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Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Gives and Volunteers with C2k Ministries
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Gives and Volunteers with C2k Ministries The week before Thanksgiving, I had the chance to go and pick up one of

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Omicron Psi Volunteers with C2k Ministries
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. Omicron Psi Volunteers with C2k Ministries For the past semester, Jakori Johnson a leader with Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Omicron

Our Kids Created Giving Jars
Our Kids Created Giving Jars Each week we have a different activity and about a week ago, the activity was learning about money. Ms. Edna



Help Us Be The Change This Year
Watch this quick video and if possible please help us get some much needed supplies and materials to better reach our students this year.

We Need To Brag A Bit
We know that we are not supposed to boast except in the Lord. So let’s take a moment and look at what God is doing


Christmas 2023
Here is a quick video in which we celebrate Christmas and more. We know that you will be blessed!

A Special Message From Devin James
Devin has been part of our life since before we moved to Mound Bayou, MS. In this video he shares a really important message that

10 Year Celebration and More
Watch this video, celebrate with us and get the important updates!

2023 Year End Video
As this school year has come to a close, we wanted to share with you a few things from the year.

An Incredible Man and Leader
As we were walking through the National Civil Rights Museum and the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, TN something hit me. We had taken groups of

Christmas 2022
We had an incredible Christmas week. We do want to share that with you and the best way is through video. Before we share, we

Clean Drinking Water Now a Permanent Reality for One Small Delta Town
Clean drinking water is something that everyone should be able to access. For many small Delta cities, this is not the reality. With aging pumps

Off To A Great Start!
The RE<DIRECT After School Program is off to a great start this 2022-2023 school year. For daily insight and more, you can head over to

A Flood and a Stolen Car
So this probably sounds like a weird book title or a made for television event but this really happened. The Flood After returning from Wisconsin,

Student Supply Drive
Watch this short video to get involved in our student supply drive for this year! You can CLICK HERE to give.

2021-2022 Year End Video
A huge thank you to everyone who contributed, prayed for and financially supported all that we are doing in Mound Bayou and Bolivar County. We

GRAMMY Museum Mississippi Guitar Graduation
Our kids perform at the GRAMMY Museum Mississippi On Saturday, May 7, 2022, our students had their graduation celebration a the GRAMMY Museum Mississippi where

Monday Morning Blues
Our students learn a new song Our students have been working hard on learning guitar and this past Monday, they learned, “Monday Morning Blues.” Take

Students Visit Local Music Museums
Our students visited the B.B. King Museum in Indianola, MS and the Delta Blues Museum in Clarksdale, MS. As part of our project with the

We Did It Again!
C2k Ministries Inc. reaches platinum status with Guidestar. As a ministry, we go to great lengths to make sure that you know who we are,

The GRAMMY Museum Project
We are really excited to tell you about a project that we are involved with. The GRAMMY Museum Mississippi, is working with C2k Ministries through

Powerful 2021 Year End Message
We have come the end of another year. Take a moment and watch this special year-end message.

2021 Christmas Week Celebration
C2k Ministries Inc. Celebrates Christmas With Their Students Every year around this time, we have a chance to celebrate Christmas with our students. This year

A Special Message This Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving, we have so much to be thankful for. Our team continues to grow stronger and stronger. The impact that our Mentor Specialists are

A Brand New Year Begins
Not only has a brand new year begun, it has begun in a big way. Home work is obviously an important part of our program.

Being A Blessing
We were blessed to have Michael Jones, Jim Dykema, and Bill Hrovat come down from WI to help work on a few homes during the

1 Month Flood Update
Bolivar County, MS Flood Update, July 9, 2021 Here is a quick update for you on what is happening one month later.

Bringing Hope
Bringing hope to one family at a time. I have been keeping you in the loop about Mr. Brown and his house. I wanted to

June 21, 2021 Update
Please be praying because we are supposed to receive a decent amount of rain and storms today and tonight.

