We are excited to serve alongside this faith family!

Pastor Clifton (Clif) Dawkins leads True Worship to serve a meal to people living on the streets of Atlanta every Saturday.

Here are some notes to help us help them:

• Park in the large parking lot where we will be serving.  Feel free to pay for the parking though it is not expected due to what we are doing.  Paying is a good way for us to help True Worship as they continue to use this lot.
• If you are taking children, please watch them closely – this is a tough neighborhood in downtown Atlanta!
• Talk with your children, whatever their age.  Help them to be sensitive and compassionate as they serve the hurting and homeless – they will follow your lead.
• As the people form a line to receive the meal and anything else that will be given, engage them in conversation. This is the best time as many will leave once they have received their meal.  Ask to hear their story or ask how they are doing – be ready to listen and encourage. Your words will have power, so make the most of these encounters. We want them to know that what they are receiving is absolutely free and is given without any “strings attached”, and that our service is meant to show them God’s love and kindness.  Your actions will show this as well as the words you use.
• Ask how you might pray for them – then pray with them.
• Remember, these are real people with real feelings.  The words you use will encourage or discourage – introduce yourself by name and ask them theirs.  Do not refer to them as “the homeless”.
• It is very possible that you will be asked for money – the best practice is to politely decline.
• If there is a situation that you feel is getting out of hand, seek out Pastor Clif, one of his leaders or an Eagle’s Landing leader.  We don’t anticipate this will happen.
• Be very careful if you bring a camera.  Ask permission before taking a picture.  In fact, it would be best not to take any. Any pictures taken must be done so sensitively and with discretion.
• Remember that we are assisting True Worship.  What we do will help them or hurt them as they minister weekly.  Let’s make sure we HELP them.

Thank you for serving!

CLICK HERE FOR GOOGLE MAPS DIRECTIONS FROM ELFBC CAMPUS.

This Saturday (February 19) we will be providing a meal & distributing socks to the homeless in Atlanta.

When:: Saturday, February 19
Time:: 10am – 12pm
Where:: The corner of Peachtree & Trinity (midtown Atlanta)

If you’d like to carpool, please meet at 8:45am near the LifeCenter building for a 9:00am departure.

If you’d prefer to meet us in Atlanta, we will be serving/distributing in the parking lot on the corner of Peachtree and Trinity.

If you have any questions, please email:  go@eagleslanding.org

Friday (February 18) we will be assembling the goodie bags & preparing the socks for distribution.

If you’d like to assist us with this, please come to the Eagle Cafe on the church campus at 7:00pm.

Local Outreach Opportunities with True Worship Christian Fellowship

We will be providing a meal and distributing…SOCKS!

February 19, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

To volunteer, send an email to go@eagleslanding.org

We are partnering with True Worship Christian Fellowship to spread Christmas greetings.  You can be a blessing to the underprivileged this holiday season by creating a Christmas card and writing a simple message of love and hope in Christ.

Details:

• Hand-made Christmas cards with a personal message to share with people who are homeless in Atlanta (purchased card are acceptable, too)
• Message should express the joy and hope reflected in the Christmas story.
• Message should center on Jesus Christ, Savior of the world! No politically correct messages – this is CHRISTMAS!
• Do not refer to the reader as “homeless” or refer to their situation in any way.
• Focus on writing messages of joy and hope such as: “I am praying that you experience the love of Jesus Christ this Christmas Season.”
• Sign the cards – Eagle’s Landing First Baptist Church
• Do not include any personal contact information
• Cards only – no gifts or money should be included with the card

Starting Thursday, December 8 – place your cards in bins located in the Global Outreach area of the main church lobby or the lower LifeCenter lobby until Sunday, December 19

This event is taking place in downtown Atlanta on Trinity Ave. on Saturday, November 20.  We will be serving in a parking lot with tents/tables that we have to bring in. All preparation will be in the Eagle Cafe on the church campus – Friday, November 19.

If you plan on bringing small children, please remember that we are serving out of a parking lot located next to the homeless shelter in downtown Atlanta so plan accordingly.

If you would like to carpool, please meet at the Life Center building (located behind the main church building) no later than 8:00 am.  Bruce Mewbourne will be organizing and leading the carpool up to the serving area in Atlanta.  Otherwise please plan on arriving on site by 9:00 am.

