2008 NC Baptist Men & Partnership
Missions Involvement
AG Missions
- Over 300 participated in Summerfest 2008 at the Ag Farm in Buies Creek
Aviation Ministry
(2007 stats)
- 487 NC Volunteer Mission Flights
- 277 Active Pilots
- 867 People Served
- $478,499 Public Benefit (Angel Flight, NC)
Baptist Educators
(2007 stats)
- NC led other states with 19 educators joining the Fellowship
- 850 participated as pen-pals through Christian Corresponders with 19 NC churches leading their young people to participate
- 1,943 volumes through Book-Link were shipped to missionaries, national pastors, and schools overseas
Church Renewal
- 59 churches hosted Renewal Weekends in NC
- 129 churches outside NC led by NC Team Members
Correctional Ministry
- 80 boys with a parent in prison attended Camp Angel Tree at Camp Caraway as a result of scholarships and transportation provided by Baptists; 5 of these boys made professions of faith at camp and 4 rededications
Disaster Relief Response/Baptist Builders
- RESPONSE LOCATIONS:
Oklahoma Ice Storm
Martin County Wind Event
Greene County Wind Event
Raleigh Apartment Fire
Davie, Forsyth, Guilford Counties' Tornado
Bertie, Jones, Onslow Counties' Tornado
Myanmar Cyclone
Sri Lanka Flooding
Macon, GA Tornado
Hyde County Fire
Midwest Floods: Iowa
Hurricane Gustav
Hurricane Ike
Johnston County/Elm City Tornado
- Jobs Completed - 549
- Volunteer Days - 13,529
- Meals Prepared - 883,541
- Salvations - 63
- Showers - 12,560
- Children - 106 childcare days
- Laundry - 4,408 loads
- Communication messages sent - 22
- 2008 Disaster Volunteers trainees - 1,544
National & International Missions
Volunteers were in the following locations:
- Operation Inasmuch - approx. 60,000 (990 churches)
- Appalachian Regional Ministry - 1000+
- Armenia - 22
- Cuba - 80 (12 teams)
- Eastern Canada - 360
- Eastern Pennsylvania - 369
- Hawaii - 108
- Honduras - 232
- India - 9
- Israel - 11
- Kenya - 20
- Lebanon - 12
- Nicaragua - 30
- Red Springs - 2000+
- Rocky Mountain - 443
- Sri Lanka - 25
- Ukraine - 68
- Vermont - 625
Lay Witness
- 5 Saturday One-Day Witnessing Blitzes
- 7 churches hosted Revival Weekends
- 493 contacts made in homes
- 28 team members participated
- 18 decisions for Christ
- 13 commitments to become soulwinners
Medical Missions
- Medical Dental Buses:
PATIENTS: dental - 3,290; medical - 301; eye - 127
VOLUNTEERS: medical professionals - 1,110; lay workers - 1,020; translators - 134; pastors/counselors - 205
Buses in use 192 days, traveling 16,082 miles
- Professions of Faith - 75; Other decisions - 17
Regional Rallies
- 2,500 participants in spring and fall missions and Men's Ministry rallies
Student Ministry
- 903 participants in 5 Deep Impact Mission Camps; 34 professions of faith
- 84 Deep Impact Mission Projects
- Over 2,100 youth & adults participated in Church Day Programs and games at Wake Forest University
- 310 participants in October Deep Impact Weekend, Caswell
- Deep Impact offering provided for 9 wells in Bihar, India
Camps Missions
- 973 boys attended Camp Caraway this summer with 48 professions of faith, 263 rededications, and 128 commitments to full-time ministry
- $3,606.72 was collected for missions
- 32 participated in a week of Christian High Adventure
Royal Ambassadors
- 442 participated in RA Day attending the Bobcats ballgame
- 469 participated in the State RA Race in Salisbury
- 211 participated in the state RA/Challengers Track Meet
- 198 participated in Father/Son Overnight camps
- 108 campers for Lad/Crusader Camporee
Sports & Recreation
- 112 participated in the annual April NCBM Golf Tournament
Men's Ministry
- 97 Men's Ministry leaders training in two state sessions
Baptist Missions Conference
- Over 2,500 participants attended this annual inspirational and informational meeting