Missions

Our mission at ARBC is to make disciples through ministry, worship, discipleship, outreach, and community.  One of the ways we are trying to accomplish this mission is to provide mission trip opportunities for adults and students.  There is no greater way to grow in your own relationship to Christ than to reach out to others and share Christ with them.  In addition to Texas Baptist Men opportunities that come up as the need arises and ongoing Garland community mission projects, such as the apartment ministry at The Mission at Springcreek Apartments with Reach Garland, The Roc ministries & ESL, New Hope Transition Home, and helping students read at Hickman Elementary.  We also offer the opportunity to serve in the Dominican Republic during a week-long mission trip.

Week of Prayer for North American Missions
March 7-14, 2010

Through Easter we will be accepting offerings for North American Missions in remembrance of Annie Armstrong who rallied churches to give more, pray more, and do more for reaching people for Christ. You can place your offering in an Annie Armstrong offering envelope, or it can be designated on your regular offering envelope. This year’s goal is $4,600.

Reach Garland

Although we were unable to have our Third Friday Fellowship at the Mission at Spring Creek Apartments last month, we still have some great things in the works for this month. Friday, March 19, is the scheduled time for our next Third Friday Fellowship. God is showing us that “the harvest is ready” and people are hungry to know Jesus! We have many volunteer opportunities and are looking for a few people that may like to step into a leadership role. Contact Ed, Lori or myself for more info!

Many of you may not be aware of the nursing home churches that we are involved in: The Church at Autumn Leaves and The Church at Winters Park. We have been worshiping at Winters Park for 5 years now and have made some great friends. On February 21, we had our first baptism, Clarence McGinnis. This was a beautiful experience to see this senior, saved most of his life, respond to God’s leading to be baptized. If you have a special talent to share or just would like to visit and experience the unconditional love of these beautiful people, let us know, and we would love for you to join us some time.

Coming soon: Good News Club, scheduled to begin on Thursday afternoons at The Mission at Spring Creek Apartments. This is sponsored by the Child Evangelism Fellowship and is an after school program for younger kids to teach them about Jesus. Lori became a Christian through a Good News Club in her neighborhood. Jane Ching and Lori Moore will be leading this ministry. If you would like more information or are interested in volunteering, contact one of them. Also, we’re planning on starting a monthly Saturday Evening Worship at the apartments in the next month or two. We’ll need several people to help and are praying for someone that God has called to lead this vital ministry.

Thanks to all of you who support this work to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to our community. I know many of you are involved in wonderful ministries, but if you’re not sure what the Lord has called you to do, “Just Show Up” with us and maybe you’ll find what you’ve been missing.

Peace! David & Lori Moore - Reach Garland 972-877-7049
ARBC Contact: Ed Venetucci esv1234@verizon.net
To find out more about Reach Garland, go to www.reachgarland.com.

A Wonderful Ministry Opportunity

The staff at Hickman Elementary has invited any interested church members to participate in their Ranger Reading Program.  You are invited to join them for an enjoyable outreach opportunity to help our neighborhood children.  Hickman Elementary School participates in a program called Ranger Reading which promotes the love of reading every morning Monday—Friday from 8:00 until 8:25.  Listeners are needed for our young children to practice reading.  All materials are provided.  Your time is valuable to them whether it is one or several days each week. 

Please prayerfully consider giving your time to this worthy program! Contact either Rosemary Himes or Margie Perry at 972-675-3150 or rhimes@garlandisd.net. 

Dominican Republic Mission Trips

Mission Trip Information Meeting
Sunday, March 21
3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
(Before Main Event at 4:00 p.m.)

ARBC has completed 10 mission trips to the Dominican Republic and the 2010 Mission Trip is planned for July 9 - 17. Student and adults are encouraged to pray about going with us and it's a great opportunity for students and parents to serve together. If you are interested in being part of the 2010 mission team, contact webmaster@arbcgarland.com.  We will have another meeting March 21 from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. in the Worship Center.

Land for Dominican Church
The church in Barahona, Dominican Republic that we have been working with for the last three years has purchased property for a Baptist Church in Barahona. The land was paid for by the generous donations from members of our church.  The Dominican Baptist Convention lawyer helped with negotiations and the next step is for a title search and survey of the land.  When that is complete we will begin building on the property.  Pastor Franklin and the Barahona church are so excited and have begun to plan how they can clear the land and get it ready for construction.

Click the arrow to listen to Jim Clark's 2009 testimony about the Scripture on the baseball dugout

ARBC is working with the church in Barahona, Dominican Republic to help kids.  This project is called Niños Para Cristo or Kids for Christ.  To find out how you can sponsor a child, go to:  www.ninosparacristo.org

To see photos of the 2009 trip, go to http://barahona.shutterfly.com.

To read our Mission Trip Blog, go to http://barahonamissions.blogspot.com.

Re-creation Outreach Center (The ROC) in Garland - ARBC participates in ROC Summer School Supplies, ROC Thanksgiving Boxes, and the ROC Angel tree.

ARBC's ESL Classes for Internationals
We have been teaching English as a Second Language to internationals for over 20 years.  We offer classes at the church on Wednesday nights as well as classes at the ROC on Monday nights during the school year.  More...

New Hope Transitional Home Service Project

Thank you for your donations to the New Hope Transitional Home in Garland! At New Hope Transitional ladies find hope and a safe place to live as they transition from rehab and other trials back into the workplace and society. Check out the website NewHopeTransitional.org.

Ladies from New Hope have been attending various ladies events (Fall Conference, Komen Walk, Fabulous Fridays, Bible Studies, Fall Festival, etc,) and both the blended and contemporary services. God is continuing to bless ARBC with opportunities to serve Him through New Hope.

If you have questions about how you can help New Hope Transitional, please contact ladiesministry@arbcgarland.com.

Mission Trip to Tokyo
Two of our high school seniors, Michael Calder and Payton Runnels, were accepted to participate in a mission trip thru IWitness Ministries to Tokyo, Japan, July 18-29, 2009.
Watch this video testimony about their Tokyo experience.

Texas Baptist Men - Yellow Cap Disaster Relief

If you are interested in finding out about opportunities to help in this relief, please contact Mike Whisenant at 214-680-1127 More info...

Members of our church have participated in flood & tree clean up in Texas and Oklahoma.

7 Years of Mission Trips to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

From 1999 to 2005, ARBC has worked with a church in the Dominican Republic helping them build a building and minister to their community.  We served under the direction of IMB Missionaries Paul & Peggy Siebenmann.