Research by Topic: nola-2016
ABHMS continues ‘Home Mission: ’Til the Work is Done’ 11 years after hurricanes devastate New Orleans
Published August 23, 2016Rallied by morning prayers, camaraderie and Christian songs, 186 volunteers from 21 American Baptist churches, 17 states and 15 regions across the United States and Puerto Rico braved a week’s worth of heat and humidity recently to minister as the hands and feet of Christ during American Baptist Home Mission Societies’ (ABHMS) “Home Mission: ’Til the Work is Done” in New Orleans. They worked in homes, community gardens, a playground, a charter school, a horse-rescue ranch, an animal shelter and a food pantry, to name a few.
Filed under: volunteer-mobilization-ministries, victoria-goff, healing-communities, volunteer-ministries, disaster-response, disaster-relief-ministries, nola-2016, new-orleans, til-the-work-is-done
New Orleans experiences ABHMS-inspired ‘Youthquake’
Published August 23, 2016A large contingent of those who volunteered during this year’s recent “Home Mission: ’Til the Work is Done” in New Orleans are part of Youthquake, a youth and young adult program inspired, in part, by American Baptist Home Mission Societies (ABHMS). Comprised of youth and young adults from 12-14 California churches, Youthquake is the brainchild of the Rev. Katie Choy-Wong, senior pastor of New Life Christian Fellowship, Castro Valley, Calif.
Filed under: youth, young-adults, youthquake, new-orleans, til-the-work-is-done, immerse, victoria-goff, healing-communities, volunteer-ministries, disaster-response, volunteer-mobilization-ministries, disaster-relief-ministries, nola-2016
Iglesia Bautista de Metropolis volunteers offer hope 1,682 miles from home
Published August 23, 2016Location is irrelevant when giving or receiving blessings. Perhaps that’s the reason that members of Iglesia Bautista de Metropolis, Carolina, Puerto Rico, found themselves doing mission 1,682 miles from their island home at the recent “Home Mission: ’Til the Work is Done” in New Orleans.
Filed under: disaster-relief-ministries, victoria-goff, latino-ministries, healing-communities, volunteer-ministries, disaster-response, volunteer-mobilization-ministries, nola-2016, puerto-rico, new-orleans, til-the-work-is-done
Minister: ‘I wanted congregation to experience this wonderful mission’
Published August 23, 2016Profoundly affected by her 2015 volunteer experience at “Home Mission: ’Til the Work is Done” in New Orleans, the Rev. Carmen Jordan, minister of Mission and Outreach at Pilgrim Baptist Church, Rockford, Ill., returned in 2016 with a group of volunteers from her church.
Filed under: victoria-goff, healing-communities, volunteer-ministries, disaster-response, volunteer-mobilization-ministries, disaster-relief-ministries, nola-2016
Highlights from recent New Orleans rebuilding effort
Published August 3, 2016Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005. In response, ABHMS has been coordinating “Home Mission: ‘Til the Work is Done” in New Orleans since 2006. Highlights from the 2016 effort can be found on the “Home Mission: ‘Til the Work is Done” page.
Filed under: volunteer-ministries, disaster-response, volunteer-mobilization-ministries, disaster-relief-ministries, nola-2016, new-orleans, til-the-work-is-done, victoria-goff
