volunteer ministries

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2009-2010

EIKON Ministries

Berclair Elementary

City Serve Day of Service

4055 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111 (901) 454-0034 • www.2pc.org

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VOLUNTEER MINISTRIES 9/21/09 5:02 PM

Volunteer Ministries 2009-2010 Community-based Partners & 2PC Opportunities

4055 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111 (901) 454-0034 • www.2pc.org

Contents Christ and the Church Second Presbyterian Church Opportunities

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Community Health Bethany Christian Services Christ Community Health Services Church Health Center Citizens for Community Values of Memphis Life Choices, Inc. Teen Challenge

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Education Berclair Elementary Brinkley Heights Urban Academy Child Evangelism Fellowship* The Cross-Greek Christian Ministry The Neighborhood School

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Employment Advance Memphis Economic Development Ministries

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Family & Children Eikon Ministries Emmanuel Episcopal Center* Knightlife, Inc.

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Memphis Athletic Ministries Multinational Ministries Neighborhood Christian Center* Palmer Home for Children Red Zone Ministries Refugee Empowerment Program Repairing the Breach Streets Ministries Su Casa Y-MOT Outreach Ministries Young Life Urban* Youth Striving for Excellence Youth Visions

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Mercy Ministries Calvary Rescue Mission JIFF Memphis Union Mission MIFA Salvation Army Victims to Victory

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Neighborhood Restoration Service Over Self*

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Mission Memphis Community-Based Partners

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*Indicates Summer opportunities

Volunteer Ministries ConTact Information You may use the information provided on pages 38-46 of this book to make contact with an agency directly regarding an interest in serving. Alternately, you may contact Kim Blankenship, the Director of Volunteer Ministries, at (901) 454-0034 or [email protected] On the Cover: Mindy Gandy volunteers weekly at Eikon Ministries.

Christ and the Church “Behold, I am making all things new.” Revelation 21:5

Christ And The Church Volunteer Opportunities

Administration / Leadership Contact Kim Blankenship at (901) 454-0034

OASIS Team Leaders – Be a part of the leadership team for your Congregational Community (CC). This is preferably for someone who has been at 2PC for a while and is familiar with opportunities and leadership structure.

Adult Education

Dee Walker / Rocky Anthony at (901) 454-0034 Adult Congregational Community Teacher – A committee selects and works with members who express the desire to teach a class at Second. This committee will contact you as the needs arise. You can choose to teach on a regular basis or as a substitute. MidWeek Teacher – Same process as for CC teachers, but classes are on Wednesday nights during our Fall and Spring MidWeek sessions.

Boy Scouts

Contact Rocky Anthony at (901) 454-0034 Boy Scout Assistant – Work with the leaders of Boy Scout Troops 55 or 86, which are sponsored by Second, or Pack 55 or Venture Crew 2. Help the Scout masters with special events, campouts or special meetings.

Children

Contact Sandy Hazelwood or Dylan Franklin at (901) 454-0034 Disciple 6th graders – Work with staff members during disciple time for sixth graders on Wednesday nights from 6:30 – 7:30. This includes skits, planned activities, games, etc. Extended Session Leader – Volunteer weekly or monthly at either at 8:15 am or 11:00 am worship services to help with children 3 – 5 years old. Greeter – Welcome children and parents at the doors of the children’s Sunday school building D before Sunday school begins and help direct them to classes. This takes about 20 minutes each Sunday morning beginning at 9:30 am. Kids Konnection Leader – Teach a group of first through sixth graders on Wednesday nights from 6:15 – 7:30. Contact Dylan Franklin. Teacher for Nursery Sixth grade – Team teach the age group of your choice with at least three other adults Sunday mornings, 9:45 – 10:40.

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Nursery Volunteer – Help in the nursery with the babies on Sunday mornings from 8:15 – 9:30 or 11:00 – 12:15 pm. You may rotate, choosing to work only one Sunday a month or every week. Secretary for the Sunday School Classes – Take attendance, maintain records, send cards to children and greet parents and children on Sunday mornings from 9:40 – 9:55 am. Facilitator for Rainbows For All God’s Children – Facilitate a group of children, ages 4 years – 6th grade, who have separated or divorced parents and at least one parent is attending Divorce Recovery. This is held on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 – 8:30 in conjunction with MidWeek. Special Friends Sunday School Teacher – Lead or help other leaders work with and befriend special needs children and adults of various ages on Sunday mornings, 9:30 – 11:30 or 11 – 12 noon. Thursday Morning Nursery Helper – Teach and guide children whose mothers attend A Mother’s Heart Bible Study on Thursday mornings from 9 – 11:30.

Communications

Contact Kim Blankenship at (901) 454-0034 Copywriters – Volunteers are needed to write for the ministries and special events of Second Presbyterian Church. Web – Volunteers are needed to help format and/or develop content for the 2pc.org website and various social media outlets. Photographers – Volunteers will take photographs of various events in the life of Second Presbyterian Church.

