Missions are an important part of the local church
Why we support Missions..........
Isaiah
wrote:
How beautiful on the mountains
are the feet of those who bring good news,
who proclaim peace,
who bring good tidings,
who proclaim salvation,
who say to Zion,
“Your God reigns!”
In Romans 10:15, Paul wrote “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”
The apostle Paul identifies two important components of missions — those who “go” and those who “send.” Churches and missionaries are partners in mission, two halves of a team that God uses to extend his kingdom worldwide. They encourage one another, pray for each other, and share progress and challenges. Through their partnership, God is glorified and both parties are strengthened in their vision and mission.
We support local and international missionaries serving in many countries.
Here are a few of the missions we support......
Local Missions (click on the photo to visit their website)
South Banks supports the Coastal Pregnancy Care Center here in Morehead City, NC. They provide confidential & caring support for women & families of unplanned pregnancies. Their confidential services include free pregnancy testing, true abortion education, as well as education on life responsibility skills & community resources. They serve Carteret, Onslow, & Craven counties.
A ministry that provides lodging, meals, & assistance for homeless families in Carteret County. Family Promise is dedicated to assisting the families to find jobs, care for their children, & find a place to live. The South Banks congregation volunteers as a host church four times a year, once every three months. Click below to go to there site and learn more
South Banks supports Hope Mission in serving those in need through their Community Kitchen, Men's Shelter, Emergency Financial Assistance & Recovery Services here in Carteret County. Click on link below to visit their site.
International Missions (click on the photo to visit their website)
Child Sponsorship "Releasing children from poverty in Jesus' name." The congregation & ministries of South Banks support Compassion International, a ministry that is committed to the Great Commission of Jesus Christ. It exists as an advocate for children, to release them from their spiritual, economic, social, & physical poverty while enabling them to become responsible & fulfilled Christian adults. We desire to see every family of South Banks sponsor a child through Compassion. Click on their logo to visit their site.
South Banks Community Church supports and actively participates in Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Christmas Child. Through the collection and delivery of gift-filled shoeboxes to children around the world, Operation Christmas Child is able to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way. Along with these once in a lifetime gifts, each shoebox recipient receives a copy of The Greatest Journey, a 12-lesson discipleship course designed to teach children how to follow Christ and share the good news with others. As they do, families and communities are transformed by the power of the Gospel.
South Banks considers this ministry one of the best opportunities to touch and share the Gospel with children around the world. Visit the OCC website for additional information and ministry opportunities.
“Every shoebox gift is an opportunity to reach a child with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. It’s about telling children around the world and their families that God loves them. He hasn’t forgotten them. We’re taking the Good News to the ends of the earth and doing it through a shoebox.”
—Franklin Graham, President of Samaritan’s Purse
For more than 70 years, Wycliffe has helped people around the world translate the Bible into their own languages. Wycliffe also helps with language development, literacy and other spiritual and physical needs. Click below to visit their site.
Joyce Meyer Ministries World Missions "To alleviate human suffering and to help Christians grow in their faith." South Banks supports Hand of Hope, the missions arm of Joyce Meyer Ministries in reaching hundreds of thousands of people who were lost & hurting with lifesaving hope & assistance at a time when they needed it the most. Through partner support, they have been able to feed the hungry, treat & prevent illness in impoverished nations, rescue women & children from the streets & human trafficking, while draw millions of people to Christ worldwide.
Life Today Mission Outreaches "Dedicated to sharing the transforming truth of God's love in word & deed." South Banks supports Life Outreach & its partners all over the world. Millions of people, most of them children, face starvation & death due to famine, drought, war & other difficult times. Life Outreach is there to share the Good News of the Gospel & spread love to the lost & the hurting by providing food & water to the most severe situations around the world.