Know of any good church ministries to help the church people or others who need extra help?
November 24, 2011 - 11:28 pm
Does your church have like a food bank, hospital visitation ministry, caring for the sick/homebound, bus to give rides to church?
I’m looking for more ideas to suggest at church. Thanks!
We have a ministry that helps disabled veterans and their families, and those families who have a service member overseas and are struggling here in the states.
During the holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas we have a food collection and send out food baskets to needy families in the community. We also have a bridge ministry for the homeless where they serve a hot meal under a popular bridge that the homeless hang out at especially in the winter months.
November 25th, 2011 at 4:50 am
How about organizing an outreach to the local lesbian and gay community? And I don’t mean some organized bit of bad business that will try to convert gay people to straight as a condition of acceptance, but a real effort to bring all gay people into your church without judging them and with an open and loving heart of the congregation.
Daunting? Daring? In keeping with Jesus’ instructions? Of course. And, by the way, there are many in the gay community who are in great need of housing, food, comfort, and welcome. Families have been known to throw out their own children upon discovering that the kid is gay. GO OUT AMONG THOSE LOST PEOPLE AND HELP THEM.
How’s that for a meaningful mission?
And this advice is coming from an atheist.
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November 25th, 2011 at 5:08 am
I go to a church where a volunteer brings a van of area jail trusties (minimum security) to early services. They wear special (but appropriate) clothing.
We recently did a Stop Hunger Now food packaging event, packing 10,000 meals to send to third world countries. I included a link on the packaging program.
Good luck with your choices!
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http://www.stophungernow.org/site/PageServer?pagename=progs_host
November 25th, 2011 at 5:58 am
We have a ministry that helps disabled veterans and their families, and those families who have a service member overseas and are struggling here in the states.
During the holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas we have a food collection and send out food baskets to needy families in the community. We also have a bridge ministry for the homeless where they serve a hot meal under a popular bridge that the homeless hang out at especially in the winter months.
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