Congregational Care

Contact Gail Stevens at (901) 454-0034 Cookie Brigade Baker – Bake cookies once a month for the visitation ministry to distribute to our homebound members. Crown Ministries Financial Facilitator – Attend the Crown Ministries Financial class for one session to be mentored and trained by a facilitator and then teach a session on Biblical financial principles and good stewardship. This is offered in the fall and spring sessions of MidWeek. Visitor to New Babies – Visit a new mother and deliver a baby bag with a Bible, bulletin, nursery information and a rose from the Sanctuary. Flexible hours, but visits are usually made on Sunday afternoons.

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Holiday Opportunities

Contact Mike Gatliff at (901) 454-0034 AMEN Holiday Donation – We collect coats, hats, gloves and socks for the men who stay at the Calvary Rescue Mission and Memphis Union Mission. These items may be dropped off during AMEN in December.

Hospitality / Food

Contact Kim Blankenship at (901) 454-0034 Bakers & Cooks Team – When special events are held, many volunteers are needed to help with the baking and cooking. These occur throughout the year. Team members will receive an email when they are needed and participate as their schedules allow.

Hospitality / Greeters

Contact Kim Blankenship at (901) 454-0034 Greeters – Second Presbyterian is a warm and friendly church, and we need volunteers to help greet and welcome members and guests. Greeters are needed at all worship services on Sunday mornings and evenings, MidWeek sessions, and special events and services.

Hospitality Deliver / Organize / Special Events Contact Kim Blankenship at (901) 454-0034

Special Event Team – When conferences, lunches or Holy Week services are held, many volunteers are needed to help with the logistics. These occur throughout the year, usually on weekends, but Holy Week includes weekdays. Team members will receive an email when they are needed and participate as their schedules allow. Ticket-Sellers – Help support our events by selling tickets when appropriate. This includes selling tickets for MidWeek dinners starting at 5:30 on Wednesday nights. Overnight Guest Hosts – Second Presbyterian often provides lodging for guests like missionaries, guest speakers, visiting pastors and college students for a night or two. Please let us know if you’d be willing to share your home.

Internationals

Contact Kim Blankenship at (901) 454-0034 Conversational English teacher – Teach English to international members and families. 6

Christ And The Church Volunteer Opportunities

Friendship Partner – Mentor and become friends with an international family or single person and help with his/her spiritual growth.

Library

Contact Jack Connors at (901) 454-0034 Book Repair – Place plastic covers on paperback books. (flexible schedule) Book Reviews – Read and review a specific book to discuss in a group setting. (flexible schedule) Library or Substitute Attendant – Help check books in and out of the library. (Shifts are: 10 am – 12:30 pm, 12:30 – 3 pm) Overdue Books – Call to remind people of overdue books. Story Hour – Read to children in the library and make crafts following the theme of the day.

Men

Contact Mike Gatliff at (901) 454-0034 Men’s Mentor – Provide one-on-one or small group mentoring in areas of family, life management, and spiritual formation.

Mission Memphis

Contact Eddie Foster at (901) 454-0034 CityServe Conference Helper – Serve as an assistant during the Mission Memphis Conference. Mission Memphis Prayer Partner – Pray regularly or correspond with a specific ministry partner or missionary supported by 2PC.

Music / Adult

Contact Mary Quinlan at (901) 454-0034 Chancel Choir Member – Sing in the choir during Sunday morning 11:00 service. (no audition required) Handbell Choir Member – Play handbells during Sunday services and on special occasions. Contact Terri Theil at [email protected] or 454-0034 for rehearsal and performance schedule

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Instrumentalist (most instruments) – Play in worship service, as needed, Sunday mornings or evenings. Music Equipment Crew – Set up and take down microphones, etc., for Sunday evening service. Music Library Assistant – Help file music and load choir folders for Sundays. Contact Mary Quinlan at [email protected] or 454-0034 for more information. Substitute Pianist – Play for choir rehearsals and services in the absence of regular pianist. Westminster Singer – Sing for Sunday morning 8:15 service and special occasions.

Music, Children

Contact Terri Theil at (901) 454-0034 Assistant Choir Director – Assist the director during rehearsals and substitute for director as needed. Children’s Choir Director – Direct choir, work in selecting music and programs for choir, help shape the next generation of worship leaders. Choir Helper – Assist the choir director with attendance and supplying physical needs such as folders and instruments, some phone calling. Piano Accompanist or Substitute Accompanist – Play piano for choir rehearsals and performances. Music Leader or Accompanist for Children’s Sunday school – Lead children in singing or play an instrument during their Sunday school class on Sunday mornings from 9:45 – 10:00.

