Our car was loaded with the Agape boxes and the handmade items, heading to the distribution center. They will be loaded into a container in November and will arrive in Armenia in January, when they celebrate Epiphany and exchange gifts, remembering the gifts that the Magi brought to Jesus. Thank you again for all the…

Today we had a hands on mission event. We started with a sandwich lunch, with turkey and ham and all the trimmings. As Methodist, you know we have to eat. Recently we heard about the conflict in Armenia and the numbers of refugees that Project Agape is trying to help. After lunch, we packaged 25…

Our church joined with Mount Vernon and Rocky River Baptist Church to provide backpacks with supplies needed for school. The event started with some crafts followed by some games and an inflatable house. Lunch was hotdogs with the trimmings, chips and ice cream. About 50 children and their parents/guardians attended. Special packages were also given…

Lex had a friend who transports produce and during a recent trip, the grocery store did not accept bananas because they were riper than they wanted. So, what do you do when you have the opportunity to get 450 lbs of bananas? You get them to a place who can give them out. Lex transported…

Our shut-in church members got to enjoy another full meal. Pork chop, mashed potatoes and gravy, lima beans, a roll, homemade fried apple pie and fresh fruit. And then there was an Easter goodie bag with all kinds of snacks. As I delivered one of the meals, the recipient said that the meal was such…

Sounds like the Oscars, doesn’t it? But the real winner is CORA Food Pantry because of our generosity. The winner is the fun part of this mission project. We voted on our favorite Triangle ACC Basketball team with donations to CORA. So, who won? Duke, UNC or NCSU? Pastor Jason said he would wear a…

For Sapling Ridge GMC, ACC stands for the Amazing Collection for CORA. Food insecurity is not just at Thanksgiving or Christmas. There are people in Chatham County that go hungry. And we hope to love our neighbors by collecting items for CORA and have a little fun at the same time. You are invited to…

A small group gathered at Piney Grove GMC to hear Nara Melkonyan, the Country Director of Project AGAPE in Armenia. She shared with us about the history of the country and the importance of its continuing existence as a Christian nation surrounded by non-Christian influences. Armenia has been persecuted for centuries but has remained a…

Rocky River Baptist Church was the gathering place for kids and families and volunteers. Families signed in and then had some crafts to work on. A Communities in School representative was present to give information in community resources. After some crafts, the kids could play on the playground, play basketball or corn hole. After some…