Serve
During the worship services each Sunday, you will have the opportunity to
hear from and learn more about a Christ Church ministry partner serving in
Memphis and around the world. Check back weekly for more info about the current week's Serving Spotlight!
This Week's Serving Spotlight, January 29 • MARRS
• During this week's Serving Spotlight, we learned more about Mediation and Reconciliation/Restitution Services (MARRS), a Christ Church ministry partner whose offices and program space are located right here on our campus. Bridgette Bowman, Director, and Eva Lang, church member and volunteer, helped us understand their work and know how to get connected.
MARRS works to intervene in the lives of youth who have committed first and second-time, minor offenses. They believe they by acting in their lives now, through character development, mediation with those they offended and giving restitution, they can help these youth understand the seriousness of their offense and how it can and will affect the rest of their lives.
But how does MARRS believe their youth will be transformed?
- ...by people, not programs
- ...by individuals, not institutions
- ...by someone, not something.
MARRS needs people, follows of Jesus, believers of the Gospel to join their work. Will it be you?
Want to learn more? Visit their website or contact Bridgette Bowman
at bridgette@MLFOnline.org, 261-2161.
|| Serve internationally ||
Spring Break Connectional Opportunity, Rice and Beans Ministries (March 10-17) • During Memphis area schools' Spring Break week, your family can serve together through this connectional opportunity with Rice and Beans Ministries in Costa Rica. This ministry partners with the local church in their outreach, which includes meeting basic needs and building long-term, meaningful relationships to share the truth of the Gospel. To learn more about this ministry and trip details, visit their website or click here to email trip leader, Marie Curry.
Are you wondering what a connectional opportunity is? Read the Serving Spotlight information at the top of this page or contact Eric at 202-6050 to learn more.
|| Serve locally ||
Kids Community,
Jacob’s Well (Saturdays, 5:45-7pm) • Join the people of Jacob’s Well by
serving their children! Kids Community volunteers needed for ages 3
yrs.-Kindergarten and 1st-5th grade. Curriculum provided.
Contact Michelle Lee at michellelee318@gmail.com
or 596-9159 to learn more.
Organize library, Cornerstone Prep •
(2 hours per week, Mon. and Fri.) • Organize and
run a library program for the students at Cornerstone Prep! Volunteer will
facilitate the loan and return of books on Monday and Friday afternoon, for about
one hour each day. Contact Gardner Story, ghobson@cornerstoneprepmemphis.org,
261-4363.
(**See below for information about nursery availability when serving during daytime hours.)
|| Serve internationally ||
Spring Break Connectional Opportunity, Rice and Beans Ministries (March 10-17) • During Memphis area schools' Spring Break week, your family can serve together through this connectional opportunity with Rice and Beans Ministries in Costa Rica. This ministry partners with the local church in their outreach, which includes meeting basic needs and building long-term, meaningful relationships to share the truth of the Gospel. To learn more about this ministry and trip details, visit their website or click here to email trip leader, Marie Curry.
Are you wondering what a connectional opportunity is? Contact Eric at 202-6050 to learn more.
**The nursery is available for help you as you serve with our ministry partners.
Nursery hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am –
12:00pm in addition to the regular Sunday
and Wednesday hours.
To learn about more about serving opportunities through Christ Church,
continue to visit www.cumcmemphis.org/serve or contact us at 261-4386.