Jesus commanded us to “love your neighbor as yourself” and told us to be concerned for the interests of others. Being a neighbor to someone is not limited to family relations or proximity. It is showing the love of God to all who are in need, who ever they may be, wherever they may be.

Often in order to reach people for Christ, personal and tangible needs must be met before people become receptive to the Gospel. Jesus demonstrated this by helping the poor, hungry, hurting, crippled and blind. Scripture has made it clear that the body of Christ needs to be engaged in ministry to those less fortunate.

There are many ways that you can “be a neighbor” to those that are in need. Discover how your generous contribution of time and energy will benefit the lives of others less fortunate and bring glory to God. Start living the life God created you for!

Download a current list of service/ministry opportunities from our local ministry partners. (Coming Soon. Watch for Updates)

MINISTRY PARTNER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Alongside Ministries
Contact Keith or Alta Thompson, 480.473.7404
keiththompson@cox.net

• Worship with ex-offenders and their families who profess Christ as their Lord and Savior
• Make jail visits, spread the gospel and disciple new believers; training available
• Teach and facilitate Bible studies and/or Celebrate Recovery in Department of Corrections facilities or the Discipleship Training Center

The Bridge: Single Mom Ministry
Contact Amy Sue Sieser
602.589.5556
amysue@southwestleadership.org

• Sponsor a homeless family that chooses to enter The Bridge to go from homelessness to self-sufficiency
• Childcare: have a loving lap to hold infants, help a young child make good decisions, work with a child completing homework, and assist in serving a healthy snack
• Sort donations for The Bridge store
• Dentist to do free restorative and reconstructive work
• Host scrap booking party for homeless mothers
• Professional services: hair cuts, attorneys, career counseling, financial planning (personal budget), etc.

Christian Family Care Agency (CFCA)
Foster Care or Adoption
Contact Margaret Soberg
602.234.1935
margaret@cfcare.org

• Consider sharing your home, your love, your Savior, with a child in need; many children are waiting for a home and someone to love them

Work in Family Attic Thrift Store
Contact Karen McDonald (manager)
602.765.1478
karen@cfcare.org

• Consider committing four to eight hours per week sorting merchandise, managing the cash register or interacting with customers; proceeds benefit children served through CFCA

Foster and Adoptive Families
Contact Ruth Flack
602.234.1935
ruth@cfcare.org

• Adopt a family or child and purchase Christmas gifts for the foster children; join the Helping Hearts and Hands group and help with projects for CFCA foster families on a monthly basis; help at events and parties for foster and adoptive families

Event Committee
Contact Diane Zapponi
602.234.1935
diane@cfcare.org

• One-time commitment to help with annual event; including CFCA’s annual anniversary dinner and pro/am golf tournament.

Office Help
Contact Ruth Flack
602.234.1935
ruth@cfcare.org

• Consider giving two to four hours per week or month to help at the office, including filing, answering phones, data entry, special mailings, assembling packets, cleaning playroom and play therapy rooms, etc

Helping Hands for Single Moms
Contact Chris Coffman
602.796.7875
chris@helpsinglemoms.org

• Provide Christmas presents for single mom’s families
• Provide clean up or yard work
• Mentor a single mom

International Students Inc.
Contact Bob and Joyce Worrall
602.996.8547
jbworrall@cox.net

• Serve meals, tutor, spruce-up/clean-up, paint houses and apartments, landscape, sort donated items, mailings, office work, donate clothes, food, household goods, toys, books, Bible studies, used furniture, English lessons
• Sponsor an International Student

Matthew 25 Homeless Project
Contact Ralph Norman
602.977.9749
Matt25Project@aol.com

• Serve meals to the homeless; Matthew 25 meets on the third Saturday of every month at 3:15 p.m. in E105 on the south campus for a brief orientation before going to the homeless shelters
• Donate CLEAN used towels (hundreds of homeless people need towels to keep clean); bring towels to the Matthew 25 Homeless Outreach Ministry table located on the patio the second Sunday of the month

Neighborhood Ministries Christian Clinic
Contact Irene Ortiz
602.435.0155
ioritz@tncclinic.org

• Medical providers: interview and examine patients, diagnose and treat illnesses
• Dental providers: interview and examine patients, diagnose and treat dental needs
• Dental staff: Dental Hygienist to examine and provide dental treatment; Dental Assistants to assist providers, Hygienist as needed and assist with instrument care
• Nursing staff-RNs, LPNs, MAs, CNAs,Room patients, perform CLIA waved testing, draw blood, EKGs, pulse oximeters.
• Spanish interpreters will interpret for medical/dental providers and nursing staff as needed

Neighborhood Ministries
Contact Pencie Culiver
480.229.7589
pencie@aol.com

• Serve Monday night dinner to 400 children (January– April); good group activity
• Maintain vehicles (vans, buses, cars) that pick-up children for activities
• General “fix-it jobs; good group activity
• Cook and/or childcare Mom’s Place

Phoenix Rescue Mission
Contact Susan Kryn
602.346.3339
skryn@phoenixrescuemission.org

• Serve meals to the homeless (8–10 people)
• Sort food and fill food boxes
• Adopt-a-family Christmas sponsorship; provide Christmas presents for a specific family and food for Christmas meal