Faith in Action: Heritage Baptist Church has a mission to serve

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December 8th, 2014 9:00 am by Collin Brooks

With the holidays here, people often feel the urge to donate time or money to the less fortunate. However, there are organizations that center their time around giving - well beyond the holidays.

One of those is Heritage Baptist Church in Hiltons, Va.

"The needs exist all during the year," Pastor Larry Browder said. "Sure, the holidays themselves are special and there is a need there, but the need of the people exist year-round and not just during this time of year. This is an ongoing thing and it is daily and weekly, people have physical needs and you never know when it is going to happen but it does happen all year long."

Browder has been pastor at Heritage Baptist Church since 2003, after being a member of the church since 1983, and says his church takes it upon themselves as a mission to serve.

"We feel like our central guide comes from what Jesus wanted us to do," Browder said. "We feel like it is a mandate from his teachings and that is what we strive to do."

The group takes on multiple tasks, including Hiltons Helping Hands, a benevolent ministry funded by the local churches, helping needy families. Another is Blanket America Ministries, a Charlotte, N.C. based ministry that gives away new blankets, coats, Bibles and socks annually with a strong emphasis on evangelism.

"We were contacted by each one of those and asked to be a host church," Browder said. "And we wholeheartedly endorsed these because it goes along with the mandate of what Jesus wanted us to do. Because these were things that were badly needed in the community."

They also do monthly visits to local nursing homes where they share music and devotional.

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Faith in Action: Heritage Baptist Church has a mission to serve