Dennis Carter

For 20 years Dennis Carter has worked as a contractor and a Fire Alarm Technician for many different companies, but he now works for Carilion Hospital. Mr. Carter also attends First Baptist Church every Sunday and even teaches a Sunday school class as a deacon. Mr. Carter is 52 years old and loves to do anything that involves the outdoors and he loves to watch wrestling. Mr. Carter is married and has three great kids. Mr. Carter has volunteered at the Rescue Mission in downtown Roanoke for over 12 years. He started with “our church group, usually it’s our Sunday school class… we try to go about once every two or three months,” he said.

Mr. Carter is hard-working when it comes to helping the Rescue Mission. He feels strongly about how important his work is and said, “I feel good when I go and help out the people there and share the kindness the Lord has given me onto them.” Mr. Carter develops personal relationships with homeless people and loves to give them advice for the future. The jobs he helps with are cooking the food, helping serve food, washing dishes, helping clean up, and talking with the homeless folks about their problems and just listening to what they have to say. Mr. Carter said, “With my church and my background, I think it’s something that the Lord wants us to do… I think it’s an extension of Jesus’s hand,” is why he volunteers at the Roanoke Rescue Mission. He feel like his actions at the Rescue Mission make a positive impact on the community. Mr. Carter hopes that the Rescue Mission one day, will be overflowing with volunteers from all over the Roanoke Valley.

Dennis Carter loves what he does for his family and for his community. He is a godly, hard-working, caring individual. Mr. Carter is a great father that loves his wife and kids. For these reasons, Dennis Carter is our Hidden Hero.