Cherokee Veterans Community — Serving Veterans within Cherokee County
Cherokee Veteran Community (CVC) is the military ministry
at First Baptist Church Woodstock and actively has been
serving our veterans in and around Cherokee County for
the last two years. CVC serves our veterans, active-duty military
and military family members with several missions. Most of their
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planning prior to their launch.
David Snyder, a Marine veteran, is the director of CVC and
wants everyone to know, and says strongly that, “Everyone,
Military, and Non-Military people are welcome to serve within
the ministry. The only requirement for serving with Cherokee
Veterans Community is to have the heart to serve those who
served us with honor.”
The Missions of Cherokee Veterans Community
CVC has two support groups that meet at First Baptist Church
Woodstock at 11905 Highway 92 in Woodstock on Thursday
evenings from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Their female group meets on the
1st, 3rd, and 5th Thursdays and their male veteran group meets
every Thursday evening. For more information, email them at
veteransministry@fbcw.net or call (678) 494-2680.
Male Veterans Group–In this group, veterans support each
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civilian or military life. This groups uses topic-driven questions
for discussions. Some topics are light in nature while others can
go deeper and can touch the areas in our lives where pain lives.
These meetings are for veterans only, because only a veteran
personally can identify with and understand these issues because
they have been there themselves and are living through them.
CVC Women establishes a supportive community that
provides outreach to female veterans, spouses of veterans, moms
of deployed military members and active-duty females. Together
they share the daily stresses, concerns, and fears of being
connected to the military while offering support, understanding,
compassion, and fellowship.
“Coffee With Veterans”–A hot cup of coffee with good
conversation is always a good thing. But a hot cup of coffee with
good conversation with fellow veterans is even better. Every few
months, CVC veterans visit an assisted living center and have a
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cup of coffee with our veterans (we bring the donuts) as we spend
time listening to their stories and telling ours. What a great way
to let them know they aren’t forgotten and that we honor their
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“Battle Buddies At Home”–This mission reaches out to
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may be missing. While visiting them, we look for any needed
minor repairs, that when completed, can help their quality of life
at home and make life easier and safer for them. We will also
provide nutritional assistance when needed. Everything we do for
our veterans we do for FREE as part of our ministry. If you know
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“We Care Boxes”–These boxes are packed and sent to our
deployed military members who are serving in an active, in
harm’s way locations around the world. They are packed with
personal hygiene and comfort items (consumables) and they are
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and their families. Forty or more We Care Boxes are packed
and shipped every other month. Everyone is invited to join a
“Packing/Sorting” mission.
Children of Fallen Heroes Scholarship (COFHS)–These
partial scholarships are for the U.S. Military children or siblings
of our fallen military members living in Cherokee County who
are entering or presently attending college. These scholarships
are designed to honor and keep the legacy alive of their fallen
military family member. Our COFHS mission will be operational
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number will be offered each year. For more information, please
contact the CVC.
Each year, the CVC has three special events: ����������������������
Made” Memorial Day Dinner Tribute, “Supporting Our
Military Heroes” fundraiser (motorcycle ride and more) and
“Honoring Those That Served” Veterans Day Appreciation
Breakfast. Supporters and volunteers always are needed to make
these successful.
Please contact the CVC at veteransministry@fbcw.net or call
them at (678) 494-2680 for more information.
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