Outreach

Contact Jon Becker at (901) 454-0034 Welcome/Information Center Assistant – Serve at the Welcome Center on Sunday mornings after the 8:15 service and before and after the 11:00 service by greeting guests and visitors and providing information. Testimony – Give personal testimony of faith in Christ during a Sunday evening worship service. Visitor Follow-Up – Phone church visitors to welcome them and invite them back and provide information about Second. Church Phones – Answer phone calls during the Sunday morning services to provide information and take requests for prayer, information or help.

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Prison Ministry

Contact Rocky Anthony at (901) 454-0034 Teaching Women in the Pre-Release Program at the State Correctional Center. Teach one-hour class on forgiveness one or two times a week. Training and curriculum are provided. You will have a co-teacher.

Recreation

Contact Robert O’Kelley at (901) 454-0034 Coach Youth Sports – Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, and Flag Football Schedule: Baseball – April through June (including practices) Soccer – August through November (second Saturday of the month); Basketball – November through February, Flag Football – April through June. Picnic Volunteer – Need volunteers to assist with the rides and grills. FCA Camp* – Need volunteers to bring snacks, serve meals, and lead small groups.

Senior Adults

Contact Gail Stevens at (901) 454-0034 Devotional Leader for Nursing Homes – Our nursing home ministry visits many different nursing homes and assisted living homes offering brief devotionals at their chapel services. Transportation – Provide transportation via church bus or car for seniors to and from church on Sunday mornings. Visitor to Shut-Ins – Visit those who are in the hospital, nursing home, or are homebound and share encouragement with them.

Serving

Contact (901) 454-0034 Single Parent Ministry – Provide small repair work for single parents in need of support. Contact Gail Stevens at ext. 105. Chaperones – Be chaperones for the children of our Single Parent Ministry attendees. Three times a year we treat our Single Parent Ministry participants to a “night out” and their children are cared for at 2PC. Contact Gail Stevens at ext. 105. *Indicates Summer opportunities 9

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Usher – Assist worshipers with seating and collect morning offerings. Men contact Mike Gatliff at ext. 138 for more information. Chancel Guild – If you love flower arranging or being creative, consider joining the group that arranges the beautiful flowers in the Sanctuary. Contact Eileen Wood at [email protected]. Special Event Decorator – Help with flower arrangements for special events, conferences and holidays. Contact Eileen Wood at [email protected].

Summer Opportunities VBS Volunteer* – Vacation Bible School is the most exciting week of the year for our children and staff (June). Work in many different capacities such as teaching, music, planning, crafts, etc. Contact Mandy Morse at (901) 454-0034.

Weekend Work Crews for Men Contact Don Riley at (901) 461-2819

Construction Crews – Consider participating in construction projects for 2PC ministry initiatives. Emergency Response Team – Volunteers who make themselves available to serve as the hands and feet of Christ in the aftermath hurricanes, tornados or other natural disasters.

Women

Contact Women in Ministry at (901) 454-0034 Bloom Mentors – Our small group mentoring program for women at Second is always in need of new mentors (ages 40 plus) to lead younger women (ages 22 – 40). One by One Mentors – Mentor an under-resourced new or expectant mom by teaching parenting skills through the critical period of development – prenatal through three years; or become a prayer partner for a mentor. Terrific Tuesday Host or Set-Up – Help set up for the luncheon or host a table, greet people, pour coffee, tea and make everyone feel welcomed. Women of the Church Circles – Join a monthly circle that specifically does service work as part of its responsibilities. 2nd Commitment Tuesday – Lend a hand at the church once a month to complete projects to benefit various needs in the church and community. Court Manor Visitor – Visit patients at the nursing home four times a year and help brighten their day by giving a devotional, singing, serving cake, and offering a smile! *Indicates Summer opportunities 10

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Leadership – positions available in the Women In Ministry program for women who have gifts in this area.

World Missions

Contact Ron Sadlow at (901) 454-0034 Bible League Thrift Store – Arrange, price and sell items at the Bible League Thrift Store. All proceeds go to Bibles for China. Short-Term Mission Trip Volunteer – Serve as a short-term missionary on a variety of different missions trip opportunities. (medical, non-medical, dental) Transportation – Provide the use of a car or transportation to a visiting missionary during their stay in Memphis. World Missions Conference – Serve as an assistant during the World Missions Conference. World Missions Prayer Partner or Correspondent – Pray regularly or correspond with a specific missionary and family supported by 2PC.

Youth

Contact Andrew Keasling at (901) 454-0034

JUNIOR HIGH

Discipleship Group Leader – Lead a small group of four to six junior high youth and build relationships. Assist Junior High Events – Help behind the scenes with food, decorations, set-ups, etc. Youth Group Volunteer – Assist ministry team with various junior high youth group activities.

SENIOR HIGH

Discipleship Group Leader – Lead a small group of four to six senior high youth and build relationships. Assist Senior High Events – Help behind the scenes with food, decorations, set-ups, etc. Youth Group Volunteer – Assist ministry team with various senior high youth group activities.

