Over 165 backpacks and school supplies were donated to Ventnor Community Church to be given to Lafayette Avenue School in Ventnor, Champion Academy in Galloway, The Boys and Girls Club in Atlantic City, and Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing
Ventnor Community Church collected a record-breaking 168 backpacks and school supplies during its annual Backpack Drive to benefit local schools. This annual donations drive returned in 2022 after being on a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, and shattered the 2020 record of 25 backpacks collected.
The backpacks were donated by members of the community and will be given to Lafayette Avenue School in Ventnor, Champion Academy in Galloway, The Boys and Girls Club in Atlantic City, and Atlantic Cape Community College in Mays Landing.
Ventnor Community Church celebrates its 100th Anniversary in 2022. In August, the Church hosted a special fundraising event for the community to raise money for repairs to the historic church that was severely damaged in 2012 during Hurricane Sandy. The church was not eligible for any Sandy relief funds and has been in the process of getting major repairs done over the past ten years, but much more still needs to be done. In addition to the repairs, the entire church needs to become ADA compliant.
As a nonprofit organization, Ventnor Community Church relies on donations to further its long-standing mission of community leadership as well as to provide
spiritual guidance in Christian worship within its historic walls. The church aims to raise $50,000 for repairs to the building. Donations may be made to repair this historic community institution at its GoFundMe page: www.gofundme.com.
Founded on November 22, 1922, Ventnor Community Church is nondenominational. Its long-standing mission is to provide community leadership and spiritual guidance in Christian worship, and is also affiliated with Waters Edge of South Jersey, led by Pastor Dean Bult, which serves as ‘The Church for the Unchurched.” Waters Edge’s mission is to lead people, who wish to practice spiritually but do not fully identify with the Christian faith, into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ. The church also hosts Alcoholics Anonymous meetings.
For more information on The Ventnor Community Church, visit www.Facebook.com/VentnorCommunityChurch.
To donate to Ventnor Community Church Go Fund Me page: www.gofundme.com.
For more information on Waters Edge of South Jersey, visit www.Facebook.com/WatersEdgeSJ.
