Community Engagement

Recent and Upcoming Events

 

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Yard Sale Kickoff Luncheon

September 12

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Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Montgomery, AL

September 19-21

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GOAL House Meetings

September and October

Get Involved

Find a place to get involved and make a difference.

Here are some of the ways you can get involved in missions at First Baptist Greenville.  To learn more about these or other opportunities, contact Matt Rollins at 370-2522 ext. 141 or matt.rollins@firstbaptistgreenville.com.

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Annie's House

Learn from our “back door neighbors” about sustainable living practices through work days, TimeBanking and special events

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Cuba Partnership

Get to know our Cuban partner church, Iglesia Bautista del Camino in Guanajay, through a mission exchange in Cuba or Greenville

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Greenville Organized for Accountable Leadership (GOAL)

Work with partner churches to advocate for the community in the areas of access to mental health care and affordable housing

Contact: Kathy Stewart, Flo Mauney, Julie Treu

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Inasmuch Days

Serve the local community by participating in our Inasmuch Days throughout the year

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JustFaith

Participate in 8–9-week group studies to dive deeper into the issues of poverty, racial equality, and other justice issues from a faith perspective

Contact: Kathy Stewart, Matt Rollins

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Mission Backpack

Donate items to fill weekend food bags for local children and/or help shop for, fill or deliver the bags

Contact: Elaine Barnhill

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Mission Trips and Activities

For children, youth, and adults

Join in special opportunities throughout the year for local and global missions

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Monthly FBG Focus Collection

Contribute to our monthly collection and/or help deliver donations

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Project Host Soup Kitchen

Join or form a team to prepare and serve lunch on a Sunday

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Yard Sale

Join the Yard Sale Committee

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Neighborhood Partnership

Get to know our neighbors in Nicholtown and Haynie-Sirrine through special events and work days

Contact: Matt Rollins

Missions and Affiliations

This committee shall monitor the activities and policies of the various organizations with which the church is or may become affiliated and work with the Minister of Community Engagement to provide leadership, foster communication, promote involvement, and educate church members in local, national, and global ministry. The committee shall have the responsibility for budget submission and expenditure authorization for all ministry partnership related finances.

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2024

Susan D’Amato
Tricia Austin
Matthew Loomis Rehnborg, chair
Jennifer Murphy

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2025

Kay Hardage
Jessica Painter
Nancy Schlepphorst
Michael Williamson

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2026

Laurie Berry-Dorroh
Gayle Butler
Karina Rocha-Gabbard
Gayle Brown

Staff Liaison – Matt Rollins

More Current Opportunities

 

Lula Whilden* World Missions Offering

Lula Whilden* World Missions Offering

There are many ways in which First Baptist does and supports ministry to those in need, from the local level to the global. Two specific resources for this ministry are our Local Relief Fund, which offers assistance to community members in need, and our Lula Whilden...

Hurricane Relief

Hurricane Relief

For the next couple of weeks, the church will be collecting a special offering to support hurricane relief in the upstate and in western North Carolina. The proceeds of this offering will go to the disaster relief fund of the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, where it...

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