Children Healthy Eating on Weekends (CHEW) assists children in our community by providing backpacks filled with child-friendly, easy to prepare meals over the weekend. Every week, volunteers from the community pack the backpacks, which are distributed to children each week.
Director: Shelly Kieweg // skieweg@uwonslow.org
Website: www.uwonslow.org/CHEW
Hope First (Formally known as Onslow Pregnancy Resource Center) provides services, resources, and advice to help women make a decision about their pregnancy that is right for them both now and in the future. This outreach opportunity exists for men and women! Women are being sought for Mommy Boutique and Peer Counseling and men are being sought who can come alongside the soon-to-be dad's and mentor them.
Executive Director: Krysia Davis // ceo@oprcfriends.org
Website for Volunteer’s: www.oprcfriends.org
Website for Clients: www.hopefirst.org
Fellowship of Christian Athletes provides you the greatest platform in our world – sports – to share the greatest message in our world – the Gospel! If God has laid it on your heart to become a teammate of FCA, please contact Ken Lovell for more information.
Director: Ken Lovell // klovell@fca.org
Website: www.coastalncfca.org
Kennedy Home (Baptist Children’s Home of NC), located in Kinston, they provide a safe environment for children to live in “family-style” cottages who would otherwise have no safe place to live. They also have three cottages for single mothers and their children, as well as a Care Village for senior adults. Kennedy Home will gladly put the gifts God has given you to good use.
Director: Chris Allabaugh // callabaugh@bchfamily.org
Website: www.bchfamily.org/kennedy-home
Military Fellowship Center is a ministry of Military Evangelism, Inc. Since 1952 we have been reaching military men and women with the Gospel. The Military Fellowship Center provides home cooked meals and Bible Studies twice weekly to active duty Marines and Sailors in Jacksonville. At the Center our Troops find a community where they are discipled, find Biblical counseling, and establish close friendships. They are always encouraged to connect and serve in local churches.
Executive Director: Dave Mason // militaryfellowshipctr@gmail.com
Website for Supporters: militaryevangelism.org
Website for Troops: MFCJAX.org
Facebook & Instagram: @MFCJAX
Onslow Community Outreach is on mission to provide for the critical needs of at-risk populations and to foster improved quality of life for all residents of Onslow County. It’s also known as the Homeless Ministry. This organization needs volunteers to serve in their soup kitchen, provide meals on weekends, donate gas cards to their food delivery trucks, provide trained medical staff for their clinics, donate bedding and toiletries, or provide a gift to one of the many children living in their shelters.
Food Services Director: Chris Flemming // Cflemming@onslowco.org
Volunteer Coordinator and Faith Community Liaison: Rachel Bell // Rbell@onslowco.org
Website for Volunteer’s: Other Ways to Get Involved
Philippians Place Ministries is dedicated to providing financial, spiritual, and life skills education and housing services to increase independence and sustain success to those who are facing homelessness. Our Vision is to Educate, Equip, and Encourage those facing homelessness. We connect clients with local resources and assist them to attain IDs, birth certificates, social security cards, employment and housing. Clients "earn while they learn" by participating in our Bible Studies and life skills classes and meeting with their coach. They use their Earnings for their necessities: rent, deposits, transportation, utilities, medicine, insurance, etc. We have a transitional house for men returning from incarceration or a rehabilitation program. We have a Thrift Store that is open to the public that supports all our programs.
Director: Lenize Patton //info@philippiansplace.org
Website: www.philippiansplace.org
True Justice exists to fight human trafficking in our local community through Christ-centered strategic initiatives with the goal to reach, raise up, and restore.
Executive Director: Traci Klein // traci@truejustice.global
Website: www.truejustice.global
Warrior Sanctuary provides emotional peer support to veterans through physical and emotional engagement. We envision a nation of strong self-aware veterans who proactively support their peers, families, and communities while healing wounds and fighting battles, seen and unseen. One veteran at a time. One relationship at a time!
Board President: Monica Feil // warriorsanctuaryjax@gmail.com
Website: www.warriorsanctuary.org
It is our passion to plant gospel-centered churches in strategic cities around North America. We have helped start many new churches through our generous support for church planting through the Cooperative Program of the SBC. In the past few years we have been blessed to partner with
Honduras Construction Teams // Dates: February 10 - 17, June 23 - 30, September 8 - 15 // 5-7 people
For information on attending a mission trip with Catalyst Church, please contact Pastor Mike via email at: mike@catalystchurch.com