Brother's Keeper

11 years ago, a need was recognized for a specific outreach ministry within Jackson County. This need was to assist a sector of the public in maintaining their homes that might not otherwise be able to do so, due to physical or financial hardships. To answer this call, the West Virginia Baptist Convention and its Parchment Valley Conference Center (PVCC), in collaboration with Community Resources, identify suitable recipients.

Youth and adults from across West Virginia and Ohio come together at Parchment Valley to participate in this outreach ministry. The students are divided into work crews, and each crew has at least one experienced adult leader. They come from American Baptist Church youth groups, and work to raise money to cover their own registration fee, which is used for housing and meals. Donations are also used from area businesses, individuals and churches, and in some cases, residents have paid for the necessary material and received free labor from Brother’s Keeper. The BK crews work on various jobs, including painting, mobile home roof maintenance, porch repair, constructing wheelchair ramps, clearing junk from buildings and more.

Registration forms for Brother’s Keeper 2012 will be available here after January 1st.