TEAM Center

War, West Virginia

 

 

Located in the southern part of West Virginia is the small town of War, population 987.  War is the southern-most city in West Virginia and in it's heyday was a booming coalmining community.  Today the city and the county face high unemployment and poverty. 

 

In 1999, Debbie King, a preschool teacher in McDowell County and a member of Calvary Baptist Church, felt a deep burden to help the children and youth. She started the TEAM Center.  TEAM stand for "Together Everyone Accomplishes More." 

 

Through the TEAM Center she helps children and youth to find a place where they are loved, respected and can hear the gospel.

 

In 2002, recognizing the growing substance problem, Debbie helped start a task force to help the children and youth to understand the dangers of drugs and alcohol and to stay drug free.  At the TEAM Center Christian Counseling is offered.

 

Following the 2001 floods in McDowell County, Debbie worked with the local agencies and mission teams to assist in home repair projects.

 

Mission Opportunities for 2007 include:

– Big Creek TEAM Center, War, WV
VBS – Youth Revival – material needs – Prayer Partners, - Home Repair - BYBC - Block Parties - etc.

 

The Big Creek TEAM Center, War, can use volunteers in various areas of ministry:

• VBS type activities following a summer playground program, approx. 3:00-4:30 pm. In the evenings need youth activities: i.e. movies, Praise & Worship, interpretive movement, skits, etc. General clean-up, fix-up projects available for teams wanting them for the mornings.

• Youth Revival - two to three night revival. Need team to do prayer walks, door-to-door canvassing to distribute flyers prior to the revival.

• Plastic or Mesh backpacks filled with school supplies for local students in War, WV. The supplies will be distributed at the TEAM Center.

• Need a person or team to conduct awareness workshop on drug and alcohol abuse/ addiction. Would especially like to have a recovered addict give a testimony of how God delivered him/her. Children as young as 8 and 10 years of age are beginning to use pills as a means of escape.

• Prayer partners for TEAM Center and its "dreamer" Debbie King. Pray for a mission with a person on staff to be established in War.

• Pray for financial contributions to cover operational costs.

Contact: Debbie King
PO Box 1000
War, WV 24892
Phone 304-875-2808
E-mail dlking1@earthlink.net