Twenty-two churches and two groups were represented among the 208 volunteers who helped at the first SC/CBF Work Day Oct. 13 in Allendale.
Among the First Baptist Church Aiken group were 15 Acteens and their leaders who organized a Kids Camp in a local apartment complex.
Sort and deliver school supplies.
Work with Kids Camp.
Rebuild one room of the Men's Shelter.
Clean up around Men's Shelter.
Landscape around Women's Shelter.
Organize clothes closet and Thrift Store.
Visit 40-bed Nursing Home.
Rebuild one house.
Sand and paint two houses.
Demolish three houses and get them ready for reconstruction.
Clean up yards around all houses being worked on.
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Since your web browser does not support JavaScript, here is a non-JavaScript version of the image slideshow: One team sorted and delivered school supplies. Rebekah Matthews,9, from Overbrook Baptist Church in Greenville was the youngest member of this team. Marion Aldridge and Jamie Norris with representatives from Christ Central Ministries in Allendale. Cleaning up around the Men's Shelter. Tricia Kilgore from Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia and a student at Lutheran Seminary headed up a team that worked on rebuilding one of the rooms at the Men's Shelter. Cleaning up at the Men's Shelter. David Matthews from Overbrook Baptist Church in Greenville drills into a ceiling at the Men's Shelter. Betty Jones from First Baptist Church in Walterboro headed a team that spent the day with residents at the local nursing home. Demolishing a house is dirty work. The team from First Baptist Church in Greenville worked on sanding and painting a house before helping with general clean up work. Tony Hopkins from First Baptist Church in Greenwood surveys his work. Some of the yard clean up crew. Hammering on the roof. Measuring the lumber at a house being rebuilt. "What am I going to do with all these clothes?" asked SC/CBF moderator Helen Phillips who headed a team to sort donated clothing. Judith White from First Baptist Church in Clemson and Marcia Harris from Fernwood Baptist Church in Spartanburg were among those who worked at the Women's Shelter to beautify the grounds. Trimming a tree to get it away from a house took team work, and a lot of caution. Carole Mauldin from FBC Greenwood and David Brown from Oakland Baptist Church in Rock Hill were plenty dirty at the end of their day of demolition work. Can't tell who this is under this sophisticated dirt mask. But she/he worked hard all day clearing our debris. Carrying away the debris. Mack Jones from First Baptist Church Walterboro spent an entire day using his chainsaw to cut away trees and bushes. SC/CBF Coordinator Marion Aldridge got in on some of the clean up work by cutting out some underbrush. Some of the World Changers from First Baptist Church in Walterboro. There were jobs for even some of the younger volunteers. James Rust, a member of the Cooperative Student Fellowship at Furman, learned some construction skills from Joe Farry, the CSF director at Furman who is an experienced builder and headed up the construction team. Bend your knees and lift. Heavy logs had to be carried away. Sheldon Timmerman from Oakland Baptist Church in Rock Hill worked on the demolition team. Dave Rothell, a member of Augusta Heights Baptist Church in Greenville, was overall coordinator of the Work Day. With him are Chip Reeves, pastor of First Baptist Church Allendale, and the manager of the Women's Shelter. This 96-year-old member of First Baptist Church in Walterboro played the piano for the singing at the nursing home. Working on rebuilding a house. Young volunteers from Kathwood Baptist Church in Columbia. Painting the corners. Taking a nap after lunch. A team from Augusta Heights Baptist Church in Greenville worked with some children at a local Church of God. Getting ready to raise a roof. Carrying away debris. Enjoying the front porch. A resting place. Nailing a board in the floor. Packing up to go home. Dinner at the church. First Baptist Church Allendale provided barbecue for the volunteers at the end of the work day. Drinks for the thirsty. The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina at work in Allendale County.
One team sorted and delivered school supplies. Rebekah Matthews,9, from Overbrook Baptist Church in Greenville was the youngest member of this team.
Marion Aldridge and Jamie Norris with representatives from Christ Central Ministries in Allendale.
Cleaning up around the Men's Shelter.
Tricia Kilgore from Shandon Baptist Church in Columbia and a student at Lutheran Seminary headed up a team that worked on rebuilding one of the rooms at the Men's Shelter.
Cleaning up at the Men's Shelter.
David Matthews from Overbrook Baptist Church in Greenville drills into a ceiling at the Men's Shelter.
Betty Jones from First Baptist Church in Walterboro headed a team that spent the day with residents at the local nursing home.
Demolishing a house is dirty work.
The team from First Baptist Church in Greenville worked on sanding and painting a house before helping with general clean up work.
Tony Hopkins from First Baptist Church in Greenwood surveys his work.
Some of the yard clean up crew.
Hammering on the roof.
Measuring the lumber at a house being rebuilt.
"What am I going to do with all these clothes?" asked SC/CBF moderator Helen Phillips who headed a team to sort donated clothing.
Judith White from First Baptist Church in Clemson and Marcia Harris from Fernwood Baptist Church in Spartanburg were among those who worked at the Women's Shelter to beautify the grounds.
Trimming a tree to get it away from a house took team work, and a lot of caution.
Carole Mauldin from FBC Greenwood and David Brown from Oakland Baptist Church in Rock Hill were plenty dirty at the end of their day of demolition work.
Can't tell who this is under this sophisticated dirt mask. But she/he worked hard all day clearing our debris.
Carrying away the debris.
Mack Jones from First Baptist Church Walterboro spent an entire day using his chainsaw to cut away trees and bushes.
SC/CBF Coordinator Marion Aldridge got in on some of the clean up work by cutting out some underbrush.
Some of the World Changers from First Baptist Church in Walterboro.
There were jobs for even some of the younger volunteers.
James Rust, a member of the Cooperative Student Fellowship at Furman, learned some construction skills from Joe Farry, the CSF director at Furman who is an experienced builder and headed up the construction team.
Bend your knees and lift. Heavy logs had to be carried away.
Sheldon Timmerman from Oakland Baptist Church in Rock Hill worked on the demolition team.
Dave Rothell, a member of Augusta Heights Baptist Church in Greenville, was overall coordinator of the Work Day. With him are Chip Reeves, pastor of First Baptist Church Allendale, and the manager of the Women's Shelter.
This 96-year-old member of First Baptist Church in Walterboro played the piano for the singing at the nursing home.
Working on rebuilding a house.
Young volunteers from Kathwood Baptist Church in Columbia.
Painting the corners.
Taking a nap after lunch.
A team from Augusta Heights Baptist Church in Greenville worked with some children at a local Church of God.
Getting ready to raise a roof.
Carrying away debris.
Enjoying the front porch.
A resting place.
Nailing a board in the floor.
Packing up to go home.
Dinner at the church. First Baptist Church Allendale provided barbecue for the volunteers at the end of the work day.
Drinks for the thirsty.
The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship of South Carolina at work in Allendale County.
