Missions
God calls all believers to be a witness of his transformational grace in their everyday life . Through our mission efforts, we strive to inspire, equip and enable our members to be a witness in our community, in our nation and in our world.
Food Pantry Christmas Dinner Bags Donations
Items Needed
Stuffing, Boxed Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Cranberry Sauce, Yams, Corn, Green Beans, Boxed Dessert Mixes/Pie Filling
Take a tag off the Christmas Tree at the point. Drop Off Deadline: December 17
Upcoming Events
Local Mission Opportunities
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Benevolence Ministry
Provides limited, short-term financial assistance to those who are in crisis especially in the case of essential needs like food, electricity, rent and water. We seek to help those in a short-term struggle that needs to be managed immediately and provide references to other communities, charitable and social service organizations who can help with long term struggles or with larger needs than we can assist with. Assistance can be provided to MVBC members as well as individuals in the community.
We strive to listen to each person’s story and pray with them that they would see God provide an answer to their situation. Sometimes it is a financial grant from Mount Vernon. Sometimes it is a referral to another organization who can assist them. Sometimes it is reaching out to our church volunteers who can assist them with specific physical needs. We strive to come alongside the person and point them to God and the resources that He provides them in their time of crisis.
If you have a particular skill or willingness to help someone in need of physical assistance, please contact Annette Miller • Administrative Assistant for Missions and Evangelism. -
Feeding the Hungry
Feeding the hungry & homeless people in Richmond. We prepare sack lunches three times a month that are taken to Mt. Moriah Baptist Church and Swansboro Baptist Church. These are given out to the homeless and hungry. This ministry is a great example of feeding the hungry in the name of Jesus. A sack lunch: 2 sandwiches, chips, fruit, cookies, & a bottle of water.
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Missions Saturday
Participating in projects that assist needy homeowners & local ministries. Projects have included working with Rebuild Together to renovate a house and assisting Elijah House Academy in landscaping. Other projects will be added to give the opportunity to serve our community and share the love of Christ. Mission Saturdays usually take place once a quarter.
2023:
Saturday, October 7
8am-5pm • Petersburg
Participants: age 11 & up
Assist a homeowner with repairs & maintenance (inside & outside)Register for Missions Saturday, October 7
Saturday, October 21
9am-11am • The Point
Participants: All Ages
Help assemble the Operation Christmas Child Boxes to be distributed to the church community.Register for Missions Saturday, Oct 21
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Food Pantry
Food parcels for those who are struggling to have enough food to eat are distributed every Saturday morning from 10am-11am. Recipients must live within a 15-mile radius and receive two nutritionally balanced bags of food. Bags include proteins, carbohydrates, vegetables, fruits, & breakfast items.
If you would like to volunteer for
Volunteer Options: packing the bags • Wednesdays • 5:45pm or distribution • every Saturday • 10am -
Operation Christmas Child Warehouse Trips
We are a major supporter of Operation Christmas Child. The mission of OCC is to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Through this project, we partner with Samaritan’s Purse to share the Good News of Jesus Christ and make disciples of the nations. We pack shoeboxes, serve as a Collection Center for our area in November and take several trips to the Operation Christmas Child Warehouse to be a part of the final shipping stage of the shoeboxes.
- Preparing OCC Shoeboxes & Warehouse Trips in November & December
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2023:
Baltimore, MD • Dec 4-5 (tentative) & Charlotte, NC • Dec 7-9
Space is limited!
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Saints Softball Prison Ministry
We are a group of Christian men serving God and sharing the Good News with men in prison through softball. The Virginia Saints were founded in 2004 and have played in over 100 prison events. More than 15,000 men have watched us play with over 12,000 staying to hear the Gospel presentation and over 1,000 accepting Christ as their personal Savior! We have distributed over 12,000 Gospels of John along with hundreds of New Testaments.
Info Contact: Jeff Long: JeffL65@comcast.net
Mission Offerings
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North American Mission Board - Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering (AAEO) is the primary way Southern Baptists fund missions in North America through the North American Mission Board. 100% of gifts given to AAEO go to the missionaries to support more than 2,400 missionary families serving across the United States and Canada.
2023 Goal: $25,000
FYE (Fiscal Year End) Final Giving Total: $40,325
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Dover Baptist Association - Leslie and Hazel Watson Missions Offering
The Leslie and Hazel Watson Missions Offering supports the local ministries in the Richmond area. It is administered through the Dover Baptist Association.
