Missions

Or give online at concordchurch.com/give (select Butterfly Haven in the drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

HANDS-ON WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

· Volunteer to sort donations at 8505 Mid County Industrial Drive

· Volunteer to stock the pantry and resource room (@ address above)

· Help with special events (birthday parties, family outings, Christmas party, etc.)

WAYS YOUR GROUP OR CLASS CAN GET INVOLVED:

· Host a no-sew blanket making party

· Sponsor a child for a birthday party ($30)

Food 

· Canned soups, canned stews/chili, rice, pasta, pasta sauce, cereal, granola/protein bars, canned fruit, fruit cups, juice boxes, juice (large bottles), canned meats, canned vegetables, peanut butter, jelly, raisins (snack size)

· NOTE: Please do not donate any perishable items, items in glass packaging, or expired/nearly-expired items.

Cleaning supplies

· Dish soap, wipes, disinfectant spray, laundry soap

Personal care items

· Shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothpaste/toothbrushes, deodorant, feminine products, disposable razors, toilet paper, hand sanitizer, lotion

Or give online at concordchurch.com/give (select Food Pantry in the drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

· Sponsor a food drive in your class, neighborhood, or place of employment

· Sponsor a drive for personal care items or cleaning supplies in your neighborhood or place of employment

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

· Volunteer to stock the pantry 

· Volunteer to rotate stock in the pantry

Give online at concordchurch.com/give (select Construction Ministry in the

drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

· Donate or secure donor(s) for the materials needed on a particular project

· Volunteer as a group to help on a particular project either locally or for a disaster relief team

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP

· Notify Jeff Wells at jeff@concordchurch.com when you see a need

· Volunteer to help on a particular project (skilled or unskilled labor)

    This is a great way to learn building skills from accomplished trade people while helping others 

· Help connect trained builders and

· Adult hats, gloves, scarves, socks & underwear (new)

· Travel-size toiletries

· Jars of peanut butter and/or jelly, individually wrapped granola/candy bars, single serving chips

· Volunteer to help make lunches the 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month at 8:00am.

· Volunteer to help make care kits

Or give online at concordchurch.com/give (select Homeless Ministry in the drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

WAYS YOUR GROUP OR CLASS CAN GET INVOLVED:

· Sponsor a drive in your class, neighborhood, or place of employment for the donation items listed above. Provide peanut butter and jelly for one week’s lunches (14 large jars pb, 12 jars jelly)

· Provide individual-size bags of chips for one week’s lunches (200 bags)

· Provide granola bars or candy bars for one week’s lunches (200 bars)

Give online at concordchurch.com/give to help with mailing costs (select Hugs4Life in the drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

Purchase Yankee Candles and labels

WAYS YOUR GROUP OR CLASS CAN GET INVOLVED:

· Collect funds to purchase a gift card to Yankee Candle to be used for candles and labels

· Write cards of encouragement for the gift bags

For more information about getting involved with HUGS4LIFE, please check out their Facebook page at HUGS4LIFE.

Our partnership with Quinta Iglesia Bautista (Fifth Baptist Church) in Guantanamo City is currently limited because of US restrictions on travel and Cuban remittances. 

Depending on restrictions, we hope to continue sending teams to assist with local outreach efforts and children’s ministry. In the meantime, we have shipped desperately needed medical supplies whenever possible. 

In the past, we’ve seen God at work with over 100 new believers each time we’ve made a trip there, and we look forward to returning.

Pray For Italy exists to inform and connect individuals and churches in America to missions opportunities throughout Italy. Our ministry seeks to support and encourage the work that God is already doing in Italy by encouraging direct partnerships with existing Italian ministries and creating resources to help the American church learn how they can do that well. We long to see lives transformed by the Gospel and the people of Italy worshiping God together in healthy, reproducing churches. We believe that creating direct partnerships with Italian national pastors is the best way to accomplish that mission.

www.prayforitaly.com

Give online- concordchurch.com/give (select Cuba or Guatemala in the

drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP

· Pray for these ministries and those from Concord who go on the mission trips

· Volunteer to go on one of the mission trips

WAYS YOUR GROUP OR CLASS

CAN GET INVOLVED

· Send letters or emails to the ministry leaders

· Pay someone’s way to go on a mission trip

· Collect items needed for a mission trip

For more information about participating in Concord’s international mission

efforts, please visit our Missions page or contact Jeff Wells at jeff@concordchurch.com.

