Committed to Service and Support of Others
~ Faith Plus Works, James 2:14-26 ~
We read in John 17:17 that our faith (our beliefs) is what sets us apart (sanctifies us), but we understand that faith without works is dead. We encourage individual and church-wide involvement in service and/or support of others in our local communities, nation-wide, or internationally. Some of the organizations for which our members have volunteered, served, or supported in the past include:
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Caritas of Austin, TX
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Direct Relief (helping survivors of poverty or disasters, in the U.S. and internationally)
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Durham Rescue Mission (shelter helping homeless men, women, and children)
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Eastern European Mission (getting Bibles in the hands of every nation and everyone)
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Focus on the Family
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Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina
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Habitat for Humanity (helping people build or improve their homes)
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Hope for Haiti (improving the quality of life for the Haitian people)
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Choices Pregnancy Center (crisis pregnancy center working to demonstrate alternatives to abortion)
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Integrate Health (providing healthcare to women and children in Togo, West Africa)
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Pardoned by Christ (restoring lives affected by incarceration in Raleigh, NC)
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Prison Fellowship (to bring hope and restoration to prisoners, families, and communities impacted by crime and incarceration
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Salvation Army (meeting needs from homelessness to disaster responses)
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Samaritan's Purse (disaster relief and crisis response)
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Sandhills/Moore Coalition for Human Care (providing clothing, assistance, food to the needy)
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Ship Community Outreach (providing food and services to low-income neighbors)
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St. Baldrick Foundation (raising funds to help find cures for children with cancer)
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WakeMed Raleigh Hospital (mask donation during pandemic)