Becoming Involved in Missions

All Southside members, and other Christians that God may call to service, are encouraged to become involved in the missions activities at Southside Baptist Church.  Generally, you may participate by giving, going or praying.

Please won't you pray about joining God on mission?

On-Going Missions Opportunities

Local Missions - Habitat for Humanity

by John Vaughn

This Spring, members of Southside Baptist church participated with four other churches in building a house for LaVera King and her three year old daughter, Gabrielle. During this spring build we had a number of Southside members helping out at the home site building the house as well as others who provided food and refreshments for the volunteers from time to time. The building of the house started in mid March in the Habitat Warehouse located at the corner of Pratt and Washington. We cut lumber for the house and then assembled the cut lumber into prefabbed walls for the house. We then moved the wall sections by truck to the site. Once the foundation was ready, we had a wall raising ceremony and began house construction. Unlike previous Habitat houses, this house has a one car garage and a brick fascia to match the decor of the existing neighborhood. More . . .

Local Missions - Sparkman Homes

by Helga Hayes

Can you image growing up and going to bed hungry, failing in school because there is no one to help with homework, hearing nothing but curse words, not knowing your father's name, wearing dirty clothes because that is all you have. Now imagine these same children saying "I love you" after five minutes of knowing you, loving to play games, running to hug you when you come, craving attention, eager to learn Bible stories and wanting to know the next time you will come to see them. These precious ones do not live in a remote part of the world. They are right here in Huntsville!

Southside Baptist Church has been sponsoring mission trips on Sunday evenings to an area stricken with poverty, drugs, truancy and teenage pregnancy. We teach the Word of God, play basketball, make crafts and feed children ages 5 — 18. No special training is required, just a willingness to give of your heart and time. If you have always wanted to make a difference in the life of a child, please come and join the Southside team who ministers to these children. In May, an average of 50 children was ministered to by our team, and within the past year several children have made professions of faith.

If you would like to first see what the team does one Sunday night, meet by the church van in the parking lot next to the church on the Marsheutz side at 5:30 p.m. For further information, contact Dana Watwood at 895-3313 or 509-9646.

"Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" Is. 6:8

Meals on Wheels

by Maeve Brackin

Meals on Wheels provides hot, nutritiously balanced meals delivered each weekday to elderly homebound persons. The Meals on Wheels TeamThe volunteers are sometimes the only person checking on these lonely people. They just need to know someone cares and will bring a big smile or hug their way, as well as a hot meal.

Churches all over Huntsville help in delivering the 240 meals, with 22 - 44 volunteers working daily. Southside, other churches and businesses also help financially. Our team delivers 10 of the 22 routes on the first Wednesday of each month and when there is a fifth Wednesday. More . . .