{"id":40518,"date":"2021-08-02T09:41:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-02T14:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/?p=40518"},"modified":"2021-07-27T09:45:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T14:45:47","slug":"fbc-ferguson-ministers-to-elderly-disabled-in-north-county-st-louis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2021\/08\/02\/fbc-ferguson-ministers-to-elderly-disabled-in-north-county-st-louis\/","title":{"rendered":"FBC Ferguson ministers to elderly, disabled in North County, St. Louis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>FERGUSON \u2013 <\/b>Loving your neighbor is a commandment and First Baptist Church of Ferguson has found a new way to express that love. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Engage NOCO is a new mission to serve the local community by ministering to the elderly and disabled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMany of the folks in Ferguson love their property and want to take care of it, but they are not able,\u201d Doug Inman, associate pastor, said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe want to show them love and help them be proud of the community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The church purchased a trailer with donations as well as landscaping tools and a riding lawn mower.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Several Ferguson businesses contributed $1,000 to be listed on the side of the trailer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>A dumpster company is in partnership with the ministry and will provide a much needed resource.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe idea has really caught on,\u201d Inman continued. \u201cArea groups and businesses have seen the potential. Lowes donated $700 equipment to fill the trailer.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to Inman, he presented the idea of the mission at the staff meeting in March. \u201cWe\u2019ve been on some great mission trips,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve been to El Salvador several times and we\u2019ve gone to clean up after the Texas hurricane.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We learned that serving is a great way to reach the community.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThis trailer and our volunteers give us an opportunity to love up on our community,\u201d he said, \u201cand to share Jesus.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We want them to know God has got their back and that He is there even if no one else is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Alex McMullen, church member and FBC accountant, is excited about the project.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cIt is impossible not to see God in it,\u201d she said, \u201cHe is going before us and breaking down obstacles that we saw as insurmountable.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We\u2019ve had frustrations along the way, but He has made it clear that He is in charge.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">McMullen described the first planned trailer purchase being sold out from under them.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe thought we had the best trailer picked out,\u201d she said, \u201cbut, when we went to pick it up, it was gone.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>But God moved and we got a much better equipped trailer.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He has shown me that He is in control, and it is a faith builder.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">David Keller, president of the Ferguson neighborhood improvement board, described the impact on the community.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI live and work in Ferguson,\u201d Keller said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cThis plan is filling a hole and it will help a lot of people.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Many people in the area care about their homes, but they just can\u2019t keep them up.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Keller also highlighted the importance of relationship in the project.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI see Doug almost every day,\u201d he said.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe had a meeting this morning planning the Ferguson, 4th of July parade and our kids are on the Ferguson swim team together.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>He is a treasure because he loves Ferguson, and he is a problem solver.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>It is exciting to see the problem and come up with a plan to solve.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I love the let\u2019s try spirit.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Inman has lots of plans for the ministry.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cWe are going to start in the Ferguson community,\u201d he explained. \u201cWe hope to reach the adjacent communities, clean up vacant lots and even the other parts of the state.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>We\u2019ve even been talking with our volunteers about training with Disaster Relief.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The community has already started reaching out and Inman has toured the jobs to assign hours needed to complete the job.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doug Inman, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, Ferguson, said, \u201cMany of the folks in Ferguson who love their property and want to take care of it, but they are not able. 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