies
April – YouthBASE
May – Jasmine Road
June – Greenville Literacy Association books
July – United Way School Tools
August – TBA
September – Fruit for United Ministries
October- Nicholtown Trunk or Treat, Mission Backpack Cereal, and Mental Health America Christmas Gift Bags
November – Mental Health America/Operation Santa Claus
November/December – MinisTREE
October Focus: Nicholtown Trunk or Treat, Mission Backpack, and Mental Health America
Every October for the past several years, our church has collected and donated bags of candy for our neighbors in Nicholtown to help them celebrate Halloween with their annual Trunk or Treat festival. We need your help to make sure there is plenty of candy to go around! They plan to pick up the candy by Thursday, October 24 in order to be ready for the event on October 27. Please bring your bags of individually wrapped candies to the church Reception Area or the hallway outside the Fellowship Hall by October 24.
We will also be adding a special cereal collection for Mission Backpack.
Finally, every year, Mental Health America of Greenville County (MHAGC) provides gift bags to adults with chronic mental health conditions who are either homeless or living in supported housing throughout the Upstate. We will be collecting these items throughout the months of October and November. Please bring your donations to the Reception Area of the church or to the hallway outside the Fellowship Hall. If you prefer to order directly from Amazon, please use the QR code and your order will go directly to MHAGC. Thank you so much for your generosity to our neighbors!
—Nancy Schlepphorst and Matt Rollins
Hand Sanitizer
Lip Balm
Gloves/Hats
Bar Soap
Body Wash
Shampoo
Blankets
X/XL Sweatshirts
Deodorant
Journals
Body & Hand Lotion
Facial Tissue
Socks
Vaseline
Adult Coloring Books