Give online at concordchurch.com/give (select Joni & Friends in the drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

· Volunteer to make phone calls or make & send cards

· Volunteer to drop off care packages 

· Volunteer at a Family Retreat

· Serve in the Chair Corps (collecting used manual wheelchairs, canes, crutches & walkers)

· Make cards for Valentine’s Day, Easter, July 4th, Thanksgiving & Christmas

· Sponsor a couple for a Marriage Getaway

· Sponsor a family for a Family Retreat

· Enter a team in the annual – Walk-N-Roll fundraiser event

For more information about getting involved directly with Joni and Friends, please check out their website at www.joniandfriends.org/missouri

They are located in Butler, Illinois; Love Packages ships over 2000 tons of usable Bibles and Christian literature to missionaries and Christian workers in port cities worldwide. These locations act as distribution points and can disperse these materials to thousands of churches and ministries overseas, reaching over 60 million people annually.
ITEMS YOU CAN DROP OFF AT CONCORD’S MISSIONS CENTER:
New or gently-used Bibles
New or gently used Bible commentaries or reference books
Gently-used Sunday School quarterlies, devotionals, or Bible study materials
Or give online at concordchurch.com/give(select Love Packages in the drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

WAYS YOUR GROUP OR CLASS CAN GET INVOLVED:
Collect donatable items from friends or family
Contact other churches in your area and offer to pick up any donatable items they may have
Take a day trip or overnight trip (free lodging on-site) to Love Packages to help pack items at their facility
OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP:
Volunteer to sort and box donations
Contact friends/family in other churches to organize a materials collection
For more information about getting involved directly with Love Packages, please check out their website at lovepackages.org.

ITEMS YOU CAN DROP OFF AT CONCORD’S MISSIONS CENTER:

• Used jewelry (ANY, including broken, fine jewelry, or costume)
• Authentic silver-plated cutlery
• Genuine leather

Or give online at concordchurch.com/give (select Monarch Jewelry in the drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

• Purchase repurposed jewelry from their website or Etsy site
• Contact organizations or churches to ask them to host a used jewelry drive

WAYS YOUR GROUP OR CLASS CAN GET INVOLVED:

• Host a virtual or in-person jewelry party in your neighborhood or place of employment featuring Monarch Jewelry
• Sponsor (or collect and deliver to the representative) journals and art supplies
• Sponsor activities like skating, trampoline park, museum visits, etc., for one of the refuge homes ($ varies)

For more information about getting involved with Monarch Jewelry, please check out their website at monarchjewelry.org. To purchase jewelry, please check out their website or etsy.com/shop/Monarch4Freedom. The Concord representative is Bernice Van Zyl—vanzylbj@gmail.com.

ITEMS YOU CAN DROP OFF AT CONCORD’S MISSIONS CENTER:

• New, unwrapped toys for our Giving Tree (these toys will be used for birthday and Christmas gifts for refugee children)

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

• Donate clothing, furniture, or household items directly to OASIS International
• Volunteer to sort clothing
• Help with English classes or childcare
• Volunteer to deliver food or supplies to a family
• Get acquainted with a refugee family and start including them in your family outings

WAYS YOUR GROUP OR CLASS CAN GET INVOLVED:

• Sponsor a toy drive in your neighborhood or place of employment
• Host a baby shower for a refugee mom
• “Adopt” a refugee family for Christmas and buy gifts for the entire family
• Sign up for the Good Neighbor Initiative to be an “American friend” to a refugee family

For more information about getting involved with OASIS International and/or the Good Neighbor Initiative, please contact Sherri Wirt at sherriw@concordchurch.com or check out the organization’s website at oasis4refugees.org.

