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Christmas In August
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Merry Christmas! The RAs and GAs want you to know we are about to enter the Most Wonderful Time of the Year…Christmas in August! This emphasis always kicks off our new year of missions education and, even though we will not be able to meet in person, the children will still support and honor a North American Missions AND they want all members of RBC to celebrate with them! Here is a quick plan for this year.
  • Purpose of Christmas in August: The GA and RA leaders select a missionary from a list of missionaries recommended by the NAMB or the SBC. Each missionary submits a request/wish list and the children then promote the program and collect requested items for this missionary. The items are used in the mission field to replenish ministry supplies, purchase items for ministry centers and minister to people in their communities who need to hear about Jesus.
  • Missionary: Andrew Mann
  • Place of Service: South Bronx, New York (Mott Haven community)
  • Name and Type of Mission: Graffiti 2 Community Missions seeks to revitalize, revive,
    and revolutionize its community and beyond by enabling individuals to develop
    physically, mentally, emotionally, socially, and spiritually so that they may become
    servant leaders within their families, community, and beyond. This mission is
    accomplished through school year and summer programs for children, teens, and
    families. With a 15-year track record in their community, their efforts primarily focus on
    strengthening families through education, enrichment, empowerment, and evangelism.
How can RBC members help?  This year the children are supporting Graffiti 2 strictly through Gift Cards. This allows you to make donations with limited or no shopping in stores. Below is a list of gift cards suggested by the Graffiti 2 ministry: How to get donations to RBC? You may drop the gift cards by the church office during regular business hours or mail to:
                                 Riverchase Baptist Church
                                 2020 Crossvine Rd
                                 Birmingham, AL 35244
If mailing, please indicate “Christmas in August” in the lower left corner of the envelope.  You may also hand the cards to Claudia Johnson or Teresa Boody.
Thank you for the incredible way you supported Christmas in August last year and we are excited for your support as our children learn about missions, pray for missions, give to missions, do missions, and support the work of the church and…
                                                                                                                               Merry Christmas! 
RBC Food Pantry
RBC hosts a bi-weekly food pantry, in partnership with the Shelby Baptist Association, to meet the physical needs of those in our community, both in Jefferson and Shelby Counties. Clients may receive food by making an appointment with the church office and completing an application and interview at each visit.

You may also complete an initial application and view other applications here
As a church we are committed to making disciples of all nations through knowing and going- we make ourselves aware of the needs of our community, our nation and our world (know) and we take steps to meet those needs through local missions projects and domestic and international missions trips (go).
 
We have regularly scheduled missions opportunities in Shelby Co., and Birmingham with organizations like the Shelby Baptist Association and Jessie’s Place. Additionally, we partner with other agencies in the work they are doing through participation in their ministry activity and special collections.
 
We want to be a church that is consistently active in meeting the needs of others and bringing the good news of the Gospel to the nations and make Christ-centered, relationship driven disciples of all people.