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Highland On-Mission |
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"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon Highland supports a number of different mission activities to reach the lost in Grove City and in the Columbus area. This support is provided through an ever-growing number of strategic partnerships within and outside of the Southern Baptist denomination. Through these partnerships, the body of Christ at Highland is aligned to help meet both physical and spiritual needs of people in our community
Highland is part of the Metro Columbus Baptist Association which is a cooperative of Southern Baptist Churches in the Central Ohio area. For more information, click on this link: www.metrocolumbus.org
The Stowe Baptist Center serves the impoverished and under-privileged in Central Ohio to meet spiritual, educational, and physical needs. Michael and Janet Brooks are the missionaries that are developing the Stowe mission. Highland folks serve food at a soup kitchen on the first Tuesday of the month, assist with the Women’s Christian Job Corp, tutor children and youth, and with numerous other activities. For more information, click on this link: http://homepage.mac.com/mbrooksjapan/stowe Activities: A Spring Cleaning service day and prayer-walk is planned for April 26, 2008
A ministry of the Lutheran Social Services, Faith Mission serves the homeless community by offering a secure, Christian-based environment for homeless men and women on an emergency walk-in basis. Highland supports Faith Mission by supporting food drives, serving meals, and periodic service days. For more information, click on this link: www.faithmissionofohio.org
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Highland is scheduling service activities day and will be serving a meal and
sharing the Gospel in May 2008 Inner-City Ministry The Inner-City Ministry is an outreach ministry of the Church of Christ in Christian Union and serves the homeless on the west side of Columbus by providing food, clothing, and blankets to the impoverished. Highland supports Inner-City Ministry through volunteers to perform service projects, meals and other activities. Activities: Highland is scheduling service activities for the summer months Grove City Food Pantry Description: The Highland Community Concerns Team organizes a church wide food collection in the month of March to support community needs through the Grove City Food Pantry.
Highland supports the collection and distribution of food to the food pantries throughout Central Ohio by volunteering at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank. For more information about this ministry, click on this link: www.midohiofoodbank.org . For more information about the state of poverty in Ohio, click on this link: www.oashf.org. Activities: 10-12 volunteers are needed to work at the Mid-Ohio Food Bank on May 13, 2008 from 5:30 to 8:30
Time of my Life Book Time of my Life is a structured series of questions that can be answered by senior adults and others to provide a record of many of the events in their lives that are of interest to their family. This unique evangelism tool allows Highland to work with seniors in the church and elsewhere to build relationships around Christ and to develop opportunities to share the Gospel.
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The CD is available upon request. Other Links
Faith Community has mission opportunities as an inner-city ministry on the Columbus west side. For more information, click on the link: http://www.faithcommunitywest.com
Victory Mission is a Christ centered food and clothing ministry for the poor in Columbus. For more information, click on the link: http://www.victorymission.org |
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Judea - State Missions Highland supports mission activities at the state to reach the lost and to show the love of Jesus Christ. Through strategic partnerships with a growing number of different ministries, Highland has the opportunity to share the Gospel with people that are in close proximity, but may be distanced by physical disabilities, natural disasters, age, poverty, education, and other factors.
Highland works cooperatively with other Southern Baptist Churches through the State Convention of Baptists (SCBO). For more information, click on this link: www.scbo.org
Highland partners in the annul Ray Roberts State Missions Offering to raise funds for missions and mission activities in Ohio. For more information, click on this link: http://www.scbo.org/resource/wmm/RayRoberts/RayRoberts.htm
Southern Baptists are the second largest private provider of disaster relief nationwide next to Red Cross. Volunteer opportunities are available in Ohio for meals preparation, child care, chainsaws, and operating shower units. For more information, click on this link: www.namb.net Activities: Highland is scheduling volunteers for disaster relief training on May 2-3, 2008
Echoing Hills Village in Coshocton Ohio assists people with special needs achieve their highest potential and to know and experience Jesus Christ. Highland is developing a partnership with Echoing Hills to provide assistance for Respite Weekends and camps that are scheduled in the summer. For more information, click on this link: www.echoinghillsvillage.org Activities: Volunteers are being sought to support a Respite weekend April 18 – 20, 2008, Older Adults Camp July 6 – 11, 2008, and Adults Camp July 20 – 26, 2008.
