Causes: Religion, Religion-Related

Mission: Proclaiming the gospel of jesus christ in creative and challenging ways and providing inspiration to walk in courage and faith, with a particular focus on ministering to soldiers and military families.

Programs: 2017 program accomplishments for point 27shared the word of god and shields of strength with over 159,240 people, including, members of the armed forces, veterans, military families, first responders, athletes, people battling chronic illness, and others. Law enforcement commanders, chaplains, soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines report that shields of strength serve as physical reminders of god's word and his promise to never leave or forsake us. Many people were introduced to jesus christ and accepted him as their lord and savior. Shared god's word daily through point 27 website, blogs, and posting on the point 27 facebook page. The facebook page was very active and grew to 5,086 followers, an increase of 1,036 people. Military shared god's word with members of the following units: 2/75 ranger battalion, hunter army airfield, ga3/75 ranger battalion, fort benning, ga5th special forces group, fort campbell, ky 10th special forces group, fort carson, counited states army special operations command, fort bragg, ncunited states army special forces command, fort bragg, nc1st armor division, fort bliss, tx1st infantry division, fort riley, ks1st calvary division, fort hood, tx2nd infantry division, fort carroll, korea3rd infantry division, fort stewart, ga4th infantry division, fort carson, co10th mountain division, fort drum, ny25th infantry division, scofield barracks, hi82nd airborne division, fort bragg, nc82nd airborne division artillery, fort bragg, nc101st airborne division, fort campbell, kyisaf chapel, kabul, afghanistanmission command training program, fort leavenworth, kspartnered with the following organizations to share gods' word engraved on shields of strength with members of the armed forces and their families:warrior to citizen, atlanta, gaatlanta airport chaplainstragedy assistance for survivors (taps)ministering our military, mount pleasant, txunited states army 10 mile race, washington, dc. Through a generous donation from and faithful family point 27 presented joshua 1:9 / prayer of salvation dog tags to each of the 31,000 runners in the 2017 army 10 mile race. Carry the loadsupported operation freedom's sentinel campaign, shields were given to members of the armed forces serving in afghanistan, including the 82nd airborne division, 4th infantry division, 16th combat aviation brigade, and rock church, isaf, kabul. Supported operation inherent resolve in iraq by giving shields to the 82nd airborne division, 101st airborne division, and the 1st infantry division, 2nd ranger battalionmilitary familiespartnered with the following organization to share god's word with military families:tragedy assistance office for survivors (taps), alexandria, vasnowball express, grapevine, txministering to our military (m. O. M. ), mount pleasant, tx82nd airborne divisionunited states special operations commandunited states special forces command2/75 ranger battalion3/75 ranger battalionshared god's word with over 5,500 gold star family members by teaming with the tragedy assistance program for survivors (taps), snowball express, and a various military units. Presented folded flag necklaces engraved with john 15:14 to these survivors of fallen warriors. Veteranspartnered with the following organizations to share god's word with veterans:church on the rock (cotr), beaumont, txmount pleasant, tx veterans assistance officelos angeles va hospital, north hills, caatlanta georgia va hospital, atlanta, gaatlanta airport chaplains critically ill and othersshared god's word with chronically ill children at levine children's hospital, charlotte, nc. Hurricane harveyandrew wilson, board member, shared god's word with over 800 people while rescuing them from flooded homes, streets, and cars during and after hurricane harvey, giving each of them a shields of strength necklace engraved with god's word. For many, the dog tag necklace and the clothes on their body were the only remaining items they owned. Presented $15,000 to golden triangel church on the rock, to assist in storm damage recovery of homes for elderly, single moms, and low income families. First responderspresented thin blue line dog tags to police departments across america. Police departments in the following states: al, az, ca, co, ct, dc, ga, ky, la, me, mi, mn, mo, mt, nm, nv, oh, ok, or, sc, tn, tx, va, wa, and wi. Partnered with concern of police survivors (c. O. P. S. ) to share god's word with 3,500 survivors of fallen law enforcement officers. Speaking engagementsdavid dodd, executive director, served as guest speaker for c. O. P. S. Events in grapevine, tx and washington d. C. , radio interview on the janet parshall show, the friends and neighbors television show, c. O. P. S. Georgia survivor event, and with military organizations.