Hunger/Homelessness - news
Jax teenagers befriend Memphis homeless
There is no place like home.
This reality recently touched home for Brooke Peeples following a mission trip to the Memphis Union Mission, March 24-28. more »
By Stella Prather - May 15, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,
Texarkana church ‘loving’ community to Jesus Christ
A little over two years ago, South Texarkana Church of Texarkana was in danger of shutting down.
Worship attendance at the church, located in a depressed area of Texarkana, had dwindled to about a dozen senior adult members. more »
By Stella Prather - Apr 18, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,
She accidentally begs homeless man for money
Knowing you can advocate better for something you understand Woman’s Missionary Union in Birmingham, Ala., hosted a poverty simulation attended by several North Carolina Baptist women. more »
By staff - Mar 20, 2008
Topic: Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness,
Baptists join in ‘Souper Bowl of Caring’
ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)—Long after the New England Patriots or the New York Giants win Super Bowl XLII, the Southern Baptist World Hunger Fund will continue benefiting from this year’s Souper Bowl of Caring. more »
By Mickey Noah - Jan 25, 2008
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Union students provide ‘room in the inn’ for area homeless
Seventeen men from Jackson’s homeless community entered the doors of Luther Hall on Union University’s campus Dec. 7 to receive food, showers, and a warm place to lay their heads. more »
By Brittany Howerton - Dec 31, 2007
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Addressing poverty: Alabama faith leaders urged to take serious action
Willie Robinson and his wife, Evelyn, moved to Birmingham’s “notorious” Gate City housing development in 1995 hoping to convert their neighbors to Christianity. more »
By Sondra Washington - Dec 14, 2007
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Hunger knows no boundaries
FERRIDAY—About 500 families on a regular monthly basis receive “gap” groceries from Delta Storefront Mission.
Gap groceries are those that fill in the gap until the next government check or food stamps arrive. more »
By Karen L. Willoughby - Nov 27, 2007
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat
It’s October, and as the dog days of summer fade into memory and the deciduous trees begin to don their patchwork autumn coats of crimson, gold and orange, thoughts turn to the rapidly approaching holidays-a time of feasting and celebration. more »
By Bob Nigh - Nov 5, 2007
Topic: Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
First Person: Feed me till I want no more
Around the globe, in places such as Africa and India, hunger often parades itself naked—exposed by gaunt faces, skeletal ribs and the paradox of bellies swollen to conceal their emptiness. more »
By Kima Jude - Nov 5, 2007
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness
Churches build house in Kenton for fellow Baptist
KENTON — When members of several area churches here learned that a fellow Southern Baptist, Raymond Forrest, was homeless, they decided to build him a house. more »
By Connie Davis Bushey - Nov 5, 2007
Topic: Faith, Ministry, Family, Living, Citizenship, Hunger/Homelessness