As a church, we have an opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus in Nicaragua. Fellow Morgan County residents, Lisa and Shane Daniel, are the directors of this mission that they founded in 2019.

When first visiting Nicaragua on a mission trip to build churches, Shane and Lisa discovered a group of boys building a chicken fighting pit. When asking them why, they said they had nothing better to do. The boys liked to play baseball but did not have equipment. The Daniels committed to bringing baseball equipment in the next year. In the first tournament, seven teams played, were fed, clothed, housed, and were transported across the country. God’s vision of using baseball as a tool for reaching young men for Him was then established. The ministry has grown into annual tournaments where the pastor from each community attends and provides outreach to the families and communities. At each tournament, many boys give their lives to Christ and then return to their communities where they are plugged into the local church.

Where we come in—the ministry needs volunteers to come and help with the next baseball tournament for boys from various cities in the country of Nicaragua. The tournament is scheduled for July 13-20, 2024. The Daniels dream of having an entire team of US boys come (with parents/guardians) and compete in the tournament. It could be an existing team, or a team made up of recruited players from various teams. Time will tell when that dream materializes, and in the meantime, the opportunities for service during the tournament week are for all adults and kids and are many and varied. From serving with the baseball camp, to KP duty, to neighborhood evangelism/Bible studies, to construction of the growing campus.

If you are interested in going or would like more information, please reach out to Julie Vice at 706-474-1019 or juliev12@charter.net.

Want to learn more about this organization? Visit christthrubaseball.com

Operation Christmas Child is a mission’s program of Samaritan’s Purse.  Each year, through the gift of a shoebox, OCC can demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Samaritan’s Purse partners with the local church worldwide to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations.

Please plan to pack a shoebox(es)! Boxes will be available in the church foyer and below there are gift ideas for both boys and girls.  Take a look at the video to learn more about packing a box. Make sure to include $10 for shipping with your box.  You are able to include it inside the box as cash or a check made payable to Samaritan’s Purse or you can pay the shipping online and print a prepaid label which gives you the option to track your box too.  Once you have packed up your shoebox return it to the church no later than Sunday, November 19.

Anne Harper (252-665-1102) is the volunteer coordinator for this program in our church.  Once again our church will be a drop-off site for OCC and we will need volunteers to help each day of Collection week, November 13 – November 20.  You may contact Anne directly to schedule time to volunteer or with any questions.

How do I pack a shoebox?

Watch the video below to learn more and see the lists for ideas on what to pack.

CPC Missions and Women’s Ministry are working to fill up the Madison Morgan Community Food Pantry before Thanksgiving!

Food Donations: boxes of cereal, canned meats, dry beans, canned veggies and fruit, instant potatoes, pasta and canned sauce, soup and peanut butter. Donations may be dropped off in the bins in the lobby through 11/18.

Toiletry Donations: feminine products, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, deodorant, etc.  Kids items too!  Full or travel sizes are fine. Donations can be dropped off in the bin in the lobby through 11/8.

Covenant Park’s Annual Trunk or Treat will be October 15th. This event is one of our most popular outreach events. It brings our community together and is nothing but FUN! In order to make this event possible, we are in need of volunteers!

There are two ways that you can volunteer:

• Host a Trunk:  Decorate your trunk and hand out candy (provided for you) This year our goal is to have 40 trunks!
• Give an hour of your time to help with a station (and still have an hour to enjoy the event!), or help with set up or breakdown.

If you have any questions, reach out to Leanne Howell at leanne@covenantparkchurch.org.

Starting Sunday, September 10, we will offer an 8:30, 10:00 and 11:30 service to allow more room for our community to gather to hear the good news of Jesus Christ. Each service will have the same order of worship. We will have Nursery, Toddler, Pre-K and K-5^th for all three services and Student worship during the 10:00 and 11:30 services.

We encourage you to attend one service and serve at one service!  There are many needs for volunteers each week such as children’s workers, parking lot crew, ushers, communion servers, and cafe.  Where you can serve?

Middle and High School Life Groups meet on the 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month from 6-8pm.  Dinner will be provided and we ask for a $5 donation. Both groups start with music and worship in the sanctuary and then break out into their individual groups.

STAY CONNECTED
The best way to received updates from Pastor Blake is to join the GroupMe app. Text Blake at 678-763-8676 with your name, student’s name and download the GroupMe app where you will receive an invitation to join the group. Make sure to turn on notifications.  This is where all communication is done for all things Student Ministry related.

Contact Blake with questions at blake@covenantparkchurch.org