FBC Ripley Men Start Beds for Kids Ministry
Men from First Baptist Church in Ripley have started a new ministry to help children who don’t have a bed of their own. On the night of Thursday, Nov. 5, a group of FBC men went to Beds for Kids, the volunteer bed-building ministry, to build beds for children in need, the church said in a Facebook post.
“It’s hard to imagine a child not having a bed, but we are told it is more common than we would care to know,” the church wrote.
A new Beds for Kids ministry at FBC Ripley
The church called the effort a new ministry and thanked Michael Massengill and Chris Taylor for leading it. It also thanked Daniel Alsup for the work he and the Beds for Kids team do. The church shared photos of the men working on the build night. By Saturday morning, the post had drawn more than 150 reactions.
The post didn’t say how many beds the group built or where they’ll go. Tippah News will share more details if the church announces future build nights or ways for others to help.
About Beds for Kids
Beds for Kids is a volunteer ministry based in Tupelo that builds beds for children in North Mississippi. According to the Mississippi Conference of the United Methodist Church, it was started in 2019 by recently retired volunteers. They meet during the week at a warehouse owned by Tupelo First United Methodist Church.
Tupelo First UMC says each child gets a bed, a mattress, bedding, a stuffed animal and a Bible. The ministry says thousands of children have received beds so far. Requests usually come from schools, government agencies and nonprofit groups that learn about a child who needs one.
- What: FBC Ripley men’s new Beds for Kids ministry
- When: First build night Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026
- Leaders: Michael Massengill and Chris Taylor
- Partner: Beds for Kids, which builds free beds for children in need
How the community can help
Ministries like this depend on volunteers, lumber, mattresses and bedding. Anyone in Ripley or Tippah County who wants to get involved can contact First Baptist Church Ripley through its Facebook page. Beds for Kids also posts updates on its own Facebook page, Beds for Kids Tupelo.
For more on local churches and nonprofits, see our coverage of the BMCU Center for Grace and Healing opening in Blue Mountain.
Source: First Baptist Church Ripley MS (Facebook)