Description: Highland supports the 2008 Girls for Missions Camp at Seneca Lake July 29 through August 3, 2008 and the opportunity for children to learn about missions and being a missionary. Activities: There are opportunities for counselors at the camp and for preparing activity bags that are being provided by the church. Please contact Josie Semo for more information.
Description: World Changers is a mission activity for youth groups to serve with other youth in performing housing improvements in impoverished areas. World Changers will be in Columbus June 15 -21, 2008. Highland will be hosting a group of the youth and furnishing meals and other miscellaneous items. For more information, click on this link: http://worldchangers.studentz.com Activities: Sunday School classes are being requested to provide lunch throughout the week for the group being sponsored by Highland. |
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National Missions Highland supports national mission activities to reach the lost and to show the love of Jesus Christ. Through strategic partnerships with a growing number of different ministries, Highland has the opportunity to participate in the sharing of the Gospel by contributing to North America missions, packaging food, helping non-denominational Christian camps, World Changers, and other ministries.
Highland supports mission activities in the United States and Canada through the Southern Baptist Cooperative Program, the North American Mission Board (NAMB). For more information, click on this link: www.namb.net
Annie Armstrong Easter Offering The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering funds mission activities in the United States and Canada. These mission activities include direct financial support for missionaries, church plants, and evangelism support materials. The annual offering at Highland is scheduled between March 16 and April 6, 2008. The National goal is $61 million and the Highland Goal is $5000. For more information about Annie Armstrong, click on this link: www.anniearmstrong.com
Description: Heaven Sent Ministries in Princeton, W.V provides food to impoverished areas, builds churches, and sends both short and long-term mission teams. Mission trips are being planned for Brazil, Dominican Republic, England, Germany, and Portugal. Highland volunteers help package food that is being sent into areas like Guatemala, India, Nicaragua, Sudan, and Uganda. For more information, click on this link: www.hsminc.org Activities: The next Highland mission trip to Heaven Sent Ministries is April 19, 2008
Camp Lewis is a 55 acre camp in Gauge Kentucky that provides a low cost Christian camping experience for children and youth. Highland is involved in the preparation of the camp in the spring and in providing counselors for the camps that are scheduled in June. For more information, click on this link: http://camplewis.com Activities: Highland is taking a mission trip to help prepare the camp for summer activities on May 16-17, 2008. Highland will also be involved with counseling during the camps in June 2008. |
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International Missions Highland supports international missions and the opportunities provided by the Lord to reach people with the love of Jesus Christ. Through strategic partnerships with a growing number of different ministries, Highland has the opportunity to participate in the sharing of the Gospel by contributing to the International Missions Board, international mission trips, vision missions, conferences, and countless other ministries.
Highland is a cooperative partner with other
Southern Baptist Churches in funding international mission activities through
the International Mission Board (IMB). For more information, click on
this link:
www.imb.org
Highland participates in the funding of Southern Baptist Missions through the Cooperative Program (CP). Highland gives a pre-established percentage of the undesignated monthly offering to the CP program. For more information, click on the following link: http://www.cpmissions.net/
The Lottie Moon Christmas offering is used exclusively for funding approximately 5200 missionaries that are trying to reach an estimated 1.6 million people worldwide that have little or no access to the Gospel. Highland contributed over $10,300 for 2007. For more information, please refer to the IMB website.
Matt and Cyndi Maxson are former members of Highland and have been called into the missions field in Serbia. Their Commissioning Service was on April 2, 2008 and they will depart the states in late April 2008. For more information about Serbia and to sign-up for Matt and Cyndi’s newsletter, click on the following: http://www.pray4serbs.org/ 1) register for a user account 2) once approved, login 3) go to newsletters/updates (it is at the bottom of the left navigator bar) 4) Select Matt and Cyndi using the checkbox 5) click the subscribe button.
David Stewart and Dale Neitman participated in a
mission trip to Peru last summer to help IMB missionaries. Christina
Thomas is going to Peru in July with a group of teenagers from James Dobson’s
Focus on the Family Ministries to participate in several children’s evangelism
programs. For more information, click on the following link:
http://go.family.org/briomissions/ Mexico Andrew Murfin and the Two to the Wall band participated in a mission trip in 2007 and will participate in a mission trip in August 2008 to provide worship music for teenagers in Mexico. |
