The Backpack Club ministry operates on a regular schedule throughout the week. Food is purchased by the ministry team, and stored at the church. Backpacks are packed by volunteers on the first three Wednesday mornings of each month, beginning at 9:00 am. On the fourth Wednesday of each month, backpacks are packed at 6:00 pm, so parents can bring their children in to participate. Backpacks are then delivered to the schools by volunteers on Wednesday evenings or Thursday mornings, and retrieved from the schools on Tuesdays.  Opportunities for service include: financial sponsorship; packing, delivering and retrieving the backpacks; providing holiday goodies; donating individual food items, school supplies, and new backpacks; and sponsoring food drives in small groups or businesses. Volunteers are welcome in any one or several of these areas.

Each child in the program needs a financial sponsor. Sponsorships cost $375 per year, with three payment options. This will provide food for the school year, and also for meals for the child’s entire family at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Each sponsor is given the child’s age, sex, and birthday so small gifts and cards can be provided from time to time.   For more information, please click here to see the Sponsorship Form.

If you are interested in purchasing food items to donate, or wish to organize a food drive, please refer to the menu here for items to purchase.   Individual items can be dropped off in the collection area in the Education Bldg.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following local businesses that support this ministry:

Lowes Foods
EPES Trucking and Logistics
Oak Ridge Bank
Wal-Mart
DeVaney Dentistry



Ministry coordinator is Jessica Humphrey, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

School coordinators are:

Stokesdale - Cherie Coble
Summerfield - Lynn DeVaney
Oak Ridge - Wendy Kesselring