Teaching Kids About Refugees
Created by CBF Global personnel, this activity book provides a number of activities and stories to help children learn about refugees that come to America and how we can all help. Download resource HERE.
A New Life in the USA: Children’s Missions Education Curriculum
This curriculum from CBF South Carolina will help children learn what it was like for a family from the Democratic Republic of Congo to come to the United States as refugees and how CBFSC partner churches and ministries were able to welcome them and make them feel at home. Download resource HERE.
Background Checks for Church Volunteers
Have you run background checks on all your church volunteers, especially those who work with your children and youth? A recommended site for this is SecureSearch. They have worked with thousands of churches, faith-based, and for-impact organizations to help protect those who cannot protect themselves. If you have any questions you can contact Carol Cristiani, vice…
Christmas In Your Community
As Advent and Christmas approach many congregations start thinking about how they can share the love and joy of the season. This tip sheet will help you imagine ways you can get involved in your local community to make a difference this holiday season. Click HERE to access the resource.
Welcome House Community Network: Starting a Rural Welcome House
Anna & LaCount Anderson share their story about starting a Welcome House in Conetoe, NC and the process it has taken to get this home up and running and available for temporary housing in Edgecombe County. They share great tips for those interested in starting a Welcome House and discuss ways to partner with others…
Advocacy in the Church: NC Housing Coalition
This webinar, led by Samuel Gunter, executive director of the North Carolina Housing Coalition, will help your congregation understand the state of housing in NC and how you can become a part of the community working to ensure a home for each North Carolinian. Access the webinar HERE.
Refugee & Immigrant Ministry with Butch & Nell Green
Butch and Nell Green are retired CBF Field Personnel who recently moved from Houston to South Carolina to continue their work with refugees in both North and South Carolina in the Charlotte metro area. They run the mission organizations, The Off Ramp (https://www.theofframp.org/) and Threads by Nomad (https://threadsbynomad.com/). In this webinar learn about their work…
Advocacy in the Church: Pastors for NC Children
This webinar, led by Rev. Suzanne Miller, executive director of Pastors for NC Children, will help your congregation understand the state of public education in NC and how you can become a part of the community working to ensure a quality education for each child in NC. Access the PowerPoint presentation HERE.
Local & Statewide Refugee Resources
Want to help our newly arriving Afghan neighbors in North Carolina? In addition to our own efforts in partnership with CBF Field Personnel in Raleigh and Charlotte, CBFNC has compiled a list of statewide and local agencies who work with refugees. We hope you will find this list helpful in identifying who to contact in your community…
Welcome House Ministry Best Practices
A preview of the upcoming Welcome House Toolkit and the best practices learned by Welcome House-Raleigh. During this seminar, hear from Welcome House staff how the ministry of Christian hospitality formed a network of housing ministries in North Carolina and get tips that may help other churches begin a similar ministry in your community.