Category: Volunteering

A Dozen Ways to Help Those Experiencing Homelessness in Seminole County

Helping your community through your congregation and mission does not have to be difficult. In fact, it can be spiritual. It can be fun. It can also help connect the church through a shared cause. Here are a dozen ways you can help Seminole County. Pray for Rescue Outreach Mission and its guests. Invite Chris Ham, our president, to speak to your congregation or let him lead while you are

Do you know Lara Jackson, our Event & Development Manager?

If you’ve been to an event supporting Rescue Outreach Mission. She’s often the one at the door or registration desk, there to greet you, welcome you and help you. But she’s much more than a greeter. She’s the one who makes our events shine, the one who covers all the details and works out all the logistics. She’s designing the invites and ordering the food. “Lara has been a key

Volunteer Profiles: Thank you Gail Harbeck

There are many reasons why people volunteer at their favorite non-profit. They might be good with their hands, so they help build homes. They might like animals, so they spend time at the animal shelter.   For Gail Harbeck, it’s a matter of faith. “A couple of years ago, I heard Jared Jones, the new rector at Holy Cross Episcopal Church, say, ‘If you wait until you are on your

Volunteer Profiles: Thank you Tina, Blake and Ryan Craft

Rescue Outreach Mission could not help as many people as it does without its volunteers. Nearly every day, somebody from the community spends time working in our kitchen, fixing our building, pulling weeds, and interacting with our guests. The reasons why people volunteer are varied, but at the end of the day, each talks about how rewarding it is to help our neighbors when they need us most. There are

We All Need Someone Like Mother Blanche Bell Weaver

Not everyone in life is blessed with a family capable of being there for them in crisis. For those in the Goldsboro area, Mother Blanche Bell Weaver lived her life being that mama for all who were in need. It all began within her church, the Rescue Church of God in Sanford, where she saw the men in her community struggling to make ends meet, struggling to make a better