Stay at Home Orders Make Mission Ministries Challenging and Vitally Important

Mission Ministries are working hard to to find ways to follow Stay at Home Orders and still provide services to an ever growing vulnerable population

How Can You Help?

Check the Facebook pages and information links below for details on how each Mission is handling the crisis and what their needs are. Financial Support is always greatly needed. 

Thank You for Your Support!

Volunteer Opportunities Serving the Community

Jubilee Cafe

Harvesters

Family Promise

L.I.N.K.

Prison Ministry

Westward Ho! 5K

Trinity Food Pantry

Habitat for Humanity

MISSIONS MINISTRY

JUSTICE MINISTRY

A free community breakfast open to anyone.
Restaurant-style service
Tuesdays & Fridays 7:00-8:00 am
First Church, Downtown Brady Hall
946 Vermont St 66044.

Volunteers help with cooking, plating, serving and clean-up.
Volunteer Hours  5:45-8:00 am.
No training necessary. Please sign-up in advance.

Jubilee Cafe Volunteer Sign-Up
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Donate to Julibee

Outdoor mobile food pantry that provides
nutritious, fresh food to people in need.
2nd Saturday Every Month 10:30am-12:30pm
First Church, West Campus 867 Hwy 40, 66049

Volunteers help load food into vehicles
as they drive through the serve line.
(must be able to lift 5-20 lbs. repetitively)

Harvesters Volunteer Sign-Up

A partnership hosting families experiencing
homelessness for one week four times a year.

There are many ways to help, from food and supply
donations, to overnight hosts to set up and clean up.

Volunteer Sign up opens a few weeks before we host.
2020: Feb 16-23, Apr 26-May 3, Aug 23-30, Nov 22-29

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April 26 Donation Sign-Up

Family Promise Changes and Needs for April 26th

Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen

A free community hot lunch for those in need.
First Church serves 3rd Sundays every other month.
1:00 pm First Christian Church 10th & Kentucky 66044

Volunteer needs: Food Donations and Volunteers to help
prepare & serve food to approx 150-200 LINK guests.

New Sign Up Link will be posted a few weeks before serving
2020 Dates: Jan 19, Mar 15, May 17, July 19, Sept 20, Nov 8

First Church Serves L.I.N.K. again May 17th

Learn about LINK donation requirements:  http://www.linklawrence.org/how-to-help/

Prison Ministry Clothing Closet

This ministry housed at First Church provides women
being released from the Topeka Correctional Facility
clothing and a purse to empower a fresh start.

Volunteers are needed once a month to select clothing from our clothing closet and package it for delivery to the prison. 
Flexible Hours / Training Provided

Prison Ministry Volunteer Sign-Up

Westward Ho Event Volunteers

EVENT BENEFITS FAMILY PROMISE of LAWRENCE

Manual labor help needed in “5K Course Preparation”
Event day help in “Place me wherever needed”
Volunteers will be notified of times and places.

T-shirt pick-up details on the Volunteer Sign-Up Site

Event Volunteer Sign-Up

Trinity Interfaith Food Pantry

Providing food for people in Lawrence & Douglas County
collection is part of a local church partnership

Grocery carts are located at both campuses
to collect non-perishable food donations

April, July, and October are special food collection months.
For further information, contact Stan Hughes.

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TIFP needs plastic gloves for volunteers to distribute food. If you help, email: barrymolineux@gmail.com

Our First Church Habitat for Humanity group works
with both the Lawrence and national Habitat for Humanity
to build houses for local families, support the Habitat Restore,
and other Habitat for Humanity projects.

Lawrence Habitat Website

Learn More About Our Service Ministries

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