RICHMOND — Many Virginia Baptist churches are filling buckets with food this month to assist victims of Haiti’s Jan. 12 earthquake.
“Buckets of Hope” is a nationwide emphasis of the Southern Baptist Convention to provide food for Haitians.
“Individuals, families, and church groups are being asked to purchase a five-gallon bucket and fill it with food items from the approved list,” said Dean Miller, who is coordinating relief efforts for the Virginia Baptist Mission Board. “These buckets should then be delivered to regional collection sites which will then be sent to a central collection point. From there all the buckets will be transported to a staging area in Florida and then delivered to Haiti. The buckets will be distributed by local pastors.”
Instructions on filling the buckets are available at www.vbmb.org. Buckets should be delivered to the following collection sites by March 17.
Northern Region
- Gordonsville Baptist Church, 303 W. Gordon Ave. Gordonsville; Tuesdays and Thursdays 2-5 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Oak Dale Baptist Church, 9532 Auburn Rd. Nokesville; Monday-Wednesday 10 a.m.- 1 p.m.; Thursdays 3-6 p.m.
- Zoan Baptist Church, 5888 Plank Rd., Fredericksburg; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12 noon-7 p.m.; Saturdays: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Valley Region - Bonsack Baptist Church, 4845 Cloverdale Rd., Roanoke; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wednesdays 5-7 p.m.; Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Capitol Region
- Mechanicsville Baptist Church, 8016 Atlee Rd, Mechanicsville; Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Second Baptist Church, 9614 River Rd., Richmond; Tuesdays 10 a.m.-12 noon; Thursdays, 12 noon-2 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Tidewater Region
- Hermitage Baptist Church, 94 Wares Bridge Rd, Church View; Wednesdays, 4-8 p.m.; Fridays, 3-5 p.m.; Saturday, March 13, 9 a.m.-12 noon.
- Peninsula Association Office, 863 Cloverleaf Lane, Newport News; Monday-Thursday, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Friday (3/12) and Saturday (3/13) 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Red Bank Baptist Church, 9202 Seaside Rd., Marionville; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; Saturdays 9 a.m.-12 noon.
- Spurgeon Memorial Baptist Church, 5520 Tidewater Dr., Norfolk; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
- West Hampton Baptist Church, 631 Aberdeen Rd., Hampton; Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sunday, 9-9:30 a.m.
- Wilroy Baptist Church, 306 Williams Rd., Suffolk; Tuesdays and Thursdays 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturdays (27th and 13th only), 9-11 a.m.
Central Region
- Calvary Baptist Church, 8408 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston; Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
- Halifax Baptist Church, 25 Church St., Halifax; Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; Wednesday 6-8 p.m.
- Hebron Baptist Church, 66 Tanbark Dr., Afton; Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Saturdays 10 a.m.-12 noon.
Southwest Region
- Bethel Baptist Church, 60 Ketron Ave., Lebanon; Tuesdays, 2-6 p.m.; Saturdays, 8 a.m.-12 noon.
- Harman Memorial Baptist Church, 4321 Bull Creek Rd., Grundy; Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; Thursdays, 2-8 p.m.; Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
- Henry Country Association Office, 3449 Kings Mountain Road, Martinsville; Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-4:30p.m.
- Marion Baptist Church, 1258 North Main St. Marion; Thursdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.