Partners In Ministry

We’re trying something new. We love getting to know community members, so we thought you’d like to learn a little more about us. This is the first installment of “Who are the Partners In the Ministry.”

We begin with one of the cornerstones of our organization, Nancy Callahan, the first smiling face you see when you enter the Gibson Center, and our administrative assistant. Ms. Nancy, as she is affectionately known, is the mother of five, and the grandmother of eight. Born in Massachusetts, she has held many jobs from owning her own business to bus driving to being a Certified Nursing Assistant, but her family has always been her true passion. Nancy brings the same strength and caring fostered by her family to her work with the Partners In Ministry. “My favorite moments here” says Ms. Nancy, “are those quiet moments before a program begins when all the volunteers and staff come together: all those people of all colors, all creeds, and all sorts of backgrounds hold hands and pray. That always feels good.”

Join us from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. this Saturday December 3rd on the square in Rockingham.  There will be holiday festivities including a visit from Santa!  We will be selling fish sandwiches and other refreshments.

Rockingham District Partners In Ministry will be holding our annual fish fry to support ROAR.  We have rehabilitated 35 homes in the past two years, and applications are rolling in for us to rehabilitate more homes.  In order to help our neighbors in need we need funds for building supplies!

The fish fry will be at St. Luke’s UMC 1501 Turnpike Rd. in Laurinburg, on September 23rd and 24th from 11:00AM to 7:00PM on both days. Plates are $8 and include 2 pieces of fish, coleslaw, baked beans, 2 pieces of bread, and desert.  Tickets are available at area United Methodist churches, at the Gibson Resource and Referral Center, and can be reserved over the phone.

Delivery is available for orders of 5 or more plates within a reasonable distance.  Delivery orders must be placed by September 20th.

As always RDPIM relies on your support.  Volunteers are needed to cook the fish, prepare plates and make deliveries. Those wishing to volunteer, make donations or place orders may call Rachel Brown or Nancy Callahan at 910-268-4688.

We will not be having our Food Pantry on May 28th because it is a holiday weekend. The next food pantry will be June 11 at 10 a.m.

Our next ROAR build will be May 13 and 14 beginning at 8 a.m.

We will be repairing multiple homes over these two days because we will be having a work team coming down from Soapstone UMC (Raleigh) as a mission trip for them. Please join us! We can accomplish much as a team. Call us at 910-268-4688 to confirm that you will be working with us.

Thanks to everyone who helped out at our Spring Fling on Monday and to those who donated!! Dominos in Laurinburg donated 5 pizzas for the event.

We had about 70 adults and children who attend. Everyone enjoyed a hot dog and pizza lunch, games, bingo, an egg hunt and a visist from the Easter Bunny.

We had a great time!