Brookside First Community Church

Freely will be Saturday May 9th... the concept of Freely is most people love to shop...but alot can't afford to. As adults we tend to put ourselves last in the family dynamic and when we shop often times it's for others. I love thrift stores but even they are high these days...but what if everything was free...and you could shop and not worry about the price. Freely is for EVERYONE and it will replenish itself as long as we freely give and freely receive. With Freely the currency is kindness...and we want to make people smile...times are tough but our God is BIGGER! So here's how it works...if you want to come and shop...come on...if you have anything in the closet you can't wear anymore stick it in a bag and drop it off at the door as a donation...this will help keep Freely going( if you don't have anything to donate or have already donated that's ok it's not a requirement)...then grab an empty shopping bag and enjoy yourself as you shop the Freely way! I want to stress this is for absolutely EVERYONE...it is meant to be a blessing and bring joy! Here are some of the things we are running low on...toys and mens clothing...so if your doing some Winter purging consider donating to Freely! Freely is alot of work... most weeks it takes about 8 to 12 hours each week to sort, hang, and put out all the donations that come in for Freely Saturdays to happen. If you would like to volunteer during the week or on a Freely Saturday just message me and let me know. It's a great way to serve others! We don't get alot of volunteers so it's just a handful of us...we definitely could use the help.... if your interested message me. Here are a few things that would help us with donations...totally optional. If you do your bags of clothing labeled by size that would help us with sorting tremendously...another thing that would be helpful is if it's Summer label the bag as Summer as we can't put winter and summer out at the same time due to limited space...if it's labeled as Summer we can just store it for next season. Again huge thank you to everyone that supports this ministry and so generously donates and serves. Lastly please keep in mind there are children playing that live on the road to the church so please be mindful and watch your speed coming to Freely. Thanks in advance.

Busy week ahead...Wednesday at 6:30pm we will be sorting all the coats, blankets,backpacks, shoes and socks we have collected for the homeless. Then on Friday we will meet at the Community center in Brookside @ 5pm to pack the bags for Mary's mission drive for the homeless. Saturday morning we will meet at the Community center in Brookside at 11 am to head out for distribution! Lastly cover this event in prayer as we want to glorify God and be His hands and feet....much love for you all Pastor J!

Excited for this! Come on out and join us!