As part of our commitment to the values of love and mission, we are always seeking opportunities to serve others in meaningful ways. We have ongoing relationships with two ministries in particular:
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DC Kids: We are blessed to have a big crowd of kids from DC come to our church for Sunday morning programs, and we are always looking for more volunteers to love these beautiful kids! In addition to helping out with Sunday School or Kid’s Moments in the service, there are lots of ways to get involved wherever you are interested / available during the rest of the week – tutoring, mentoring, building friendships, community service, summer camp, driving, special events. Interested in innercity missions or helping with youth? This is a mutually rewarding opportunity to see what a difference you can make in the lives of a part of our community! Contact Melanie Spradling (melaniejs@aol.com) / Russ Sullivan (russ.sullivan@gmail.com) to get involved.
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3 Strands Community Church Homeless Dinners: Each month we participate in a service project with the 3 Strands Church in Foggy Bottom, in DC. We bring a big meal (3 entrees, 3 side dishes, salad, drinks, and dessert) for 40/50 people including us, the Church members, and the homeless to their Church in Foggy Bottom. We arrive at 4:45, attend their church service, set up the dinner, eat and fellowship, then clean up the dinner. Contact Laura Berry (laura.e.berry@gmail.com) to help out by making food or helping to serve.
In addition to our ongoing projects, we are always looking for opportunities to try out new projects! Ideally these projects are suggested to us from within the church by someone who has a passion for the project. Past projects have included:
• Serving meals at The Carpenter’s Shelter
• Serving meals at Martha’s Table
• Sorting food at AFAC
• Hosting the annual Christmas Party for the DC Kids Ministry
• “Extreme Makeover” Project for Garfield Terrace Community Center
• Assembling care packages at the USO for US soldiers
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Email Rachel to find out what’s coming up next (rsparico@gmail.com).
