LOCAL REACH Opportunities
Blankets and blessings
Every year between Thanksgiving and Christmas, our Children’s Ministry collects canned goods and blankets to donate to needy families around our community. Our church also supplies each family with a turkey.
Contact PASTOR BILL BENDER
813.752.4104 | bbender@fbcpc.com
English as a Second Language
A ministry of the Hispanic Ministry of FBCPC. Volunteers give their time to people who desire to learn the English language, or who have difficulty with English. They use the Bible as one of their teaching aids and incorporate the gospel message in the teaching sessions.
Contact PASTOR JOHN FOXX
813.752.4104 | jfoxx@fbcpc.com
Feed the Bay
In 10 years of Feed the Bay events, approximately 1,662,359 pounds of food have been collected and distributed back into our community’s food agencies. Once a year we participate in the community wide effort, but food can always be dropped in the collection box in the Church Library.
Date: TBD
Contact PASTOR ADAM CUNNINGHAM
813.752.4104 | acunningham@fbcpc.com
Florida Baptist Children's Home & One More Child
The Children’s Home has been serving abused, neglected, and orphaned children since 1904. The FBCH has four major service areas: campus ministries, community ministries, adult developmental ministries, and international childcare missions.
Opportunities to SERVE:
· Office/ Clerical Volunteer
· Tutoring Children after School
· Organize and Sort Donated Items
Contact JESS PETERSON
863.577.4648 | jess.peterson@onemorechild.org
Friends in the Park
Feeding the homeless and the hungry in Plant City every day of the week.
Opportunities to SERVE:
· Help out at a feeding night
· Help with food preparation
· Donate clothes and toiletries
Contact PASTOR ADAM CUNNINGHAM
813.752.4104 | acunningham@fbcpc.com
G2C Mentoring
Generations to Come Mentoring (G2C) is a partnership with Jackson Elementary School right in our own backyard.
Opportunities to SERVE:
· Meet with students for an hour one time a month
· Volunteer Reader
· Volunteer Listener
Contact PASTOR ADAM CUNNINGHAM
813.752.4104 | acunningham@fbcpc.com
Giving Hope Christmas Tree
Every Christmas we partner with our local schools to determine families that need a little extra help purchasing presents to make Christmas special for their kids.
Contact LISA HENDRICKS
813.763.2673 | Lisa.Hendricks@sdhc.k12.fl.us
GriefShare
GriefShare provides help and encouragement after the death of a spouse, child, family member, or friend.
Contact PASTOR CLAUDE WALKER
813.752.4104 | cwalker@fbcpc.com
I Love Our City
Our desire is to go beyond the walls of our church and to reach out to our local neighborhoods and pray, be a presence, meet needs, and more!
Contact PASTOR ADAM CUNNINGHAM
813.752.4104 | acunningham@fbcpc.com
Keeping in Touch Ministry
Keep In Touch Ministry (KIT) takes Christian community to the elderly and shut-ins of our church. Twice a month a team gathers together and makes visits to love, encourage, and pray for friends of our church that are no longer able to attend regular services.
Contact PASTOR CLAUDE WALKER
813.752.4104 | cwalker@fbcpc.com
Lighthouse Ministries
Lighthouse Ministries continues its fight against homelessness by providing food, clothing, shelter, and various programs to the homeless communities of Central Florida.
Opportunities to SERVE:
· Sorting Volunteer
· Advocate Volunteer
· Thanksgiving Meal Prep
Contact LORI BREEN
863.687.4076 | www.lighthousemin.org
Operation Christmas Child
Every year our church partners with Samaritan’s Purse to send shoeboxes full of gifts and the message of the gospel to children around the world.
Pickup your box and instructions in the Commons.
Contact PASTOR ADAM CUNNINGHAM
People's Life Institute
A place where people come to find people who care, a friend, an advocate that will help by providing emergency assistance, and connect them with available resources.
Opportunities to SERVE:
· Church Relations Volunteer
· Client Advocate
· Food Sorter
Contact LINDA DOUGHERTY
813.468.0133 | ldougherty@shilohba.org
Plant City Towers & Plant City Living Center
Our church recognized a need for affordable living for seniors in our community, so we birthed The Towers and Living Center. Together, they offer housing to 117 families. Our church facilitates Bible studies, holiday celebrations, and from time-to-time, different groups prepare meals.
Contact PASTOR CLAUDE WALKER
813.752.4104 | cwalker@fbcpc.com
Pregnancy Care Center
Our church founded and oversaw the PCC until 2009, when they reorganized and appointed their own Board of Directors. The Pregnancy Care Center is an organization offering life-affirming solutions to women, men and families facing pregnancy and resources to pregnant and parenting women and their families.
Opportunities to SERVE:
· Boutique Volunteer
· Host Baby Showers
· “Earn While You Learn” Volunteer
Contact SANDI NELSON
813.759.0886 | snelson@pccpc.net
Reach Outreach
Mondays at 6 pm.
Come learn how to share your story and God's story as we visit guests and our neighbors.
Second Saturday
Join a team of church members once a month to do service projects around the church, member’s homes, and friends in the community.
Opportunities to SERVE:
· Yard Cleanup & Landscaping
· Home Repairs
· Light Carpentry
Contact PASTOR TOMMY WARNOCK
813.752.4104 | twarnock@fbcpc.com
Trinity Sportsman Ministries
Sharing the message of Christ with men, women and children through quality outdoor experiences.
Contact DENNIS PAWLOWSKI
813.389.3678 | trinitysportsmanfla@gmail.com