Hampstead Church members give away school supplies

HAMPSTEAD, NC (WWAY) — School is right around the corner for many students and Hampstead Baptist Church members helped local kids get ready this weekend by providing them with school supplies.

Saturday church volunteers handed out bags full of all the school essentials, like color pencils, notebooks and highlighters.

For weeks the church collected donations of supplies and money to get enough items to fill 216 bags.

Kelly Witherspoon, children’s director for the church, said though a pack of pencils and notebooks are simply items they can really make a difference in a child’s education. She said they wanted to do something for their community.

“We thought what a good way to reach out to the community. As a church you know we are supposed to be servants so as a servant this is our way of serving the community,” said Witherspoon.

Witherspoon says this was the first year they have given out school supplies but they want to continue doing this for their community. Also each bag came with a children’s bible.