Reaching Our Community
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OBC helped out with the Mill Pond Community Trunk or Treat by converting the puppet traveling trailer into a miniature "trunk." With a sea theme and live "fish" provided by Talking Hands Puppeteers, attendees were provided with Goldfish crackers, Swedish fish, cider and donuts.
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Tiny Pantry
OBC loves our neighbors! Our Tiny Pantry is open 24/7 to help those in need. A tremendous amount of food is flowing through our Tiny Pantry! To keep up with the demand, we need donations of bread, peanut better & jelly, cereal, bagels, snacks, beverages, canned meats, pasta, dinner mixes, even fresh fruit & veggies! Your donations can be put in the yellow box at the west end of the parking lot.
"Do you love me?" Jesus said, "Feed my sheep.”
John 21:17
OBC loves our neighbors! Our Tiny Pantry is open 24/7 to help those in need. A tremendous amount of food is flowing through our Tiny Pantry! To keep up with the demand, we need donations of bread, peanut better & jelly, cereal, bagels, snacks, beverages, canned meats, pasta, dinner mixes, even fresh fruit & veggies! Your donations can be put in the yellow box at the west end of the parking lot.
"Do you love me?" Jesus said, "Feed my sheep.”
John 21:17
Thanks and Giving Sunday
On Thanks and Giving Sunday, Olivet members and friends collect canned and boxed goods for the Holt Food Bank while enjoying homemade soup and bread. Rather than having a large Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings, members and friends are encouraged to use the money they would have spent on groceries to donate food for those who can't afford to feed themselves. The following donations are needed: boxes and bags of dressing, jars of turkey gravy, Jell-O, boxed scalloped potatoes, and cranberry sauce.
Ministry Through Food Distribution
Olivet Baptist Church Neighborhood Partnership
OPEN FOOD DISTRIBUTION
On the second Saturday of each month, (except May) OBC, in conjunction with the Greater Lansing Food Bank, opens its doors to help feed the hungry in the zip codes 48910 & 48911. The food distribution is held from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. Some things to note:
OPEN FOOD DISTRIBUTION
On the second Saturday of each month, (except May) OBC, in conjunction with the Greater Lansing Food Bank, opens its doors to help feed the hungry in the zip codes 48910 & 48911. The food distribution is held from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon. Some things to note:
- Pre-Registration is not required. You will need to prove your residency with an ID.
- Bring bags, boxes or laundry baskets for the food.
- If you are not able to carry heavy boxes, volunteers are available to assist you.
- Once the doors are open at 10 a.m., seating and coffee are available.
- The line to enter the food distribution usually forms an hour or two early.
- To ask questions or leave a comment, please contact the GLFB office at 517.853.7800.
More Local Missions
- Mill Pond Community- We host holiday parties and provide special events throughout the year. One of the ways we love our neighbors!
- Christian Services - OBC Is a member church of Christian Services, Love INC. We participate in various drives to collect personal need items and small household items several times a year, which are then distributed by other member churches to needy families in the Lansing area.
- Clothe-A-Child for School - new and gently used clothing is collected in August for school-age children.
- Rides to Doctor Appointments and Errands - when an OBC member cannot drive, other members of the church come together to take them to doctor appointments and run errands.
- Small Group Community Service - many of our home Bible study groups perform some kind of community service.
- Ingham County Jail - provide Bibles and gift bags for inmates
