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Church and Community Ministry Helping churches find ways to serve their communities and reach out to those in need is the focus of the various components of Church and Community Ministry. These include:
Construction Ministry/Disaster Relief meets needs in the Atlanta area as well as throughout Georgia and the US. During the past two summers, AASBC’s Construction Ministry Director coordinated volunteers for the construction of a child development center for Moose Creek Baptist Church in North Pole, Alaska. Since Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005, the Association has led 30 mission teams to the Gulf Coast to help families rebuild their homes and their lives. In addition, time was spent in South Texas following Hurricane Ike.
The Association returned to Moose Creek Baptist Church in North Pole, Alaska, in 2010 to continue work on the child development center. Teams from First Baptist Atlanta, North Peachtree Baptist and Crossroads Baptist (Social Circle, GA) shared of their time and talents. Several teams are planning to go in 2011.
The Health Ministry provides health screenings which include glucose, cholesterol, vision, skin cancer, body mass index, depression and anxiety. Funded by a grant from the Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation, the screenings are offered to the motorcycling population at biking events as well as other sites. With the screening, the door is opened for sharing Christ. Great Physician Servants (GPS) Health Ministry is helping churches establish health ministries. This allows churches to:
Through involvement in community health events, area church members can pray with participants, build relationships by engaging them in educational and screening events, sow the seeds of the Gospel and share in the Harvest. Just as the North American Mission Board’s GPS Initiative and electronic GPS navigational systems provide direction, the Great Physician Servants Health Ministries can guide people to the saving grace of Jesus Christ.
Ministry Partnerships:
The AASBC established the Atlanta Pregnancy Resource Center in 2006 to serve individuals facing unplanned pregnancies through consultation, ultrasound services, post-abortion support and childbirth/parenting education programs.
To address human trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation of children, the AASBC is partnering with Living Water for Girls, a ministry which provides assessment/emergency services, professional mental and physical health services, individualized educational services and valuable life skills training to help rebuild the lives of girls ages 12-17. Our churches are involved with the home in various ways.
Temporary Address: c/o NPBC, 4805 Tilly Mill Rd, Atlanta, GA 30360 770.957.8774
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