Children’s FUNderful Day and
Youth Lock-In
(With a Purpose!)
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At the Regional Assembly held at FCC of Lawrenceville, the Youth
held a “Youth Lock-In (with a Purpose!)” across town at New Hope
Christian Church of Lawrenceville. Part of the “purpose” was a sandwich-making
project for the needy.
An amazing and important part of this project is how many different
Disciples of Christ from across Georgia participated. There were
about 24 individual congregations involved in some way in this RA
Sandwich Making Project! The effort of making sandwiches reached
out into many places of need in GA because of the coordination of
Disciple congregations.
Nine youth members (primarily 7th - 9th graders) from Augusta
Central, Lawrenceville First and Bogart Christian were involved.
There were four “Disciples on Campus-UGA” students helping plus
adult leaders Diane Bales and James Gibson of Athens First Christian
and Sheila Hunter of Sandersville First.
Transportation was handled by Sage & Paul Appleby with the
van from Columbus Central and Nancy Oliver of Decatur First, driving
the van from Peachtree Christian of Atlanta.
Hosting and Assistance were Tracia Deal & James Shelton and
2 other adults from New Hope Christian.
Adult hands-on sandwich makers were Doug Job-Friendship/Evergreen;
Jancey - Union Christian; Doug Ivey-First, Watkinsville; Suzanne
Wages-Damascus Christian; Reeda Allen - Eagle's Landing; one more
adult: Lee Thompson from Lawrenceville First (sandwich maker).
Distribution of sandwiches and hygiene bags were:
| George Pinkard, GCOR, TO: |
Peachtree/Pine Shelter; Atlanta Recovery
Center; some parking lots (they added soup, water and dessert). |
Bec Cranford Smith,
Church of the Misfits & First, Marietta TO: |
the Gateway Center |
| Nancy Oliver. First, Decatur, TO: |
Gentle Spirit Church & Open Door Community |
| Paul Turner, First, Decatur, TO |
Candler Park |
| Barbara Webster, First, Sandersville TO |
First Love Kids & Hunter's Run Apartments,
community breakfast for workers. |
| Sheila Hunter First, Sandersville TO |
First Love Kids & Hunter's Run Apartments
community breakfast for workers. Hygiene bags to DFACS for
five young teens needing self-care education. |
| Sandwiches: |
133 Peanut/Jelly sandwiches made and distributed
1,015 Turkey/Cheese sandwiches made and distributed |
| 5 gallon size Hygiene bags |
Using: |
104 loaves of bread
1,015 slices of cheese (some cheese left over donated to
First Love Kids)
1,015 slices of turkey
500 packets of mustard
2 large jars of peanut butter
2 large jars of grape jelly
sandwich bags |
| Donations for project pledged: |
August Central DMF |
$ 25.00 |
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Augusta Central DWF |
$ 25.00 |
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Athens, First DMF |
$ 100.00 |
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Bogart, First |
$ 100.00 |
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Reeda Allen, ELCC |
$ 25.00 |
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Griffin, First |
$. 25.00 |
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High Shoals First |
$ 100.00 |
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Sandersville DMF |
$ 100.00 |
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James Gibson, Athens |
$ 60.00 |
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Sheila Hunter, Sandersville |
$ 40.00 |
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TOTAL DONATED: |
$ 600.00 |
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(goal was: $500.00) |
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TOTAL RECEIPTS( to date) $ 585.20 |
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Exhibits
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Featured Speakers
 Dr.
Richard Morse
currently serves as a Vice President at Church Extension, a ministry
of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Rick has been in
contextual ministry for more than 30 years. As a young Disciples
pastor, he redeveloped a congregation in North Idaho more than doubling
its attendance in less than 5 years. For the past 25 years he has
been engaged in church planting, first as a planter in the Seattle
area, and now currently as the leader of the Disciples new church
movement. This movement has celebrated more than 600 new church
plants with an amazing 80% sustainability rate.
 Dr.
Stanley Saunders
A Disciples minister, is Associate Professor of New Testament
at Columbia Theological Seminary. His research interests include
‘eschatology’ in early Christian understandings of “the last days”,
the nature of the Church, spirituality, and ecclesial self-definition
with a special interest in the Gospel according to Matthew. Stan
has a PhD from Princeton Theological Seminary, a MDiv from Emmanuel
School of Religion and a BA from San Jose Bible College.
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