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Oct. 26 workshop will teach how to use plastic bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless

Would you like to learn how to start a ministry at your church of using plastic bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless? Eastern Hills Baptist in Montgomery will be hosting a Mat Ministry Workshop this Saturday (Oct. 26) 9 a.m.-noon.
  • October 22, 2024
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Sleeping mats made with plastic bags are durable and weather-resistant.
Photo courtesy of Karla Groves

Oct. 26 workshop will teach how to use plastic bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless

A Montgomery woman gratefully receives a sleeping mat. (Photo courtesy of Karla Groves)

Since 2017, Karla Groves has been leading a group from Eastern Hills Baptist Church and other churches in Montgomery to use plastic shopping bags to make sleeping mats for the homeless. They’ve been teaching other groups to do it too. (Read the full story here.)

Would you like to learn? Eastern Hills Baptist will be hosting a Mat Ministry Workshop this Saturday (Oct. 26) from 9 a.m. to noon in the church gym.

For more information, visit the ministry’s Facebook page.

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