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Find dollar examples of how your gifts are used, including stories, photos and videos at Lottie Moon @ Work.
Every penny given to Lottie Moon is used to support Southern Baptist missionaries as they share the Gospel overseas. The offering represents 57 percent of the International Mission Board’s total income.
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Average Cost to support Missionary IMB
What is the average cost to support an individual missionary?
• $46,700 a year
• $3,890 a month
• $900 a week
• $128 a day
• $5.30 an hour
• $.09 a minute
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Week of Prayer Emphasis
What can you do, individually? Start by being “Southern Baptist missions” through your prayers to be an extension of His heart, hands, and voice through unprecedented giving to the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering.
DAY 1: Tokyo
DAY 2: Jerusalem
DAY 3: Karachi
DAY 4: London
DAY 5: Johannesburg
DAY 6: Dongguan
DAY 7: European City
DAY 8: Rio de Janeiro
See the Week of Prayer photo gallery. Watch the Week of Prayer videos
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Thirty percent of the IMB’s income is received from the Southern Baptist Convention’s Cooperative Program. Each state convention gives between 13.5 percent and 55 percent of its CP collection to the SBC. Slightly more than half of these Cooperative Program funds go to IMB and the remainder to other SBC entities. South Carolina Baptist Convention currently give 40% to SBC causes. The Southern Baptist Convention then gives 30% of those funds received to international missions. The Great Commission Task Force presented a plan that impacts missions in SC, USA and overseas. The plan was adopted at SC Baptist Convention in November, 2011.
If your desire is to fund missions overseas please know that 100% of your gifts to the Lottie Moon Offering for International Missions is used to reach people outside of the USA. Summerville Baptist gives 10% of its receipts to the Cooperative Program of which only 25 cents actually goes to international causes with the remainder funding missions in SC/USA. Thank you for your prayers and for your gifts to reach people for Jesus Christ.
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Feeding the Community
SBC is hosting and partnering with Katie Krop's on the 3rd Thursday of each month in 2012 to prepare a meal for the less fortunate in our community. Volunteers are needed to help in the kitchen and/or just talk to people. The meal is served at 6:00 p.m. so come before then to help in the kitchen and/or to meet the families that will attend. We are expecting 50-75 people to attend and enjoy a fine meal and good conversation.
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Community Missions
COMMUNITY MISSIONS is a great way to share Christ while helping with various projects for people in our community who need some assistance. Teams are organized to help meet needs throughout the year. There are opportunities for both the skilled and non-skilled laborers as well as the need for support people who can help the working crew and build relationships with the home owners. Contact the office for more information on how to get involved.
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World Friends English Classes
World Friends “English as a Second Language” is ready for fall. Please tell your international friends about this opportunity. You are welcome to help as well.
People from Europe, Central and South America were among the students who learned basic, intermediate or advance English as well as the love of Christ in the spring semester. Recently they had an international dinner and celebrated new friendships and reading skill sets.
Pray for this missions ministry right here in our church and for Linda Hargett and other leaders.
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Wayne Putman
If anyone calls our house on Tuesday night and asks for me, Cynthia tells them I'm in prison. Then she silently waits for their response all the time trying not to laugh. She will then tell them I'm at Lieber. Lieber Correctional Facility, which is one of many facilities for the South Carolina Department of Corrections. I am part of a group of volunteers that go out to Leiber to participate in Tuesday Night Bible Study.
The inmates tell the volunteers that we are...(read more) 
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Andy Johnson
There are two areas of ministry at Lieber Correctional Institute:
One area ministers to men in the general prison population whose sentences range from a few months to life without parole. We meet each Tuesday from 7:00-9:00 p.m. in the Spiritual Life Center. Men and women facilitators are needed.
A second area ministers to death row inmates. The activities here are similar to those listed above, and include verse-by-verse biblical studies, as well as programmed work book studies by Christian authors. These groups meet from 1:15-3:00 p.m. Friday afternoons. There are a number of different studies going on at this time.
To gain access to Lieber prison potential facilitators ..(read more)
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MacDougall Prison Ministries
Every two weeks men from SBC go to MacDougall Correctional Facility to "welcome" the new inmates with starter kits and the Gospel. Our church has been involved in this ministry for decades faithfully going to this minimum security prison. Currently the schedule is the 2nd and 4th Sunday of each month with some variations and additional worship services.
You can help in several ways. Certainly by going. But also by supporting those who do go with the supplies. As an individual or a group you can help provide the following items for the starter kits.
Large AIM toothpaste; toothbrush; Ivory soap; disposable razor;white washcloth. Cloth bags are needed and you can help by providing the cloth or helping sew the cloth to make a bag.
These items seem small to us but they mean a lot to a new or transferred inmate coming to MacDougall. Thank you for your prayerful support.
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MacDougall Christmas Gift Shop
Each year SBC joins other churches from our Association to provide toys to the children of the inmates at MacDougall Correctional Institute. The inmates register ahead of time and then "shop" at the gift store for toys for the children back home.
Volunteers counsel with the inmates while they are shopping. Packages are then gift wrapped and prepared for mailing to their respective homes. When someone is incarcerated...there are many victims. This ministry hopes to share some joy and bring some sense of normalcy to the children of these men who are incarcerated.
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Community Missions
There is plenty to be involved in locally. Summervillle Baptist is at the heart of a mission field. We desire to act as as strategic center for missions. Certainly, you can serve many through the on-going ministries of the church as well as through the community.
Community Missions Include:
Prison Ministries at Lieber and MacDougal
Various Nursing Homes
Hospital Volunteers
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Disaster Relief
Summerville Baptist regularly responds to natural disasters that happen locally, in our state and across our nation. Through the years, groups have done debris clean-up, mud outs, feeding units, and chain -saw. In addition talking and praying with people who are affected by the disaster is a rewarding experience for all involved. Training is not necessary for all trips but is available through the SC Baptist Convention throughout the year. If you are interested in helping sometime please let us know.
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Disaster Relief Team Clean Up from Tornado in Trenton Ga
SBC sent a group to Trenton, Georgia to help with clean-up from the devastating tornadoes that wrecked the southeast. This small community in the northwest corner of Georgia was hit hard by the storms. Thank you for your prayers and support as our group worked removing trees and sharing the Hope and Love of Jesus Christ.
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South Carolina Baptists on Mission
God is at work among South Carolina Baptists. We live in a mission field as most of our state does not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. What is going on to reach the people of South Carolina? Link to the SC Baptist Missions Dept. to get the latest.
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