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Community Health “I am the Lord who heals you.” Exodus 15:26

Community Health Volunteer Opportunities

Bethany Christian Services

Contact Elizabeth Burton at (901) 818-9996 ext. 103. Administrative Help – Volunteer in the office once a week or twice a month, etc. This involves helping with phones, special mailings, organizing, etc. Office is open from 8 am – 5 pm, Monday-Friday. Host/Hostesses – Volunteer for any special event or fundraiser. This involves volunteering at the event itself or helping with the set up.

Christ Community Health Services Contact (901) 260-8500

Program Support Liaison – Develop a mentoring relationship with inner-city youth who live in challenging environments and provide support as they strive to live out the choices made in the program. Our programs teach abstinence as God’s way to live life as a single person and include interactive learning sessions as well as activities regarding life skills. Contact Angelica at (901) 260-8553.

Church Health Center

Contact Yvonne Laird at (901) 272-7170

Sports Court Assistant – Provide assistance to the Exercise & Movement (E&M) staff on the Sports Court. Assistance is needed Monday through Saturday, especially in the mornings and evenings. A minimum commitment of two hours per volunteering session is required. Lay Exercise Assistant – Provide assistance to the E & M staff in group classes. One hour per class – volunteers are needed each day of the week. A commitment to participate for one calendar year is required.

Citizens for Community Values of Memphis Contact Carol Wiley (901) 452-7884

Volunteer Leaders – Childcare volunteers are needed to help teach our children on Tuesday evenings. Clothes closet volunteers are needed to sort donations to our clothes closet.

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Community Health Volunteer Opportunities

Group Bible Study Leader – We need female volunteers interested in leading discussion groups and Bible Studies for women or children during Growth Group and other scheduled meetings. Growth Group meets every Tuesday from 5:45-8:30. A meal is provided. Intensive Outpatient and Life-Skills Class Volunteer – We need female volunteers to help teach and lead various classes. The materials used in the classes are provided. Job Advocate – We need employers willing to provide entry level job opportunities for our women when they reach a certain stage of their recovery program. Mentor – We have an ongoing need for Christian women volunteers to mentor the women in our program. This involves attending four training sessions held quarterly and a weekly mentors meeting Wednesdays from 1:00-2:30 p.m. Other time commitment is dictated by the mentor and her schedule. Prayer Committee – Prayer requests are sent by email to this committee. Special Events and Refreshment Provider – Volunteers are needed to help plan parties and other special events for the women and children. Also, volunteers are needed to bring a meal periodically for the women, children, and volunteers who attend Growth Group on Tuesday evenings and for other scheduled events. Transportation – We have a great need for women to provide transportation to appointments for the women who don’t have cars. Your name will be placed on our ride committee list and emails listing ride needs are distributed. If a ride need fits your schedule, you respond to that need.

Life Choices, Inc.

Contact Sue Parker at (901) 388-1172 Development Support or Helpline Volunteer – Receive the help-phone line into your home in order to assist individuals who call asking for help. Training is required and is given by Life Choices. Volunteer Nurse – Serve under the direction of Life Choices’ Director of Clinic Services providing ultrasound services and medical consultation. Training is required and is given by Life Choices. Client Advocate – Meet and greet clients who come to Life Choices for pregnancy tests as well as facilitate a thirty minute intake assessment session. Training is required and is given by Life Choices.

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Teen Challenge

Contact Jonathan Lindberg at (901) 272-2308

Clerical Support – Volunteer for basic clerical support. Mostly keyboarding of documents, some filing, and answering our phone during typical business hours of Monday-Friday, 8 am – 5 pm. Meal Preparer/Serving – Individuals, group, and families are needed to prepare and serve the students an evening meal.

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Education “The Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.” Proverbs 1:7

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EDUCATION:

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Spring Green: is representative of health and life

Sky blue: represents the vision that comes with knowledge.

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Apples: represent the fruit born through effective education

The Orb and Cross: is symbolic of Christ, the “Pantocrator,” or, “Master of the Universe,” who will one day make all things new by redeeming the world through the work of His people, the church.

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Education Volunteer Opportunities

Berclair Elementary

Contact Kim Blankenship at (901) 454-0034. Serve Special events – Help serve the teachers and students at our adopted school by participating in special luncheons, teacher appreciation week, TCAP week, and career week. Please call for dates. Saturday Clean-Up – Each Spring, all of 2PC is invited to help clean the grounds of our adopted school. Bring your tools, trash bags and gloves. We work from 8:30 am – noon and then stay for a cookout with fellow church members and the Berclair faculty and parents. Scheduled for April 10. Tutor – Tutor elementary age children. K – 6th grade students at our adopted school Berclair Elementary need our help with reading and simple math work. Hours are flexible between 8:15 am and 3:15 pm. You must complete a Memphis City School registration prior to involvement.

