Area churches plan 2nd Kindess in Action Day
October 8, 2014
Charlea Mills
For the second year, area churches are coming together to do good in the community in the name of Jesus. Congregations of at least six area churches will be working together to do community betterment projects this Sunday.
This year’s event will take place on Sunday, October 12, with people meeting between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to be assigned their projects. Everyone will work until they get back together between 4:30 and 5 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist in Cassville.
The idea for Kindness in Action Day was inspired by Pastor James Weaver’s, of First Baptist of Cassville, experiences in Oklahoma where they did something similar. When he approached the Cassville Ministerial Alliance with the idea to try it here, most churches were enthusiastic about participating.
Last year, around 400 church goers got together to do projects around the community. This year, the churches hope for about the same. Pastor James Weaver, of First Baptist Church of Cassville, stated, “For our church, we use the theme, ‘the church has left the building’.”
This year’s projects will have a lot of focus on getting the downtown area ready for the Chili Cook-Off later this month. Weaver said, “We are really focusing on trying to get the City ready for the Chili Cook-Off. We want to spruce up the downtown area by raking gravel and edging the sidewalks and cleaning up. We’ve got company coming to Cassville, and we want to make sure we look our best.”
Other projects will include painting curbs and fire hydrants for the city, painting bleachers at the soccer fields, doing yard work for individuals who need help, and hosting a free car wash at Arvest Bank. This year, some members will even be helping people get their cars ready for winter by testing antifreeze and other things. Weaver said, “If people need to get their cars ready for winter, we will do that.” The winterization area will be in the 500 block between West and Townsend.
“We want to get out there and show that Christianity is others-oriented,” he said.
Weaver went on to explain the importance of events like Kindness in Action Day. “We do this type of event for two reasons. One, is that we want to demonstrate that Christians can cooperate and work together across denominational lines even when a natural disaster isn’t involved.”
Weaver went on, “Two, we are demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ in practical ways for free with no strings attached.”
First Christian Church Pastor Tom Thomas noted, “What I like about the day is that it is taking the church out of the building to come out and represent Christ through action which is what we are called to do anyway. We are called to represent Christ in a positive, physical way. Instead of people coming out in a judgmental way, we are doing things positively and I think that’s a great thing.”
Weaver noted that members of the community should know that anyone participating in Kindness in Action Day will be doing work free of charge. Weaver said, “If someone shows up on Sunday wanting to do work and charge you, it is not us. We are not charging one cent for anything we do.”
After the event, church members will gather at the Emmanuel Baptist Church to have a cook-out, praise service and share testimonials of the day.
Charlea Mills
For the second year, area churches are coming together to do good in the community in the name of Jesus. Congregations of at least six area churches will be working together to do community betterment projects this Sunday.
This year’s event will take place on Sunday, October 12, with people meeting between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to be assigned their projects. Everyone will work until they get back together between 4:30 and 5 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist in Cassville.
The idea for Kindness in Action Day was inspired by Pastor James Weaver’s, of First Baptist of Cassville, experiences in Oklahoma where they did something similar. When he approached the Cassville Ministerial Alliance with the idea to try it here, most churches were enthusiastic about participating.
Last year, around 400 church goers got together to do projects around the community. This year, the churches hope for about the same. Pastor James Weaver, of First Baptist Church of Cassville, stated, “For our church, we use the theme, ‘the church has left the building’.”
This year’s projects will have a lot of focus on getting the downtown area ready for the Chili Cook-Off later this month. Weaver said, “We are really focusing on trying to get the City ready for the Chili Cook-Off. We want to spruce up the downtown area by raking gravel and edging the sidewalks and cleaning up. We’ve got company coming to Cassville, and we want to make sure we look our best.”
Other projects will include painting curbs and fire hydrants for the city, painting bleachers at the soccer fields, doing yard work for individuals who need help, and hosting a free car wash at Arvest Bank. This year, some members will even be helping people get their cars ready for winter by testing antifreeze and other things. Weaver said, “If people need to get their cars ready for winter, we will do that.” The winterization area will be in the 500 block between West and Townsend.
“We want to get out there and show that Christianity is others-oriented,” he said.
Weaver went on to explain the importance of events like Kindness in Action Day. “We do this type of event for two reasons. One, is that we want to demonstrate that Christians can cooperate and work together across denominational lines even when a natural disaster isn’t involved.”
Weaver went on, “Two, we are demonstrating the love of Jesus Christ in practical ways for free with no strings attached.”
First Christian Church Pastor Tom Thomas noted, “What I like about the day is that it is taking the church out of the building to come out and represent Christ through action which is what we are called to do anyway. We are called to represent Christ in a positive, physical way. Instead of people coming out in a judgmental way, we are doing things positively and I think that’s a great thing.”
Weaver noted that members of the community should know that anyone participating in Kindness in Action Day will be doing work free of charge. Weaver said, “If someone shows up on Sunday wanting to do work and charge you, it is not us. We are not charging one cent for anything we do.”
After the event, church members will gather at the Emmanuel Baptist Church to have a cook-out, praise service and share testimonials of the day.