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Urban HUG Team Update
We got behind, so it has been a while since we have written about the Urban HUG Team . But wow, things are really happening! Eduardo Bryant is back as a Co-Captain, helping Stacy plan, prepare and execute the meals and Bill Brett has also accepted a Co-Captain position, rounding [more...]
CBC Celebrate Recovery Mentioned by Sheriff
In his annual message the Henry County Sheriff mentioned the implementation of Community Bible Church's Celebrate Recovery Ministry in the Henry County Jail . This has been accomplished by the Ron Driver , the Captain of our Jailhouse HUG Team . Read the entire message by clicking here [more...]
The CARE Team Suprise
Monday, December 20th was our first Care Team event. Members of the Local Out-Team had spent Sunday evening stuffing decorative goodie bags with lotions and socks to be distributed at the Jonesboro Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center . In excitement the members of the CARE Team arrived at the nursing [more...]
The Fellowship Dinner
It was time for the Local Out-Team's Christmas Fellowship again. This year's Christmas Fellowship was a pot-luck dinner with a twist... the volunteers are also put to work. The next evening the CARE Team had an event planned at the Jonesboro Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and needed goodie bags stuffed [more...]
Their Refrigerator was Empty
In a neighboring community, a man and his daughter were running of out food. Hearing about the man, Doc Casper with The Crusaders for Christ HUG Crusade group from the County Estates Mobile Home Park in Rex decided to do something to help. Gathering some extra food from his home [more...]
Simon Says You Are Loved
It was our first Birthday HUG Club event and it was being held at The Garden , a homeless shelter for women and children in Smyrna. We arrived to find about 15 children waiting for us, of which four who had birthdays in November and December were being honored. The [more...]
Full Bellies and Warm Feet
It was the Urban HUG Team's night to feed the homeless in Atlanta . As usual we arrived at Community Bible Church at 7:30 PM to load up tables and make the trip to Atlanta. We walk into the building to find the table storage room empty. Moving on to [more...]
The Early Christmas Gift
"I am a desperate mother from Chile whose son Gerardo was arrested at airport and taken to Clayton Co. jail. He was on way to spend Xmas with us. All I have is an inmate # XX-0000000. I read Ron Driver's story on his visit to offer religious support and [more...]
The Cookie Monster
Thousands of Cookies! That is what nine-year old Markus and his helpers baked up for his Bags of Love cookie sale held in the atrium of Community Bible Church on December 5th. Some were chocolate flavored, some were pumpkin, and there were even some cinnamon rolls! Whatever there was, they [more...]
Meet the Caspers
Meet Doc (Ken), Cathy and Sara Casper along with their friend Dale (on the right). Doc is leading our first HUG Crusade Bible study group. Dubbed "Crusaders for Christ", Doc's group meets each Tuesday evening at 6:00 PM in the Country Estates mobile home community off US Highway 42 in [more...]
Stockbridge Holiday Festival
It was planned to be a great event. Even Santa's reindeer would be in attendance in the parking lot. But, as my wife might said: "We did not have reindeer. We had rain, dear." Because of the rain, the Stockbridge Holiday Festival was moved indoors, inside the Merle Manders Conference [more...]
Not One Left Hungry
It was the Friday night after the Celebrate Recovery / Local Out-Team Thanksgiving Celebration . We had planned on taking any leftovers from the celebration to Atlanta to feed the homeless and tonight was the night to do it. This night was not one of our regularly scheduled nights to [more...]
Free Bird
Based on a report from Ron Driver, Captain of the Jailhouse HUG Team. “I was having a very busy day at work”, Ron said. (It was the day after Thanksgiving). “My cell phone rang but I was busy at the moment and did not answer. Several minutes later it rang [more...]
Thanksgiving Celebration for the Community
Pastor Jack is fond of saying “If it does not include food, it is not ministry!” Celebrate Recovery and the Local Out-Team expanded on his thoughts a little and decided to invite the communities served by the Local Out-Team to a special Thanksgiving Celebration, Celebrate Recovery style. And what a [more...]
Don't Forget the First Thumb
We are evangelists and missionaries, not mathematicians. So, it is understandable that we might miscalculate days. The Urban HUG Team serves the homeless in the City of Atlanta on the second Friday and the fourth Monday every month. Pretty simple, huh? Let's see... November 1st was a Monday.. so counting [more...] Copyright 2009-2010, Community Bible Church
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