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• East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry (www.humanneeds.org)- SLBC volunteers sort and prepare clothing and food for distribution, and help interview clients who need assistance.  Contact:  Mike Freeman () for further info or to volunteer!   November 4th, 2012--HOLIDAY FOOD DRIVE AT SLBC!
• Loaves and Fishes- Volunteers from SLBC prepare a HUGE salad and help serve a meal in the downtown Houston area for the homeless.  Meet at Loaves and Fishes at 10:30 am, make the salad, prepare lunch trays and then serve 150-400 individuals. You'll finish up by 12:15-12:30.  OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE EVERY FRIDAY!  Contact Beverly Cox (). 
• Bethel Ministry- Bethel Ministries is an incredible organization that works with a local and needy neighborhood located very close to our church. Joe and Becky Torres are the leaders of this wonderful ministry. They do a little bit of everything - from distributing groceries every Thursday, to hosting an after school program, to helping new mothers with baby supplies, to handing out over 1500 students school supplies, to delivering Christmas gifts to over 800 children. They offer church services, support groups, and many other wonderful ministries. We are blessed to be able to partner with them on some of their events. We are always encouraged by the love, grace, and obedience of this ministry. It is truly a visible sign of God's presence in our community.  Contact Cynthia Watts (, 281. 275.6528) to see how you can get involved!
• Project SMILE (Stan's Memory Includes Loving Everyone)-Carolyn Tarver of Project SMILE works in conjunction with Bethel Ministries to  provide school supplies to 1000+ children in August, Christmas gifts to underprivileged children in the Fort Bend area,  Thanksgiving baskets to the elderly in November and numerous other projects throughout the year.  Contact:  Cynthia Watts ( or 281.275.6528) for more information or to learn how you can be a part of this wonderful ministry!
• Gracewood (www.childrenatheartministries.org)- a ministry of Children at Heart Ministries. Gracewood seeks to minister to single parent moms in the Ft. Bend area by providing a variety of services including living accommodations at a local home in SW Houston. For more information on how you can help serve, contact Cynthia Watts ().
• First Baptist Church Beasley- "Beasley Bible Kids" meet one afternoon a month from 2:30p to 5:00p for Bible study and crafts.  Beasley is a small community about 30 minutes south of Sugar Land.  Five volunteers are needed each month and need only to come with love and lots of hugs.  This is such an important mission because many of our Beasley children are non-churched and many have never heard of the love of Jesus Christ.  Please contact Carolyn Kinstley () if you would like to be a part of this fantastic ministry. 
• Medical Bridges (www.medicalbridges.org)- Help sort Medical Supplies (that would otherwise be discarded) the LAST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH.  Supplies are redistributed to hospitals, clinics and healthcare providers in Third world countries.  Located  in Houston close to Reliant Stadium.  Leave church at 8am, return at 1pm.  Contact: Jimmie Carroll () for further information or to sign-up.
• C.A.R.E. (Casseroles Are Ready Everywhere)-- A ministry which helps provide meals to church families in need (illness, death in the family, etc).  As a volunteer, you make a casserole and bring it to church on the first Sunday of your assigned month.  The meals are then distributed to members in our congregation as needed.  A wonderful way to demonstrate our love and caring towards others in our church family!  Contact:  Peggy Jackson (281.980.7665 or ). 
• Bastrop Fire Relief (located 2 hours NW of  Sugar Land)-Relief efforts continue to help our neighbors in need following major devastation to the area by wildfires.   Day trips are made to help with clean-up of ash and debris from homeowner’s properties and to assist homeowners moving back into rebuilt homes.  53 volunteers have participated on trips in October, November, December and February.    Although the wildfires occurred last September (2011), the needs are still great and a tremendous amount of work still needs to be done.  Watch for details as more trips are planned!  Contact:  Cynthia Watts (281.275.6528 or ).
• New Commandment Church-located in the Four Corners area of Sugar Land, New Commandment is a small church we are excited to have recently begun to partner with!   Youth spent part of their Spring Break planting flowerbeds  at the home of one of their elderly members and at the entrance to the church. The Womens Ministry will be preparing baskets for their congregation's elderly homebound members in May.  Various other opportunities are available throughout the year as well!  Contact:  Cynthia Watts  (281.275.6528 or ).
• Moms in Prayer-Two opportunities are available to pray for our children, schools and administrators!  One group is school-based, meeting at a local school one hour each week.  To learn more about this great outreach, contact  Mona McKinnerney ().  We also have a group that meets at the church on Wednesday mornings (in the Groom's Room) at 8:30am to join together and pray.   For more information on this group, contact  Lisa Keeling () or Leigh Ann Cloutier ().   
• Homeless in Houston-Volunteers distribute prepared snack bags, clothing,  toiletries, etc. and pray with the homeless in downtown Houston.  Ministries take place on Saturdays approximately every 3-4 months.  Contact Cynthia Watts ( or 281.275.6528).
• Habitat for Humanity-Housing organization building simple, decent, affordable housing in partnership with people in need.  Habitat is currently building 4 homes in the Teal Run subdivision in Fresno.  CHURCH-WIDE WORK DAY, SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012.  Join us for a day of fun, fellowship and work!!  Volunteers must be 16 years of age.  SIGN UP IS REQUIRED.  Contact Cynthia Watts ( or 281.275.6528) to sign-up.  Contact either Cynthia or  Daniel Maerz () for more information.  Hope to see you there!
• Helping Hands-Located in the Richmond/Rosenberg area, Helping Hands provides food & clothing to those in need on a short-term basis.  Their goal is to provide assistance temporarily until the individual or family becomes self-sufficient.   They are supported by donations of food, money and clothing.  Various opportunities to volunteer throughout the year are available.  Contact:  Toni Lane ().
• Fort Bend Women’s Shelter (Richmond, Rosenberg)-Provides emergency housing for approximately 60 women and children escaping from abusive homes.  SLBC periodically delivers food, serves lunch and provides games for the residents.  Contact: Cynthia Watts ( or 281.275.6528).
• Missions and More (m&m) at SLBC- This is a wonderful Ministry for children 3 years of age through the 5^th grade on Wednesday evenings (6-7:30p) from January to May. Children learn about SLBC missions by playing games, trying cultural food, taking trips, and learning about ongoing missions locally and abroad.  m&m is a great opportunity to teach your child about service while they have great fun!  Contact:  Lisa Keeling ().
• Living Water-Our youth participate in various projects throughout the year to earn money to drill wells and provide clean drinking water for impoverished areas around the world.  In the past three years over $36,000 dollars have been raised, which enabled wells to be drilled in Namibia and Liberia!  Contact:  Debi Foley ().
• Operation Christmas Child-Ministry of Samaritan’s Purse, led by Franklin Graham.  Our youth have collected small gift items and necessities that were placed in shoe boxes and shipped to underprivileged children all around the world.  Contact: Debi Foley ().
• Grace Chinese Church-Each Sunday, the church meets on the second floor of our facilities, reaching the Chinese community of Fort Bend and Southwest Houston.  Grace also partners with SLBC on Mission outreaches.  Contact:  Pastor Nora Kwok ().
• Agape Church-AGAPE/Christian Believers Assembly for all ages reaching the South Asian Community in our area.  They meet at SLBC on Sunday mornings.  Contact:  Jaimon John ().
• Primera Iglesia Baptist Church (Stafford)-Strong ministry to families in the Stafford area, especially single moms.  We have partnered  with Pastor Acuna in various ministry outreaches from painting, clean-up days, single mom luncheons, "Trunk-r-Treat", and others.   This is a fantastic congregation we are blessed to have opportunities to participate with throughout the year!  Contact:  Cynthia Watts   (281.275.6528 or  ).

