PARTNERSHIIPS
CHURCH GROUPS
Over the years, many groups have stayed
at Big Creek People In Action while serving the people of southern West
Virginia. Generally, groups stay for one week during the summer months. Past
groups include (but are not limited to):
Amity United Methodist Church (Chapel Hill, NC)
Belmont United Methodist Church (Nashville, Tennessee)
Bridgeport Christian Church (Frankfort,
Kentucky)
Centerburg United Methodist Church
(Centerburg, Ohio)
Cherry Log Christian Church (Cherry Log,
Georgia)
Christ Episcopal Church (Bronxville, New
York)
Christ United Methodist Church (York,
PA)
Christian Church of Arlington Heights
(Arlington Heights, Illinois)
Coalwood Caretta Volunteer Fire Department
Convent Baptist Church (Leesville, South
Carolina)
Emmanuel Episcopal Church (St. Louis,
Missouri)
Faith Viera Lutheran Church (Florida)
First Evangelical Lutheran Church (Gray
Manor, Maryland)
Flossmore Community Church (Chicago,
Illinois)
Future Generations Graduate School
Hebron Baptist Church (Dacula, Georgia)
High Street United Methodist Church
(Muncie, Indiana)
Hope Force (Brentwood, TN)
Little Savannah Baptist Church (North
Carolina)
Mabel Baptist Church
Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Mt. Olive, NC
Red Bank Baptist Church (Lexington,
South Carolina)
Sidwell Friends School (Washington, DC)
Skidaway Island Methodist Church
(Savannah, Georgia)
South Lexington Baptist Church
(Lexington, South Carolina)
St. Francis Episcopal Church
(Zionsville, Indiana)
St. John's Episcopal Church (Boulder,
Colorado)
St. Mark's Catholic Church (Vienna,
Virginia)
St. Peter & Paul Church (Hamburg, New
York)
Town and Country Work Mission (Ohio)
Unitarian Universalist Church (Roanoke,
VA)
United Methodist Volunteers in Mission
Upshur Helping Hands (Buckhannon, West
Virginia)
Washington Quakers (Washington D.C.)
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Big Creek People In Action has
established relationships with many colleges and universities throughout the
United States in order to effectively link the ideologies of academia to the
tangible needs of American society. Oftentimes, colleges choose to come to
BCPIA for an alternative spring break. In addition, many students choose to
complete summer internships at BCPIA. Colleges and universities that have
worked with BCPIA include:
Allegheny College
Ball State University
Berea College
Berwick Academy
Bluefield State College
Carnegie Mellon University
Carson-Newman College
Centre College
College of the Ozarks
Concord University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Eastern Mennonites
Emory and Henry College
Ferrum College
Guilford College
Hollins University
Loyola University, Chicago
Mars Hill College
Maryville College
Morehouse College
Pfeiffer University
Rhodes College
Savannah College of Art and Design
Southeast Community College
Southeast Missouri State University
Southern West Virginia Community and
Technical College
St. Mary's University
St. Norbet
Tusculum College
Union College
University of North Carolina/Wilmington
University of Notre Dame
University of Richmond
Virginia Tech
Wagner College
Warren Wilson College
Washington and Lee University
Waynesburg College
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Wofford College
COLLABORATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
Big Creek People In Action works in
collaboration with many different organizations throughout the United
States.
American Red Cross
Americans Helping Americans
AmeriCorps
Christian Appalachian Project
City of War
Coalfield Community Action Partnership
Council of Southern Mountains
Department of Health and Human Resources
Experience Works
Just Connections
Kellogg Leadership for Community Change
Laubach Literacy Program
LINKS Job Readiness Training
McDowell County Adult Basic Education
McDowell County Board of Education
McDowell County FACES
Mountaineer Food Bank
Public Broadcasting Station
Southern Coalfields Tobacco Prevention
Network
Southern Highlands Community Mental
Health Center
Summer Youth Program
Susan G. Komen For the Cure
United Way LifeBridges
VISTA
War Public Library
Welch Daily News
Welch Public Library
WVU Extension – McDowell County
