Networking, Resourcing, & Advocating
for Faith Formation Ministries
Mission & Service
Family and Intergenerational Service Project Ideas
40 Ways Kids Can Volunteer (blogpost)
Create a calendar of prayer so that families may pray for your church's, town's, country's, and global concerns
Church World Service School Kits
Giving Together: A Stewardship Guide for Families by Carol A. Wehrheim
Global Ministries Resources for Youth and Children
Service learning, mission trips, teambuilding, & retreats
Involving Children in Mission blog from Building Faith
Includes a list of children's storybooks encouraging mission & service
Refugee Resettlement
Ask your congregation's leaders how your family can assist with refugees in your area
The Uprooted Game
Helps older elementary and middle school children understand some of the realities faced by refugees
National Programs for Youth and Young Adults
A Christian ministry, open to all people, that inspires hope and service through volunteer home repair and replacement in Central Appalachia
Appalachian South Folklife Center
Our focus is on education about our heritage and culture and our goal is to teach compassion for all cultures of the world starting locally in Pipestem, WV
Strengthening neighborhoods, seeking justice, and transforming lives in Biloxi, Mississippi
Deepen your understanding of borders, migration, and social justice at the US/Mexican border
Resources for youth groups to participate in Crop Hunger walks, collect for hygiene kits, put together school kits, or assemble disaster relief buckets for both national and international needs
Urban ministry through Myers Park Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, NC
A cornerstone social service agency that helps families build and improve places to call home - because affordable housing plays a critical role in strong and stable communities. Works on local, state, regional, national, and international levels
Working with communities to end hunger and poverty and to care for the Earth
Coordinates over 1,000 relief missions per year, in which volunteers from churches, synagogues, schools and other civic groups distribute food, clothing, blankets and personal care items to the homeless poor on the streets of New York City
Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless
Advocacy, organizing, education, and street outreach. Customized immersive learning programs available to church groups
A union of several community organizations that address mental health hunger and poverty, and offer service opportunities for motivated individuals. Wooster, OH
Connect with a chapter near you to provide homemade blankets to children in need
Camp experiences oriented around service to local communities. Active in Albuquerque, Belize, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Duluth, Milwaukee, North Shore, Rochester, Rockford, San Francisco, St. Cloud, Toledo, and the Twin Cities
Providing bright futures at the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation in South Dakota and in Oaxaca, Mexico
Reach out after a natural disaster to discover how you can provide the most effective help and assistance
Facilitates virtual meetings between young people and senior citizens from anywhere in the country, bringing students and seniors together in small groups to connect, converse, and learn through virtual conversations and in-person service projects
Global Opportunities
Global Ministries - a common missional witness of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the United Church of Christ. Global Ministries works with approximately 250 faith-based international partners in close to 90 countries.
