Over the past several months I’ve had the opportunity to profile many churches in Carmel and explain how they are impacting not only our city, but the cities surrounding us as well. If you were to ask any church in Carmel to make a list of core values, I would guarantee that service would be high on that list. So this month, instead of profiling just one church, I wanted to give you a big picture view when it comes to Carmel churches, specifically when it comes to serving the poor and under resourced in our city and the area surrounding us. With that being said, if you are a Carmel resident and have a desire to serve in our community may this article be an encouragement to you, or if you are a Carmel resident seeking help during a difficult time may this article be a resource for you to find help.
Here are a few examples of Carmel churches branching out and serving... [continued AtCarmelc.com]
Over the past twenty years, River Oaks Community Church (ROCC) has provided an intimate setting for people from Carmel and beyond to gather as a community and worship. I recently had the opportunity to talk to Dominic Francese, Pastor of ROCC, about the mission and future of this particular body of believers.
Pastor Francese tells me that ROCC’s mission in relation to Carmel is to “provide followers of Jesus Christ an intimate setting for worshiping and serving God, in a way which a small church is especially well suited.” Part of this mission includes building a, “strong sense of small group community and strong friendships.”
You can help immediately in four ways: Pray, Network, Act, Give
1. Pray! Pray! Pray!
2. Network: Could you recommend Bright Hope to your friends on Facebook, Twitter, blogs, and email to help in Haiti?
3. Act: We need groups to fill 5000 Med Packs. A project for churches, Sunday school classes, scout groups, homeschoolers. $15 per pack, sold in boxes of 20 (cost to fill a pack is about $15 each) or you can sponsor a pack and we will fill one for you for $30. To order a box of Med Packs ($300) call 224-520-6100 and speak with Joy. To sponsor a pack visit our website.
4. Give: As God would lay it on your heart at our website BrightHope.org