First Baptist Church of Allen has wonderful ministries throughout the week on our campus. What is sometimes forgotten is how much ministry reaches out into our community and beyond week to week. This year, almost a half million dollars went to mission work around the world. In addition, over 200 children were sponsored this year by our church members through World Vision. We gave to a special offering and purchased thousands of Bibles through the ministry of the Gideons International. This list barely scratches the surface. Other ministries included strong support of Real Options for Women - our local crisis pregnancy ministry and the Samaritan Inn - our Collin County homeless shelter.
Our We Care Ministry is the umbrella name for our caring ministries in our community. This year through our We Care and holiday season ministries, I wanted to celebrate some totals:
- We Care YTD has served 122 families paying out $38,810 for rent, utilities, insurance, and medical bills.
- The Food Pantry is serving about 70 families (about 300 people) per month
- Angel Tree assisted 60 families with over 500 gifts
- Food Baskets given for Thanksgiving and Christmas was over 200
We are blessed by God to be a blessing. Thank you First Baptist Church for these ministries and for all the things you do individually and as Bible Fellowship Groups throughout the year!
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