Faith in Action

Since the beginning of 2008, 33 Southern Baptist churches in San Diego County have exited their buildings to serve the local community. Over 3,700 volunteers have been involved in numerous outreach activities in an effort to put their “Faith in Action.” So far, approximately 100 projects have been completed, including painting a building at Camp Pendleton, putting together AIDS kits at La Jolla Shores, pumping gas at a local gas station, and cleaning up schools, nursing homes, mobile homes, a firestation, and military housing.

The effort is in conjunction with a national “Faith in Action” initiative that encourages churches to close the doors of their facility during their normal service hours, and instead go out and serve the community. In other words, “Don’t go to church this Sunday. Be the church.”