Wider Church Service Activities
Disaster Response Ministry
When natural disasters strike, Brethren volunteers respond to help clean up, rebuild homes, and care for children and families who have been displaced. Some members of Central Church of the Brethren travel to disaster sites around the country, while others contribute money and/or resources to provide the tools necessary for cleaning up after natural diasters.
For more about U.S. drought services, rebuilding homes, children’s disaster services, globabl response, and more, visit Brethren Disaster Ministries.
Brethren Volunteer Service
BVS is a denominationally sponsored one or two-year service opportunity for persons of all ages. Central is currently sponsoring our sixth BVS volunteer who works as a teacher’s aide at Highland Park Elementary School.
For more information, visit Brethren Volunteer Service.
FaithX Faith Outreach Expeditions
We are told that we walk by faith, but what does that mean? What does our faith look like and how do we make sense of it? Let us find out together. Let us imagine a bigger and bolder faith to go with a big and bold God that we serve. Push past the usual answers and seek deeper truths. Go forth and serve outside the safety of normality. Move beyond the mundane and walk with us, together, in boundless faith.
For more information, visit the FaithX website.
Camp Bethel
Camp Bethel is the outdoor ministry of the Virlina District Church of the Brethren that exists to foster and build relationships with God, with each other, and with all of God’s creation, TOGETHER. We live this ministry through our summer camps, our services, and availability of our facilities to people of all denominations and backgrounds.
For more information, visit Camp Bethel.
Feeding America – Southwest Virginia
Feeding Southwest Virginia was founded in 1981 and proudly commemorates 40 years of fighting hunger and changing lives through community partnerships. The Food Bank is an affiliate member of Feeding America and for the last four decades the Food Bank’s ultimate mission has remained the same: eliminate hunger in the region. The primary function of the Food Bank is to secure large quantities of food for the hungry. Over $33 million worth of food and grocery related products are channeled through a network of 380 partner feeding programs in our 26-county, 9 city region that provide food or meals to those in need.
Learn more about Feeding America Southwest Virginia.