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Following His Commands...
Matthew 28:18 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.
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This month's issue includes...
- Missions Fundraiser Event
- Women's Ministry mission opportunities
- Church-wide mission opportunities
- National and international mission trip opportunities and updates on recent trips.
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Missions Spotlight -Truth's Community Clinic
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Annual Missions Fundraiser:
Silent Auction and Live Cake Auction
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SAVE THE DATE!
March 23rd, Saturday
Auction Preview at 4:30pm,
Dinner at 5:30 pm in the Fellowship Building
Join us for our annual fundraiser for our Missions Ministry. One of our most popular events of the year! You’ll have the chance to participate in a silent auction and bid on everything from gift baskets to garden accessories and more! As a finale, you can duke it out with your friends over the most delicious sweets during the cake auction. This is an event you don’t want to miss! Our summer mission team members will be serving dinner.
Dinner Includes: Soup, Salad and Dessert
We would love to know if you are coming, click the link below to register for the event.
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For more information:
Kim Chewning
gwchewning@yahoo.com or 404-402-4851
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Below are a few of the amazing items available for bidding at our fundraising auction. | |
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1-79 "Covered Bridge"
- Inlaid wood art plaque
- Scroll Saw Intarsia
by Neal Mucklow
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Rare Bugatti
- Hood Ornament from Type 41 Royale Luxury Car
- Built in 1927-1933
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Women's Ministry Missions | |
Evan's Box - Angel Babies | |
Evan’s Box is a plastic box or bin with a lid that is filled with handmade items such as hats, wraps, blankets, and other keepsakes for angel babies (those born without a heartbeat) between 12 and 22 weeks. This box is placed in a hospital that provides care to mothers and babies. Angel babies can then have something cozy and just their size to rest in, and the grieving families can have a beautiful keepsake. | |
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Are you looking for opportunities to use your crochet, knitting, or sewing skills
to help others?
These boxes are donated in memory of Evan James Chrysler who was born November 8, 2023, at 4 in and 22 grams. Help is needed to fill boxes with handmade keepsake items for local hospitals, funeral homes, and pregnancy resource centers. Crochet, knit, and sewing patterns can be found at the link below. Please contact Nicole Chrysler at evansbox@myyahoo.com if you would like to help make these items.
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Church-wide Mission Opportunities | |
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Feeding Hearts
Food Pantry
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The Feeding Hearts Food Ministry has had a strong start to 2024. We've been blessed with an abundance of donations, as well as guests needing assistance.
- 114 boxes have been distributed
- We've had the pleasure of serving 103 households and impacting 637 people
Our focus remains to meet families' physical needs with food, but more importantly, share the Gospel with all who enter our doors.
There are several opportunities to help with the food pantry:
- Pray for the ministry and the families being served
- Help spread the word in your community
- Volunteer during distribution or packing days
- Food and/or monetary donations
**We are in need of instant mashed potatoes, peanut butter, tuna helper, and dry beans.
For more information: Foodpantry@icbcga.org
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National Prayer for North American Missions | Prayer guides for the Week of Prayer for North American missions will be distributed through March and available at the welcome desks. This mission is supported through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and the Cooperative Program. | |
Every year, SBC churches observe the Week of Prayer for North American missions by praying for missionaries, their ministries and their families. Because these missionaries make Jesus known in places all over the U.S. and Canada where there’s little or no gospel witness, they experience opposition and they battle loneliness and discouragement. That’s why they need your prayers.
This year, the official date for the Week of Prayer is March 3-10. Your church can choose this week or any other time during the Easter season to participate. Your prayers and gifts to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering will fuel their work. The offering goal for this year is $75 million.
Prayer Guides will be distributed Sunday mornings and available in the Welcome Centers through March.
These missions are supported through the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering and the Cooperative Program.
For more information: cjenkins3142@gmail.com
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College Care Package Ministry | |
It is time to prepare care packages for our college students for the Spring Semester! We will be collecting items for the month of March. Please drop items in bin in the Education Building Lobby labeled College Care Package Ministry. College students love notes of encouragement as well as treats. Please feel free to do either or both! If you would prefer to contribute to shipping costs, please feel free to make a donation in the offering box, but please make sure it is labeled College Care Package Ministry. Sign-up to donate items needed for the care packages.
Thank your for being faithful to support our college students!
