2010 Construction Dates

Plan now for 2010 Construction projects in North Richmond. Approximately two projects per weekend. Sunday is included if work is not completed on Saturday.

Here are the scheduled dates:

March 6 & 7
April 17 & 18
May 15 & 16
July 12-16 -Friends of North Richmond Mission Trip
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
August 14 & 15
September 11 & 12
October 9 & 10
November 13 & 14

Community Festival

Plan now to help us with this community festival.  This is going to be an exciting collaboration of many different community organizations coming together to bring out the neighbors for some food, some fun and some access to helpful resources.  We need all kinds of volunteers for this event from set up folks, to bi-lingual greeters, to assessment team participants.  It’s all right here at this link.  Just click on it, fill out your personal info and then you will see a list of each role and time slot that needs to be filled. Thanks in advance for your help!

One-Time Volunteer Need

One of the behind the scenes teams that have been working diligently and volunteering over 25 hours so far is our Community Needs & Assets Assessment team.  The Community Needs Assessment (CNA) team was created to reach out to North Richmond to acquire an accurate, thorough understanding of the direct needs of the community. Once the data is received, it will be compiled and analyzed in comparison to the five core areas we as church have identified as areas of need.

What is a community needs assessment? A community needs assessment is a process for determining and addressing needs, or “gaps” between current conditions and desired conditions, often used for improvement projects in education/training, organizations, or communities. It involves identifying material problems/deficits/weaknesses and advantages/opportunities/strengths, and evaluating possible solutions that take those qualities into consideration.

The CNA Team is currently interviewing and surveying the key stakeholders of the community and we will be conducting similar Q & A sessions at the North Richmond Community Festival on February 20th. Join our team to find out how you can help today! To join this team or to just help out with the festival  February 20th sign up HERE.

$208,000!

This past December we had baskets at the rear of our worship center for three weeks where we challenged the River Pointe body to give over and above their normal giving to the Friends of North Richmond initiative.  Internally we had a goal of $60k.  In December of ’08 we had raised $40k for a special project so our thought process of increasing the goal during a down economy was a big faith step!  Little did we know, as we seldom do, what God was up to.  This initiative has really captured the hearts of our church family who generously gave 3 times our goal.  Over those three Sunday’s in December we raised $208,000!  To God be the glory!

It’s Official!

Today the Friends of North Richmond initiative was publicly launched!  We announced the results of the offering, unveiled the new construction trailer and registered many new amazing volunteers.  Here’s a few pictures:

“Friends” Launches Sunday!

Don’t miss the official launch of the Friends of North Richmond this Sunday! One of the big things will be the announcement of the results of the Christmas offering. We also will have booths set up for each of the 5 initiatives out on the Plaza by the Baptistry, so you and your friends will be able to stop by and meet each of the volunteer leaders, hear stories and learn more about how you can plug in. This will be a perfect morning to sign up for a spot to be involved! See ya Sunday!

Director for Friends of North Richmond

We are excited to announce the addition of a staff member to the Friends of North Richmond initiative. Becky Watts started at the first of the year as our Friends of North Richmond Director. Becky had been helping our missions pastor, Richard Logan with various aspects of this initiative over the past several months. Richard is grateful to have Becky join him in this work and to now be giving it her full-time attention. Becky brings a love for our local community, and expertise in volunteer coordination among many other skills that will help this initiative maintain it’s momentum, and continue to grow. Richard will continue to oversee the big picture and vision of Friends of North Richmond, and Becky will work closely with the day to day operations.

Find us on Facebook

Look for “Friends of North Richmond” on Facebook and become a fan! We have 500 fans and want to reach 1000 fans by the end of next month. Help us spread the word!

You’re Invited!

We are partnering with the Fort Bend Corps to do the 25 construction projects in North Richmond. We really couldn’t do it without their expertise! Plan now to attend their gala and learn more about them!

It's Official!

Friends of North Richmond will be officially launched Sunday, January 24th! Make plans now to attend the 9:30am or 11:15am service at River Pointe Church to participate in the awesome occasion! If you have been wanting to join a team this will be a great morning to do that! We will have tables representing each of the areas of ministry where you can ask questions and sign-up. See you on the 24th!