Habitat for Humanity Meals for College Students

20 College students (and 5 leaders) from Florida will be spending their Spring Break in Sugar Land working with Habitat for Humanity on 4 homes being built in Teal Run (on Hwy 6 in Fresno-right past Sienna Plantation).  The students will be staying at First United Methodist Church in Sugar Land (on Eldridge Rd-off of Hwy 90).   

They need lunch and dinner (including drinks) on Mon, 3/5, dinner on Wed, 3/7, lunch on Thurs, 3/8 and lunch on Sat, 3/10.

Lunches will be taken to the work site, delivered at 11:45 for them to eat at noon.  Dinners will be at United Methodist Church in the evening around 6p (there’s a little more flexibility with the time for dinner).

Get a group (or your ABF) together and let’s show these kids some Texas hospitality!!  Meals (homemade or purchased) can be dropped off, or you can stay and serve.  Some funds are available to help with out-of-pocket expenses if needed.    

How exciting these kids are willing to spend their Spring Break helping others (and not at the beach)!

Note:  We’ll be doing a Church-wide work day at the same Habitat homes in April—watch for details on this!!

Contact Cynthia Watts - , 281.275.6528 for more info!

Bethel Ministries Baptizes 16 Members!

In October, Pastor Joe and Becky Torres of Bethel Ministries brought 16 of their parishioners, along with about 50 friends and family members to SLBC. Bethel, a ministry located in Stafford that we partner with, does not have a baptistery in their church. Members of their congregation had been waiting, some for over a year, for the opportunity to be baptized. Their wait came to an end on October 16th, when Pastor Joe baptized 9 adults and 7 children here in our church! Following the baptisms, a dinner was served in the Great Hall, with fantastic desserts provided by the Homebuilders and Super Seniors ABF’s. Many thanks to both classes for your generosity! And, a special thanks to Les and Trisha Dolezal for helping everyone find their way around and assisting with dinner Becky sent a note, saying “It was like being in heaven with Jesus.  What a private moment with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!! Joe and I are still on a high.  We love God.  He is so good.  We praise Him for the works that He is doing and letting us be part of it. Thank you so much for letting us have a wonderful glorious baptism service at Sugar Land Baptist Church”.

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