Brinkley Heights Urban Academy Contact (901) 324-3022

Lunch Server – Volunteer to help serve lunches to the children (Monday – Friday 11:30 – noon; noon – 12:30 pm). Contact Sam Wilson at (901) 452-9226 or email [email protected]. P. E. Volunteer – Volunteer needed to teach P.E. classes one day a week. Contact: Lewie Polk at (901) 324-3022 or email [email protected]. Serve / Counsel – Volunteers needed to serve and/or counsel one day per month in the food/clothing pantry serving individuals in need of emergency assistance. Open every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon. Youth accepted with adult supervision. Some lifting of food bags required. Contact Sam Wilson at (901) 452-9226 or email [email protected]. Read/Tutor – Volunteers needed to read/tutor students (PK3 – 5th grades). Volunteer to help in our afterschool program (Monday – Thursday, 3 – 4:45 pm). Contact Jason Cox at (901) 324-3022 or email [email protected].

Child Evangelism Fellowship

Contact Janie Walker at (901) 726-9084 [email protected] Good News Club at Berclair – These will be held after school once a week during the school year. Last year, the after school club at Berclair Elementary was held on Wednesdays. Volunteers are needed to help hand out name tags and refreshments, listen to kids recite Bible verses, sit with children during Bible time, and help with crowd control at dismissal. Volunteers must attend orientation training.

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Prayer Vision – This is our monthly prayer letter sent to over 1,200 addresses. Volunteers are needed for a morning or afternoon to fold letters, stuff envelopes, and put on labels. Generally, this project is done the last week of each month at our CEF office, 2091 Lee Place, Memphis 38104. *Summer Missions 2010 – Teens can volunteer to teach 5-Day Clubs in the inner city. One week of training is required plus a minimum of two weeks of volunteering in the 5-Day Clubs. *Camp Good News 2010 – Teens can volunteer as kitchen and sport activity staff, but they must be 15 – 17 years old. College students can volunteer as counselors and team leaders. Training and orientation is required. This requires a one week commitment the following weeks: June 20 – 26, June 27 – July 3, July 4 – 10.

The Cross – Greek Christian Ministry (UT Knoxville) Contact Owen Ragland at (865) 556-6338 [email protected]

Fall Break Mission Trip Volunteer – Location: Pineville, Kentucky, Dates: October 15 – 18, 2009. Take approximately 65 college students and adults to Pineville, KY to conduct general carpentry repair to homes of disadvantaged persons working through the Bell-Whitley Community Agency. We especially need adults with carpentry skills to supervise teams of college students. Spring Break Mission Trip Volunteer – Location: TBD, Dates: March 6 – 13, 2010 Take approximately 150 college students and adults to conduct general carpentry work in the mission field. Last several trips were to Bay St. Louis, MS working with Lagniappe Presbyterian Church. We especially need adults with carpentry skills to supervise teams of college students.

The Neighborhood School Volunteer Leaders – Volunteers are needed as prayer partners who are assigned to individual students, as mentors/tutors to read to children, as room sponsors, and to serve in art, music and choir classes.

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Employment “Whatever you do work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men…” Colossians 3:23

Employment Volunteer Opportunities

Advance Memphis Contact (901) 543-8525

Volunteer Leaders – Volunteers are needed to provide administrative help in maintaining our database and networking to assist staff in connecting with local businesses concerning employment opportunities. GED Tutors – Volunteer tutors work closely with students to help them prepare for the GED exam. Tutors are needed in all subject areas: grammar, writing, math, science and history. Time and days vary. Suggested one-hour minimum twice a week. Contact Rosalind Hardy 543-8525 or [email protected]. Computer Volunteer – Volunteers are needed to provide our students with the skills to navigate the computer in their job search efforts. We also need volunteers as computer lab assistants to provide individual help to Jobs for Life participants/ graduates completing online applications or editing resumes. Contact Andrew Vincent or Ann Brainerd at (901) 543-8525. Prayer Partners – Commit to praying for the programs, staff, and students of Advance Memphis on a regular basis. If you’re interested in making this commitment and receiving our prayer emails, contact Rosalind Hardy at (901) 543-8525 [email protected]. Leadership – Volunteers are needed as small group leaders during the Jobs for Life Class to serve as speakers in sharing knowledge related to finances, employment, workplace ethics, and more. Contact Andrew Vincent at 543-8525 or [email protected]. Lunch Provider – Provide lunch for 20+ students during the Jobs for Life Class. Food needs to arrive between 11:30 and 11:45 a.m. There is an average of seven classes a year. Contact Rosalind Hardy at (901) 543-8525. Job Coach Mentor – Provide one-on-one assistance to a Job for Life participant as he/she pursues employment. This can include assisting with resumes, preparing for interviews, helping the grad search for job openings and helping with the transition to work. This is an opportunity for real impact. Time and days are flexible. Contact Andrew Vincent at 543-8525 or [email protected]. Community Clean-Up – Community clean ups are one of the best ways to show any neighborhood how Christ would have us love our neighbors. No special skills are required to make a big difference with this volunteer activity, so please contact us if you’re interested in participating or bringing a group to participate. Contact Rosalind Hardy 543-8525 or [email protected]. Counselor – Work with students who have requested help dealing with emotional roadblocks in their lives. While staff members work hard to listen, advise and support, a professional counselor is sometimes the best help for our students. Serve anytime between 8:30 am – 5 pm Monday through Friday. Contact Andrew Vincent at 543-8525 or [email protected]. 20

