National Baptist Deacons Convention of America INC

And its auxsilliaries

Since 1934

Deacon Richard Banks, president, parent body

EXAMPLES OF SOME RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Since its inception, National Baptist Deacons Convention has contributed nearly $ 500,000.00 to national, regional, and local charities, as well as to scholarships and foreign missions.

A few of our projects (listed in no particular order);

 

· Repaired hurricane damage to underinsured churches -South Carolina

· Chestnut Street Nursing Home -Pennsylvania

· Rebuilt Virginia Union Seminary chapel destroyed by fire -Virginia

· A food program for the homeless -Maryland

· The American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund -National

· The United Negro College Fund -National

· Jenkins Orphanage -South Carolina

· Maryland Baptist Home for the Aged -Maryland

· A pediatric cancer program —Florida

· Christian Children's School -Haiti

· Layton Home for Girls and the Emanuel Dining Room -Delaware

· Albany State University restoration after flood -Georgia

· National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

· Several regional scholarship funds

· A food program for the impoverished -Connecticut

· The Lott Carey Foreign Mission -International

· Virginia Baptist Children's Home -Virginia

· Monmouth Bible College -New Jersey

· Masonic Home for the Aged -Connecticut

· Ministry for the incarcerated and their families -Florida

· Stoddard Baptist Home -District of Columbia

· Direct support to Gulf Coast hurricane survivors

· Developed and maintained Christian leadership workshops to help lay                           leaders assist Pastors and be effective in their communities;

· Presented  symposiums  on  contemporary   topics   to   improve  the   flow  of information regarding challenges to daily living;

· Instituted   Health   Awareness   Seminars   to   encourage   preventive health maintenance and to spread knowledge about health care and Godly living;

· Encouraged  community,   state,   and  national   leaders  to   act  constructively regarding moral issues, including education, crime prevention, senior citizens, health care and overall community well-being.