CFA's Home Missions ministry is multi-faceted. Similar to our foreign missions project, our home missions team, led by Bro. John Esposito, has been assisting others by donating materials and labor to construct and renovate small building projects.
Examples of their work are assisting with materials and labor for the Teen Challenge program in Conway, SC; renovating and constructing small projects for needy families in the community and in our church; helping other churches with their local construction projects in the rural counties of Orangeburg and Allendale; and doing small repairs and projects in and around the CFA campus.
Other "Home Missions" ministries include the Food Pantry, Clothes Closet, work with the local homeless shelter, helping church members and community people through our benevolence fund; annual Thanksgiving food distribution program, annual "Back-to-School" supplies distribution; help at local nursery and senior citizens homes, and prison ministry for the prisoners and their families.
See more information under Food Bank and Clothes Closet pages
Outreach 2010
Outreach is the focus and Charleston First Assembly went all out to reach our neighbors in 2010. Many of these activities with other are planned for 2011
The following are examples of the many outreach efforts:
- a) the 4th of July Water Give-Away distributed 6000 bottles of water to individuals at the North Charleston Harbor Front Park;
- b.) the Back-to-School Bash distributed over $2500 worth of needed school supplies to more than 230+ students, and served an additional 100+ visiting adults at the parking lot picnic;
- c.) the Annual Church Picnic with members and their families and friends reached more than 275 individuals;
- d.) the Annual Harvest Festival reached over 1000 individuals and a number of youth and adults gave their lives to Christ that evening
- Seniors Group made clothing and afghans for children and their families at the Ronald McDonald House.
- Clothes Closet Ministry distributed Bibles to the Homeless Shelter Residents and held its annual cookout for the women and children residents of Crisis Ministry
- Prison Ministry conducted weekly Bible Study for inmates, provided Bibles and reading glasses for inmates, and Christmas gift cards for inmate families through the Prison Chaplain.
- The Great Christmas Give Away climaxed our community sharing with the distribution of household items, clothing, furniture, general supplies and food. Over 300 persons were touched as a display of God’s gift to man.
