Bed Build
Date: 10/25 at Flint Campus
Volunteer Capacity: 50
Description: Help build and provide hand-made beds for children facing foster placement. No skills necessary, instructions will be provided upon arrival.
*Flint Campus Exclusive Opportunity
Bethesda Health Clinic
Date: 10/25
Volunteer Capacity: 12
Description: Medical Professionals are needed to assist with a Medical Clinic hosted by Bethesda.
Disaster Relief – Church under the Bridge
Date: 10/25 at 8:00 AM
Volunteer Capacity: 25
Description: Help foster relationships and make disciples with the homeless community of Tyler, as well as the most marginalized and under-resourced families in our community. We will distribute hygiene packs, provide shower and laundry resources, and give out gospel tracts.
Prison Ministry – Transformation Weekend
Date: 10/18 – 10/19
Volunteer Capacity: 30
Description: Teams will assist Steve Ballard and his connect group as they minister to this community in Henderson with a conference called “Transformation Weekend”. We will prepare and serve 6 meals throughout the conference, have a guest speaker and breakout discussions, and will share the Gospel.
*Options for sign up: Saturday Only, Sunday only, or both
East Texas Food Bank
Date: Oct 25 – 8:30 to 11:30, Oct 27, 29, 30 – two shifts available (8:30 – 11:30 and 1:15 – 4:15)
Volunteer Capacity: 30 per shift
Description: In ETFB’s Tyler Volunteer Center, you’ll inspect, sort, and repackage food. Opportunities are also available in our Volunteer Center & Administration offices. After registering through the GABC website, please follow up by registering with East Texas Food Bank.
Hope Haven of East Texas
Date: 10/27, 10/28, 10/29, 10/30
Volunteer Capacity: 10 skilled men
Description: Help build 16 new twin beds for Hope Haven’s residential group foster home.
Breckenridge Village
Date: 10/29, 10/30, 10/31
Volunteer Capacity: 50
Description: Breckenridge hosts a trunk or treat every year! Help host a trunk, run a block party for visiting family members, or lead a devo/worship time to cover an hour. Be ready to provide candy and games/decorations for your trunk!
The Hamptons Senior Living
Date: 10/30
Volunteer Capacity: 20
Description: Volunteers will guide people through a trunk or treat and help residents fill their bowls with candy. 6-8 people are needed to lead group games, and more volunteers to greet guests. Please bring candy!
Block Party
Date: any day
Volunteer Capacity: 15-20 each
Description: Host a block party for your neighborhood! Plan to provide things such as decorations, yard games, a staged area for family photos, candy to pass out, or coolers with beverages.
School Outreach at Peet Elementary School
Date: 10/31
Volunteer Capacity: 15
Description: Help put on a block party for students. Run bounce houses, games, and pass out candy.
Christian Women’s Job Corps
Date: 10/25
Volunteer Capacity: 4-8 adults
Description: Help CWJC host a women’s event for CWJC alumni: this involves sharing refreshments, running a large group activity, leading a devotional, and possibly worship.
St. Paul’s
Date: 10/27, 10/28, 10/29, 10/30 (food pantry), 10/31
Volunteer Capacity: Paint – 8, Food Pantry – 6, Prayer – 6
Description: Help clean & paint the interior of small building across the street from their office so it can be used for small groups, Bible studies, & local neighborhood ministry. Volunteers are also needed to serve with the food pantry (Thursday only, 12:45-3pm). Help serve & pray for families – 5-6 people.
Fostering Collective
Date: 10/29
Volunteer Capacity: 4
Description: Further the ministry by organizing and sorting their tangible needs closet that serves foster, adopt, and kinship families.
Hiway 80 Rescue Mission
Date: 10/25
Volunteer Capacity: 10 adults
Description: Build fences at Triumph Village. Some experience preferred.
Living Alternative
Date: 10/25
Volunteer Capacity: 20
Description: Serve at the AXIA Center. The primary need is outdoor work like flower bed weeding/mulching/planting, potentially mowing, weed eating, hedge trimming. Several large trees need to be removed from recent storms. Cleaning and organizing inside the maternity home is also needed.
Hangers of Hope
Date: 10/29
Volunteer Capacity: 10 (adults preferable)
Description: Various tasks at our thrift store (hanging clothes, sorting clothes, cleaning shelves, emptying clothing racks, etc)
New Creation Foundation
Date: 10/31
Volunteer Capacity: 15
Description: Acts of service: the men’s Gideon House campus needs building maintenance such as soffit and fasciae repairs and painting interior walls in the men’s rooms. The women’s Bethel House campus grounds need beautification as well as exterior cleaning and painting of the two cottages.
Habitat for Humanity
Date: 10/25
Volunteer Capacity: 15
Description: Help serve with the program “A Brush with Kindness”. ABWK assists low-income families in repairing and renovating their homes so they can continue to live in safe, decent homes. The focus is on assisting elderly, veteran families and those with limited mobility. Projects include painting, landscaping, carpentry, and repair services if the skillset allows.
International Student Ministry
Date: 10/25
Volunteer Capacity: 10
Description: Pumpkin Carving with 15 international students. We need 2-6 volunteers to attend this event and mingle with the students/help carve pumpkins as well as 6 volunteers to gather supplies for the carving and goody bags.