November 19th –

6:00 – 8:00 pm – we will be prepping all the side dishes in ELFBC kitchen

Alan & Darren will be prepping the turkeys and smoking them.

During this time, Sarah Hughes will be in charge of working with kids to decorate cookies and put together 550 goodie bags.

November 20th –

6:00 – 8:00 am – we will be cooking all the sides that were prepped the night before

7:00 – 7:15 am – we need a few strong volunteers that will leave from ELFBC with Alan and Darren and head downtown early to set-up tables, tents and get the oil heated for frying the turkeys

7:45 – 8:00 am – load up all cooked sides and headed downtown

10:00 -12 noon – we will serve to the folks in need a hot meal

12 noon to 12:45 pm – clean up/break down to ensure we are leaving the parking lot the way we found it

What’s on the Menu:

• Smoked/Fried Turkey
• Stuffing
• Mash Potatoes
• Cranberry Sauce
• Corn Casserole
• Pumpkin Pie
• Bottle of water
• Goodie bag with a gospel message inside

If you have any questions, please leave them in the comment section or contact:  Ming Richardson / 770.616.4901

True Worship Christian Fellowship

Saturday, November 20  (9:00am-1:00pm)

Meal served at the corner of Trinity and Peachtree in downtown Atlanta

Items needed:

• toboggans
• gloves
• blankets

Rushton’s Hope

Thanksgiving Day, November 25  (10:00am-2:00pm)

Meal served at Second Baptist Church, 501 W. Broad Street, Griffin

Items needed:

• toothbrushes
• toothpaste
• soap
• shampoo
• pop-top canned foods

Items needed for both efforts:

• turkeys (frozen)
• stuffing (bags or boxes)
• chicken broth
• chicken bouillon
• cream corn
• canned whole kernel corn
• corn muffin mix
• cranberry sauce
• canned green beans
• evaporated milk
• pumpkin pie puree
• instant mashed potatoes

All leftover food items will be donated to Helping In His Name Food Pantry.

3 Ways you can help:

1. Volunteer your time
2. Donate supplies
3. Contribute financially

For more information on volunteering contact:

Ming Richardson / mingr@charter.net / 770.616.4901

*or leave your contact information in a reply to this blog post

Trinity & Peachtree - Site for Thanksgiving Outreach in Atlanta!

We have two awesome opportunities for involvement this Thanksgiving:

1.  Saturday, November 20 – Feed the Homeless; Downtown Atlanta (Trinity & Peachtree) with 20 Point of Light partner, True Worship Christian Fellowship; Meal served 10:00 a.m. – Noon; volunteers needed  9:00 a.m.  - 1:00 p.m.  Volunteers can help with serving, interacting with guests, clean, assemble and distribute “Goody Bags”, etc.

2.  Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, November 25 – Feed the Homeless; Griffin with 20 Point of Light partner, Rushton’s Hope; Meal served 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.; volunteers needed  10:00 – 2:00 p.m.  Volunteers can help with serving, interacting with guests, clean, etc.

These are great chances for individuals, families, ministry groups such as LifeGroups to make a difference this Thanksgiving!

More details coming soon so check back!

Pastor Clifton Dawkins of True Worship Christian Fellowship also serves as assistant chaplain for Fulton County. One of his duties in this role is to perform funerals for the homeless and poor of the county.  He has officiated hundreds of these funerals.  The AJC featured an article that explains.

Clifton Dawkins is Pastor of the True Worship Fellowship Church, located just south of I-20 in urban Atlanta.  He was attending a meeting at the Georgia Baptist Convention in the fall of 2009.  Pastor Tim Dowdy, Cary Phillips and Brian Shuler heard that the building the church meets in didn’t have any heat.  They decided Eagle’s Landing should do something about it!  So, the connection was made.  A week or so later, Brian, Cary, Jon Shoemaker and Bruce Mewbourne met with Pastor Clifton and his wife to discuss what needed to happen.  The Eagle’s Landing guys left that meeting encouraged by the faithfulness of the Dawkins and convinced that there were ways to help.  The church building is now heated.

True Worship Christian Fellowship Church is a faith family that worships together and reaches out together in a variety of ways.  Looking forward to fruitful partnering with some of God’s choice servants!