Star of bethlehem giving tree as seen at North Texas Annual conference of united Methodist churches

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    "As we await the birth of the Christ child, we bring “light” to the children of South Dallas through the Star of Bethlehem Giving Tree. When we share our gifts and take a star in remembrance of those in need, may our hearts be warmed, our spirits brightened, and our neighbors blessed."

Download your own materials on the right to start your own Giving Tree to support the Dallas Bethlehem Center


FOR MORE INFORMATION about how to make this a meaningful part of your congregations Advent celebration contact:
      >Rev. Annelda Crawford at 214.299.3310
      >Rev. Wally Butts at 214.543.0705 
      >Executive Director, Fran Lobpries, CFRE at 214.428.5171
 


Poster (11"x17")
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Star Template
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Witnessing a Rebirth in South Dallas By Gerald Meinecke, 
President – Board of Directors,

Dallas Bethlehem Center recently celebrated their “rebirth” with a dinner and fund raiser.   Conversations throughout the night touched on the many problems facing our South Dallas community, zip codes 75210 and 75215 – poverty, school dropout,  violent crime, illegal drugs, prostitution, high prison rates, food scarcity, and high employment. The Center  is located in the  heart of South Dallas. Recently, the Board reworked its  mission and strategy. In talking with community neighbors, clergy, city council  members, educators and  others, the message was consistent and clear – first, provide child and family  mentoring; and then provide other ancillary services, such as food distribution,  workforce  development, etc.  To  have an immediate impact on the community, we  aligned ourselves with proven program partners.  We now are fully leveraging our strongest assets- a $1 million, 15,000 sq. ft. facility, 66 years of community relationship and a strong volunteer base of UMC churches, UMW, mission teams, and youth groups. We’ve cut our budget in half  while simultaneously tripling the community impact of previous programs.  Call (214) 428-5171 to  become a part of a growing effort to tip the scales  of social  justice in South Dallas, to be the hands and feet of Christ in  working with those in need, to answer the call to serve as a means of  grace.

Making the  night's "Lead Gift"

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Making the  night's "Lead Gift" were Caroline Alessio and Erin Meinecke
with  $59 raised for DBC from a lemonade sale. Pictured are Gerald Meinecke and Caroline
Alessio and Erin  Meinecke.

VOLUNTEERS FIX-UP DBC

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Texas Instruments team of volunteers took the "Fix Bethlehem Center Challenge". Big thanks to Chris Collier and team for their fine work.

Community Garden Launch Lunch

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March 9, 2013, 150 Neighbors and volunteers enjoyed fresh vegetables and grilled chicken and sausage as they planned their summer garden at DBC. Event sponsors were Custer Road UMW and Methodism Bread Basket.

Dinner Guests celebrate DBC Re-Birth

Bishop Michael McKee, DBC President Gerald Meinecke, and Missional Director Rev. Dr. Larry George joined guests in matching gifts up to $88,000 to fund DBC's operations. 

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Metro District UMW Social Action Day

Cleaning, painting, sorting, and scraping all fell within the job description for over 50 United Methodist Women who took their day to help Dallas Bethlehem Center get ready for 56 babies as early childhood education and daycare begin in July.,

Technology Magic!

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Terry Gaus, Proprietor of A2A Networks
DBC is grateful to Terry Gaus of Cornerstone UMC, Garland, for his services in restoring DBC's wireless, internet connections, video security, and numerous other facility technical functions. 
A2A Networks offers products & services to small professional offices (primarily medical and legal) in a number of technical areas:
• Audio Systems
• Telephone Systems
• Data Archival and Retrieval
• Servers, Workstations, Networking, and Infrastructure
• Power Conditioning and Reliability Enhancements
• Special Purpose / Custom Electronics