Employment Volunteer Opportunities

Economic Development Ministries Contact Stefani Kennedy at (901) 240-4185

Devotional Leader – Lead devotions on Monday or Wednesday at 3:30 pm and Fridays at 3 pm. Also, lead devotions for Financial Classes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3:30 pm. Mentor – Volunteers needed to mentor men for one hour a day every other week for a 12-month period.

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Family & Children “…Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14

Family & Children Volunteer Opportunities

Eikon Ministries Contact (901) 452-6797

Bible Study – Eikon provides several Bible study and outreach programs for the Binghampton community: Soldiers for Christ Boys Bible Study Mondays 5 – 7 pm at United Methodist Neighborhood Center (UMNC) Kings Men Boys Bible Study Wednesdays 4:30 – 6:00 pm at UMNC, contact BC at 598-4435. Boys Made Men Bible Study Thursdays 7:30 – 9:00 pm at 3172 Allison, contact Taurus at 215-8975. Girls on the Block Bible Study Mondays 3 – 4 pm at UMNC Girls of Destiny Bible Study Thursdays 3 – 4pm at UMNC, contact Veronica at 690-8851. Nathan Street Bible Study – Assist with Bible study at 3232 Nathan Street; Tuesdays 5 – 7:30 pm, Wednesdays 6:00 – 8:00 pm. Contact Willie Baldwin at 238-8054. Discipleship and Mentoring Girls – These programs offer Bible training and discipleship for young ladies held at Lester Community Center. They also offer one-on-one mentoring to encourage the girls to become leaders in their community. Integrity Time – Mondays 10:30–11:30 am; Tuesdays 4 – 5 pm; or Wednesdays 1010:30 am located at Lester Elementary or Lester Community Center. Contact Mrs. Linda at (901) 870-1559. Read to Succeed – Volunteer to empower youth to read effectively by helping them practice their reading skills. Tuesdays 6 – 7 pm at Lester Community Center. Contact Mrs. Linda at 870-1559. Lester Club 61 – Club 61 is designed to provide an evangelistic outreach to youth at Lester School, Wednesdays 2:30 – 5:00 pm. Contact Taurus at 215-8975. Majorettes – Volunteer to assist the high school dance team with encouragement Monday – Thursday, 3:30 – 5:00 pm at East High School. Contact Veronica 690-8851.

Emmanuel Episcopal Center Contact Roslyn Crayton at (901) 523-2617

Community Impact – Volunteers are needed to provide devotionals, Bible study, and breakfast for neighborhood residents. Tuesday and Thursday from 8 – 11 am. Food Distributor – Organize food that has been donated from the food bank into boxes and distribute to 150 – 200 people who come to the center.

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Family & Children Volunteer Opportunities

Primetime Volunteer – Volunteers are needed for the high school students program. Assistance is needed with the general program as well as speakers to share messages and opportunities with teenagers. Inner City Sports – Recreation assistance needed in various sports activities. 2 – 5 pm Monday – Friday, various hours on Saturdays. Camp H.O.P.E.* – Volunteers needed to help with our Summer Camp program. June – July, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Youth-N-Action & Exodus After-School Program – Computer Lab tutors in the subjects of math and science, reading assistance, and Spanish tutoring. We are desperately in need of tutors for high school science and Spanish. Monday – Friday from 3 – 6 pm. Read to Succeed – Volunteers needed to provide tutoring to 1st – 5th grade children who are learning to read. Serve Tuesdays from 5:30 – 6:30 pm.

Knightlife, Inc.

Contact Eva Miller at 458-1055 or 487-5252 Friday Night Ministry Volunteer – Knightlife, Inc. is a Second Presbyterian sponsored ministry that ministers to inner-city boys. Knightlife meets every Friday in C-113 and C-107 from 6 – 8 pm for dinner and Bible study and from 8 – 9 pm in the gym. Volunteers are needed to assist in transporting, Bible study, monitoring during gym time, serving, set up and clean up. Knightlife Volunteer – Volunteers are needed to check inventory and shop, some accounting, and computer work to help maintain records. Any time is helpful. Music Volunteer – Need volunteers who can play guitar or piano and/or lead singing for Friday night devotions.

Memphis Athletic Ministries Contact Gib Vestal at 744-6261.

