Sharing God's Love in Word and Deed
There are many needed construction projects inside the United States. These include rebuilding homes in North Carolina, building churches and working on camps and other facilities. See the projects list below for a listing of all projects in the United States.
There are many construction needs outside of the United States. Some of these projects include home construction, church construction, school construction, construction of wells and of medical clinics. See the project list below for a listing of all construction projects.
The construction ministry focuses on a number of projects including:
Disaster Recovery Volunteers and units are instrumental in helping families rebuild their homes and lives after a disaster. Typically, we are able to offer some or all of the building materials needed for the rebuild. BOM will manage each project to ensure that the homeowner receives the help they need and to help volunteer teams use their time and resources efficiently.
BOM wants to help new congregations build their first building. Typically the building is 8,000-10,000 sq. ft. using a variety of materials (block, wood, steel, etc.). The building project is coordinated by a person selected by the church. Volunteer Coordinators work closely with the project manager to ensure that materials and plans are prepared before volunteers arrive.
Mission Camps are established in Red Springs and Shelby, North Carolina. These mission camps will provide lodging, meals, worship and meaningful work at a very affordable price. Volunteers working out of Red Springs and Shelby build wheelchair ramps, do renovations on homes and build new homes for families living in sub-standard housing.
Disaster Recovery Unit activities can be divided into three categories: chainsaw, mudout/tearout, and temporary rebuild. Chainsaw teams cut and remove trees from homes and yards. Mudout/tearout teams remove the muck and wet household goods that floods leave. Temporary Rebuild teams install blue plastic sheeting on rooftops in order to reduce further damage from the elements.
Units and Volunteers are organized to accomplish at least these three activities. Baptists on Mission mobilizes Disaster Recovery Units and volunteers through a 10 region call out system. Recovery Unit contacts are maintained throughout the year and updated as needed. Units and Volunteers are recruited by the Baptists on Mission office as needed.
Baptists on Mission encourages the associational and local church teams to develop a program through the Handyman Ministry for helping needy people within their community when there is not a disaster response. The Lord has blessed us with equipment and volunteers. By being good stewards of these great assets, we can help local individuals and families by meeting needs in the teams’ own communities. Local teams in each individual church should survey their community to find needs of people around their church that they can help to meet (see list of suggested projects for Handyman Ministry). Church/Associational members should then develop a plan to meet these needs. Helping others at the local level with physical needs will allow many opportunities to share God’s love for them through Jesus Christ.
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