UPDATED 7/1/2026 AT 10 A.M. TO INCLUDE COMPLETE LISTING OF CHURCHES THAT PROVIDED SUPPORT TO REBUILDING HOPE’S SERVANTS ON SITE PROGRAM.
Rebuilding Hope’s 13th annual Servants on Site took place last week, and co-director Tom Wille said the 95 youth participants got a chance to work in the community, proclaiming joy, peace and hope from the rooftops – literally.
The youth replaced roofs on nine houses – seven in Vance County and two in Warren County. A number of teens who’ve participated in multiple SOS events have become quite skilled in the process.
They worked hard all day, and got to enjoy evening fellowship with one another, listening to a band and hearing a great message from this year’s speaker, Mitch Smith.
“It’s a very large effort to take the love of Christ out into the county, and share it in a very practical way,” Wille said on Monday’s segment of The Local Skinny!
With Romans 15:13 providing this year’s theme, Wille said the 95 youth and their leaders had the support of about 150 local volunteers who delivered meals to the work sites, helped oversee construction and provided overnight accommodations during the June 22-26 program.
Wille, who’s been a part of each of the previous SOS programs, said this year’s group did another outstanding job.
“We do the work that the Lord points us to,” he said. “And that is growing people in Christ and rebuilding hope.
“There’s no other way to rebuild hope in anybody without encouraging them practically,” Wille continued. Whether it’s having gospel conversations or meeting their physical needs like providing water, a roof or a wheelchair ramp.
“If we don’t do those practical things, then we’re not doing anything,” he said.
Overnight accommodations and breakfast and supper were provided by Central Baptist Church, where praise and worship services were conducted each evening.
Nine area churches provided worksite lunches each day. The churches are Raleigh Road Baptist, Gardner Baptist, New Life Baptist, North Henderson Baptist, Oxford Baptist, Lake Gaston Baptist, Island Creek Baptist, West Oxford Baptist, West End Baptist churches and South Henderson Pentecostal Holiness Church.
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