A registration form is required and can be found at www.mamsports.org Adopt-a-Team – Mentor a MAM team at a neighborhood center location once or twice a week by meeting coach and players, attending games and praying for players. Each season is 10 games (2 to 3 months). Witness and model Gospel to youth; you can also choose to bring snacks to games and practices and/or host outings. Academic Assistant – Assist a teacher two hours once a week for an agreed upon number of weeks. Help complete homework and/or complete teacher’s materials. Select one or more preferred weekday evenings to help witness and model the Gospel to youth. *Indicates Summer opportunities 24

Family & Children Volunteer Opportunities

Coach or Assistant Coach – Hold one practice per week at a time mutually acceptable with you and the kids/parents. Attend 10 to 12 games, generally on Saturdays, during the season (2 to 3 months). Train youth in both life and sports principles. Witness and model the Gospel to youth. Assistant Golf Instructor – Receive two to six hours of training prior to assisting in actual instruction. Assist the MAM senior trainer at two-hour training sessions held once a week for a five to eight week period. You can select preferred weekday evenings and/or Saturdays to help. Witness and model the Gospel to youth; you may also choose to transport kids to/from the course. Volunteer Assistance – MAM also needs volunteers in facility maintenance, golf course maintenance, administrative help, technology and marketing services. If you are interested in volunteering in any of these areas please contact MAM.

Multinational Ministries Contact (901) 274-7226

Monday Night Reading – Paired reading with refugee/immigrant children. Monday evenings, 6 – 7 pm, September 14 – November 30 and February 1 – April 26 at the Memphis Leadership Foundation, 1548 Poplar. Contact Laurie Graves at laurie@ mlfonline.org. Birthday Bible Club – Sponsored by 2PC Urban Ministries Circle – Birthday celebration, snacks, and Bible Story for elementary age children. The first Wednesday of each month from 2 – 3:45 p.m. at St. John’s Methodist Church, 1207 Peabody. Contact Marion Quinlen at [email protected]. Bible Club – Middle school refugee/immigrant boys, Monday evenings from 6 – 7 pm, September 14 – November 30 and February 1 – April 26 at the Memphis Leadership Foundation, 1548 Poplar. Contact [email protected]. Kids’ & Youth Weekly Bible Study – Elementary age refugee/immigrant girls – Bible stories, snacks, crafts and fun on Wednesdays from 2 – 3:45 pm at St. John’s Methodist Church, 1207 Peabody. Contact Laurie Graves [email protected]. Middle/High School Refugee/Immigrant girls – Mondays 3 – 4 pm at the Memphis Leadership Foundation, 1548 Poplar. Contact Heather [email protected]. Fourth through eighth grade refugee/immigrant boys – Wednesdays from 3 – 4 pm at the Memphis Leadership Foundation, 1548 Poplar. Contact [email protected]. Homework Help – Helping refugee/immigrant students complete homework assignments. Elementary – Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:15 – 3:30 pm at St. John’s Methodist Church, 1207 Peabody. Contact Laurie Graves [email protected].

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Family & Children Volunteer Opportunities

Middle and High School – Tuesdays, 3 – 4 pm at the Memphis Leadership Foundation. 1548 Poplar. Contact Heather or Brandon [email protected] or [email protected].

Neighborhood Christian Center Contact (901) 881-6013

Tutors – Many tutors are needed for the following locations and times; each session lasts an hour and 15 minutes. Mondays, Emmanuel Church in Frayser from 6 – 7:15 pm; Tuesdays, 2PC on Poplar from 4:30 – 5:45 pm; Tuesdays, Evergreen Presbyterian by Rhodes College from 6:30 – 7:45 pm; Thursdays, Neighborhood Christian Center on Jackson from 4:30 – 5:45 pm. Contact Amy Williams at 881-6013. Serving – Volunteers needed to assist in landscaping, summer cleaning and with Lovebuilders Kids on the fourth Friday of each month. Contact Pamela Cox at (901) 881-6013. Summer Camp* – Volunteers needed each day to help with camp activities for youth ages 5 – 17. June 2010, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Contact Pamela Cox at (901) 881-6013. Operation Smart Child – Volunteers needed to work with prenatal and postnatal programs. Contact Pamela Cox at number above. After-School Bible Club (TRUTHSeekers) – Assist with after-school Bible club for Jr. and Sr. High age youth. Contact Pamela Cox at number above. Spring Jam – March 2010 (during Spring Break) – Assist Youth Department with setup and event activities. Each year, a different country is chosen to allow youth to experience another culture. Contact Carlos Webster at (901) 881-6013.

Palmer Home for Children

Contact Kristin Grant (662) 449-2400 [email protected] Serve, Setup and Assist – Volunteers are needed to help serve, setup and assist with special events: Art Events with Palmer Home Children, Fall Fashion Luncheons, MS Legislative Event, Mudbug Bash, Germantown Seniors Golf Tourney, American National Golf Classic, Alumni Reunion, Holiday Open House and Thanksgiving Service, Williams Sonoma Christmas Thank You Event and Campus Tours.

