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Alternatives Pregnancy Crisis Center Alternatives is a pregnancy crisis center with staff and volunteers who counsel and support women throughout their unexpected pregnancies. Volunteers provide services such as office help, mailings, organizing the clothing closet, and being trained as a counselor. Orchard Hill Church supports their annual fundraising efforts. Current Alternatives needs include: Donations of baby wipes, newborn size diapers, diaper bags, onesies and sleepers (sizes 0-6 months), crib sheets, new/gently used bassinettes and cribs. Boys and Girls Club The Boys & Girls Club provides quality after-school and summer programming to Black Hawk County youth. Programming begins after school and continues until 7:45 p.m. weekdays and includes “The Arts, Education, and Career Development,” “Health and Life Skills,” “Sports, Fitness and Recreation,” and “Character and Leadership Development.” Orchard Hill Church helped the Boys & Girls Club through past Love Cedar Valley. Current Boys & Girls Club needs include: Committed, regular volunteers to help weekdays between 3:30 –7:00 p.m. To volunteer or make a contribution, please contact Jason or Shirley (319-234-2839). Caravan (website) Caravan is a high-adventure, faith-building summer trip for high school students ranging from students going into 10th grade through and including graduating high school students. In 2004, Caravan added mission day options, allowing students and staff to sign up for one or two days of serving in the community they are visiting. Students and staff have served in homeless shelters, food banks, soup kitchens, nursing homes, churches, and thrift stores in cities including Daytona Beach, New York City, and Sherkston Shores (along Lake Erie in Ontario, Canada). The mission day option is available on a trip-to-trip basis. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (319-266-9796) for more information. Catholic Worker House321 E, 8th Street, Waterloo (319-232-2116) directions The Catholic Worker House is a shelter in downtown Waterloo that serves a meal to the needy on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. We provide a group that cooks, serves, and eats with guests once a month. Current Catholic Worker needs include: 1) Cooks! Prepare a meal in the Orchard Hill kitchen (4:00-5:30pm) and transport, serve, and eat at the Catholic Worker House (6:00-7:00pm). 2) Donations of towels, blankets/quilts, laundry detergent & dryer sheets, paper goods (napkins, paper towels, toilet paper), and men’s clothing. If interested or to make a contribution, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (319-266-9796). Drug Court The Black Hawk County Drug Court Program was created to help men and women who have been involved with drugs and arrested for committing a crime in order to feed their drug habit. If approved, they work toward rehabilitation through the Drug Court system rather than through a jail or prison sentence. Drug Court meets every Wednesday at 3pm in the Black Hawk County Courthouse. Barb McMahon began visiting and mentoring through Drug Court in 2007. Learn more about Barb's experience with Drug Court or read more about Drug Court in an article published by the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Current Drug Court needs include: Men and women to mentor drug court participants. If you are interested in attending Drug Court or would like to learn more about becoming a mentor, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (319-266-9796). Duluth, Minnesota Each year, Nazareth Lutheran Church and Orchard Hill Church partner with YouthWorks to provide junior high students service opportunities. Students work alongside local social service organizations, reaching out to people of all ages, to be lights for Christ in the city. For more information, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (319-266-9796). Habitat for Humanity - directions The Iowa Heartland Habitat for Humanity is active in the Cedar Valley! Currently, Orchard Hill Church and Nazareth Lutheran Church are teaming up to build a home on Newell Street in Waterloo. On June 2, 2007 over 100 volunteers from both churches participated in the Powerbuild – they framed and roofed the house in one day! (See photos). Throughout the year, on the third Saturday of every month, a work team from Orchard Hill works with Habitat to help build a home. Current Habitat for Humanity needs include: 1) Volunteers to help build. 2) Also needed are people who are interested in landscaping and are willing to work one-on-one with new homeowners. 3) The local Habitat office especially needs a good office paper cutter and a 20” or larger TV. Also: sharpie markers, utility knives, carpenter pencils, and colored copier paper. Drop off items at Orchard Hill (attn: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or at the Habitat office. To sign up with a group from Orchard Hill, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (319-266-9796). To sign up anytime through Habitat, call their volunteer coordinator, Shalon Atwood (319-235-9946). House of Hope House of Hope is a two-year transitional housing program for homeless moms and children located in downtown Waterloo. Orchard Hill supports House of Hope women and families in a variety of ways, including through the Guardian Angel Program. In this program, a small group adopts an apartment at House of Hope for one year to help provide occasional inspections and general maintenance to that apartment. Current House of Hope needs include: Small groups to adopt apartments through the Guardian Angel Program. For more information