Thursday June 17, 2021 Update
If you can volunteer, please contact the Samaritans Purse Volunteer Hotline prior to coming to get the orientation completed so you can hit the ground

Saturday June 12, 2021 Update
Here is a quick update from what we accomplished yesterday. Know that we took all of this food directly into the community and distributed door

Immediate Needs/Update
You can give directly to the flood relief efforts here but watch the video first so you know what you are giving to and what


June 8 Flood Update
Thanks to many of you for prayers. It is really bad here. The front literally stalled right over us this morning and ended up dumping

Flooding June 8, 2021
Watch this video and please be praying. It is bad.

The End Of This School Year
C2k Ministries Inc. closes out the 2020-2021 year with an epic store. This year was so different than other years and as I say that,

A Great Friend Will Be Missed
It is with a very deep heart that we have to write this. Dr. Larry Haywood was one of our board members. Not only was

Kids Go Skating and Out For Pizza
As part of our RE>DIRECT store, our students have the chance to purchase a skating/pizza certificate. They use their RE>DIRECT dollars to purchase the certificate

An Easter Message
Our students and leaders have a few things they want to tell you. Watch this short video!

March 2021 Update
Here is a quick video with a few updates regarding the rest of this school year.

Kingston Masters 8th Grade Math Skill
This probably wouldn’t be a big deal if Kingston was in 8th grade. The fact is that he is in 4th grade… We are super

Braylen Writes A Book
Braylen Rimmer, 2nd grader in Cleveland, MS School District, has written his first book called The Phoenix Son. This is the first book in a

Digital Currency Donations
At some point I am sure that you have probably heard the terms “digital currency”, or “cryptocurrency”, or “bitcoin.” This form of currency has created

By The Numbers
At The Core Whether in business or in ministry, sometimes we can get swayed away from what we are really all about and what we

A Final Year-End Message
Here is a short 2-minute message just for you!


Parent Night Recap
Here is what was live 15 minutes ago. Enjoy!

We Are Thankful
Here is a short video letting you know how much we thank you for all that you do.

Love Always Wins
C2k Ministries Team Receives Beautiful Notes From Kids and Grandparent. Recently, two students and one grandparent had some really cool things to say to some

First Nine Weeks Photos
C2k Ministries Photo Gallery For The First Nine Weeks

C2k Ministries Students High Grades
C2k Ministries Students Hit High Grades in First Nine Weeks This year has been incredibly challenging on so many fronts. It has changed the landscape

Halloween 2020
C2k Ministries Inc. Celebrates Halloween It has been a weird year hasn’t it? I guess that probably goes without saying. That being said, RE>DIRECT, has

Our Students Did It!
C2k Ministries Inc. Challenges Students and They Rose To The Occasion So what happens when we create high expectations? Students rise up and meet the

Article From the Bolivar Bullet
C2k Ministries Featured In The Bolivar Bullet Newspaper Coopwood Publications owner and publisher, Scott Coopwood, wrote a great article in this past week’s paper, The

Student Of The Month
C2k Ministries Inc. Proudly Congratulates Mallory Fields We are so proud of all of our students for what they are accomplishing. Mallory Fields, a 5th

What Does Racial Reconciliation Look Like?
Why racial reconciliation is important and possible. Article was written for MS Christian Living Magazine, October 2020 Edition. For the original article, please visit MS

Visual Board Presentations
Successful Non-Profit Encourages Students to Dream Enjoy watching our kids present their visual boards!

An Incredible Two Weeks
C2k Ministries Kicks Off 2020 Well, RE>DIRECT kicked off with a bang! For now we have split our students into two groups. Cleveland students meet

C2k Ministries 2020-2021 Kickoff Week
C2k Ministries Inc starts the 2020 year strong We had a great kickoff week and this video will give you a brief look at what

What moving to Mound Bayou taught me
What Has Moving To Mound Bayou Taught Me? Written by Kym Schank for Mississippi Christian Living Magazine. Original post can be seen here https://bit.ly/2DStBcv PDF

Can Racial Reconciliation Work
Can racial reconciliation really work? The events of the past few weeks have once again sent our country into a polarized state. This is extremely

