Mission Blitz - Bon Air Baptist Church

Mission Blitz Day

Saturday, March 16, 2024
8 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Join us for Mission Blitz Day. See how our local missions partners are working in our community and get involved. Start in the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, March 16 at 8 a.m. to meet with your team for prayer, coffee, and donuts and then join our missions partners out in the community.

Choose from 9 Mission Blitz Day projects and sign up!

Missions Partners:
Caritas, Church Hill Baptist Center, Fisher Elementary, Habitat for Humanity, Hope Thrift Store, Oregon Hill Baptist Center, South Richmond Baptist Center, Suburban Village, and Westover Hills UMC Little Tots

Learn more below about our Missions Partners and which projects are available.

Other Ways to Get Involved:
If you're not able to make it out for a project on March 16 there are still ways for you to participate!

Caritas Furniture Drive. We will pick up the items at your house. We will be collecting sofas, dining tables, dressers, queen and smaller mattresses. We will also be collecting sheets, towels, blankets, dishes, flatware, and pots and pans. If you would like for us to pick up some of these items on Mission Blitz Day, please call Lori Schmiege (Caritas) 804-887-1592.

Choose a Mission Blitz Day Project

Schedule

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. Join us in the Fellowship Hall at Bon Air Baptist Church to meet your team and for coffee & donuts

8:30 - 9:00 a.m. Travel time

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Mission Blitz Projects

Mission Blitz Projects

Caritas - Pick up Furniture

About
For people experiencing homelessness and/or addiction, CARITAS is Richmond’s active community of caring that provides them a safe space for healing and recovery–and the support to rebuild and renew their lives.

Location
2220 Stockton St

Project
Pick up furniture from donations. Will ride in truck or drive behind truck in own vehicle.

Needed
Ability to lift

Looking for 8- 10 people

Organizer
Jeff Dean

Church Hill Baptist Center - Move offices

About
Church Hill Baptist Center ministers to the Church Hill area.

Location
1920 Fairmount Ave., Richmond

Project
Move office from one campus to another.

Needed
Ability to lift

Looking for 8- 10 people

Organizer
Paul Andrews

Fisher Elementary - Gardening and Landscaping

About
A nearby elementary school in the Richmond Public Schools district.

Location
3701 Garden Rd., Richmond

Project
Gardening and landscaping

Needed
Gloves, rakes, shovels, hoes, gardening tools

Looking for 10-15 people

Organizer
Julie Warriner

Habitat for Humanity - Building Homes

About
Seeking to put God’s love into action, Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.

Location
5405 Moncure Dr., Henrico 23231

Project
Building a home in the Richmond area

Needed
Create volunteer profile at richmondhabitat.org/volunteer AND register with us.

Everyone who is planning to volunteer Saturday must create a volunteer profile before arriving at the site. That is easily started by using this link - www.richmondhabitat.org/volunteer or clicking on the "Volunteer" button at www.richmondhabitat.org.
Once you've created a profile, click on this link, which will put you in the group - Bon Air Baptist - March 16

NOTE - you cannot sign up individually because we're in the system as a group.

Looking for 8-10 people

Organizer
Lee Blanton

Hope Thrift - Organizing

About
Hope Thrift, a ministry outreach of Hope Church, sells high-quality donated goods at fair prices in an attractive, welcoming retail setting to raise money to support local and global ministries.

Location
11300 Polo Place, Midlothian

Project
Organizing items for the store.

Looking for 8- 10 people

Organizer
Caroline Hyde

Oregon Hill Baptist Center - Clothing Closet

About
The Center and Church work in partnership with many volunteers to reach the community and beyond with the light and love of Jesus Christ.

Location
400 S. Pine St., Richmond

Project
Switch over clothing closet.

Looking for 8- 10 people

Organizer
Steve DeGaetani

South Richmond Baptist Center

About
South Richmond Baptist Center offers various ministries to families and residents of the Southside area of Richmond, and serves as an outreach consultant to churches and as a mission field for church groups, organizations, and individuals to minister and share in reaching people with the Words of Christ Jesus!

Location
1st: 5500 Bryce Ln, Richmond

Project
Moving materials from one campus to another.

Preferred
Pick up truck or large car/SUV

Looking for 8- 10 people

Organizer
John and Lisa Hagerty

Suburban Village - Easter Party

About
Suburban Village is Chesterfield's third-largest manufactured home park with a high Hispanic population.

Location
Suburban Village Playground

Project
Easter party for the children of the Suburban Village community. There will be an Easter Egg Hunt and Inflatables and hot dogs and chips.

Looking for 15-20 people

Organizer
Susan Lord

Westover Hills UMC Little Tots Ministry - Building Picnic Tables

About
Westover Hills United Methodist Church (WHUMC) owns and maintains the “Tot Lot” at the corner of Westover Hills Blvd. and New Kent Road Ave. A neighborhood treasure, this beloved playground recently underwent an extensive renovation and upgrade that was financially supported by the community.

Location
BABC Parking Lot

Project
Building picnic tables for Westover Hills UMC Little Tots Ministry.

Looking for 8-10 people

Recommended
Work gloves, screw/drill gun, safety googles

Organizer
Pat and Deb McClane