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):

• 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)
• Christian Church of Arlington Heights (Arlington Heights, Illinois)
• 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)
• 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
• 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)
• United Methodist Volunteers in Mission
• Upshur Helping Hands (Buckhannon, West Virginia)
• Washington Quakers (Washington D.C.)
• Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Mt. Olive, NC

 

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

·         Warren Wilson College

·         Washington and Lee University

·         Waynesburg College

·         West Virginia Wesleyan College

·         Wolfard College

 

Organizations

 

Big Creek People In Action works in collaboration with many different organizations throughout the United States. In addition, some of the organizations listed below have been created by community organizers working through BCPIA.

 

• AmeriCorps
• Appalachian Education Laboratory
• Board of Parks and Recreation
• Bonner Program
• Cape Coalwood Restoration Association
• Center for Economic Options
• Challenge WV
• City of War
• Commission on Religion in Appalachia
• Community Partnership Advisory Board at the University of Tennessee/Knoxville
• Community Work Experience Program
• Council of Southern Mountains
• Crossroads Ministry
• CWEP
• Department of Health and Human Resources
• Eckman Learning Center
• Experience Works
• FACES
• Family Education Extension Program
• JOIN
• Just Connections
• Kensington Welfare Rights Union
• Laubach Literacy Program
• LINKS Job Readiness Training
• McDowell County Adult Basic Education
• McDowell County Board of Education
• McDowell County Economic Development Collaboration Committee
• Rural Community Trust
• SAFE (Stop Abusive Family Environments)
• Safe and Drug Free Communities
• South Central Education Development, Inc.
• South Central Education Network
• Southern Empowerment Project
• Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center
• Starting Points Center
• United Way LifeBridges
• VISTA
• War Public Library
• Welch Daily News
• World Women in Development Fellows Program
• Young Leaders Action Council