In cooperation with the policies set up by Partners in Education of the Jackson Public Schools, the Adopt-A-School Committee provides volunteers for active involvement in meeting the needs of students and faculty of Spann Elementary School.
The first Sunday of Advent marks the appearance of the Angel Tree, an opportunity to help create a little Christmas joy for families in our community.
Late Wednesday afternoon or in the wee hours of Thursday morning, Northminster volunteers deliver breakfast to Billy Brumfield House, a men’s shelter provided by Stewpot Community Services.
A Northminster tradition since 1978, needed toiletries and comfort items are purchased, and on the first weekend of December, we gather in the Great Hall to create care packages complete with homemade cookies and deliver the packages to various boarding homes around the city.
The Denominational Relations Committee is responsible for making recommendations for monetary support and maintaining contacts in our Baptist network. Through this work, Northminster supports Baptist identity institutions such as the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, seminaries and divinity schools, Passport Camp, and Baptist News Global. The committee’s choices to provide monthly support fall into 4 categories:
- Theological graduate and Mississippi-sited undergraduate education
- News and Advocacy
- Network Support and Faith Formation
- Long-term Mission Support
The following organizations are financially supported through our general budget each year:
- Alliance of Baptists
- Baptist Health Foundation
- Baptist Joint Committee
- Baptist News Global
- Baptist Women in Ministry
- Baptist World Alliance
- Blue Mountain College
- CBF Global Missions
- Central Baptist Seminary
- Delta Hands for Hope
- Duke Divinity School, Baptist House of Studies
- Good Faith Media
- Great Rivers Fellowship Disaster Fund
- Great Rivers Fellowship
- McAfee School of Theology at Mercer University
- Mississippi College
- Passport
- Together for Hope
- Truett Theological Seminary at Baylor University
- Wake Forest University School of Divinity
- William Carey University
Each week volunteers gather to either prepare meals or deliver meals to homebound seniors.
Our Missions Committee serves as a research unit for Northminster in the area of needs outside the immediate church family. The committee reviews current partners and seeks out new partners. The following organizations are financially supported through our general budget each year:
- His Heart (Calvary Baptist Church)
- Catholic Charities Shelter for Battered Families
- Grace House
- Magnolia Speech School
- McClean Fletcher Center
- Operation Shoestring
- Stewpot Community Services
- Voice of Calvary Ministries
- Young Life – Urban
- Shower Power
- Habitat for Humanity (Mississippi Capital Area)
- Deliver Me Senior Support
The pastoral staff provides direct assistance to those in our community in the form of paying utility bills, providing rental assistance, food, transportation, funeral expenses, and disaster relief. We have also partnered with Canopy Children’s Solutions, an agency that connects families with state, local, and federal community resources to help prevent situations that lead to childhood trauma.
The Wider Net Committee organizes Northminster’s decades-long ministry presence in Jackson’s MidCity neighborhood. Much of the work over this past year has involved providing direct assistance to our friends and neighbors. We continue to work with neighborhood and city leaders to make capital improvements in the neighborhood such as a camera for Gordon Park, demolition and cleanup of property, and consistently mowing neighborhood spaces. We hope to increase opportunities for Northminster members to participate in direct service in the neighborhood and to further our relationship with other community partners.