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Shine the Light
Our monthly outreach and visitation takes place the first Monday of each month. We meet in the Fellowship Hall at 5:30 pm. A light meal and childcare is provided. Visits, calls, and cards are taken care of at this time. All members are encouraged to attend.
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Food Closet
Often we have people stop by the church needing food, especially in the winter months. This ministry allows us to meet their need immediately with a few bags of groceries. There is a food closet container located in the Fellowship Hall where you may drop off non-perishable items at anytime to help support this ministry. A list of specific items needed is attached.
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Food Pantry
This ministry has been established to help people in our community who are in need of assistance on a consistent basis. Each applicant is interviewed to determine eligibility. Food is distributed on the third Tuesday of every month from 2-3:00 pm. Volunteers are needed each month to help collect food and assist in distribution.
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Christmas Blessing
Each year we receive several phone calls from families who cannot provide gifts for their children at Christmas. If you are interested in helping a family, you can call the church office during the designated time to volunteer and purchase gifts for a child who would otherwise get little to nothing for Christmas.
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Meals on Wheels
This is a program that is organized and directed by the Community Action Agency in Florence, AL. Each of our volunteers delivers food to various homes approximately once every two months.
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Trail of Tears
At McFarland Park in Florence. This is a simple ministry that allows us to minister to motorcycle riders from all over the United States. Free water and tracts are distributed throughout the day as we seek to share about our relationship with Christ. The 2011 Trail of Tears event will take place on Saturday, Sept. 17. If you are available to help out, please sign up in the Fellowship Hall for one of the following shifts: 10am - 1pm, 1pm - 4pm or 10am - 4pm. See the results of past efforts here.
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Assisted Living Ministry
Each week on Tuesday and Thursday mornings we send out teams of volunteers to visit various apartments and assisted living housing units to minister to the elderly through Bible study. For information on specific times and locations, click the Senior Adult link.
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Ten45 Student Ministries
We want to make sure we lead our 7th-12th grade students to learn more about missions and getting involved in God's work. These are planned throughout the year in our Student Ministry. Find out more about Ten45 here or check out the student wuzup page for current meetings and information.
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Community Eggstravaganza
Each year we like to take the opportunity to share the good news of Easter to our area at our annual Easter egg hunt. It's a fun event for the entire family. Our 2011 Eggstravaganza took place Saturday, April 23, at 9:30 am at Cox Creek Park.Click here to view pictures of the event..
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Harvest Night
This mission opportunity is sponsored by our Connection Group Ministry and provides us with an easy way to give back to our community. Games, food, and TONS of candy are provided to allow families a fun and safe experience during the Halloween season. Our 2011 Harvest Night will take place on Monday, Oct. 31. Look for more information as the date approaches.
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Disaster Relief
Disaster relief training is offered throughout the year to equip individuals in our church to aid in various relief efforts in the event of a natural disaster such as a hurricane, flood, or tornado. These activities range from chaplaincy and counseling to construction. Mission teams are sent across our state and throughout the gulf coast to aid communities in recovery.
Click here to view updated reports on what is currently needed in the tornado disaster relief effort.
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Oneida, KY
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mission trip is organized each year for one week during the summer months to work with the Oneida Bible Institute (OBI). OBI is a Christian boarding school with students from across the country and around the world. Our mission teams take part in a variety of activities to assist the school, including: painting, coupon sorting, gardening, farm work, clothing ministry, and much more. Click here for more facts about OBI and some pictures of one of our past trips. The 2011 Oneida trip will take place on June 12-17.
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Camp Hope, CO
This mission trip serves adults with physical and developmental disabilities. Mary Eastman, a member of UBC, works at the camp each summer and helped introduce us to this wonderful ministry. Volunteers are needed to assist with all activities including: fishing, horseback riding, crafts, movement and music, and much more. The 2011 trip to camp Hope will take place on July 4-8. Contact Mary Eastman for more information or click here to learn more about the camp.
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Mardi Gras and the Mississippi Gulf Coast
This is a student mission trip for all high school seniors and college students ages 17 and older. This is a chance for students to literally have a life-changing experience. The cost is quite minimal, but the impact is eternal! It is an opportunity to participate in the Gulf Coast’s Mardi Gras parades riding on a Christian float. These parades take place on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in towns like Pass Christian, Ocean Springs and Gulfport and are not anything like the Louisiana parades. We stay at a Christian camp with a missionary and his family, which is a secure environment where we sleep, eat, and worship during this weekend trip. The whole purpose of our participation is to ride on Christian floats while handing out tracts and witnessing to the lost who line the parade routes. Click here to see information from our previous trip. Our 2012 trip will take place on Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 11-12. Contact the church office if interested in joining us.
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Family Mission Trip
Each year we try to provide families with an affordable opportunity to go on mission together. Look for information on this year's trip in the coming months.
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Honduras
We send a team of about 40-50 individuals to the villages of Honduras for one week during the summer months each year. This opportunity has been established through a partnership with Baptist Medical & Dental International and missionary members of our church, John & Tina Woods. Our teams run a medical clinic, distribute clothes, give away food, aid in construction, and participate in evangelism efforts to help spread the Gospel to the Honduran people. Many opportunities are available to assist in this mission endeavor.
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T.I.M.E Ministries
T.I.M.E. Ministries is committed to the practical application of missions by partnering with local churches in America and across the world. By utilizing the human and financial resources of Christians who are committed to the Great Commission; through the use of drama and the creative arts, team members are involved in direct impact evangelism as they take the gospel to the streets, marketplace, and schools where the people work, play and learn. Also, by the use of harvest evangelism events, large numbers of people hear and respond to the message of Jesus. To learn more about T.I.M.E. click here to visit their website or contact one or our members, Larry Wright, the president of T.I.M.E. Ministries.
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Prayer/Pen Pals
This is a great opportunity for children to learn about missions. The names and contact information of missionary kids are available for children to write or email. Kids can get to know about what it's like to live on the mission field and learn to pray for these individuals specifically.
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At any time you feel the Lord is leading you to give, just fill out an offering envelope and designate your gift "Missions Fund". A missions campaign is promoted from January until May each year to raise money specifically for missions. One hundred percent of the funds raised in this campaign goes to support the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering for the International Mission Board, the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering for the North American Mission Board, and the mission programs of Underwood Baptist Church. Donations to this fund may also be given in honor or memory of a loved one.
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