Benevolence
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Dwaine Rogers, Elder |
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Children's Homes & Christian Counseling |
John Mark Potts, Deacon |
Paragould Children's Home, Paragould, AR - website
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Children's Home is a licensed center established in 1956 providing residential care and child placement.
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Potter Children's Home and Family Ministries, Bowling Green, KY - website
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Potter is a children's home providing these main services: cottage care which is licensed for a capacity of 30 children, and two dormitory programs with a capacity of 35. The dormitory programs are SPARK (Single Parents Allied in Raising Kids), which provides housing for single mothers with dependent children, and the Transitional Living Program for older teens who need additional vocational or educational support.
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New Pathways Children's Home, Melber, KY - website
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Established in 1990, New Pathways Children's Home is a group home designed to provide care for abused and neglected children. The home also offers counseling to children and their families in hopes of reuniting them. The home has a capacity for 16 children. The home received a state agreement to serve state placed children and anticipates serving many more children as a result. The children's homes are located at 520 Briarcliff Road in Reidland, KY and 3233 Shaw Road in Melber, KY. One goal is to establish facilities in other counties in western Kentucky as funding becomes available.
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Christian Counseling Center, Paducah, KY - website
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The Christian Counseling Center, under the oversight of the Broadway Church of Christ, is in its 21st years of providing professional counseling services in order to strengthen families. The center's efforts are seen both as evangelistic and benevolent. While caring for those in physical and emotional need, the center strives to care for spiritual needs as well. Roger Thompson, MS, is the Director and a Marriage and Family Therapist. Therapists are in the Murray office, at the University Church of Christ, each Thursday. Appointments may be arranged through the Paducah office by calling 442-5738.
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Clothing |
Bud Gibbs, Deacon |
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The Caring and Sharing Center is the name given to our center where we warehouse clothing, and other household items. This program is a ministry operated by church members to provide assistance to community members who are in need. All items are donated. The center is open on Tuesdays between 3:30 and 6:30pm during the winter months and from 5:30pm until 8:30pm during the summer. Members may call the church office to donate items or to notify the church of anyone in need of these services.
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Emergency and Disaster Relief |
Walter Lee Steeley, Deacon |
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The church has set aside money to provide immediate needs in case of disasters or fires. We are involved with Bread of Life disaster relief started by the Melber Church of Christ, Melber, KY. We also work with the Disaster Relief of Nashville, TN.
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Food Pantry Program |
Kenny Hoover, Deacon |
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The church administers a food pantry program for those who are in need. The food pantry is stocked through the donations of the Glendale Road Church membership.
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Financial and Special Requests |
Garry Evans, Involvement Minister/Deacon |
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This program is designed to assist members of this congregation and members of our community who are in need of assistance either financially or otherwise because of special circumstances of need. The involvement minister will coordinate volunteers to meet requests for help. Financial assistance is offered by the Glendale Road Church to members of this congregation, as well as non-members of this community. The church has included a total of $31,000 in the current budget for this effort. In addition to financial assistance, we offer financial counseling for anyone who might benefit from such help.
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Blood Drive |
James Gibson, Deacon |
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The Glendale Road Church as agreed to cooperate with our local hospital in their bloodbank. We have a quota determined by our attendance. We have one or two blood drives each year to meet this need. This provides blood for our members or family members in time of need. The program is also available for emergency and special need situations.
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