Furniture ministry lists most-needed donations
MAXWELL — Love INC’s partnership with the furniture ministry at Faith Baptist Church needs donated furniture and appliances.
Sought are working electric washers/dryers, refrigerators, kitchen tables/chairs, couches, sofas (no sectionals or futons), and bed frames that are not bunk beds. Dressers without mirrors can also be donated. Mattresses should be queen-size or smaller, without rips or stains.
The ministry is not taking entertainment centers.
Call Love INC at 317-468-6300 to request a pickup. Church volunteers have been picking up donated furniture and distributing it to families in need as they can; their schedule varies amid the pandemic.
Monetary donations to help build a storage barn on Faith Baptist property can be made online on the Facebook page “Faith’s Furniture Ministry” or mailed to Faith Baptist Church, 1489 E. County Road 600N, Greenfield, IN 46140.
Men’s Bible study launches via Zoom
GREENFIELD — A men’s Bible study will meet at 7 p.m. Thursdays via Zoom starting May 21.
The study from 33: The Series is titled “A Man and His Design.” A release from Calvary Baptist Church in Greenfield said participants can “discover God’s design for men with a clear definition of authentic manhood.”
Signup is available at https://forms.gle/TfjhbR4XU7Q4sek67.
Church having services in parking lot
GREENFIELD — Greenfield Church of Christ offers a parking lot service at 10:45 a.m. Sundays.
Motorists will park nine feet apart, must stay in their cars, and must bring their own Communion. They can bring only immediate family members in each vehicle.
More information about the service procedures can be found at https://www.greenfieldchurchofchrist.org/post/healthupdate_4-28-20.
The church continues to offer an online service at 1 p.m. on Facebook.
Women’s Bible study continues online
GREENFIELD — A women’s Bible study in Jude continues at 7 p.m. Tuesday online.
For information on the seven-week study, contact Allison Kinion at 317-696-8821 or [email protected].
Church offers evening carry-out
WILKINSON — Wilkinson Church of Christ will serve free carry-out evening meals from 5 to 7 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
If you are able to call the church at 765-781-2585 to indicate how many meals you need, it would be appreciated.
Shirley church offers sack lunches
SHIRLEY — Shirley-Wilkinson Community United Methodist Church hands out carry-out sack lunches between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from the church at 309 South St., Shirley.
The church has served more than 600 meals since March 23.
The church’s food pantry also remains available; those needing assistance should call the church office first at (765) 738-6710.
Wellspring Center has drive-through pantry
GREENFIELD — Wellspring Center at Brandywine Community Church, 1551 E. New Road, Greenfield, has begun a drive-through food pantry on Mondays and Wednesdays.
It’s served more than 150 families since March 30.
Donate non-perishable foods, paper and cleaning products, toiletry items and pet food to the center during the pantry hours: 3 to 7 p.m. Mondays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays.
Other useful donations would be laundry detergent, size 6 diapers, and items that together make meals (spaghetti and sauce, canned tuna and Tuna Helper, etc.).
Love INC still taking calls
GREENFIELD — If you know of anyone needing any type of assistance, you can refer them to Love INC of Greater Hancock County at 317-468-6300, ext. 5 or ext. 6. Calls are being forwarded, and “we are still connecting our neighbors to resources available through the churches and our community partners,” according to a press release by the ministry.
Pantry still open in McCordsville
McCORDSVILLE — Angel Connection Food Pantry continues to distribute food to those in need in the community. Non-perishable food or hygiene items are still accepted to restock the pantry, housed in McCordsville United Methodist Church.
Angel Connection Food Pantry continues to be open from 9 to 10 a.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Anyone needing assistance will need to call Donna Foster at 317-219-9157 before those Wednesdays.
Celebrate Recovery available online
GREENFIELD —The Celebrate Recovery group at Brandywine Community Church streams online teaching at 6:30 p.m. Thursdays on ibcc.tv or the church’s Facebook page.
Information: 317-462-4777
