Stories tagged with: baptist friendship house

• New Orleans' Baptist Friendship House marks 75 years

  by Trennis Henderson, WMU National Correspondent, posted Tuesday, December 31, 2019 (4 years ago)

  

  Photo by Pam Henderson/WMU

  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- Baptist Friendship House has stood as a beacon of hope in the heart of New Orleans for 75 years. For the past 20-plus years, Kay Bennett has played a key role in sharing that hope with area residents in need.

  "What keeps me motivated is the fulfillment of watching God work miracles in people's lives," explained Bennett, who has served as Friendship House's executive director since 1997. Read More

• 5,000 backpacks: New Orleans ministry impacting lives

  by Helen Gibson, posted Tuesday, July 31, 2018 (6 years ago)

  

  Photo by Marilyn Stewart

  NEW ORLEANS (BP) -- Earlier this summer, Kay Bennett received a phone call that left her with some exciting news.

  Bennett is the executive director of Baptist Friendship House, a Send Relief ministry center in the heart of New Orleans. Each year, her organization hosts a back-to-school bash, in which they celebrate the beginning of a new school year and give backpacks filled with school supplies to about 600 children living in poverty.

  But plans for this year's back-to-school event suddenly multiplied when Bennett got a call from Send Relief, a ministry of the North American Mission Board, offering to donate 5,000 backpacks to the cause. Read More