Next Step Ministries

We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Sandi MacKay for her very generous donation of Mary Kay bags! We are so thrilled to be able to give them to the individuals we work with! 🩷

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and Next Step Ministries is hosting and participating in a variety of community events. We would love to see you there!

Stay tuned for additional information!

Check out the Next Step Ministries Thrift Store sales this week! We will be closed this Saturday as several amazing volunteers from the Kernersville community will be working in our store to provide repairs!

For the month of September, Next Step Ministries could use your help! If you are able to, please consider donating any of the items on the list! Donations can be dropped off at the NSM Thrift Store located at 955 NC-66, Kernersville, NC 27284.

All donations are greatly appreciated and help with the day-to-day operations of the Safe House!

Thank you Savage Roasters Coffee for supporting Next Step Ministries and featuring our agency for September!

The Next Step Ministries Thrift Store and Administrative Office will be closed on Monday, September 2nd!

Gather your team and come join us on October 11th for Logan Robbins' 4th Annual Drive Out Domestic Violence Golf Tournament! There will be several contests including longest drive, closest to the hole, and mulligan/raffle tickets. Visit https://drive-out-domestic-violence-golf.perfectgolfevent.com/registration to register your team and get ready to tee off for a great cause! We look forward to seeing you there!

Thank you so much to everyone who donated and contributed to our Back to School Supply Drive! We were able to give all of the supplies to Kernersville Elementary on the 9th before school started! The event was a great success and we could not have done it without the wonderful support and generosity of the Kernersville community!

We wanted to give a huge thank you to Main Street United Methodist Church for filling up an entire large donation bin with supplies!

Additionally, thank you Sunlight Church for your extremely generous donation of school supplies as well as your monetary contribution!

Lastly, we wanted to say a big thank you to Dermacademy for their very kind donation and contribution of services!

We look forward to doing another School Supply Drive next year!

Thank you, Kernersville Foundation, for blessing us with your generous support!

The Kernersville Foundation is happy to provide support to Next Step Ministries. Next Step provides services and a Safe House to victims of domestic violence. Next Step Ministries is one of the 14 Kernersville non-profit organizations supported in 2024.

Check out the great sales going on this week at the Next Step Ministries Thrift Store!

The Next Step Ministries Thrift Store is having a flash sale this Saturday only! Come by tomorrow and enjoy 50% off the entire store! Don't miss out!

Due to the severe weather, the Next Step Ministries Thrift Store and Administrative Office will be closed today to ensure the safety of staff, volunteers, and shoppers. The 24/7 crisis line is still operational.

The Next Step Ministries Safe House could use your assistance for the month of August! Please consider donating any of the items on the list. Donations can be dropped off, during regular business hours, at the Next Step Ministries Thrift Store located on Highway 66.

All contributions are greatly appreciated!

Today is the final day to donate to our Back to School Supply Drive benefitting Kernersville Elementary School's Fifth Grade students! Donation bins can be found at our main office and Thrift Store.

All donations are greatly appreciated!

Thank you Scope News Kernersville for speaking with us about our Back to School Supply Drive!

Next Step Ministries School Supply Drive Benefits Local Families “…access the resources…”

To give back to our community, Next Step Ministries is hosting a Back to School Supply Drive benefitting Kernersville Elementary School's 5th Grade Students! We will be collecting school supplies until August 1st and all of the donations will be distributed before the school year starts.

NSM has donation bins set up at our main administrative office and at our Thrift Store! All contributions are greatly appreciated!

Thank you, Troop 10145, for your generous donation of cookies to our Safe House guests! What a beautiful way to brighten their day! We are so appreciative of your thoughtful support.

For the month of July, Next Step Ministries could use your help with items for our Safe House! Donations can be dropped off, during regular donation hours, at the NSM Thrift Store located on Highway 66 in Kernersville.

All contributions are greatly appreciated!

Congratulations to Michelle McDaniel and Kimbra Brumley, our Father’s Day Raffle winners! Each ticket purchased through our raffle has helped support our mission of providing safe housing and crisis services for victims who are fleeing violence. We want to thank the local businesses who made this event successful:

Windmill Acres Farm- Locally Grown Beef
Countryside Lanes
Local Roots Coffee Bar
Vevi Designs
TREX - Cinema Kernersville
Prissy Polly's BBQ Restaurant
Patriot Pretzel Co.
Whit's Frozen Custard
Körner’s Folly

This year for the annual Brews for Moo event, Heather McCrone raised over $3,000 to support Next Step Ministries! We are blown away by this year’s turnout, and we are extremely grateful to Heather and to everyone who donated! Urgently needed items such as paper towels, laundry detergent, and trash bags were also donated, which helps tremendously with the day-to-day operations of our Safe House! Thank you for your continued support!

We enjoyed sitting down with Legacy Podcast Studio to share our story of helping survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in our community. We are very appreciative of their welcoming space and hope that everyone will take the opportunity to learn a little about our services! If you or someone you know are in need or safety or refuge from an abusive relationship, contact our crisis line at (336) 413-5858.

Episode 4: Next Step Ministries Legacy Podcast Studio presents the Small Business Leaders Podcast. Audra Adams and Lamar Powell interview and capture the stories of local business owners th...

We want to say a big thank you to The Women's Followship at Kernersville Moravian Church for their generous donation of outdoor toys and activities for the children at our Safe House! We appreciate your kind contribution to help our mission!

There is still time to get your raffle tickets! Tickets are $5 dollars each and offer two chances to win one of our amazing prize packages. All proceeds will go toward supporting our mission of providing refuge, education, and advocacy for surviviors of domestic violence and sexual assault in our community. You can purchase tickets at the Next Step Ministries Thrift Store located at 955 Highway 66 in Kernersville or you can email us at [email protected] to purchase tickets directly. Don't miss out!

The Next Step Ministries Safe House could use your help! Please consider donating any of the items on our June Needs List. Donations for the Safe House can be dropped off at the Next Step Ministries Thrift Store, on Highway 66, during regular donation hours.

All contributions are greatly appreciated!

Beginning June 10th, the Next Step Ministries Thrift Store will change its regular donation hours to Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10am to 3pm. We will be unable to receive items Monday to Wednesday. As always, thank you for your gracious support of our mission! Together, we are making a difference in our community!

In recognition of Memorial Day, the Next Step Ministries Administrative Office and Thrift Store Locations will be closed on May 27th.

We want give a huge Thank You to FedEx! They put together an amazing bookfair with multicultural books for all ages! They kindly donated 6 bags of books for the children in our Safe House, ranging from preschool to teenager reading levels! Thank you for your generosity and support!

We are kicking off our Father's Day Raffle! One $5 ticket means two chances at winning one of our great prizes! You can purchase tickets in person at the Next Step Ministries Thrift Store or online using the QR code below. Scroll through to see our two amazing gift packages!

Tickets purchased online will be delivered via email within 24 hours. Please be sure to include your name, email address, and phone number.