Back-to-school discounts provide prime shopping for annual backpack collection
To date, Georgia has distributed 198,486 backpacks.
Appalachia
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‘Little church’ in Georgia does big work in Appalachia
With just around 35 regular members, Berean Baptist Church in Social Circle looks pretty ordinary.
Backpacks total 31,388 after Convention, others still coming in
Backpacks are like provisional ballots; each one is important and must be counted for an accurate total.
Executive Committee celebrates Cooperative Program increase, learn of plans for future possibilities
“I believe there’s wisdom to having a visionary plan…”
Only a month remains for Backpacks of Hope collection
When Kenny Williams drives through Clay County and sees a child who is obviously growing up in poverty, his heart goes out to him or her.
Back to school means back to backpacks for church ministries
“I wish you could have seen the excitement in the faces of the children.”
Deep in the heart of Appalachia
“This year over 60 students enrolled and attended Hampton’s Big A Club.”
Backpack collection enters 60-day countdown
SAVANNAH — With only two months to go before the opening session of the Georgia Baptist Convention annual meeting Nov. 14-15 at Calvary Baptist Church, churches are in high gear in assembling backpacks for children in Appalachia. Georgia Baptist Mission Board state missionary Frank Nuckolls is anticipating another massive collection from churches who see […]
Your backpack made a child do the happy dance
I might add that the total of all backpacks delivered by Southern Baptists was 46,112, which means that you gave more than 68% of all the backpacks given by Southern Baptists.
Georgia poised to increase Cooperative Program gifts to national convention
The Georgia Baptist Convention Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 15 was both positive and productive.
Goal of 25,000 set for 2015 backpacks outreach
“Backpacks for Appalachia reaches far beyond the children into their extended families.”