PREPARE

• Pray: Ask God to lead your church's efforts and in setting your offering goal.

• Order Resources: Make sure you have enough materials. If you still need envelopes, bulletin inserts, posters, etc., order online or call 336-474-1209.

• Schedule a BCH speaker to share at your church. Call 336-474-1209 or visit bchoffering.org/speaker

• Mark the Week of Prayer (Nov. 15 - 22) on your calendar or choose the dates most convenient for your church to participate.

• Consider showing a video each week.

SHARE

• Hang your offering posters.

• Make announcements during in-person and online services.

• Announce your goal and explain how your church will collect its offering.

• Show the videos - they share stories of lives changed through your offering. Discuss the offering’s importance before or after showing the video. Include videos in your online services and on your social media.

• Share promo graphics on your website/social media pages.

• Share in your bulletin, newsletters and emails.

PARTICIPATE

• Distribute the offering envelopes and bulletin inserts which include the Week of Prayer guide. Ask church members to use the guide to pray for the BCH ministry.

• Collect your offering and send it to the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina.

• Online giving during this time of pandemic is crucial to collecting your best offering especially for members who are unable to attend services in person.  Add “Baptist Children’s Homes” as an option to your church’s online giving platform and make your congregation aware through social media, emails and on your website. They can also give at bchoffering.org/give

VIDEOS

Baptist Children's Homes Vimeo Channel or Video page on this website are the primary places to view and download videos. The new "Chosen" videos share the feature story of the two brothers who where homeless and found hope and family through Baptist Children's Homes. There are also short videos that will fit perfectly into your service.
 

SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAILS AND SLIDES

Download art and social media images to share through your multi-media platforms. You can find more digital download on the RESOURCES and DIGITIAL DOWNLOADS pages.
 

INVITE A SPEAKER

Schedule a speaker to share the Baptist Children's Homes story with your church. A speaker will come at a time convenient for you. Dates fill up quickly so please contact us today by calling 336-474-1209 or by clicking below.