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| Kentucky Changers to Repair 27 Maysville Homes |
| Release Date: 06/19/2008 |
MAYSVILLE – Hundreds of Kentucky Baptist teenagers and their chaperones will serve in Maysville to provide much-needed home repairs in low-income communities, June 23-27.
The 277 volunteers are part of Kentucky Changers, a program sponsored by the Kentucky Baptist Convention that provides practical hands-on help in Kentucky communities. At least 27 Maysville homeowners will benefit from the group’s efforts.
The repairs will come at no cost to the homeowners. Team members have paid their own expenses to participate, and local Kentucky Baptist churches are funding the cost of construction materials. Mason County Middle School is also contributing to the effort by providing housing accommodations for the volunteers.
“It’s great to see churches and the community come together for a common cause,” said Peggy Murphy, ministry assistant for the KBC and project coordinator. “Students from churches all over the state give of their time and money to help make a difference in the community.”
The high school students will divide into teams to take part in painting, roofing, and other work projects for families who cannot afford to pay for the needed repairs. The work is supervised by experienced crew chiefs, often adults who do similar work throughout the state during the year.
Churches represented by the participants include:
Barbourville First Baptist Church, Barbourville
Walnut Street Baptist Church, Benton
Bloomfield Baptist Church, Bloomfield
Liberty Baptist Church, Crab Orchard
Eddyville First Baptist Church, Eddyville
Living Faith Baptist Church, Hartford
Kirksey Baptist Church, Kirksey
Swiss Colony Baptist Church, London
Central Baptist Church, Maysville
Maysville First Baptist Church, Maysville
Immanuel Baptist Church, Monticello
Princeton First Baptist Church, Princeton
Clear Fork Baptist Church, Rockfield
Westport Baptist Church, Westport
Another group of young people will do similar work in at the University of the Cumberlands in July. Earlier in June, a team of more than 250 students and their chaperones helped repair 25 homes in Monticello. In total, more than 1,000 volunteers will be involved in the three projects this summer.
Sponsored by the Kentucky Baptist Convention, the Kentucky Changers program provides a weeklong missions experience for teenagers, college students and adults. Participants have the opportunity to live out their faith while completing light construction work for low-income families. Since the program’s inception in 1994, thousands of students have participated in projects across the state.
Kentucky Changers partner each summer with local Baptist churches, government agencies and homeowners to complete community development and construction projects. Evenings are filled with fellowship, group sharing times and worship.
For more information, contact the KBC’s Baptist Men on Mission Department at (502) 489-3399 or toll-free in Kentucky at (866) 489-3527, or go to www.kybaptist.org/kychangers.
Release prepared by Kristie Randolph, KBC Communications. |
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