EGBCTAP Forms Partnership for Tobacco Control Education

The Evergreen Baptist Church Tobacco Awareness Program was honored to join forces with The Church Without Walls 2012 presented by New Dimensions Fellowship, Bishop Eddie Yarbrough, and Founder. The event, held April 17 through April 20 at Doe’s Laundromat in El Dorado, was designed to assist minorities, as well as others, in making better choices in health decisions, including tobacco facts and other issues that affect minorities. The following Sunday, the event continued at Evergreen Baptist Church and included worship, fellowship, food, and fun.

Success was achieved as follows: 100 gift packs of washing powder for machines were prepared by youth and adults; collaboration with 16 new churches who were not formerly coalition members who contributed quarters, washing powder, and bleach; 40 free dinners were given; 48 allowed us to help with clothing; 20 pledged to quit smoking with the assistance of EGBCTAP, local barbers donated free services for one per month cuts; 6 community service awards were presented; 55 prayer requests were honored and 5 participants prayed to receive Christ!

Collaborating partners included:

• Morning Star #2
• Fairview COGIC 
•  Divine Faith Fellowship 
• St. John Douglas Chapel
• Power House 
• St. James 
• St. Vestal CME 
• Evergreen Victory Church
• New Eastside 
• Faith-in-the-Word 
• United Covenant 
• New Life EGBCTAP
• Abundant Life COGIC 
• Immanuel 
• Changing Lives COGIC 
• Those with No Church Home
• Friendship Outreach 
• Salvation Army 
• Union Mission 
• Fries Barbers

... and many others!