Missions

River Oaks Baptist is devoted to providing mission opportunities for our community. We believe that these long- and short-term opportunities help us to obediently serve the call of God by growing his Kingdom.

Throughout the year, we support missions through the...

...to provide hands-on mission opportunities for our congregation. Call the Church office or email us at info@robc.org for more details about what is going on now!

River Oaks Baptist Church cooperates with other Baptist churches in the Houston area through the Union Baptist Association to produce healthy, growing congregations cooperating to transform our communities, Houston, and the world. ROBC also cooperates with other Baptist churches in Texas through support of the ministries of the Baptist General Convention of Texas.

River Oaks Baptist Church participates in global missions and evangelism through giving and calling forth individuals to serve through the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention and through the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship.

Ongoing Mission Opportunities

International Neighbors

A ministry designed to share God's love and introduce Jesus Christ to any International speaking person who would like to learn conversational English. Since its beginning in 1968, over 50 countries have been represented in these classes. This class is taught by Sharon Maddox-Gimici and meets every Tuesday in Fellowship Hall from 10:30am - 12:00pm. The class meets from September through May, and takes a break over the summer.

Christian Community Service Center (CCSC)

The mission of the Christian Community Service Center is to serve the poor, hungry, disabled, and otherwise needy while respecting their religious, ethnic or cultural differences. CCSC was created out of faith, and founded in the belief that we are called to help all God's children heart to heart and hand in hand.

Every August is "Back to School" time with a clothing drive, sorting day and distribution day. In December they host the annual "Jingle Bell Express". Donated toys are sorted by age level and distributed to needy families. Volunteers for these events are needed to aid with sorting the items and assisting families on distribution days. ROBC will participate and advertise these opportunities during the year, but you can also visit the CCSC website for more details. Please see the link above.

CCSC Sponsored - Gethsemane Food Pantry Assistance

River Oaks Baptist and St. Paul Presbyterian Churches are teaming up to serve in the food pantry. CCSC's Gethsemane Food Pantry serves clients in crisis who live in zip codes 77031, 77036, 77072 and 77074 by providing a five day supply of food for people experiencing hunger or food insecurity. Clients can also be referred to other agencies for long-term assistance. The food pantry managers and dedicated volunteers come from local Christian churches in the area.

ROBC Volunteer Dates for 2012:
January 28, February 25, March 24 (8:45am-12:00pm)

Location:
Gethsemane United Methodist Church
6856 Bellaire Boulevard Houston, TX 77074

If you are interested in helping, please contact Czarena Siebert at czarena.siebert@hp.com. She can give you the necessary training materials for the varous volunteer positions, or you may show up and shadow an ROBC volunteer.