CONNECT TO MISSIONS EVERY DAY
At Hayes Barton Baptist Church, missions is the work our congregation – led by the Holy Spirit – to share the gospel of Jesus Christ in both word and deed. Whether it’s here in the Raleigh area, across the country or around the world, we’re involved in a wide range of missions, always striving to serve those in need while growing our Christian community.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY | 2026 Beloved Build Kick-off
Join with other faith congregations for the wall build, kick-off ceremony, and lunch. This is a great way to spend a few hours helping build affordable housing in the community. The kickoff ceremony is at 10:30 AM, and lunch for all is at 11:00 AM. Sign up here to be a part of this exciting day.
FEED THE HUNGER PACKATHON
Over the past 100 years, missions have been very important to HBBC and the community. We hope you will plan to be a part of this intergenerational opportunity to work together as a church to package nutritious meals for children around the world. Feed the Hunger provides nutritious meals, Bibles, and school supplies so that children can thrive and know the hope of Christ. Our goal this year is to pack 27,600 meals, filling three pallets.
Preschoolers, children, youth, and their families will package food during the Sunday School hour, 9:30-10:45 AM. Following worship, we will have a light lunch in Hailey Hall for those signed up for the afternoon and begin our second shift of packing food at 12:45 PM in the gym. As we get closer to the event, more information will be communicated.
Teams of volunteers assemble four ingredients: a carbohydrate (rice or pasta), a protein (soy or dehydrated pinto beans), dehydrated vegetables, and vitamin powder. These ingredients, which together provide complete nutrition, are packaged in six-serving meal packets that are then weighed, sealed, and boxed. Packathons take place in a friendly, high-energy environment, and we welcome participants ages 3 to 103! Each shift begins with a brief instructional message so volunteers clearly understand the various tasks and ends with a short time of celebration over how many life-saving meals were packed during that shift.
Backpack Buddies
Backpack Buddies is an internal mission of HBBC that seeks to provide food to children during the weekend. Volunteers purchase, assemble and deliver a food bag for students identified as food at six Wake County elementary schools. Almost 700 bags of food are distributed monthly to these schools.
Welcome House
Welcome House is a temporary reception housing ministry for refugees and immigrants who do not have a place to live upon arrival to the United States. The main goal is to share the love of God in Christ Jesus through the ministries of hospitality and friendship. Volunteers can assist in purchasing food, providing ESL assistance, spending time with the families, and preparing the home for new guests.
Southwest Police District
Throughout the year, HBBC shows our appreciation to the officers and staff at the Southwest Police District. Through small gifts, notes, prayers, and quarterly lunches, volunteers say thank you to those that serve our community in this way.
StepUp Ministry
StepUp Ministry is a non-profit organization that helps hundreds of individuals each year in Wake County transform their lives through employment and life skills training. HBBC hosts the Alumni Program on Thursday evenings. Volunteers are on the 2nd Thursday of each month to provide a meal to those that are attending.
Benevolence
The Benevolence Committee at HBBC prepares food bags and homeless bags to be given out during the week when the church is open. Volunteers are needed to help assemble bags for distribution.
Prayer Shawl
On the first Tuesday of every month, volunteers gather in the afternoon to create shawls and lap robes for those in need of a hug from God. Volunteers also work on these at home. The group prays for those that will receive the tangible gift of God’s love. Anyone is welcome to take and deliver a shawl or lap robe to someone in need.
Angel Tree
Each year around Christmas, HBBC sets up an Angel Tree for people to help meet various needs in the community. The groups we partner with throughout the year are represented on the tree. Volunteers are needed to take an angel and provide a gift.
Urban Ministry
Urban Ministries of Wake County engages the community to serve and advocate on behalf of those affected by poverty by providing food and nutrition, promoting health and wellness and by laying the foundations of home. Volunteers at HBBC provide a monthly weekend dinner meal at the Helen Wright Center. Volunteers are also needed to serve in the food pantry and medical and intake clinic.
Habitat for Humanity
Often joining with the yearly Baptist Build, HBBC contributes financially as well as providing volunteers to help build a home for people in the local community.
Meals on Wheels
Volunteers work to provide homebound and senior neighbors with a nutritious hot meal, along with a check-in and visit. Volunteers are given weekly or monthly routes by Meals on Wheels of Wake County.
Mission Trips -- Together for Hope Arkansas, Baptist on Missions (Cuba, Guatemala), Africa Exchange (Kenya)
Join one of our Mission Teams throughout the year. Most trips occur during the summer, but over the years trips have occurred at other times throughout the year.
LEDFORD MISSIONS FUND
The Hubert and Lola Ledford Missions Endowment Fund supports the important mission work our church conducts each year (including our television ministry).
Each year, the Ledford Council considers requests from both inside and outside the church. All requests should support the mission of the church.
Requests for 2026 are due by July 31, 2025. The council also holds some funds in reserve for requests that come up during the church year. All requests should support the missions program of the church (including television). Application forms are available online or in the church office.
OUR MISSION PARTNERSHIPS
We work with a wide variety of faith-based organizations as part of our missions. And we invite all to get involved in this key element of our ministry. To learn more about the many opportunities we offer to serve on mission with HBBC, please contact Kristen Muse (kmuse@hbbc.org) for information about upcoming projects and places where you can get involved.
- Urban Ministry
- Partnership and Underwood Elementary Schools
- Step Up Ministries
- Habitat for Humanity
- Meals on Wheels
- Local Benevolence
- Prayer Shawl Ministry
- Raleigh Rescue Ministry
- Feed the Hunger
- Africa Exchange Partnership
- Together for Hope (Helena, Arkansas)
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Scotland
- Cuba
- CareNet Counseling
- Alliance Medical Ministry
- And Many Others
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