Giving to Spread the Gospel
Donating your time is not the only way to serve at Poplar Grove. There ARE recurring costs for operating and staffing our ministry, BUT we are also helping do God's work throughout our community. We believe that God calls us to give, and to give generously.
Through your generous giving to Poplar Grove in 2025, over $60,000 of your financial contributions stayed in the area, enabling us to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to our local community. We were also blessed to send $56,000 to state and international missions efforts. Together we filled 473 Shoeboxes at Christmastime to bless children around the world. We packed and distributed up to 300 crates of food every month to help feed hungry seniors.
There are so many other ways Poplar Grove and our people have chosen to be givers both in this building and outside our doors. In 2026 we will continue to take every opportunity to help make Jesus known in our community and throughout the world. We invite you to join us.
Below is a list of many of the ministries we support through time or financial gifts.
AA Women's Services
PREGNANCY HELP CENTER
Founded in 1988, AA Women's Services offers material items and parenting classes to families in Corbin, KY
301 US 25W
Corbin, KY
Phone: 606-523-1113
Contact this ministry to volunteer or make a donation directly.
BREAK
BIBLE RELEASE-TIME EDUCATION ASSOCIATION OF KENTUCKY
BREAK - Bible Release-time Education Association of Kentucky (a.k.a. Kentucky Released Time Bible Education Association, Inc.) is a Christian, non-denominational, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. The purpose of BREAK is to prayerfully provide, guide, and promote Bible based “Released Time” religious instruction in a safe, well-supervised, student friendly, off-campus environment for the benefit of children attending public schools in Kentucky.
Poplar Grove volunteers partner with BREAK and host students each month of the school year.
Contact Pastor Victor Bramlett
First Priority Tri-County Kentucky
CONNECTING THE CHURCH TO REACH THE CAMPUS FOR CHRIST
Uniting the local church to reach every campus in Southeast Kentucky for Christ, so every student can hear the gospel from a friend at a First Priority club.
P.O. Box 435
Corbin, KY 40702
Phone: 606-521-6007
Gideons International
WINNING OTHERS TO CHRIST BY SHARING GOD'S WORD
The Gideons International is an evangelical association that equips and mobilizes Christian business and professional men, along with their wives, to share God’s Word, winning others for Jesus Christ worldwide. by strengthening one another, sharing the Gospel message, and distributing copies of God’s Word in hotels, hospitals, shelters, and other places where people often seek hope.
God's Pantry Food Bank
WE EMPOWER FOOD PANTRIES AND PROGRAMS ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KENTUCKY
One arm of God's Pantry Food Bank is the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) which works to improve the health of individuals at least 60 years of age by supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA foods such as juice, cereal, milk, pasta or rice, peanut butter, canned meat, canned fruits and vegetables and fresh produce. Each month, CSFP participants receive a selection of staples to help fill their pantries through local Pantries.
Poplar Grove provides a monthly Pantry out of the Knox Association of Baptists building in Gray, KY.
Income guidelines and registration are required for this program.
More Info HERE
Our local Pantry coordinator is
Linda Barnett
Laurel Lake Baptist Camp
CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
Nestled among the picturesque landscapes of rural Kentucky, Laurel Lake Baptist Camp has earned its reputation as a haven for spiritual growth and personal transformation. For decades, this camp has provided individuals of all ages with a place to escape the noise of everyday life.
578 singing Hills Road
Corbin, KY 40701
Phone: 606-528-3522
Operation Christmas Child
PARTNERING WITH CHURCHES TO SHARE THE GOSPEL AND GIFTS AROUND THE WORLD
Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan's Purse, has delivered millions of gift-filled shoeboxes to boys and girls around the world. We praise God for so many children whose lives have been impacted by the Christmas gifts they have received and the Gospel message packed into each box.
This past year our generous Poplar Grove families filled 473 shoeboxes!
Our Poplar Grove coordinators are Stan and Mary Wood
Still Waters Youth Ranch of Appalachia
CREATING HOMES FOR DESERVING CHILDREN RIGHT HERE IN APPALACHIA
Still Waters seeks to be a home for youth in need where they can find hope and experience God's love while learning practical skills for life and gaining a Christian classical education. Our mission is to offer homes to children who have been orphaned by the drug epidemic in Appalachia. Many of the children in our region are underserved or untouched by social services as family and extended family of the victims from drugs refuse to allow placement.
122 Pine Street
Barbourville, KY 40906
Phone: 606-595-3646
Woman's Missionary Union (WMU)
For over 140 years, Kentucky Woman's Missionary Union (WMU) has focused its vision, actions, and resources to equip Kentucky Baptists to embrace the Great Commission. We seek current approaches to help churches cultivate a missional culture.
The Poplar Grove WMU ladies do so many things for our church body and keep us focused on supporting the ministries of WMU through:
• The Annie Armstrong Easter Offering
• The Eliza Broadus Offering for State Missions
• The Lottie Moon Christmas Offering
Our local contact is Ina Monhollen