Bringing Local Missions to Covington.
What is To Covington With Love?
To Covington with Love is the local missions strategy of FBC Covington. It is a multi-faceted approach to reach outside the walls of the church and share the love of Jesus! The initiative is growing day-by-day as new needs are made known – this effort is quickly becoming the outreach arm of our church!
Current opportunities include:
Hospitals
Local Jail
Police and Fire Stations
Businesses
New Orleans Mission Discipleship Centers
Community Parks
Covington Elementary
The Goal:
To create a ministry base to love, encourage and support the Administration, Staff, and Faculty, while praying for the children and families that attend this school.
The Tasks:
- Stocking the school’s supply closet. Volunteers will take inventory weekly, and update the congregation as to current needs.
- Packing bags of food to send home with students on Fridays, providing food for them over the weekend. Volunteers meet in the Fellowship Hall each Thursday at noon to pack 300 bags in less than 1 hour. You are welcome to come early for a time of prayer and fellowship.
- Supporting special events at the school. So far, this has included teacher appreciation as well as a literacy night event.
- Volunteering during school hours to relieve teachers during things like planning hour or lunch duty, for example.
- Collecting items for Covington Elementary School based upon a list of needed items that they provided to us.
Current High Priority Needs:
Kindergarten - 130 students
- Cardstock – White
- Dry Eerase Black Fat
- Glue Sticks
- Watercolor paints
- Play-Doh (name-brand please)
1st Grade - 130 students
- Black fine tip Expo Markers
- Mini dry erase marker erasers
- Composition notebooks (marbled notebook)
2nd Grade - 130 students
- 1″ White Binders
- Bright colored copy paper
- Bright colored card stock
- Colored pencils
- Index Cards
- Pencils (Ticonderoga preferred)
3rd Grade - 110 students
- Pencils
- Dry Erase Expo Markers Fat
- Colored Copy Paper
Items can be dropped off in the collection bins near church entrances.
Neighborhood Food outreach
The Goal:
To supplement the work of the New Orleans Mission Food Pantry in local neighborhoods & share the gospel.
The Task:
Monthly food box distribution & outreach in the communities where Covington Elementary students live.
Community Neighbors With Needs
The Goal:
To provide for our neighbors in times of distress as a reflection of God’s heart for the lost.
The Task:
Receiving calls for support from members of the community, and organizing a team to take care of them. So far this has included things like power washing, donating furniture, and coordinating professional services (plumber, handymen, etc).
Hospitals
The Goal:
Openly demonstrating the love of Christ to hospital staff and hurting families.
The Task:
Filling baskets with treats in the various waiting rooms at St. Tammany Parish Hospital.
Local Jail
The Goal:
Showing the love of Christ & providing resources to those visiting incarcerated friends or family members.
The Task:
Filling a basket with treats and informational help in the waiting area of the jail.
Police and Fire Stations
The Goal:
Demonstrating the love of Christ through making members of the law enforcement and first responder community feel seen and valued.
The Task:
Sending prayer cards and dropping off goodies to various police, fire, and emergency medical stations.
Businesses
The Goal:
To share the hope of the gospel and build relationships with local business owners.
The Task:
Receiving calls for support from members of the community, and organizing a team to take care of them. So far this has included things like power washing, donating furniture, and coordinating professional services (plumber, handymen, etc).
New Orleans Mission Discipleship Centers
The Goal:
To encourage the work of the ministry at the New Orleans Mission’s Discipleship Centers.
The Task:
Coming alongside Giving Hope Retreat & Lyn Haven to love and encourage participants toward becoming healthy and productive citizens of the Kingdom of God.
Community Parks
The Goal:
Demonstrating the servant-nature of Jesus.
The Task:
Helping to refurbish Hubie Gallagher Park in coordination with Mayor Mike Cooper & the City Council.
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