How do Central people serve the community?

Central has a long history of community service. Here are just some of the activities our folks are involved in.

Feeding Our Friends. Each Tuesday a group of volunteers gathers in the church fellowship hall and prepares and delivers meals to more than 100 community members, most of whom are not connected with the church. This project has been quietly meeting needs for more than 20 years.

Helping Hands.

Suppose you're old and can't get up on the ladder to change a light bulb. Or you're not able to install the wheelchair ramp that's needed. Those are the kinds of jobs that are tackled by Central's "Helping Hands Ministry." The program's volunteers have done carpentry, painting, yard work, and other miscellaneous things around the recipients' homes. They have taken people to doctors, bought their groceries, or picked up their medicine when it was difficult for them to get out of the house. A new area added in 2009 was provision of wheelchairs, walkers, or canes to the elderly to help prevent an accident from happening.

"Helping Hands" has been in operation for over two years as a formal ministry. Previously, volunteers would do work in the community on an ad hoc basis. As much as the volunteers would like to meet a huge number of needs, the available assistance is limited by resources. Referrals come from someone within the church or from an agency.

Habitat for Humanity. Our pastor was one of the founders of Habitat for Humanity in Coweta County.