Thee Community Garden
April/2011
On Saturday April 9, 2011 the BPC garden crew got started on this year’s crop. After a delicious breakfast at the BPC Pre K pancake breakfast the crew quickly got busy filling the newly framed beds with a rich mixture of soil and mulch just perfect for a garden. The beds were filled in no time thanks to the eager helpers and the good quality soil. After the beds were filled and the soil leveled we planted cabbage and red leaf lettuce. Hopefully the deer will stay away long enough to have several good harvests. We will be adding other vegetables to the garden as the growing season progresses and the temperatures get warmer. Read More...
Gleaning Collards
March/2011
BPC members recently answered the call for help from the Society of St. Andrews to help glean collards from a field just outside Louisburg, NC. On both March 12th and 19th, a caravan of BPC folks left the church at 8:00 am to trek down highway 56 to a collard field near Edward Best Elementary School, where the owners were allowing us to glean 1/2 of their field to feed the hungry.
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January/2011
The church family at BPC supports a variety of local ministries in the Granville county area and global initiatives through the PCUSA. Read More...
Congregational Nurture
January/2011
The Congregational Nurture Committee sponsors church events such as picnics, covered dish meals, outings and celebrations for special occasions. If you are interested in volunteering in this area of church service, please contact the current committee chairperson. Committee chairpersons are listed every week in the Sunday bulletin. Read More...
Urban Ministries
January/2011
One of the main missions of the church is to feed the hungry and we have adopted the theme of “Responding to Hunger in our Midst” for 2011. This is demonstrated each month as 10-15 BPC volunteers feed the hungry at the Durham Urban Ministries shelter. Read More...
World Vision
December/2010
After reading “The Hole in our Gospel”, a book by Richard Stearns CEO of World Vision, the study group decided to take direct action and they challenged the church family to sponsor a child. A search was conducted on the World Vision web site for a child born on the same month and day that the church was founded, June 24th. Read More...
Back Pack Program
August/2010
The backpack program was initiated in February of 2009. The first backpacks were delivered to Butner Stem Elementary School on February 24th, 2010. We were initially serving 6 students through the program. That figure increased quickly to 8 students and by the middle of March we were serving 9 students, which we continued to do for the remainder of the school year. Read More...
Haiti Relief Concert
April/2010
A Concert for Haiti Earthquake Relief was held at BPC on April 23rd to increase awareness and provide financial support to the relief efforts in Haiti. The concert, “Making a Hopeful Noise”, was sponsored by the Butner Church Council and included musicians from the local community. Approximately 100 supporters turned out for an evening of entertainment, education and support of a truly worthy cause.
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Thee Community Garden
April/2010
Following Sunday services on April 11th 2010, volunteers from the BPC congregation set up tires and filled them with dirt as the initial stage of establishing our community garden. This garden will be used to grow vegetables for the church family and needy families in the local community. This is yet another project that supports the “Feeding the Hungry” theme for 2010. We plan for this to become an annual event so if you would like to be part of our garden project please see one of our church members. Read More...
One Great Hour of Sharing
June/2009
Since 1949, Presbyterians have joined with millions of other Christians through One Great Hour of Sharing to share God’s love with people experiencing need. Our gifts support ministries of disaster response, refugee assistance and resettlement, and community development that help people find safe refuge, start new lives and work together to strengthen their families and communities. Read More...