The Island Chapel Outreach Mission Statement: The goal of this team shall be to assist the church in choosing and funding Christian organizations which are dedicated to the furthering of God’s word wherever opportunities exist. They may be local, statewide, national or international in scope.

Current Outreach Giving Opportunities:

Florida Baptist Children's Homes:
Florida Baptist Children’s Homes – The Florida Baptist Children’s Homes is a faith-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing Christ-centered services to children and families in need. The Children’s Homes is an agency of the Florida Baptist Convention and is governed by a 24-member board of trustees. These trustees are elected by the Convention to serve three-year terms on a rotating basis. The Children’s Homes has been serving abused, neglected and orphaned children since 1904. We have three major service areas; campus ministries, community ministries, and international childcare missions. For more information, please visit www.fbchomes.org

North India Christian Ministries:
This organization’s goal is to reach every village in India that has not yet been reached by the Gospel of Jesus Christ. North India Christian Ministries currently has programs in place in the regions of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and other areas of North India. For more information, please visit www.nicministries.org.

Military Ministry (Campus Crusade for Christ):
The vision of Military Ministry is to transform the nations of the world through the militaries of the world. The mission is to Win, Build, and Send in the power of the Holy Spirit and to establish movements of spiritual multiplication in the worldwide military community. To learn more about Military Ministry, please visit www.militaryministry.org.

Manna on Wheels:
This organization’s mission is to help feed the homeless. The organization is local, and is currently working with the Hillsborough County Coalition for the Homeless. These organizations, along with several local churches, are partnering to feed the homeless in the southern and eastern sections of Hillsborough County. To learn more about this ministry, please visit www.mannaonwheels.org

The Rafiki Foundation, Inc.: Rafiki was founded in 1985 by former missionary and current general director, Rosemary Jensen. The Rafiki Foundation is a Christian Organization whose goal is to help orphaned and vulnerable children in Africa to become godly contributors to their communities and the world. If you would like to learn more about this organization, please visit www.rafiki-foundation.org.

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary: The Island Chapel currently covers the approximate cost of three student’s tuition per semester. The purpose of the seminary to train men and women to minister in today’s world. To learn more about this organization, please visit www.nobts.edu.

D & D Missionary Homes:
D&D Missionary Homes is a faith-based ministry. Our primary purpose is to provide housing and a “home away from home” to full-time Bible-believing missionary families serving in foreign countries, that need a temporary home during their times of transition – which include: Deputation or pre-field time while working to gain prayer and financial support, times of furlough or leave for rest & restoration, medical or family emergencies or evacuations, the first year of retirement after a life-time of service on a foreign mission field. For more information, please visit www.DDMissionaryHomes.org

The International Mission Board:
The board's main objective is presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ in order to lead individuals to saving faith in Him and result in church-planting movements among all the peoples of the world. Almost 5,000 people groups - 1.6 billion people - still live with little or no access to the Gospel. We currently have over 5000 full time missionaries dealing with over 1100 people groups. To learn more about the IMB search at www.imb.org

North American Mission Board:
NAMB is the domestic mission’s agency of the Southern Baptist Convention. Our defined mission is to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ, start New Testament congregations, minister to persons in the name of Christ, and assist churches in the United States, Canada and U.S. territories in effectively performing these functions. We do this by focusing on three major objectives: sharing Christ, starting churches, and sending missionaries. To learn more about NAMB go to www.namb.net

Suncoast Baptist Association
Suncoast Baptist Association: SBA is a family of New Testament churches, partnering together, to fulfill the Great Commission both locally and globally. Our Vision: To join God and each other in the making of new disciples and the multiplication of new churches for His kingdom, until every person on the Florida Suncoast has had the opportunity to hear and respond to the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ. To learn about this group go to www.suncoastbaptist.com

St. Petersburg Pregnancy Center:
A pregnancy center in the south side of St. Petersburg, Florida. The center is open for pregnancy tests, counseling to keep a child or give them up for adoption. The center also has a new mom closet that will provide clothing and baby items if they go through training and counseling. The center has no website. The center is located at 1210 22nd St S, St Petersburg, FL 33712 Phone: (727) 896-9119