Elevate Church shows love to community on Valentine’s Day
Published 10:00 am Monday, March 6, 2023
Pictured are volunteers from Elevate Church, in Windsor, who helped make possible the church's "Love Day" event on Valentine's Day. The volunteers include, from left, front row, Deborah Byrum, Sarah Plum, Becke West, Teresa Cobb, Haley Carr, Noah Carr; middle row, Connie Shaw, Linda Wangarin, Fayma Morris, Rita Rose, Karla Cobb; back row, Sue Waters, Carol Wilman and Debbie Bradshaw. (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
Southern States experiences the impact of Elevate Church’s “Love Day” event. Pictured are, from left, front row, Deborah Byrum; middle row, Erica Callow, Becke West, Sarah Plum, Carol Wilman; back row, Rita Rose, Connie Shaw, Teresa Cobb, Business Manager Ellen Rice, Fayma Morris, Elevate Church Pastor Thomas Steele Carr, Associate Pastor Cody Jones, Linda Wangarin and Debbie Bradshaw. (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
Members of Windsor-based Elevate Church encourage people at Pumpkin Patch Daycare as part of the church's "Love Day" event, designed to bless the people of businesses, schools, organizations and agencies in the community on Valentine's Day. Pictured are, from left, Haley Carr, Amy Hoffman, Pumpkin Patch Daycare owner Marcie Cholewinski, Emily Allen, Stephanie Jones, Sarah Plum, Fayma Morris, Carol Wilman and Karla Cobb. (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
Endless Summer Tanning Salon benefited from the work of Windsor-based Elevate Church’s “Love Day” event on Valentine’s Day. Pictured are, from left, Rita Rose, Linda Wangarin, Becke West, Jackie Hines, Deborah Byrum and Carol Wilman. (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
Elevate Church Pastor Thomas Steele Carr, right, spreads the cheer of “Love Day” to Andrew Campbell and Redd’s Climate Controlled Self-Storage. (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
Members of Elevate Church, in Windsor, bring the good cheer of their "Love Day" event to Windsor True Value on Feb. 14. Pictured are, from left, front row, Stacey Feldt, Marin Edwards, Julie Harrington; back row, Kerry Irwin, Jacob Edwards and David Edwards. (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
Karla Cobb, far left, helps bring the blessings of Elevate Church's "Love Day" event to law enforcement. Pictured standing with Cobb are, from left, Investigator Haskins, Investigator Lucy, Investigator Edwards and Carol Wilman. K-9 Officer Pixel is seated in front. (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
Elevate Church's "Love Day" included a presentation of treats at the office of Rossie Brock of Barnes, Brock, Cornwell & Painter PLC in Windsor. Pictured are, from left, Adam Bryant, Kristy Bryant, Rhonda Gordon, Teresa Hammond, Andrew Hiebing, Paramvir Dylan and Rossie Brock. (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
Elevate Church’s “Love Day” event reaches Old Point National Bank in this photo. Pictured are, from left, front row, Noah Carr, Haley Carr, Sarah Plum, Becke West, Marie Barfield, Karla Cobb, Carol Wilman, Connie Shaw, Assistant Branch Manager David Carr, Branch Manager Trish Jernigan; back row, Linda Wangarin, Elevate Church Associate Pastor Cody Jones and Elevate Church Pastor Thomas Steele Carr. (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
Employees with Windsor Dental Care smile for a photo after having felt the impact of the “Love Day” event orchestrated by Windsor-based Elevate Church on Valentine’s Day. Pictured are, from left, Julie Bowden, Joyce Demsko and Ashley Bradshaw. (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
From left, Karla Cobb and Becke West pose for a photo with Backwoods Leather business owner James Kirk, who is holding a bag of treats delivered to him as part of Elevate Church’s “Love Day.” (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
From left, Elevate Church members Teresa Cobb, Debbie Bradshaw and Rita Rose stand ready to bless community members with goodies as part of the church's "Love Day" event on Feb. 14, Valentine's Day. (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
Connie Shaw, left, presents Barbara Daughtry with bags of goodies for the employees of Community Electric Cooperative as part of Elevate Church’s “Love Day” on Feb. 14. (Photo submitted by Karla Cobb)
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In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, several members of Windsor-based Elevate Church lifted people’s spirits as part of an event they called “Love Day.”
A church news release stated that Karla Cobb, one of the church’s members and the coordinator of “Love Day,” explained that this event started seven years ago as she and the pastor’s wife, Haley Carr, were thinking of ideas with which to bless the community and just put a smile on peoples’ faces.
On Tuesday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, more than 1,300 treat bags were hand-delivered to 60 businesses for each employee, as well as the Windsor schools, Carrsville Elementary School and Isle of Wight Academy.
Consulate Health Care, in Windsor, and the Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office also received goodies.
Chick-fil-A lunches were delivered to Windsor police and rescue squad members.
“Many hours go into protecting our community, as well as helping those in need all hours of the day and night,” church officials stated in the release. “We just wanted to thank them for their service and dedication each day.”
Elevate Church meets at Georgie D. Tyler Middle School each Sunday at 10 a.m., with Thomas Steele Carr serving as pastor.
Now 11 years old, the church began with a laser focus on loving God and loving others the way God does — unconditionally.
“‘Love Day’ was just a small way to show that love,” Cobb said.