ITEMS YOU CAN DROP OFF AT CONCORD’S MISSIONS CENTER:

• “Wow” items: stuffed animals, dolls, soccer ball with pump, shoes
• Small toys: car, jump rope, yo-yos, toys that light up or make noise (with batteries)
• Non-liquid hygiene items: toothbrushes, bar soap, washcloths, combs
• School supplies: pens, pencils, sharpeners, crayons, markers, notebooks, paper, coloring books, picture books, solar calculators
• Accessories: socks, sunglasses, jewelry, watches, flashlights (with batteries)

Or give online at concordchurch.com/give (select Operation Christmas Child in the drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

• Take one or more shoeboxes throughout the year, fill them and return them by the collection deadline (in November)
• Pay the postage for your box and someone else’s box (see online-giving link above)
• Volunteer to make or sort donated items throughout the year
• Help deliver collected shoeboxes to the official collection site (November)

WAYS YOUR GROUP OR CLASS CAN GET INVOLVED:

• Sponsor a drive for one or more of the donatable items in your class, neighborhood, or place of employment
• Participate in Concord’s Packing Parties in November

For more information about getting involved with the Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child project, please contact Laura Groat at millionx2@hotmail.com or check out the organization’s website at samaritanspurse.org/occ.

ITEMS YOU CAN DROP OFF AT CONCORD’S MISSIONS CENTER:

• Diapers
• Wipes
• Onesies

Or give online at concordchurch.com/give (select Pregnancy Centers in the drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

• Donate your spare change throughout the year (pick up empty baby bottle banks in the Concord Missions Center)
• Volunteer to sort donations or pack diapers
• Volunteer as a counselor at either center (training and time commitment required)

WAYS YOUR GROUP OR CLASS CAN GET INVOLVED:

• Sponsor a diaper drive in your class, neighborhood, or place of employment
• Make gift baskets of assorted baby items

For more information about getting directly involved at one of these ministries, please check out their websites at hnhcenter.org or thepregnancyhelpcenter.com.

Bridge of Hope Ministries
Located in The Ville in the heart of St. Louis (63113), Bridge of Hope helps provide for primary needs such as laundry, showers, clothing, meals, tutoring and more.

Good Samaritan Ministries
Located in the Washington Park area of East St. Louis, IL, Good Samaritan also provides for primary needs of local residents. In addition, they offer an in-house basic trades training program designed to equip participants with job skills that will enable them to sustain long-term growth.

WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE THROUGH CONCORD:
Give online at concordchurch.com/give (select Bridge of Hope or Good Samaritan Ministries in the drop-down) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

• Volunteer to help with meal delivery
• Volunteer to help with tutoring
• Volunteer to mentor someone in a particular trade skill

WAYS YOUR GROUP OR CLASS CAN GET INVOLVED:

• Take a volunteer team to help with maintenance, gardening, or facility upkeep
• Take a volunteer team to help sort clothing and donations
• Take a volunteer team to help with a ministry outreach event
• Take a volunteer team to provide a hot meal

For more information about getting directly involved with one of these ministries, please check out their websites at bridgeofhopestl.org or gsmmetro.org.

We host two clothing Giveaways each year, one in the spring and one in the fall. These are basically gigantic, free garage sales to help those in need in our community. Donation details and Giveaway dates are announced several weeks in advance of these outreaches.

Each holiday season, we collect items to fill dinner baskets for families who need a little extra help to provide a special holiday meal. Donation details are announced several weeks in advance of these outreaches.

Through your gifts to the Annie Armstrong Easter Offering, the North American Mission Board (NAMB) supports more than 5,000 missionaries and more than 3,800 chaplains who serve in difficult places where the Gospel is often not welcome. You may give online at concordchurch.com/give (select Annie Armstrong – Easter in the drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

Each year, churches around the world help support 4,800 International Mission Board (IMB) missionaries (and their 4,000 children) who help spread the Gospel among 900 people groups. We partner with these missionaries by collecting a special offering each December. You may give online at concordchurch.com/give (select Lottie Moon – Christmas in the drop-down menu) or write a check with the ministry name on the memo line.

This medical missionary from the St. Louis area brings medical care, water filters, and the Gospel to remote villages in Guatemala. Our monthly support enables Nancy Henson to continue to provide nutritious meals and safe drinking water, and to hold medical clinics, all while sharing the love of Jesus. Follow Nancy on her Facebook page at facebook.com/nhenson3 to see what’s happening in her ministry and to share words of encouragement with her.