Mission Partners
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We encourage you to become active in the community, whether by serving one of our mission partners, passionately serving another mission organization or devoting yourself to loving and serving those whom you encounter in your neighborhood who are in need.
Mission
Jesus said: I have not come to be served but to serve. As Christians we are called to serve others. We are called to love our neighbor at least as well as we love ourselves. Outside the walls of the sanctuary there are precious people in need: families struggling to make ends meet, homeless individuals and families, children who go to bed hungry, elders lonely and isolated. Here is where faith meets the world. Here, as much as on Sunday morning in worship, is "church."
Braden River has partnered with the organizations listed below (all links open in a new tab) to address some of these needs, both here and abroad. In doing so, not only do we alleviate suffering of others, we meet our faith, our fears, our deepest desires to be like Jesus. It’s in the doing that belief comes alive and grows.
Beth-El Farmworker Ministry, Wimauma, FL
Beth-El helps farm workers become self-sufficient with feeding programs, English language classes, legal services, a charter school, health screening and worship services.
- www.beth-el.info
- 813-633-1548
Our Daily Bread, Bradenton, FL
A local soup kitchen that is open to all and serves meals every day of the year.
- www.ourdailybreadofbradenton.org
- 701 17th Ave. West, Bradenton FL
- 941-745-2992
Care-Net
Offering hope to women facing unplanned pregnancies by providing practical help and emotional support.
- www.carenetmanasota.com
- 941-751-1966
Meals-on-Wheels Plus
Provides hot, nutritious noontime meals to elderly and disabled residents of Manatee County as well as supportive services so that individuals can live independently.
- www.mealsonwheelsplus.org
- 941-747-4655
Food for the Poor
Raises funds and provides direct relief assistance to the poor. We support their Haiti relief efforts with our Souper Bowl of Caring offering and other contributions.
Souper Bowl of Caring
Raises funds on Super Bowl Sunday to support local hunger initiatives.