2023 Goal: $8,000
FYE (Fiscal Year End) Final Giving Total: $7,290
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International Missions Board - Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering (LMCO) is used to send and support International Mission Board missionaries to those who have never heard the gospel. 100% of the LMCO gifts are used to fund ministry overseas for the work of gospel transformation among the unreached people all around the world.
2022 Goal: $100,000
FYE (Fiscal Year End) Final Giving Total: $148,397
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Baptist General Association of Virginia - Alma Hunt Offering
Since 1976, the annual Virginia Missions Offering—traditionally called the Alma Hunt Offering for Virginia Missions—is a joint venture of the Woman’s Missionary Union of Virginia (WMUV) and the Baptist General Association of Virginia (BGAV).
2023 Goal: $8,000
Giving Total: $15,602 (as of 10/12)
Mission Partners
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Local - Northside Outreach Center
the-noc.org
An on-the-ground non-profit organization located in Richmond’s Highland Park neighborhood. We are compelled by the love of God and the compassion of Christ to help others. We are uniting those working in the community to bring positive and lasting change to the Highland Park area. This is done through dynamic partnerships. We provide tutoring, mentoring, intentional discipleship, and community outreach programs. Our goal is to meet the holistic needs of those we serve. -
Local - Elijah House Academy (EHA)
elijahhouseacademy.org
Provides a Christ-centered and accessible choice in education that cultivates the hearts, minds, and bodies of our city’s children for God’s glory and Richmond’s flourishing. EHA creates Christ-centered urban school communities where learning about God and His world leads to a discovery of the student’s identity, dignity, and purpose in God’s mission to redeem all things. -
Local - Crossover Ministries
crossoverministry.org
A non-profit organization that provides high-quality, compassionate healthcare to uninsured and Medicaid patients. We are called to provide high quality healthcare, promote wellness, and connect community talents and resources with people in need in the name of Jesus Christ. A healthy, vibrant community where every person is restored by the compassionate, healing love of God. -
Local - Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC)
prcrichmond.org
Committed to providing compassionate care to women and men unprepared for pregnancy by offering resources and practical assistance for life-affirming choices. -
Local - Moments of Hope Outreach
momentsofhopeoutreach.org
Operates a homeless outreach and food pantry, provides emergency shelter to our homeless neighbors, and hosts a weekly community outreach luncheon rain or shine with a mobile pantry, health screenings, bike shop, clothing ministry, homeless services, and prayer. “Mo Hope” serves Hanover and Henrico counties, and Richmond north of the James River. -
Local - Journey House (JH)
journeyhouserecovery.org
A holistic, peer recovery program teaching individuals to live a recovery lifestyle and achieve a thriving life. JH offers comprehensive, holistic recovery services that treats the whole individual and address the underlying causes of addiction. -
Regional - North American Mission Board (NAMB)
namb.net
Assists Southern Baptists in their task of fulfilling the Great Commission in the United States, Canada and their territories through a North American strategy for sharing Christ, starting churches and sending missionaries. The NAMB focuses on evangelism, church planting, chaplaincy and compassion ministries to advance the work of Christ among Southern Baptists in North America. -
International - International Mission Board (IMB)
imb.org
Serves Southern Baptists in carrying out the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. The IMB vision is a multitude from every nation, tribe, people and language, knowing and worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ. The IMB carries out this mission by using different platforms and ministries to lead people to Christ, plant new churches, train church leaders, and mobilizie national conventions to the missionary task. -
International - Send Relief
SendRelief.org
A collaboration between the IMB and NAMB, Send Relief is the Southern Baptist one-stop shop for compassion ministry at home and abroad. We respond to crisis and strengthen vulnerable communities around the world by meeting physical and spiritual needs in Jesus’ name. -
International - Alpha International Ministries
aim18.org
Our mission is to raise heroes of faith who provide hope to hurting communities with the gospel. We equip national leaders around the world to spread the gospel through missions training, church planting, and community transformation projects. AIM primarily works in regions where Christ’s name is least heard. You help us give lost communities a chance to hear the gospel. Our mission is to raise heroes of faith who provide hope to hurting communities with the gospel. We equip national leaders around the world to spread the gospel through missions training, church planting, and community transformation projects. AIM primarily works in regions where Christ’s name is least heard. You help us give lost communities a chance to hear the gospel.