Pray for Local Mission Efforts
May flowers are in bloom, and so is generosity shown through our Church Mission Offering! This fund supports local mission projects in our church and city. Past church mission offerings have accomplished much good — consider this short list as an example: the offering has helped to establish our church’s Community Garden, to retrofit a bus into a mobile grocery store in Sumter County, to support first-time college students from Griffin-Spalding County Schools, to raise money for the End the Wait Foundation that supports kidney transplant patients, and much more.
We believe in a grace that gives generously. God has called us to use our resources to make a difference for the Kingdom of God throughout Griffin and Spalding County. As part of our Church Mission Offering emphasis for 2026, we would like to share stories from a local partner in ministry called Spalding Samaritans. Our prayer is that in learning more about this special ministry, you will be led to pray for their work and to ask God how you might be part of it.
Please consider how God is calling you to give above and beyond your regular tithe to partner with us this year through the Church Mission Offering. You can do so online or by marking the “Church Mission Offering” space on your giving envelope.
Donations may also be sent directly to this address:
Spalding Samaritans, Inc.
P.O. Box 2097
Griffin, GA 30224
Spalding Samaritans
Uplifting Our Neighbors through Essential Support
Since 2003, Spalding Samaritans has been providing emergency assistance to Spalding County residents who need help paying a utility bill. We serve those living on the edge of poverty — particularly senior citizens, those on fixed incomes, those who have lost their job, and those who cannot work. Often, we encounter the working poor who must balance multiple jobs to try to provide for their families. Many times, our applicants are days, sometimes hours, away from having their utility service disconnected.
Volunteers accept applications twice a month, on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the back of the Southside Medical Center (next door to Five Loaves and Two Fish Food Pantry). Each applicant must be a Spalding County resident who has an unpaid utility bill. In addition to completing basic paperwork, each applicant speaks with one of our interviewers. This process gives us the opportunity to hear the story behind the request for assistance and to provide basic budgeting counsel. Those individuals who receive help with a utility bill may return again after 13 months. In this way, we can help more people and underscore the principle of providing emergency assistance.
Visit us next week for a deeper dive into this ministry’s work.
Mary Beth reviews an applicant’s case.
Volunteers serving the community through Spalding Samaritans