or to make a contribution, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (319-266-9796) or Mary Schmitt, House of Hope director (319-232-3823). Immigration Raid Relief Effort The Orchard Hill Church urges the community to pray for individuals and families involved in the immigration raid in Postville. Monetary donations are urgently needed to help support families by providing for their basic needs. Donations are being accepted through Orchard Hill. Make checks payable to “Orchard Hill Church” and mark “Cup of Cold Water – Postville Support” in the memo line. Past donations have supported St. Bridget’s Hispanic Ministry Fund (ie: rent & groceries for families, operation costs including paperwork, etc.), St. Paul Lutheran Church (ie: packing food boxes twice weekly), and Guatemalan men detained in the Fayette County Jail (ie: phone cards to call families back home in Guatemala). Current needs include: 1) Financial support for members of the Postville community working to sustain immigrants and their families. Specific needs change daily. 2) Comprehensive immigration reform. To learn more about a Christian response, listen to "What Would Jesus Say About...Immigration" by Ed Baker, and research the actions others in the faith community are taking. For more information or to find out how you might assist individuals and families in need, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (319-415-2546). Lampost Theatre Co. (website) “For over two decades, this innovative team of artistic disciples has been redefining creative ministry.” Lampost Theatre Co. develops scripts, training videos, and worship resources to enhance Christian ministry, tours the country performing original productions, and operates a coffee shop and theatre. Orchard Hill Church supports Lampost Theatre Co. financially and promotes theatre productions within the Orchard Hill community. Orchard Hill Church works alongside local churches once a year to organize a day of service to local communities and neighborhoods. Participants reach out to love others through projects ranging from giveaways, to cleaning & renovation projects, to volunteer service at local organizations. To learn more, visit the Love Cedar Valley website or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (319-266-9796). Northeast Iowa Food Bank (website) 106 East 11th Street, Waterloo (319-235-0507) - directions The Northeast Iowa Food Bank works to reduce food waste and provide emergency food relief to nonprofit organizations and individuals in Northeast Iowa. You can help by volunteering, contributing financially, hosting a food drive, or provide food donations. Current Northeast Iowa Food Bank needs include: Volunteers for their Kids Café program, offering nutritional meals, education and recreational fun to children in the area. Help is needed Monday through Friday after school hours to assist in tutoring, mentoring, playing games, doing crafts, and much more. Locations include Hoover Middle School, Salvation Army, and the Boys n’ Girls Club. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it at the food bank (319-235-0507, ext. 116). If interested, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 235-0507 (x118) Quilting The quilting team meets regularly to make quilts that are given to young people who enter a youth detention facility in the area. The raw materials used are all donated cotton scraps of fabric remnants and come from the generosity of Orchard Hill members. The creativity used in putting the fabrics together into patterns is pure enjoyment. The labor involved in sewing the quilts together gets lost in the fun of doing it in the company of friends. The finished products are always amazing reminders of how God blesses the cooperative efforts of His children. And finally, the quilts themselves become a very tangible way of sharing God’s love with those in need. For more information, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . SHOUT! Ministries (website) "Shout! For the Lord has given you the city..." (Joshua 6:16). SHOUT! exists to tear down walls of injustice, hatred, and violence by uniting the body of Christ with world changing events and ongoing evangelism. SHOUT! believes that when the body of Christ comes together in love, regardless of differences in cultural background, denomination, or cultural gaps, the Church becomes a brighter light that God can use to change the world! SHOUT! organizes events such as basketball tournaments, slam poetry events, and music concerts in neighborhoods with histories of violence or drug activity in order to help release God's liberating spirit among the people. All money raised through these events helps support SHOUT! and local ministries. Get involved with SHOUT!: 1) Join in community prayer and evangelism walks. Meet at a different church each Sunday at 2 p.m. to walk, pray, and meet people in the church neighborhood. All are welcome! Call 319-232-6720 for location each week. 2) Fellowship with believers with Community Bible Fellowship every Thursday night at 7 p.m. to learn more about Christ and read the Word of God together. 3) Participate in SHOUT! events. Visit the website or watch the calendar for upcoming special events. Contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to learn more about how to get involved. Tornado & Flood Recovery Orchard Hill commits to helping with tornado and flood recovery efforts. Click here to learn more about current needs and volunteer efforts. If you have any questions or would like to lead a project, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it (319-269-8999). |
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