Saturday, November 23, 2013

Faith Baptist Church Holds 5k for Operation Christmas Child


A 5K run/1 mile fun walk was held in Palestine on Saturday, November 16. The event was sponsored by Faith Baptist Church in order to raise awareness and collect boxes for Operation Christmas Child. The participants of the run/walk brought shoe boxes stuffed with gifts to be distributed to children around the world through the ministry of Samaritan’s Purse International. There were 58 adults, teens and children who joined in this effort.

Prizes were awarded for the winners in the men’s and women’s categories. The men’s winners were: first place, Jeff McDaniel with a time of 19.13.3; second place, Logan Hundley; third place, Micah Stacy. The winners in the ladies categories were: first place, Maddie Stacy with a time of 25.01.1; second place, Megan Fletcher; third place, Natalie Oliver.

The 5K run/walk was organized by Brenda Hart, an avid runner, a member at Fatih Baptist Church in Greenville, and a teacher at Troy Christian Shool. There were a number of teachers and students from Troy Christian who participated in the event.

Faith Baptist Church is located at 740 Russ Road and is pastored by Rev. Bill Baker. The church offers a variety of ministries including AWANA Clubs for boys and girls, Word of Life Clubs for the teens, Adult Bible Fellowships, and the Sonshiners Ministry for senior adults. For more information about the ministries of Faith Baptist contact the church office at 937-548-1808 or go online to faithgreenville.org.

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