March 29-April 2, 2010—DBA's Dallas Cup Hospitality Center needs 10 churches to serve in 2010.  

May 1,2, 2010—City-wide day of service for churches, hosted by www.goandbe.org.    

May 16-23, 2010—Dallas Baptist Association Week of Prayer.  Check back for upcoming special service opportunities during this week.

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Join the 2010 meal teams for the Well's Saturday Night Life gathering.  Thirteen groups are needed to provide a meal for approximately  75 people one Saturday  per quarter.  Click here for more information.

Teams from all over the world come to Dallas the week prior to Easter every year to participate in the prestigious Dallas Cup international youth soccer tournament.  DBA and Collin Baptist Association churches provide a hospitality center for players and coaches at First Baptist Church, Frisco.

Typically, about 200 players and coaches spend time at the center each day.  Church volunteers serve food and chat with guests. Glen Jolley, a DBA pastor, serves as chaplain for the center.  Each year several young players and coaches make decisions for Christ. 

Your churches can be part of an international missions experience by hosting a 1/2 day shift at the center.   Churches provide 200 hot meals and a volunteer team of 5 -10 people.  For more information, contact Jana Jackson at 214-319-1166.

From Pastor Richard Harris:

"Last night we had the first cooking class and it went wonderfully. We had 8 adults out of a mobile home park that has 12 mobile homes, and we had 6 children. They baked a cake from scratch and told our lady doing the teaching next week they wanted to do a fish dish, so fish it is. We gave a short devotional to them, along with index cards with the receipe on it in Spanish, of course. We used the computers to work with the kids and to teach some Bible skills. 

And they wanted to pay something for it, so they are going to donate five dollars a person, cool stuff. I look to see it grow next week. I will keep you posted."

Many children depend on the free or reducd price meals they receive at school to get the proper nutrition they require.  However, when school is not in session, some children may not get a well-balanced meal at all.  The Summer Food program provides children with the same nutritious meals they receive during the school year.  Churches may be designated sites for the distribution of these free meals. 

In order to become eligible to operate as an site, a church must be in a neighborhood where 50 percent or more of the chldren qualify for free or reduced price school meals.  The church must also complete and submit an application to Central Dallas Ministries, the sponsoring organization.  Central Dallas Ministries also provides the training needed to operate this program successfully on your church site.

Church may provide children's ministries such as Vacation Bible School, sports clinics, or kids' clubs before or after the lunch time.

For more information, contact Sonia White, 214-823-8710, ext. 124.