In response to Jesus’ admonition to love and serve others, members of Baptist Church of the Covenant commit themselves to ministry. Ministry opportunities through BCOC are varied in scope and level of involvement. Please carefully consider ministries that are suited to your personal gifts, interests, and abilities.
For more information on how to get involved!
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MINISTRIES COMMITTEE
The Priesthood of all Believers
Alabama Arise works to make Alabama better through research and advocacy for policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. BCOC participates in advocacy and provides financial support for this organization.
The Autonomy of the Local Church
Alabama Arise works to make Alabama better through research and advocacy for policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. BCOC participates in advocacy and provides financial support for this organization.
Inspiration of Scripture
Alabama Arise works to make Alabama better through research and advocacy for policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. BCOC participates in advocacy and provides financial support for this organization.
Religious Liberty
Alabama Arise works to make Alabama better through research and advocacy for policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. BCOC participates in advocacy and provides financial support for this organization.
The celebration of Baptism and the Lord's Supper as our ordinances
Alabama Arise works to make Alabama better through research and advocacy for policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. BCOC participates in advocacy and provides financial support for this organization.
ALABAMA ARISE
Alabama Arise works to make Alabama better through research and advocacy for policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. BCOC participates in advocacy and provides financial support for this organization. Please contact Suzanne Martin if you are interested in serving.
ANIMAL CARE TEAM MINISTRY
If a BCOC member is unable to care for a beloved pet because of a temporary emergency situation, care team members will provide pet care until the member can resume care of the pet or other arrangements can be made. Please contact the church office for more information.
BREAD FOR THE WORLD
Bread for the World is a collective Christian voice urging our nation’s decision makers to end hunger at home and abroad. Moved by God’s grace in Jesus Christ, we advocate for a world without hunger. We provide an Offering of Letters annually and provide financial support to this organization. Please contact Kim Looney if you are interested in serving.
CREATION CARE TEAM
The Creation Care Team works to provide guidance and opportunities for the church and it’s members in promoting environmental causes. The team works to celebrate and heal God’s creation. Please contact Zeke Willis if you are interested in serving.
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GREATER BIRMINGHAM MINISTRIES
An ecumenical, interfaith organization that responds to poverty issues through direct services, systems change/economic justice and community education. While we contribute financially, BCOC also participates in an annual canned food drive and
Christmas toy drive.
HAWLEY DHR CLOTHES CLOSET
The DHR Clothes Closet provides new or gently used clothing items for foster children. Volunteers go biweekly to sort and organize clothing items so that case workers can easily gather items to provide for foster parents. Please contact Pat Hawley if you are interested in serving.
PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY
Members create shawls, lap blankets and baby blankets for members and non-members who are new parents, dealing with illness or trauma. Participants meet periodically. They offer prayer for the anticipated recipients and encouragement for each other. Please contact Karen Smith if you are interested in serving.
GROCERY MINISTRY
Each Saturday, volunteers transport senior adults to the grocery store and shop for shut-ins. Volunteers are needed each week to drive and to assist.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT COMMUNITY MEALS
Each Wednesday night during the school year, we invite our neighbors to join with us in sharing a meal. Members may volunteer by helping organize and host our guest or by paying for extra meals.
ROGERS' BENEVOLENCE FUND
Received on the first Sunday of every month, these financial gifts are used to provide vouchers for assistance requests that come to the church office daily.
QUARTERLY MINISTRIES
BCOC partners with other Birmingham area congregations to provide temporary housing for homeless families. For one week each quarter church members provide a safe, secure, and welcoming environment. Volunteers prepare and serve meals, host in the evening, or stay overnight.
COMMON TABLE
Each Wednesday night during the school year, we invite our neighbors to join with us in sharing a meal. You may volunteer by helping organize and host our guests or by paying for extra meals. Please contact Eric Clark if you are interested in serving.
TAKE WHAT YOU NEED
Take What You Need started several years ago as a ministry to our neighbors in the community. Bagged items are placed on the fence-line beside University Blvd. BCOC members and others in the community bring things they have to offer. Individuals or groups may bring items to restock the TWYN line. Food and medicines are not permitted. Other items, as long as they are zipped in a plastic bag, may be clipped to the line with clothespins (some provided). Please contact Sarah Leffel or Jeff Davison if you are interested in serving.
GREATERS BHM MINISTRIES
Greater Birmingham Ministries is a multi-faith, multi-racial organization that provides emergency services for people in need and engages the poor and the non-poor in systemic change efforts to build a strong, supportive, engaged community and pursue a more just society for all people. Please contact Carol Dean if you are interested in serving.
HUB WORLDWIDE
The mission of HUB is to improve health in under-resourced communities through distribution of medical supplies and equipment with onsite training and education. HUB seeks to bridge the gap between facilities with surplus supplies and clinics that desperately need these donations. HUB is based in Birmingham. Please contact Laura Gilmore if you are interested in serving.
SOWING SEEDS OF HOPE
Sowing Seeds of Hope exists to promote positive, sustainable, and collaborative community development that benefits the residents of Perry County, Alabama. SSH seeks to improve health-related outcomes, housing, and family resources, which include education, economic development, and concrete support. Please contact Eric Clark if you are interested in serving.
