If you would like to be more involved with one of our ministries or ministry partners, please reach out to Minister of Community Engagement Eric Clark or the Ministry Committee chairs, Jeff Davison and Sarah Leffel.
October Coat Drive
Cold weather will be upon us before we know it, and our unhoused or inadequately housed neighbors need to find ways to stay warm, especially in a time when housing is becoming scarcer and more precarious and utility costs are on the rise. Winter coats are literal lifesavers.
Common Table and the Ministry Center are therefore calling on the church and members of the community to donate 100 new or lightly used warm coats to the Common Table Clothes Closet over the month of October. Of course, we also welcome other winter items, such as hats, scarves, and gloves.
If you wish to drop off coats during weekday business hours, please call the church office ahead of time to make sure the appropriate staff member is there to receive you.
Donations for Common Table
Our Common Table ministry needs travel or hotel size hygiene items. Please leave any donations on a table in the Bock Mayse Ministry Center. Contact Randall Richardson with any questions.
Hand wipes
Deodorant
Hand sanitizer
Shampoo
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Razors
Shave cream
Lotion
On August 20, BCOC members Suzanne Martin, Lori Bateman, Jasmine Martin, and Eric Clark, alongside a small group of UAB scholars and leaders of food distribution organizations, met in-person with U.S. Representative Gary Palmer on behalf of BCOC ministry partner Bread for the World to urge him to support the Modern WIC Act (H.R. 1464), a bill that would give low-income parents the option to apply for or renew WIC benefits by phone or teleconference rather than in-person. Palmer was receptive and said he would consider the bill.
Take What You Need Fence Ministry
BCOC youth are leading the way in revitalizing our Take What You Need Fence Ministry. Visit their Amazon Wishlist here to order items.
Clothes and Coat Closets
Our Clothes Closet and Coat Closet are dedicated to helping our members and neighbors in need. Volunteers who distribute items from these closets do real, tangible good week after week, from providing a change of clothes to a church member being discharged from the hospital after receiving emergency care to helping Common Table guests stay warm in the winter.
As you change over your closets for warm weather, please remember the BCOC Clothing Closet.
The most needed items are:
Adult clothing only — no children's items. Thank you for your help for our community members.
3rd Sunday Food Drive
On 3rd of the month and BCOC has its monthly Food Drive for Greater Birmingham Ministries. Pantry needs include non-perishable items like canned vegetables, beans, fruit, meat and soup, as well as cereal, flour, sugar, jelly, pasta, peanut butter, and rice.
Collection boxes will be in the narthex and alley lobby by the elevator. If you are unable to be at church and bring food, please consider donating to Greater Birmingham Ministries the amount of money you would have spent on donated food. Thank you for helping BCOC’s ministry to fill the GBM pantry!
If you would like to be more involved with one of our ministries or ministry partners, please reach out to Minister of Community Engagement Eric Clark or the Ministry Committee chairs, Jeff Davison and Sarah Leffel. You can learn more about our ministries on BCOC’s website. We also encourage you to visit our ministry partners’ websites and sign up for their mailings, if they offer any
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