Our Middle School students and our High School/College-Age students will witness to and hand out backpacks/supplies to the Richmond and Washington, DC homeless communities later this year.

When you are out shopping, please pick up travel size toiletries including toothbrushes, toothpaste and disposable razors for both men and women. Bring them to church and put them in the gray bins located around our church.

Adopt-A-Pack Ministry

TRIB3 Student Ministry will be giving out backpacks to the homeless in Richmond and DC on Saturday, January 28. We Need Your Help! You can "Adopt a Pack" by donating $25 to cover the cost of one backpack filled with a hat, gloves, scarf, socks and a New Testament Bible AND then praying for the person who will receive it. Our goal is to give out 300 backpacks! Donate now through January 15 using one of the options below:

1. Go to the Cool Spring E-giving site & choose "Adopt a Pack."
2. Put a check in the offering plate with "Adopt a Pack" written on the Memo line.
3. Make a donation at the "Adopt a Pack" table in the Welcome Center on Sunday mornings between services. Thanks for your support!

If you have already purchased a backpack or any of the items to pack in it, please bring them to the Welcome Center at your earliest convenience.

Soles4Souls Shoe Drive

Now through January 1, 2012

Collection Boxes Now Located at
Cool Spring Baptist Church

We will gladly receive used or new shoes. Simply place your donations in the specially marked boxes in the Welcome Center, Parlor or Children's Building.

Your Extra Pair,
Could Be Their First

Your gift of footwear is important to children and adults around the world. Footwear can help eliminate the spreading of diseases through the foot as well as help children obtain an education - as many schools have footwear requirements to attend. When you take time to RECYCLE your footwear, you are in fact changing lives.

Adults facilitators for short term Bible Studies for men, women, and coed groups meeting on Sunday or Wednesday nights and weekdays are needed. We have three scheduled start dates for courses: September, January, and April. Limited courses are provided in July and August.

Courses are provided through various ministries of the church, including Men's/Women's Ministries, Member Development, Leadership Development, Outreach, Family Ministry, Prayer Ministry, Stewardship, etc. If you would like to be a facilitator, we will connect you with the appropriate ministry to schedule the course God has placed on your heart to lead.

With the onset of new technologies, Cool Spring can offer training for church and community leaders through CCN (Church Communication Network).  This satellite ministry brings top Christian leaders to our church to train people in all aspects of Christian life.  You could be a part of a team that develops, promotes, and provides training for Cool Spring and other community churches.

A smile for a visitor, a cheerful greeting for a telephone caller and pleasant instructions for a delivery person- these are all very important duties of a Cool Spring volunteer week-day receptionist. Positive first impressions are critical in helping our church make a difference in the lives of those in our community. That's why receptionists are such important people!

Does this sound like a position for you? Our desire is to staff two people a day from 9:00 am-12:30pm OR 12:30-4:00 pm. If you have any questions or would like more information, please call Candace at 746-8970 Ext. 3. For more details, please call Candace.

Maintaining the inventory and updating of computer hardware, operating systems, networking, and program upgrades for computers throughout the church. Individuals with knowledge about audio/video equipment and sound system equipment are also needed. Contact Paul Quinn or Wayne Smith if you have expertise in these areas.

MOPS - Mothers of Preschoolers needs childcare volunteers during their twice a month morning meetings.

MOPS meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays from September to May. MOPS meets from 9:30-11:30 am. Child care help is needed for babies through preschool.

The Food Pantry is open ONLY on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm. Volunteers will be on hand in the Welcome Center to greet visitors to help them meet their food needs.

Would you like to serve in this ministry? Can you volunteer once a month? Once every other month? Please call Jeanne Carter at 789-9280 to volunteer or get additional information.

The Pastoral Care Ministry Team is looking for additional volunteers to join this wonderful ministry. Our goal is to serve the Cool Spring homebound members. To find out more, contact Alvin or Janice Allen.

Mission Cafe Volunteer Opportunity

The Student Ministry would like to open the Mission Café this fall for students who live in Mechanicsville to have a safe place to study, meet with friends & hang out! To do this, we need volunteers to help serve food & drinks and would like to fill the following shifts:

Mondays & Tuesdays
3:00-5:30 pm or 5:30-8:00 pm

Wednesdays
3:00-6:00 pm

If you have a Food Lion MVP card, a portion of your purchases can be donated to the Cool Spring Building Fund.  You have to re-enroll in the program every year by logging on to Food Lion Shop and Share Site and choosing Cool Spring Baptist Church or by calling 1-800-210-9569 Monday-Friday from 8 am-5 pm. You will need your Food Lion MVP number (under the bar code on the back of your card or key ring card) and then choose Cool Spring Baptist Church Building Fund.