First Baptist Church of Sylva
Originally published in the spring 2023 issue of Tarheel Talk
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The missions organizations are alive and well at First Baptist Church of Sylva!
Does your church host kids after school? FBC Sylva utilizes an in-house, after-school program to create the opportunity for GAs and RAs to meet each Wednesday afternoon. They also host an Acteens group, which meets once a month after church on Sundays.
Not only are these kids meeting regularly, but they are living out the Great Commission. A year ago, the GAs and Acteens hosted a Rock-A-Thon Fundraiser to be able to donate money to missionaries working in Ukraine. The girls had the opportunity to personally give the money to the missionaries, see pictures, and learn more about Ukraine and the work being done there.
More recently, the Acteens group had a great time making pumpkin pies and delivering them to shut-ins. They even got to celebrate a church member’s 105th birthday!
Showing kids they are missionaries today prepares them to live on mission in the future. We are grateful to pastors like Jeff Mathis, WMU Directors like Gaye Buchanan, and Missions Education leaders like Sandi Allen, Pearl Hall, Carrie Nelson, and Summer Burnes of First Baptist Church Sylva who invest in teaching kids about missions and their call to go!