{"id":14603,"date":"2026-07-21T08:34:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/?p=14603"},"modified":"2026-07-21T08:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T13:35:10","slug":"impact20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nafwb.org\/site\/impact20\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty Years of IMPACT"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saturday morning, July 18, 113 volunteers gathered<\/strong> at multiple locations across Columbus, Ohio, to participate in the annual IMPACT evangelism and service event.<\/p>\n

At Hillview Church<\/a> in Reynoldsburg, volunteers completed multiple painting projects at the church (both inside and out), offered a free neighborhood carwash, steam cleaned carpets, and pressure washed where needed. Hillview Church member Geri Baker was amazed by everything they accomplished. “It’s wonderful!” she exclaimed. “It just fills my heart and soul to see what they are doing. I’m just so grateful.”<\/p>\n

Some Hillview volunteers made the short drive to Reynoldsburg FWB Church<\/a>, where they painted the basement children’s area. Across town, participants joined local congregations at Heritage FWB Church<\/a> and Canaan Land FWB Church<\/a> to serve widows in a variety of ways.<\/p>\n

Though the hardworking crews dodged rain showers and were forced to peer through the yellow, smoky haze from Canadian wildfires, their spirits remained bright. They laughed, joked, tossed good-natured insults back and forth, and even conjured up the occasional prank, reminding us once again how good (and fun) it is to serve the Lord…together.<\/p>\n

“We came for the first time last year in Kansas City,” said volunteer Shaun Morgan, from Lebanon, Missouri. “We loved it! We thought, ‘We can do this every year,’ and so we are back again this year.”<\/p>\n