Martha serves

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Martha Serves was Saturday, April 18th. Martha Serves is a time each spring where we come together as a church and go out into the community to serve together and share the love of Christ with Macon.


Like everything else, it looked quite different this year. But as we reached out to our local mission partners here in Macon, they were sharing that the need is dire to continue to serve and love "the least of these". Shelter in place is hard when you don't have a shelter. Families who now are forced to eat 3 meals a day at home is difficult when your kids relied on breakfast and lunch at school.


HOW YOU CAN CONTINUE TO HELP:


*Martha Bowman will be open for drop off on Monday - Thursday 10AM - 4PM. Please leave items in the cardboard boxes located outside the main entrance of the church.*

  • Mentors project

    Mentors Project works with at-risk students in Bibb County schools and their families.


    They are in need of the following pantry items:

    • Macaroni and cheese
    • Bread
    • Peanut Butter
    • Jelly
    • Pop Tarts
    • Granola Bars
    • Spaghetti noodles
    • Spaghetti sauce
    • Canned fruit
    • Canned tuna
    • Canned meat
    Additional Items Needed:
    • Paper Products (toilet paper & paper towels)
    • Disinfectant wipes/spray

  • Daybreak

    Daybreak provides a day shelter for the homeless of Macon. Currently, they are providing showers, laundry facilities and "snack lunches" for the homeless of Macon while other feeding programs are closed down due to COVID-19.


    They are in need of the following pantry items:

    • Granola bars
    • Snack packs
    • Individually packaged items
    • Fruit (apples, oranges, bananas, etc.)
    • Pop-top canned goods (Vienna sausage, stews, etc.)
    • Fruit cups
    • Canned fruit
    Additional Items Needed:
    • Homemade masks
    • Hand-held can openers (doesn't have to be new)
    • Latex-free gloves
    • Disinfectant wipes/spray

  • NURSES

    Daybreak is also looking for nurses to volunteer. The need is during the morning volunteer shift to help with "case-management" nursing on simple ailments.

  • hot lunch

    Until other hot-lunch feeding centers open back up, Martha Bowman has committed to sponsor 2 hot lunches a month a Daybreak. Each meal costs $100 to feed 70 people. If you or your Sunday School class are interested in sponsoring a meal or a portion of a meal, please contact Elizabeth Hammock ehammock@marthabowman.org, 477-1901.

  • ship items directly

    Another easy way to serve is to order items online and have them shipped directly. Below are the addresses for Daybreak and Mentors Project.


    Walmart, Amazon and Sam's Club all have a shipping feature on purchasing items.


    Shipping Address

    Mentors Project

    1233 Bass Road

    Macon, GA 31210


    Shipping Address

    Daybreak

    174 Walnut Street

    Macon, GA 31201