C2k Ministries Inc. in Mound Bayou- Entity helping students finish the school year
C2k Ministries Inc. Helping Students Finish the School Year Strong The Bolivar Bullet– written by Scott Coopwood What started as a passionate idea of one

Investing In Lives
C2k Ministries Inc. making a difference in the lives of kids We do our best to communicate what is happening with our program; specifically our

Thanks for the prayers
Phil and Kym Thank You For Your Prayers

Happy Easter 2020
C2k Ministries Inc. brings joy to students this Easter. C2k Ministries Inc., took to the community delivering Easter gifts to children that participate in the


Celebrating Our Town
Celebrating Mound Bayou, MS For Black History month, I thought it would be great to honor our town and the history of our city. A

2019 Year-End Message
C2k Ministries Inc. Shares Year-End Message

Christmas Finale
2019 Christmas Celebration We talked with our students about gifts that come with no strings attached. You didn’t earn it and there is nothing you

Christmas Store 2019
2019 C2k Ministries Christmas Store Every year, we have a large Christmas store where our students have a chance to spend their RE>DIRECT dollars that

Gingerbread Houses 2019
Students Make Gingerbread Houses The kids spent time yesterday building and creating their gingerbread houses. It’s Christmas week at RE>DIRECT!

Parent Night December 2019
C2k Ministries Inc Celebrates Parent Night

Give Through The Cash App
C2k Ministries Inc. now offers mobile giving through Cash App. We have created a user name for the cash app. Those that want to give

Year-End Giving is Critical
C2k Ministries Inc. Year-End Giving Statistics

Happy Thanksgiving
Wishing You a Happy Thanksgiving 2019 We have much to be thankful for.

Creative Education Ideas
Successful Non-Profit Attacks Education Problems Our education system is broken. Many would argue with this statement but the statistics are staggering and clear in favor

First-Ever Parent Night
C2k Ministries Inc. Hosts First-Ever Parent Night On Thursday, October 3, we celebrated our first-ever parent night. Watch the short video to see what happened!

Meet Brooklyn Rimmer
C2k Ministries Inc Introduces Brooklyn Rimmer So yesterday, Brooklyn Rimmer, a fifth grade student, walked in to our program wearing a gold medal around her

Off To An Incredible Start
C2k Ministries Inc Starts Off Strong I need to brag a little about what is happening. I am not doing this from a place of

2019-2020 First Week Recap Video
See What Happened During The First Week at C2k Ministries Here is a short video showing some of the great things we did this week

2019-2020 Kickoff Video
Successful Non-Profit Kicks Off the 2019-2020 Year Here is a quick video from yesterday at RE>Direct!

The Boys Of Summer
Using Baseball To Teach Life Lessons I am coaching youth baseball again this year, and these are my new “boys of summer.” We have started

Staff Changes
C2k Ministries Inc Says Thank You We are sad to announce that Loise and Brenda, two of our incredible Mentor Specialists are stepping down. They

An Important Board Change
LaToya Lee Becomes New Board President Over this past weekend during our annual board meeting, Dr. Charles (Chuck) Moore stepped down as Board President. Chuck

2018-2019 Comes To A Close
C2k Ministries Ends The 2019 Year Strong The 2018-2019 school year came to a close at the end of May. This school year presented many

What Do You Like?
C2k Ministries asks students “what they like” about RE>DIRECT. It is true that kids say some funny things. We asked some of our kids what

How Wide Is Home Plate?
So How Wide Is Home Plate? Story is imported from Chris Sperry Twenty years ago, in Nashville, Tennessee, during the first week of January, 1996,

Valentines Day- 2019
Students CelebratesValentine’s Day 2019

C2k Is A Featured Ministry With Nashville Apparel Co.
Delta Vintage, Nashville TN, Sponsors C2k Ministries Through Merchandise Sales Proprietor and Designer, Claire Brandon, recently launched Delta Vintage Clothing with the specific intent to explore,

RE>Direct Moves To A New Building
C2k Ministries Inc. Moves To A New Facility As we reported in another email, we have moved to our new church building in Cleveland, MS.