COMMUNITY MEALS
Each Wednesday night during the school year, we invite our neighbors to join us in sharing a meal. Members may volunteer by helping organize and host our guests or by paying for extra meals.
PET CARE
Alabama Arise works to make Alabama better through research and advocacy for policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. BCOC participates in advocacy and provides financial support for this organization.
BREAD FOR THE WORLD
Alabama Arise works to make Alabama better through research and advocacy for policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. BCOC participates in advocacy and provides financial support for this organization.
HAWLEY DHR CLOTHES CLOSET
Alabama Arise works to make Alabama better through research and advocacy for policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. BCOC participates in advocacy and provides financial support for this organization.
GROCERY MINISTRY
Alabama Arise works to make Alabama better through research and advocacy for policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. BCOC participates in advocacy and provides financial support for this organization.
ROGERS' BENEVOLENCE FUND
Alabama Arise works to make Alabama better through research and advocacy for policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. BCOC participates in advocacy and provides financial support for this organization.
BCOC partners with other Birmingham area congregations to provide temporary housing for homeless families. For one week each quarter church members provide a safe, secure, and welcoming environment. Volunteers prepare and serve meals, host in the evening, or stay overnight.
COMMUNITY SERVICE DAY.
This is an intergenerational, churchwide day of service in the community for all members of our congregation. After the worship service, groups serve through local agencies to repair houses, paint offices, prepare and serve meals, clean, and do any number of hands-on tasks. This event requires many volunteers and several project coordinators. The Ministries Committee oversees this event.
TRUNK OR TREAT.
At BCOC, Halloween season is one of those huge opportunities to share wonderful hospitality every year and to inject some fun, light, and kindness into our neighborhood. Volunteers provide a safe place for families to trick or treat around the parking lot where trunks have been transformed into spooky carnival-like games. Candy and prizes, hotdogs and popcorn are shared freely until they run out! This event takes place on the Sunday evening prior to Halloween, October 31. Please contact the church office if you are interested in serving.
SEED CAMP.
Partnering with other churches through Alabama CBF and Sowing Seeds of Hope, BCOC youth and adults serve as day camp leaders for elementary children in Perry County. Volunteers provide recreation, literacy and STEM enrichment activities through summer programs held in the public schools while showing loving kindness and compassion. Please contact Eric Clark if you are interested in serving.
PRIDE FEST
Pride Fest is an event sponsored by Central Alabama Pride. Join others from BCOC to host a welcome tent to meet new people in the community, give away hugs or swag; and to share the bold hospitality of BCOC with LGBTQ+ neighbors and allies who need to know that a welcoming and affirming community of faith like BCOC exists. Please contact Andrew Reed if you are interested in serving.
Alabama Arise Legislative DAY
Alabama Arise Legislative Day is an annual opportunity for BCOC members to drive to the State House in Montgomery to join other members to meet lawmakers and make the case for policy changes to improve the lives of everyday Alabamians. We receive a policy briefing and participate in a news conference before we meet with our state legislators. We always leave energized after using our voices to advocate for all God's children in Alabama who, as Rep. Mary Moore says, "deserve the best all the time!"
Bread for the World Offering of Letters Campaign
During Lent, we raise our voices together to fight hunger through a letter writing campaign to Congress. Our individual letters combined with letters from other US congregations create a collective strength and become a powerful catalyst for inspiring legislative action and driving meaningful change. As Christians, we are moved from the side-lines to the field, from despair to hope.
Writing letters is among the most effective methods for moving Congress to pass legislation that will improve the lives of many who have been forgotten, marginalized, and are suffering. God works through our letters. Years of persistent advocacy and voice has tripled poverty-focused development assistance to education, training, and sustainability measures that end hunger.
3RD SUNDAY FOOD DRIVE
This Sunday is the 3rd of the month and BCOC is having 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.
PLEASE DO NOT BRING ANYTHING THAT HAS TO BE REFRIGERATED!
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.
Donate clothing
Our Clothes Closet beckons your generosity as we welcome the warmth of summer. Baptist Church of the Covenant (BCOC) is gathering casual summer wear to support our community's needs. Let's clothe our brothers and sisters in comfort and style.
Every Sunday morning, BCOC's BMMC opens its doors to receive your cherished contributions of casual summer attire. We're currently in need of:
For all :
Belts and shoes to complete outfits.
For Men
& Women’s :
• Jeans
• Khakis
• Cargo pants
• Shorts (to the knees)
• Short sleeve shirts and tops
• New or gently worn t-shirts
• Shoes suitable for walking (Critical Need)
• Belts
• Caps (Baseball) or visors
• New underwear
For Women :
Leggings.
MINISTRIES COMMITTEE
Lynda Grooms & Suzanne Martin, Co-chairs.
Janet Anthony
Carol Dean
Laura Gilmour
Dennis Hodwalker
Jill Holley
John Hollis
Linda Martin
Sally McElroy
Jenny Smith
Bonnie Talley
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