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'''SimpleFolk Network''' ('''SFN''') is a Christian ministry founded by [[Damon Davis]] in [[2017]], expanding on mission activities he had initiated as early as [[2009]] to benefit a range of community efforts in [[Birmingham]].
'''SimpleFolk Network''' ('''SFN''') is a Christian ministry founded by [[Damon Davis]] in [[2017]], expanding on mission activities he had initiated as early as [[2009]] to benefit a range of community efforts in [[Birmingham]], with a focus on the [[Woodlawn]] and [[Avondale]] communities.


<!--SimpleFolk Network has sponsored and mentored participants in basketball leagues at [[Iron City Sports]] and the [[Martin Luther King Jr Recreation Center]] in [[Avondale]]. It has also partnered with [[Anthony's Barber & Style]] and [[Real Cutz]] to offer free haircutting events at [[Ramsay High School]], and with [[Trafficking Hope]] to hold car wash events to spread awareness of sex-trafficking.  
SimpleFolk Network has sponsored and mentored participants in basketball leagues at [[Iron City Sports]] and the [[Martin Luther King Jr Park]] recreation center in [[North Avondale]]. It has also partnered with [[Anthony's Barber & Style]] and [[Real Cutz]] to offer free haircutting events at [[Ramsay High School]], and with [[Trafficking Hope]] to hold car wash events to spread awareness of sex-trafficking.  


The network offers publishes videos and articles on issues of contemporary life.  
The group has worked with the [[YWCA]] on programs for working parents, and with its "CREW" program for teenagers. It has organized Urban Philanthropist (UP) Events such as "Lyrics For Literacy", a spoken-word showcase to raise resources and awareness of adult literacy, benefitting the [[Literacy Council of Central Alabama]] and [[M-Power Ministries]]. It also publishes videos, social media articles and e-books addressing issues of contemporary life.


"Five Targets Aimed At Black Men More Dangerous than the Police."
SimpleFolk Network assisted with the development of youth and young adult ministries at [[Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church]], and ultimately launched a new [[Collective Community Church]] (C3) in Avondale as an outgrowth of its "Collective Discipleship" program held at [[The Abbey]].


Another popular impactful UP Event is Lyrics For Literacy, in which spoken-word artists such as Lyssa Lou, Glenn Urbz, Lyrical Forte, and others donated their time to raise resources and awareness of adult literacy. The Literacy Council of Central Alabama and M-Power Ministries received proceeds from this annual event.
==External links==
 
* [https://www.simplefolk.net/ SimpleFolk Network] website
Furthermore, one cannot fail to acknowledge the workshops such as Clothes Matter and Funding Your Future that SimpleFolk Network held in conjunction with the YWCA in Woodlawn. These partnerships spawned SimpleFolk’s further contribution to CREW, a summer volunteer program for teens in Birmingham. Events like Helping You Help Your Child provided information and encouragement to parents in the south and east Birmingham.
 
In the church, SFN and Pastor Damon worked with several churches to assist their efforts and vision. The most notable is the 9-month project with Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, in which they helped the development of the Youth and Young Adults ministries. After running Collective Discipleship Groups in The Abbey Coffee Shop on Tuesday nights, the SimpleFolk Network team felt it was time to launch what proved to be the most significant contributor to discipleship and worship efforts, Collective Community Church. Collective Community Church (C3) is a vibrant spirit-filled church in Avondale, Alabama. The church is rooted in embracing a sincere desire to follow God while developing friendships with others that want to do the same. It is common for people to hang out and build up one another in the faith at C3 worship services and beyond.
 
In summary, SimpleFolk Network is active in supporting as many vision-focused community efforts as they can responsibly manage. The mission statement is, “An urban missions network unified to produce sincere followers of Jesus, influence urban communities, and resist cultural anti-Christian propaganda through simple and relevant methods.” Considering SFN’s fruitful labor in Birmingham, especially the Woodlawn and Avondale communities, they are favorably positioned to actualize everything they have visualized.-->


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Latest revision as of 15:02, 16 February 2021

SimpleFolk Network (SFN) is a Christian ministry founded by Damon Davis in 2017, expanding on mission activities he had initiated as early as 2009 to benefit a range of community efforts in Birmingham, with a focus on the Woodlawn and Avondale communities.

SimpleFolk Network has sponsored and mentored participants in basketball leagues at Iron City Sports and the Martin Luther King Jr Park recreation center in North Avondale. It has also partnered with Anthony's Barber & Style and Real Cutz to offer free haircutting events at Ramsay High School, and with Trafficking Hope to hold car wash events to spread awareness of sex-trafficking.

The group has worked with the YWCA on programs for working parents, and with its "CREW" program for teenagers. It has organized Urban Philanthropist (UP) Events such as "Lyrics For Literacy", a spoken-word showcase to raise resources and awareness of adult literacy, benefitting the Literacy Council of Central Alabama and M-Power Ministries. It also publishes videos, social media articles and e-books addressing issues of contemporary life.

SimpleFolk Network assisted with the development of youth and young adult ministries at Greater Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, and ultimately launched a new Collective Community Church (C3) in Avondale as an outgrowth of its "Collective Discipleship" program held at The Abbey.

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