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For more information:
Danielle Wiley at daniellewiley@gmail.com
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Joni & Friends Sharing Hope - Family Opportunity | |
Located in the small town of Rutledge and hosted by the Georgia office, this Family Retreat offers a haven for families living with disability. In a fun, fully accessible camp environment, families are cared for, rejuvenated, and encouraged in Christ.
During time of respite and refreshment, families will build lasting memories and find renewed hope as they take part in Bible study and accessible activities (swimming, boating, and horseback riding!), all while connecting with other families who face similar challenges. Come for inclusive worship, evenings under the stars, time in God’s Word, and encouraging messages from our speakers—it’s a little slice of heaven!
Are you looking for a serving opportunity this summer close to home? Teens and adults are needed to staff the camp. Check out the video!
Scholarships are available for participants and volunteers.
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For more information:
Caroline Dale at caroline@icbcga.org
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A massive thank you to everyone who donated clothing and shoes! Huge thanks to the awesome volunteers who rolled up their sleeves to tackle the sorting mission - you rock! | | |
This is just one of the many ways donations are being used by Pastor's Jaime and Jorge. Community activity in La Escuintla to share the gospel with the families and provide clothing to those in need. | |
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If you're part of a missions project, whether it's at Ivy Creek or beyond, give us a shout! We're all ears and eager to spread the word about the amazing work happening to spread the gospel of Jesus.
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2024 Mission Trip Opportunities | |
It's not too late to sign up for a summer mission trip: Maine, Guatemala, and Kenya
Looking for a summer thrill? How about joining one of Ivy Creek's mission teams for an epic adventure? Missed the commitment deadline? There are a few spots left, you can still sign up now for a summer escapade to Maine, Guatemala, or Kenya!
Let the globetrotting begin!
God does not call the equipped, He equips the called
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Kenya
August 16- 27th
- House visits
- School Visits - teaching bible stories
- Church Visits
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Maine
Late June/Early July
- Phippsburg, Maine
- Soccer camps
- Evangelism
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Guatemala
Intergenerational Trip
- Early July 2024, 7 day trip
Construction trip/Women's Bible Studies
Marriage Conference and children's program
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$200 deposits can be paid through Realm or by check.
Any deposits or payments made, please fill out the form in this link:
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Any questions on an upcoming mission trip, email: missions@icbcga.org | |
November, January, and February 2023-2024
Guatemala Mission Trip Updates
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November 2023 - Patzun
- Ladies' and Childrens' Bible Study
- Construction check-up on Pastors residence
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January 2024 - Patzun
- Men's Construction trip: Building a home for Pastor Jorge and Marleny to help them better minister to the Patzun community.
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February 2024 Marriage Conference & Children's Program | |
- Guatemala: Four marriage conferences were held in four different communities over 12 days.
- The missions team served over 78 families: 53 married couples, 25 single mothers, and almost 100 children during the marriage conferences.
- In Zone 21 Guatemala City, the team served over 32 children and 21 single mothers from the heart of a crime and gang community. The women's Bible study for the mothers focused on the book of Philippians. The children learned about Joseph and the damages of bullying others. The families were served dinner. Most of these families are unchurched.
Pray that the seeds planted in these communities will grow and bear God's fruit.
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Mamie Outler
Truth's Community Clinic
Sharing Truth Through Medical and Dental Missions
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In 2003 a small group of visionaries from Hebron Baptist Church saw a need for a free clinic that would minister to the health and spiritual needs of those in our community who were of low income, had no insurance, and had little or no hope of receiving the health care they needed for their families. The Truth's Community Clinic was founded 20 years ago, a group physicians, nurses, and dentists who saw a need for a medical and dental clinic for the uninsured and underserved. Initially, patients were seen in the office of Dr.Hoyt Gazaway under the name Hebron Community Health Center for a couple of months.
God blessed this group with a free office space on Chestnut Street in Lawrenceville. They were there until 2014 when they moved to their current location at 250 Langley Drive in Lawrenceville. They changed their name to Truth’s Community Clinic to better reflect the many volunteers from churches and organizations that serve along side the clinic.
Patients are seen on the first and third Tuesday evenings and the second and fourth Monday mornings.
Truth's Community Clinic provide patients with complete labs, medications, and women’s health (pap smears and mammograms). The cost for a visit is $20 a visit but will provide care if the patient is unable to pay.
If you'd like to find out more about the Truth's Community Clinic
or are considering volunteering
Check out their website in the link below
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Interested in more information about upcoming mission trips,
church-wide mission activities, or how you can help, email:
missions@icbcga.org
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