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Here are some examples of churches doing outreach to the unemployed in their congregations and their communities:

First Baptist Church of Dallas
Dallas, Texas
Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Robert Jeffress
Program Coordinator: Thomas Burns
Program Name: Career Solutions
Components: Workshops, counseling, website resumé posts, job matching
Website: www.firstdallas.org

First United Methodist Church
Gainesville, Georgia
Pastor: Debby Fox
Program Name: Career Connection
Components: Workshops
Website: www.gfumc.com

First Baptist Church
Gainesville, Georgia
Pastor: Bill Coates
Program Name: Turning Point
Components: Workshops
Website: www.fbcgainesville.org

First Baptist Church
Georgetown, Texas
Pastor: Kirk Kriegal
Program Name: Careers in Transition
Components: Workshops
Website: www.fbcgt.org

First Baptist Church
Del Rio, Texas
Pastor: Jeff Johnson
Components: Job training classes, computer education classes
Website: www.fbcdelrio.com

Taylors First Baptist Church
Taylors, South Carolina
Pastor: Frank S. Page
Components: Workshops, employment support groups, referral programs
Website: www.taylorsfbc.org

NorthWest Bible Church
Houston, Texas
Pastor: John Wayland
Program Coordinator: Ed Bacon
Program Name: Between Jobs Ministry
Components: Facilitated networking sessions, workshops, speakers, devotions/prayer time, job search skills training, career counseling, resumé review and assistance, financial counseling, online job search, senior management job search
Website: www.nwbc.org

Bear Creek Baptist Church
Katy, Texas
Pastor: Aaron Morris
Components: Website job postings, personal finance workshops
Website: www.bc-bc.org

Hampton Road Baptist Church
DeSoto, Texas
Pastor: Jerry Raines
Program Coordinator: David Clifton
Program Name: Job Seekers
Components: Workshops, networking opportunities
Website: www.hrbc.org

Community Presbyterian Church
Danville, California
Pastor: Scott Farmer
Program Coordinator: Dean Tracy
Program Name: Job Connections
Components: Workshops, guest speakers, financial assistance, networking opportunities
Website: www.cpcdanville.org

Vineyard Church of Columbus
Westerville, Ohio
Pastor: Rich Nathan
Components: Job-networking events, symposiums on unemployment benefits, career coaching, 'starting a business' classes, financial counseling, support groups/prayer meetings
Website: www.vineyardcolumbus.org

Bibleway Worldwide Church
Danville, Virginia
Program: Partnered with the Virginia Cooperative Extension and Monday Coffee and Networking for three workshops
Components: Guest speakers, networking, re-employment strategies

Grace Cathedral
San Francisco, California
Program Coordinator: Robert Anderson
Program Name: GraceWorks
Components: Guest speakers, job search action teams, networking opportunities
Website: www.ministriesofgrace.org/graceworks/

WillowCreek Community Church
Chicago, IL
Program Coordinator: Josie Guth
Website: http://willowcreek.needsmet.org/

Career Solutions
Dallas, TX
Program Coordinator: David Rawles
Website: http://careersolutions.needsmet.org

Michael J. Michelsen, Jr.

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