Serving Our Community
The Care Center
SSBC joins with The River Community Church, First Baptist Church, Poplar
Grove Baptist Church, and Bangham Heights Baptist Church to serve
through The Care Center, which supplies food, clothes, and counseling to
needy people in the community. Volunteers can help sort and clean
clothes, sort food, or counsel individuals.
To donate clothes to The Care Center, bring your donation to The Care
Center, located on the corner of Short Street and Franklin across from
Frontier Telecommunications, and leave it at the drop-off behind the
building. To donate food, bring your donation to The Care Center on a
Tuesday or Thursday between 11:00 am and 12:00 pm. The Care Center does
not accept donations of furniture. For more information please contact The Care Center at 520-4881.
Outreach Visitation
Outreach visitation involves visiting the homes of first-time guests to a
SSBC worship service, as well as going to see people who have requested
a visit. These visits can encourage guests in their walk with Christ
and their search for a church and can help meet the needs of people who
have asked for a visit. The people involved in serving through outreach
visitation may also share the gospel with people in a door-to-door
style. They meet at Building GA every Tuesday night at 5:45 pm.
Lighthouse Christian Camp
Lighthouse is a camp for disadvantaged kids, i.e. kids with less than ideal home lives. Lighthouse also serves children in its boys’ home and girls’ home and helps support widows in its home for widows. Volunteers to serve at camp and in the various homes are always needed and appreciated. See the “Present Needs and Opportunities” page for information about current opportunities to serve at Lighthouse Christian Camp or visit their website at
http://lighthousechristiancamp.com.
Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic
SSBC supports the Cookeville Pregnancy Clinic (CPC), which provides free pregnancy tests and counseling for girls and women with crisis pregnancies. The CPC is actively involved in helping women choose life for their unborn babies and in supporting these mothers before and after the births of their children. See the “Present Needs and Opportunities” page for information about current needs and opportunities to serve with the CPC or visit their website at
www.cookevillecpc.org.
Cookeville Rescue Mission
SSBC supports the Cookeville Rescue Mission, which provides food and shelter for homeless people in the community. Volunteers can help with preaching and in food preparation. See the “Present Needs and Opportunities” page for information about current needs and opportunities to serve with the Cookeville Rescue Mission or visit their website at
www.rescuemission.org.
HELPS Ministry
The HELPS ministry consists of men of SSBC who use their various skills to help meet the needs of people in the church. These men are experts in auto mechanics, painting, landscaping, and other areas and offer their services free of charge to individuals in need, specifically single moms, widows, people who are sick or injured, and those who cannot afford professional help. See the “Present Needs and Opportunities” page for information about current needs and opportunities to serve with the HELPS ministry or contact Adam Ely at 526-6398 or Mike Atwood at
tmatwood48@charter.net.
Family Fortress Ministry
SSBC supports the Family Fortress Ministry, which is led by Sam and Debbie Wood. The Family Fortress Ministry provides seminars on family-related topics, recommends resources for families, and offers counseling for couples. For more information about the Family Fortress Ministry, visit their website at
www.familyfortress.org.