Christ Church, Richmond VA: Missions & Outreach


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Missions & Outreach Ministries The people of CCE seek to be the heart and hands of Jesus by aligning our passions and strengths with organizations that work to meet the needs of our neighbors, both locally and internationally. Throughout the Bible, we learn that God wants us to work for justice, especially for the vulnerable. Justice and mercy are core values of what we strive to do in our service through Missions and Outreach. The organizations we support have been looked at through this lens and include our four priorities of ending hunger, providing shelter, enhancing educational outcomes, and ensuring access to health care. Providing relief to the suffering is part of what we do, while also seeking opportunities for systemic, transformative change.
Here are some volunteer opportunities that we have organized though Christ Church. Also, see below for our Volunteer Bank, which lists ways to serve on your own, with your family, or as a small group. RE-ESTABLISH RICHMOND REFUGEE RESOURCE FAIR Help our newest RVA neighbors on Saturday, June 22! ReEstablish Richmond provides services to refugees so they can thrive in our communities. On Saturday, June 22, their annual Resource Fair will provide resources to people in need. Please consider helping! Christ Church has been asked to send volunteers for two specific tasks: #1: Fair drivers and ambassadors- Individuals and/families can sign up to drive a client and their family to the event and take them home. We are also asking drivers to stay at the event with the family and act as an ambassador or fair guide to make sure the family gets the information they need. We are looking to recruit at least 50 of these, so it is a high area of need. #2: Donation Room Coordinators- We will have a shoe/book donation room. We need a group of people to help with picking up book donations and bringing them to the YMCA. For the day of, we would need a few people to man the donation room. We could use a group of 3-5 people who can help before and the day of the event. Questions? Contact Adam at adam.m.scharf@gmail.com BUILD WITH HABITAT FOR HUMANITY OR VOLUNTEER IN THE RESTORE All Summer Long! Seeking to put God’s love into action, Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. You can help one day or every week! Click here to set up a volunteer login, see volunteer schedule, and sign up to serve.
Christ Church organizes opportunities for you to serve our community on a regular basis. We also encourage you to serve with these agencies as you are able and led "in bewteen" our regularly scheduled service projects. Click below to access our Volunteer Bank, which lists opportunities to serve with our partner agencies. If God is calling you to serve, survey this bank to see where you, your family, or your small group can be the hearts and hands of Jesus today.
In the past year, Christ Church supported the following mission partners. We invite you to join us as we work with these organizations to bring about change in Christ's name. Anna Julia Cooper Episcopal School is an independent, faith-based school providing full tuition scholarships for 4-8^th grade students of limited economic resources primarily from Richmond’s East End. www.annajuliacooperepiscopalschool.org Communities in Schools works in Richmond and Henrico County Public Schools from K-12. Their mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our CCE connection with CIS is George Mason Elementary School in the East End which provides several volunteer opportunities. www.cisofrichmond.org Crossover Health Ministries is a health safety net organization, providing high quality healthcare, promoting wellness, and connecting community talents and resources with people in need in the name of Jesus Christ. www.crossoverministry.org Feedmore is Central Virginia’s core hunger relief agency. The organization receives, redistributes, prepares and delivers food to children, families and seniors facing food insecurity. www.feedmore.org Hope for Humanity’s mission is to "Equip South Sudan’s Girls and Boys for Leadership through a Quality Education with a Christian Foundation." Its commitment is manifest in Hope and Resurrection Secondary School in Atiaba, South Sudan. www.hopeforhumanityinc.org ReEstablish Richmond assists refugees to settle in Richmond while maintaining ties to their home culture and connects them with the resources to support a successful resettlement. www.reestablishrichmond.org Richmond Habitat for Humanity was founded in 1986 based on a vision of a world where everyone has a decent place to live. Seeking to put God’s love into action, Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope. www.richmondhabitat.org Shalom Farms connects high-poverty areas in Richmond with consistent access to fresh food and related supports to make that access meaningful, useful and sustainable. www.shalomfarms.org The Sophie House provides supportive services for single women and their children, that will help meet their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs and empower them to independently establish a stable, secure home upon successful completion of the program. www.thesophiehouse.org Our mission in Haiti has been built through relationships with people at St. Marc's and St. Simeon and at the Lespwa Timoun clinic in support of education and medical care. CCE has taken several mission trips. CARITAS works to provide effective, permanent solutions to individuals and families dealing with the crisis of homelessness and/or addiction in the Metro Richmond area. www.caritasva.org Episcopal Relief and Development facilitates healthier, more fulfilling lives in communities struggling with hunger, poverty, disaster and disease. CCE has historically helped to fund its US Disaster Program to provide resources for those affected by natural disasters. www.episcopalrelief.org
For more info and to volunteer Please contact the Rev. Richard Pelkey.