Local Missions Supported by POCC:
NFCC and its staff seek to create an atmosphere that helps both youth and adults to focus their attention on Jesus. Their programming is geared toward helping people to make decisions in their Christian walk. NFCC works with the churches in north Florida to provide summer programs and year round use of the camps facilities for retreats, etc.
To find out more about summer camp, upcoming retreats or other information on NFCC, visit www.nfcsc.org
Florida Church Partners
FCP is committed to providing strategic planning, coaching, and finances to meet the growing need for church plants in the state of Florida. Their heartbeat is.."planting churches....changing lives."
For more information, visit www.floridachurchplanters.org
Palmetto House
Palmetto House is a transitional housing facility for the homeless. It provides goal setting, counseling, and educational services to assist homeless families and individuals in becoming self-sufficient. POCC helps provide meals on Sunday and Monday evenings.
If you are interested in helping with this outreach, you can help in the following ways:
1) Prepare part of a meal: Main dish/Meat, Side (ex. potatoes, noodles, rice, etc.), vegetable or salad, or dessert.
2) Help serve the meal:
Sunday 5pm
Monday 6pm
If interested, please contact Sandy Miller at smiller304@cfl.rr;com or call 386-760-1794 or 609-712-3196
Halifax Urban Ministries
POCC works with HUM to provide meals to the homeless on the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Tuesdays of the month from 8:30am-1:00pm.
Please contact Sandy miller at the contact information above for more information, or to help in this outreach.
GOTeam Meetings:
Tuesday, August 24 at 6:30pm
If you are interested in being a part of the GOTeam, or learning more about the ministries we support, please come. The meetings are held at POCC.
National/Global Missions Supported by POCC:
Mid-India Christian Mission
Vivek and Angela Lall joined the Mid-India Christian Mission in 1993. Their ministry includes Evangelistic Outreach, Translation Work and Ministry to disabled children. Currently they are constructing a Women's Abortion Alternative Clinic, as well as a self sustaining village for disabled adults, called Ashram.
For more information, visit www.midindia.com
As He Is
As He Is (Association of Health Institutions and Services of USA), is a not-for-profit medical mission institution. 1 John 4:17 "AS HE IS, so are we in this world." As He Is exists to support the preaching of the Gospel to those who seek treatment in Zimbabwe Christian Hospitals and other health institutions in Zimbabwe. As He Is also seeks to support Christian growth as well as new church development. Their goal is to provide the best health care possible to those entering their doors so that through that care, they will see Jesus' compassion and praise God because of it.
For more information, visit www.asheisusa.org
His Seed Sowers
His Seed Sowers, Haiti, was one of the first mission's supported by POCC. Since its beginning, they have grown from two churches to seven churches, one school to five schools, they now have a radio station and a drill team, The Brigade. Please pray for Emmanuel Desrosiers and his family as they minister in Haiti.
For more information, visit www.hisseadsowers.org
New Mission Systems International- Australia
Jesse and Cynthia Frame and their family are Missionaries in Newcastle, Australia. Their vision is to build a community of disciples through their work at the Charlestown Church of Christ. Their purpose is to recruit, train, and release into ministry the people of Australia.
For more information, visit www.nms-intl.com/frame_jesse_cynthia.aspx
Partners in Missions
Ray and Pam Trantham have been living and working in Odessa, Ukraine as full-time missionaries since 1995. Their main work is that of training national leaders for ministry by teaching at Odessa Theological Seminary. Their goal is to use the training they have received to equip Ukranians to evangelize and Minister to their own country.
For more information, visit www.partnersinmissions.org
* Please come and hear Ray Trantham speak on Sunday, July 18 during our services.
Merendon Mountain Mission
Toby and Amy Hill have been missionaries at Merendon Mountain Missions, Honduras, since June of 1998. Their ministry started with a medical clinic and a 40 seat church building and has expanded to a 150 seat church building, two other churches, and four house churches. Amy Hill provides medical care in Honduras at the Penitas base church/clinic, which opens many doors for their ministry.
For more information, visit www.merendon.net
International Disaster Emergency Services
The purpose of IDES is to bring glory to God by bringing help and hope to our hurting world. POCC has partnered with IDES to take two missionary trips to Slidell, LA and Pearlington, MS to help build homes for those devastated by hurricane Katrina. We are currently working on going on a missions trip with IDES to help in the efforts in Haiti.
For more information on IDES, please see POCC's home page, or visit www.ides.org
New Missions Systems International - Bulgaria
Travis and Emilie Jones are preparing to go with a team of missionaries to Bulgaria to minister to the Roma (Gypsy) population of Velingrad, in the southwestern part of the country.