What does the FBC do for the City of Jacksonville? I keep asking this question and have never seen a response. Do they sponsor a homeless shelter? A meals program? A free or low-cost health clinic? A jobs program? A rehab program for addictions or outreach to criminals to turn their lives around? Anything? Does anyone know?
That is a loaded question PJ. The church and its membership is involved in many things. I'm not a member and can't speak to what FBC as a whole is in sponsorship of, but there are gobs of ministries, programs, and charities they provide. Check out the website
http://www.fbcjax.com/ and see for yourself. Click the ministries, calendar, and missions tabs and you'll see the many things the church has to offer. The missions trips sponsored by this church are huge and I've heard of LOTS of donation money being used to fund the trips and to help those far away. They also work with other churches in the area (my church included) to combine forces for ministries and missions.
Churches, especially FBC, are in buisness to help people BUT the underlying message is to spread the word of God through giving that help.