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Friday, May 18, 2012
 

Local/Global Impact

Do you desire to make a difference in your community or world?

Are you looking for a way to live out your faith on more than just Sunday mornings?

Are you open to allowing God to transform yourself and others through serving those less fortunate?
 

If any of the above questions describes where you're at, then you will love getting involved with one of our partnering organizations that are making huge impacts in the Greater Grand Rapids area and beyond!  If you are interested in being part of a team that helps create opportunities for our church family to get involved serving our community, please let us know! 

 

 

About:  Alpha Women's Center is an organization in Grand Rapids that seeks to show compassion and love to families facing unplanned pregnancy and to seek mercy for the unborn.  They offer a variety of community services as a means of establishing hope and God's presence in our lives.

How can we help?

  • Serve as a mentor for women or children
  • Help provide childcare to give single moms a break
  • Office assistance
  • Inventory managers (great for small groups)
  • Building and maintenance
  • Mailing Stuffers (great for small groups)
  • Serve as a member of the Event Committee to help plan and facilitate events

Person to contact:  Carolyn Koole - 742.0242

 

About:  Human Trafficking, otherwise known as Modern-Day Slavery, is an issue that plagues us both locally and globally.  The mission of The Hope Project is to fight against human trafficking, raise awareness, and to bring restoration and healing to victims suffering from the effects of sexual trafficking.  The rehabilitation program, known as The Hope Village, is located in an undisclosed location in Michigan and serves children rescued from sexual trafficking across the United States.

How can we help?

  • Help raise awareness of human trafficking and The Hope Project
  • Pray for both the victims and the perpetrators
  • Organize a fundraiser
  • Donate items to Hope Village (see Wish List)
  • Volunteer at the thrift store (located in Muskegon)
  • Work projects (great for small groups)

Person to contact:  Amanda Chapman - 231.747.8555

 

About:  Mel Trotter Ministries exists to demonstrate the compassion of Jesus Christ toward the hungry, homeless and hurting of the Grand Rapids area.  They accomplish this through providing food, shelter, clothing, education, biblical studies, substance-abuse recovery, and work training for men and women in need.

How can we help?

  • Donations (vehicle, clothing, hygiene items, etc)
  • Prayer
  • Volunteer at a retail store
  • Volunteer to serve dinner (great for small groups)
  • Volunteer to help with Thanksgiving or Christmas Banquet (great for families)

Person to contact:  Mel Trotter Offices - 616.454.8249

 

About:  Hand2Hand Ministries seeks to be a resource for children facing hunger over the weekend.  They do this by partnering with churches to provide backpacks filled with food for children that would otherwise face hunger.  As a church, we are partnered with Georgetown Elementary and have the opportunity to provide food for the hungry families & children in our own community.

How can we help?

  • Food donations
  • Backpack stuffers (great for small groups)
  • Backpack drop-off

Person to contact:  Lisa VanHaitsma - 662.9266

 

About:  Love INC (in the name of Christ) works to support Christians in bringing God's love and care into our communities (Hudsonville, Jenison, Grandville) by mobilizing churches to meet the unmet needs of individuals and families.  In doing this we will seek to know God better, to demonstrate the power of Jesus' love, and to witness the only source that can make us effective - the love that God has for all people.

How can we help?

  • Choose a project to meet a need in our community (great for small groups)
  • Volunteer at Love's Treasures Resale Shoppe
  • Help maintain grounds (mow lawn, pull weeds, gardening, etc)

Person to contact:  Jason Dejongh - 662.3300

 

 

 
United in Christ Ministries

About:  United in Christ Ministries exists to transform the Black Hills Community through the power of Jesus Christ and the Word of God, by bringing stakeholders (the church and the neighborhood) together in order to positively impact the lifelong sustainability of the neighborhood and to create an atmosphere that is life changing for the youth and families of the Black Hills area.

How can we help?

  • Saturday Morning God's Club (10:45-1:45):  Need small groups who are willing to run a Saturday Morning God's Club (an urban version of VBS) one Saturday a month
  • Tuesday Night Recreation (6:30-8):  Need volunteers or small groups who are willing to come share the love of Christ by hanging out and playing games with kids from the community in the Community Center.  This can be done on a weekly, bi-monthly, or monthly basis.
  • Monday Night Academic Mentoring (6:30-8:30):   Volunteers must make a year long commitment and have the heart to really pour into a young person's life.  We would encourage you to come check it out and give it a try before making a commitment.
  • Golf Outing:  Each year we have a golf event and we are always looking for a "Foursome" to support the cause of what is happening in the neighborhood. If you have a group in the church that loves to golf, this is a great way to have them support the cause.  This year's Golf Outing will be held September 9.

Person to contact:  Dan Hoffman - 450.6794

 
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