Outreach

Local Outreach

PARISH NURSE

Liz Alcock is our Parish Nurse. She uses her gifts to minister to the health to our congregation by providing information in keeping people spiritually and physically healthy. Liz oversees our Health Care Committee & the free blood pressure checks which take place the last Sunday of each month in the vestibule, monthly Cancer Support group meetings as well as coordinates yearly CPR classes, Mobile Mammography units, Blood Mobiles, etc.

Clifford’s Health Care Committee is made up of our Parish Nurse, professional health care members and lay people. Their duties are, but not limited to:

Planning and assisting with the implementation of the church’s health ministry
Assisting in congregational health surveys as needed to determine the greatest health need
Strives to develop and implement preventive and health promotional activities
Assist in presenting educational presentations

Clifford’s Health Care Committee Members: Liz Alcock and Anna Ware (co-chair), Barbara Arrington, Roy Boone, Anna Burch, Juanita Farlow, Rosie Lewis, Donna Speidell, Noelle Stenson, Dawn Thomas, Andrea Vest, Carla Wagner, Leigh Anne Gilbert.

Please visit the Parish Nurse Bulletin Board located in the hallway near the elevator for the latest health information & tips from Liz.

Liz Alcock invites you to contact her if you have any questions:

531 Higginbotham Creek Road, Amherst, VA 24521

ACCOMODATIONS FOR DEAF/HOH/PARTIAL HEARING LOSS NEEDS

An ASL Interpreter is available for in-person services on Sunday mornings and may be scheduled in advance for other planned events/programs. Additionally, assistive listening devices are available upon request in the vestibule. Please inquire at the Welcome Desk for assistance.

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Clifford Baptist Church is part of the Southern Baptist Convention of Virginia (SBC of Virginia). We are affiliated with more than 800 local churches from across the Commonwealth of Virginia. The mission of the SBC of Virginia is coming alongside local churches advancing the Gospel of Jesus Christ together to reach our neighbors and the nations.

Clifford Baptist Church sends 9% of our tithes and offerings to SBCV for the Cooperative Program. Other missionaries connected to our church are also supported individually.

A team in October 2025 went to the above area for ministry efforts.

missionaries from clifford baptist church

We are honored to have current and former missionaries connected to our church family who have served in:

North Africa Region -1 former career missionary, now serving occasionally

South Africa Region – 1 missionary

Southeast Asia Region-2 missionaries

England – 1 missionary

Alaska-1 former missionary, now serving occasionally

Ireland – 1 missionary

Areas of mission learning within the church

For Children (Wednesday nights at 7pm)

Mission Friends – boys & girls ages 4-kindergarten

Girls in Action – girls, 1st – 6thgrade

Olympians – boys, 1st-6th grade

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For Adults

Men’s Bible Studies – Contact: Fred Cox

Women’s Studies – Contact: Linda Christopher

Women’s Missionary Union-Contact: Glenda Wray Jennings

LOCAL MISSION OPPORTUNITIES

We have members within our church volunteering for local ministries and they would love to talk to you about getting involved. Please contact the person listed on the graphic for more information.