Pitching Clinic Takes Place With MLB Coach Doug Henry
Kansas City Royals Coach, Doug Henry, Visits Mound Bayou, MS for Pitching Clinic This past weekend we were blessed to have some very good friends,

Christmas Message 2018
A Special Video Message to the Supporters of C2k Ministries.

Christmas 2018
C2k Ministries Inc. Celebrates Christmas with Students


How Does Giving Tuesday Work?
So How Does Giving Tuesday Work and What are the Statistics? #GivingTuesday is a super important day for organizations across the world. Our organization, as

Rich and Famous Ashton
What happens when kids dream? These moments come along once and a while and when they do we want to share them. Watch the short

2018 Kickoff Video
C2k Ministries Inc. kicks off RE>DIRECT, a holistic after-school program. 2018 has kicked off and we are geared for a great year!

A Quick View Of Our Wisconsin Trip
C2k Ministries Inc Takes Students to Wisconsin We have been really blessed so far on this trip. Swimming, hanging out, hiking, tubing and more. Watch

A Powerful Message From Dr. Charles Moore- Board Chairman
What Does A Successful Non-Profit Look Like? Two weekends ago I traveled to Mound Bayou, Mississippi, for our annual C2K Ministries board of directors’ meeting.

C2k Ministries- The Successful Idea of One Passionate Couple
C2k Ministries Inc. Featured In The Delta Business Journal Magazine This story is taken from the Delta Business Journal by Aimee Robinette. Click here for

By The Numbers
C2k Ministries Inc. shares statistics from 2018 year


Don’t Miss This
2017 is about to come to a close. You need to hear this short message about life change.

Christmas Party 2017
Every year we have done our best to provide a gift or two for each student in our after-school program. Our board stepped up this



LaTonya Fields: Mentor Specialist and More
LaTonya was born and raised in Mound Bayou, MS. Actually, LaTonya is the daughter of Loise! Currently, she is raising her 2 children, Tyler and



Megan Munro- Our Program Director and More!
Megan grew up in Southeastern Wisconsin where both her parents are educators. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater with

Loise Fields-Fipps: Mentor Specialist and More
There are people that you have a chance to come across in life that strikes you as someone special. Loise is that type of person

Pumpkin Time
Megan Munro, Program Director of RE>Direct, had this to say about this past Thursday: Creative chaos, that’s what happened yesterday. I supplied students with pumpkins and

Story Time With Ashton
Ashton is our 1 grader and has quite the imagination. 2 days ago he said, “Phil, let me tell you a story.” I pulled out

2017 Homecoming Parade- RE>Direct After School Program, Mound Bayou, MS
So much work was put into this float by Megan, Brenda, Lois, Latonya and Linda. Our staff was incredible and put together one major, memorable

A Pressing Need
C2k Ministries Inc of Mound Bayou, MS is in need of 2 vans for their after-school program. We have been nursing the one that we

Is The Bible Being Taught?
GREAT QUESTION! Short answer is absolutely “YES”. This year, we are taking the kids through the gospel of John. We have planned out the whole

2017 Homecoming Prep
Megan and our team have been working hard on preparing for this weeks Homecoming parade. This is the first time that our organization will have

Vowels Make A Difference
It has been said that pictures can say a “thousand” words. In this case, the change of a vowel made all the difference for one

REAL Creativity
C2K Ministries (C2K) has been working with the youth in Mound Bayou as an organization since 2012, but its origin goes back further with events


Pajamas, Bleach and a Bible Study
So what do pajamas, bleach and a bible study all have in common? Not much except they all took place on the same day right

2016-2017 Comes to a Close
This past year has been incredible. Our students continued to perform at levels most would not expect. The difference? We set high expectations and

What Do The Numbers Mean
Great question… They actually do stand for something and it is fairly significant. At the beginning of the past school year, we purchased a reading

ECFA Accredited and Approved
C2k Ministries Inc. Accredited by National Financial Accountability Organization The ECFA (Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability) announced today the accreditation of C2k Ministries, operating in

Celebrating Yuniya Phillip
Click to watch the exciting news about Yuniya Phillip!

