Neighborhood House Ministry Belfast

My name is Jessie Lofton, and I accepted Christ as my savior through an after-school Good News Club at the age of nine. Later I was able to go to Camp Good News where my counselors really put in the extra effort to teach me and encourage me in my faith. They taught me how to have a close relationship with God, and through having this relationship and desiring to grow I decided to attend New Brunswick Bible Institute following high school. I am currently a student in the fourth year program at NBBI, doing my internship at the Neighborhood House in Belfast, Maine. I intend to continue on from here to work in Children's ministry, reaching kids in the same way I was once reached.

 

The Higgins:

We both grew up in the Belfast area and became directors of the Neighborhood House ministry in June of 2006. The Neighborhood House at 174 Congress St. Belfast is a Chapter of Child Evangelism Fellowship of Maine. The Neighborhood House is a non denominational ministry to children age 3 to 19. We provide a safe place for children to hear the gospel and grow in their relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. We felt God’s call into the ministry seven years ago and sold our home in Searsmont, Maine. God opened doors for us to serve him right in our hometown. We have had a burden for children in the Belfast area for many years. Many of the children we serve are in very difficult situations from broken family lives, to drug and alcohol abuse. To many of the children we serve the Neighborhood House is church. We seek to also attach these children to a local bible believing church to continue their relationship with the Lord. Because of our central location in Belfast we are able to build long lasting relationships with children starting with preschool group, then moving to elementary clubs in the schools, then with middle school kids and finally our youth group. We serve about 80 children a week and have been blessed to get to know and help so many great kids. If you live in the Midcoast area and would like more information on our programs, being involved or would like to set up to see a presentation on our ministry please call us at 338-6453. We are grateful to be serving our Lord and Pray God will use us to reach the children around us.