Mission

BAPC Missions...

Local and Worldwide

Peace on earth and goodwill toward all

Bethany House - Bethany House collaborates with others to provide a full range of housing, education, and assistance programs to homeless and disadvantaged women and children.

Members of the BAPC congregation assist with Children's Carnival

For more information of to volunteer with Bethany House, click http://www.bethanyhouseservices.org

Soles 4 Souls - Soles4Souls facilitates the donations of shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Shoe companies, retailers, and individuals can donate footwear.

BAPC participates in Barefoot Sunday. Barefoot Sunday is an event where anyone attending the church on that particular day is urged to donate the shoes off their feet to Soles4Souls.

For more information or other ways to help Soles4Souls, click http://www.soles4souls.org/index.html

Hospital Albert Schweitzer - An integrated rural health system, HAS provides medical care and community health and development programs for more than 300,000 impoverished people in the Artibonite Valley of central Haiti. Visiting medical professionals from North America and abroad work with a permanent Haitian staff of almost 550. Financial support comes from partner organizations and private individuals around the world.

BAPC's very own Dawn Johnson serves as a missionary at HAS.

To learn how to assist with this mission or to just drop Dawn a note, email her at dawnjohnson@mi.canzion.com or visit HAS's website http://www.hashaiti.org/

Matthew 25: Ministries – Matthew 25 is an international humanitarian relief organization helping the poorest of the poor locally, regionally, nationally and internationally regardless of race, creed or political persuasion.

BAPC members go to M25M's Blue Ash warehouse and pack boxes to be shipped across the globe.

To learn more or for volunteer information, visit their website http://www.m25m.org/

Frances Newton Hospital - Frances Newton Hospital in Firozpur, India, began in 1894 as a women and children’s hospital. Today, over 100 years later, the 300-bed general hospital is still the only well-equipped civilian hospital in an area with a population of 3,000,000 people.

Dr. Dorothy Lee Ferris, a former member of BAPC, served for 35 years (1936-1971) as a medical missionary to Frances Newton Hospital in Firozpur, India, and we continue to support the hospital today. When she arrived in 1936 there were 50 beds and 20 nurses. When she left in 1971 she expanded the hospital to include 300 beds, 17 doctors and 160 students in the well-established School of Nursing.

For more information, visit the hospital website http://www.fnhson.com/

Samaritan's Purse (Operation Christmas Child) - Operation Christmas Child brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoe boxes and the Good News of God’s love. Since 1993, more than 61 million shoe boxes have been packed, shipped, and delivered across the globe. People of all ages can be involved in this simple, hands-on missions project while focusing on the true meaning of Christmas—Jesus Christ.

BAPC fills and donates around one hundred shoe boxes every November.

For more information or volunteer opportunities, visit their website http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/index/

N.E.E.D.S. - N.E.E.D.S. is a food pantry and emergency help distribution service located at the Kenwood Baptist Church.

Mary Sue Dickmann and other congregation members established N.E.E.D.S. to combine efforts of churches, synagogues, and social service groups to provide emergency food and funds for those in need in our area.N.E.E.D.S. is provided financial support by individual congregation members, as well as by the church. Individual congregation members worked (and still work) many hours running and stocking the pantry.

For more information contact Mary Sue Dickman or any member of the mission committee.

Mitten Tree – Each year around Christmas, BAPC traditionally “decorates” 2 Christmas trees with hats, gloves, mittens, scarfs, and socks. These clothing items are donated to N.E.E.D.S., Hazelwood, and urban churches. For more information on this truly moving tradition, contact Pastor Mike Brewer or any member of the mission committee.

Hospice of Cincinnati - Since 1977, Hospice of Cincinnati has provided our community with compassionate, comfort-oriented and personalized end-of-life care to all who need it, regardless of ability to pay. With a focus on patient dignity and service excellence, HOC provides care in a variety of settings. As Southwest Ohio’s leading not-for-profit hospice, we offer myriad non-reimbursable services such as healing touch, music, art and pet therapy and bereavement support. Each year, over 5,000 families rely on HOC and our innovative programming, which has contributed to our growing reputation as a leader within the national hospice movement.

BAPC sewing group makes and donates pressure pillows to the HOC Blue Ash location.

Fore more information, visit HOC's website http://www.hospiceofcincinnati.org/