Outreach

In January of 2008, the Wilson's Mills Christian Church Board made an historic decision. They faithfully decided to tithe the church's income. Biblically, the tithe represents the 'first fruits' and 10% of what we receive. So, 10% of what we receive in this church will be given to outreach that supports our church mission statement which is "to reach out in ways that bring both people from the surrounding community and within the church into a relationship with Jesus Christ resulting in faithful, passionate discipleship."

In the past two years, many organizations and individuals have benefited from our outreach efforts. They include the following:

Organization	Web Site	Description
The Johnston County Council on Aging	http://www.coajohnstonnc.org	The Johnston County Council on Aging provides all kinds of services to the local elderly.
The House of Hope	http://www.houseofhopeofnc.com	The House of Hope provides housing and programming for local troubled teen-aged girls.
The Smithfield Rescue Mission	http://www.smithfieldrescuemission.org	The Smithfield Rescue Mission provides shelter to local homeless men and women.
Community Action	http://jlhca.org	Community Action provides financial assistance to local people in crisis situations.
Disciples Home Missions	http://www.discipleshomemissions.org	Disciples Home Missions works to spread the Gospel in our homeland.
The Regional Office	http://www.ncdisciples.org	The Regional Office provides assistance and counsel to NC DoC Churches.
Week of Compassion	http://www.weekofcompassion.org	Week of Compassion provides disaster relief around the world.
Christian Children's Fund	http://www.childfund.org	Christian Children's Fund an organization that helps deprived children in developing countries
Camp Caroline	http://campcaroline.org
Harbor House
Hospice Center Smithfield Rescue Mission
Christmount	http://www.christmount.org
Reins from Above Riding Center	http://www.reinsfromabove.org

We also made food donations to the Johnston County Food Bank, the Area Ministries Food Closet and the Salvation Army.

In addition, our church responds to local needs including assisting those with no financial means to heat their homes; providing food for those in crisis; financially assisting those in danger of losing their electricity, and donating school supplies to students in need at Wilson's Mills Elementary School.

Further, we participate in the Backpack Buddies program at Wilson's Mills Elementary School by donating canned goods to be used over the weekends for families in need. We work with a local nursing home to provide visitation and companionship to their residents, and in the Disciples' tradition, we continue to try to reach out with other area churches to meet the needs of community recognizing that we are all part of the greater Christian Church.