Reaching out to those in need

Kingdom Covenant Christian Ministries hosted their annual outreach day for the community on Saturday afternoon. The Kids Spring Break-Out Fun Event was a day filled with food, fellowship, and encouragement. It brought a variety of members of the community out and the church’s ministry outreach programs became an integral part of the event. Kingdom Covenant ministered to those in need and able to benefit from the free food and clothing offered. 

Associate Pastor, Michael Cockrell specified the ministry’s focus on reaching out. They seek to give to bring all those they minister to and others to a state of worship and being filled by God. Bishop Timothy Boone and his wife Cynthia Boone, pastors at Kingdom Covenant Christian Ministries, desire for their church to be multicultural, a place for everyone to come together.

“The vision of our church is Reconciliation,” Cockrell said. “Which is to bring back to God, which is to restore back to original form, and also replenish which is to refill all over again. There are those who are empty because of life. Life takes a toll on people and causes people to lose hope, so because of it our vision is to restore people. Our vision for our ministry is to have a multicultural church that is just open to the public, to everyone.”

The event on Saturday was important in outreach because the ministry expanded its reach to the children in the community by bringing in the Middle Georgia Game Trailer operated by Matt Shirley. Cockrell recognized that a lot of times children “these days” like video games, so in an effort to get them into the community spirit, the game trailer brought kids from all areas of the community together to have fun.

“Our target today was children, because we understand that children need someone or something that they can come and be a part of. It’s also good too just to get the kids out of the house” said Cockrell.

Cockrell hopes parents will be reached as well and will know that Kingdom Covenant is there for them as support and for their individual needs as well.

“Not only did we target the children, but this is an opportunity for us to reach the parents. So when the parents come out, we can let them know about our ministry, what we’re about, and how we can go about helping those in the community,” Cockrell said.

Cockrell also talked a bit about Kingdom Covenant Ministries’ other outreach programs such as their clothing ministry and grocery bank that they keep stocked for monthly distribution. Each part of the ministry works together to minister to the whole person. Their physical needs as well as their spiritual support and encouragement.

“We understand that poverty is high in many parts of the community. So one of the things we like to do is help the parents and that is helping to speak volumes. The parents know that our ministry is an outreach ministry and is designed to help those in need” said Cockrell. “We know that there are some parents who have children that don’t have clothes, so every little bit can help. We have so much clothing here.”

As Kingdom Covenant Christian Ministries continues to connect with the community through ministry, they want Saturday’s event to not only show the community have done, but also what they want to do for the community.