Look at me now
When peer on peer mentoring starts taking place it is a really cool thing. When it happens from a kid that nobody really gave a

Where the Streets Have No Name
If you are a music fan just seeing those words brings about thoughts of the popular U2 song. Names are a powerful thing. Everyone has

The Slow Work of God
It was just a few days ago. I drive our van, as I normally do each day, over to the school to pick up our

This Will Make You Smile
In our store, kids have a chance to use their RE>Direct dollars to purchase certificates to things like basketball games & pizza, roller skating &

What a Parent Had To Say
See what one of our parents has to say about all that we are doing and the HUGE difference we are making! Press play and

This is JOY!
Great things are happening and they happen because of a true team effort. We are so grateful to all of you for all you do

Very Grateful
Enjoy this video as you see joy come to life.

Meet Our Staff
Our staff: Megan Munro-Program Director, Linda Dorsey- Family and Child Coach, Loise Fields-Fipps- Mentor Specialist, LaTonya Fields- Mentor Specialist.

Thanksgiving 2016
I’m not sure what else we really need to say. The strides that have been made are incredible, our kids are super and God is

Speaks for Itself
This week has been one of the best weeks we have ever had. For the past several years we have been working hard towards this

Look Who Came To Visit
We were so blessed to have Doug and Monique Henry come for a short visit. What a blessing they are to us as friends as

Look at What the Kids Accomplished!
Our program has been in existence now for a few years and as with anything it can take a little time to really start seeing

Look at Us
Jaidha Dancy (3rd Grade), Robert Gray (2nd Grade), Lakendra Burrow (6th Grade), KJ Knight (Kindergartern) and Kamien Bady (6th Grade) we all involved in this

Tom Brokaw and a Very Large Check
No. Tom Brokaw didn’t give our ministry money. But Mr. Brokaw did hear about our ministry at a recent gathering at the GRAMMY Museum. The

Very Large Shirts
Although it may not seem like a big deal for some watching this video, please understand that our kids have no arts program at school.

Nehemiah and Diligence
For the past couple weeks we have been talking about diligence. This week we had the chance to talk about Nehemiah and the story of

Community Foundation Northwest Mississippi
For the past two year, the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi has been giving financially to Re>Direct, our after-school program. Because of the strides that

The King’s Daughters and Sons Circle Number
The King’s Daughters and Sons Circle Number Two blessed us this year in a huge way. After a visit to our program, we made it known

Real Christian Foundation
As we continue to grow and build the ministry, we have formed great partnerships with different local foundations and businesses and we wanted to give each

Mentos Challenge
Our kids don’t get to do many science experiments so much of what they are learning is straight out of the book. We figured we

State Representative Abe Hudson Visits
This past monday we were blessed to have State Representative, Abe Hudson come to the REDirect After School Program and visit. Not only did he

Working Hard-Playing Hard
Our kids have been working hard the past two weeks so this Thursday was reward day! Check out the short video.

Our Championship Team
FRONT ROW (Left to Right): Kawaski, Terrick, Cordarrian, DJ. BACK ROW (Left To Right): Coach Marquel, Jerome, Mysone, Coach Phil, Buck, Devin, Lamont, Coach CJ.

Mueller Family Visit
Our good friends the Mueller’s came this week and paid us a visit. Lucky for them our program was in full swing so they are

Teaching the Bible
Today Megan did a great job of teaching about Noah and his being diligent to obeying God. We spent a good 40 minutes walking kids

All About Choices
We are surrounded by some incredible people that are making a difference in the lives of kids. Linda Dorsey, RE>Direct Child and Family Counselor, is

Sneak Peak for 2016-2017
Our program this year is going to look completely different than it did last year. Instead of kids being seated by grade we are approaching

Overcome
Truth is that Kym and I have never had to overcome the things that many of our kids have had to overcome. Our kids are

Lamont- A True Story
With all that we do we strive to be an engine for spiritual and social change. We believe that this change, lasting change, is only
Christmas 2015
Although this video does not completely represent everything that we do on a daily basis, it does provide a great look at the heart of
Pretty funny that we grew up with something like this and yet just a short distance away this small object could be so foreign.