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Family & Children Volunteer Opportunities

Red Zone Ministries Contact (901) 729-2931

Serving – Volunteers are needed to help lead outreach clubs, serving as monitors, van drivers, Bible study leaders, speakers, serve snacks on club nights, recruit others to serve and serve as board members. If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact the Memphis Leadership Foundation for more information.

Refugee Empowerment Program Contact Cam Echols (901) 725-3103

Educational Program Volunteers – Volunteers are needed to instruct adult literacy classes, tutor refugee children and assist them with their homework and to lead summer education classes for refugee children. Nursery Volunteers – Volunteers needed to assist with infants and toddlers while parents attend education classes. Volunteers will familiarize infants and toddlers with the English language through games, videos, songs, books and conversation. Special Projects – Volunteers also needed to assist with projects, such as uniform measurements and distribution, holiday fund-raising drives, facility and organization cleaning; and planning and executing events such as holiday celebrations, church visitations and play days. Counselors* – During the summer, we partner with First Evangelical Church and REP to sponsor the Sudanese Youth Camp at For the Kingdom Camp. Counselors are needed to stay overnight with the youth to assist in small groups and recreation activities. Counselors must be 18 years and older. Please contact Eddie Foster at (901) 454-0034.

Repairing the Breach

Contact Tony at (901) 461-6767 or Felicia at (901) 949-0521 Academic Enrichment Ministry – Volunteers will help kids learn to read, improve their math skills, serve snacks and help with games. Monday – Thursday. G-Nex – Volunteers are needed to participate in the daily after school G-Nex ministry program teaching Bible lessons to small groups, serving snacks and assisting with games. Mentoring – Volunteers needed to participate in our mentoring program every second and fourth Tuesday from 6 – 7pm.

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Family & Children Volunteer Opportunities

Streets Ministries

Contact Whitney (901) 525-7380 or [email protected] Room Adopters – Join with a friend or spouse to adopt a classroom at a local elementary school and help celebrate fun events and holidays once a month. Snacks and Drinks Provider – “Club” is one of our primary programs for sharing the Gospel with our students. High School Club is Mondays at 7 pm, Middle School Club meets Thursdays at 6 pm, and Elementary Club is Fridays at 3:30 p.m. Pathways Tutoring – Pathways is our educational mentoring program and is the most relationally involved of all our programs. Tutoring lasts one hour a week. We have hours available between 3 and 6 pm, Monday through Thursday, unless an alternate time can be established. Ready Readers – Ready Readers takes place on the campus of local elementary schools during school hours. Here, adults are paired with students who are below proficient in skills such as reading and math. Each volunteer is asked to spend at least thirty minutes to an hour, once a week, with the children. This is an ideal program for moms with children in school during the day or anyone working with a lunch break to spare. We have hours available between 9 am and 2 pm, Monday through Thursday. StreetSmarts – Volunteers are needed to assist with crowd control, homework, and build relationships with the students. This commitment can be onece a week, once a month, or as you can come. Newsletter Team – With over 1,400 addresses on our mailing list, we have a lot of newsletters to fold! Let us know if you’re interested in joining us for our morning “folding parties” at Streets every other month. Tutoring at Vance Middle School – This program offers a tutoring component and volunteers are invited to tutor in the afternoons on the Vance Middle School campus. Volunteers may come as often as they like between the hours of 2:30 – 4:30 pm, Monday through Thursdays.

Su Casa Family Ministries

Contact Renee Cook at 818-2888 or [email protected] ESL Teachers – Teachers are needed to work with the parents at our Hispanic Ministry SuCasa across the street from Berclair School. Mornings Tuesday and/or Thursday 8:30 – 10. You do not have to be able to speak Spanish to do this. Evening classes on Tuesday and/or Thursday from 6:30 – 8:00. ESL Childcare Volunteer – Work with the children of the ESL students in our Children’s Program, Tuesday and Thursday mornings 8:30 – 10:00 and evenings 6:30 – 8:00.

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Family & Children Volunteer Opportunities

VBS Volunteer* – Vacation Bible School is an exciting week for our children and staff (June). Work in many different capacities, teaching, music, planning, crafts.

Y-MOT Outreach Ministries Contact Patrick Simmons at (901) 606-7101

Tutoring and Exercising Youth – Volunteers are needed to assist students with academics and physical fitness. Mondays, Club from 2:30 – 3:30 pm at YMOT’s Lakeview Elementary Campus, Academic Enrichment from 6:30 – 7:45 pm at YMOT’s Parkway Gardens United location. Wednesdays, Club from 6 – 7:15 pm at YMOT’s Parkway Gardens United location. Thursdays, Physical Fitness from 2:30 – 3:30 pm at YMOT’s Lakeview Elementary Campus and Thursdays, Physical Fitness from 6 – 7:30 pm at YMOT Parkway Gardens United location.

Young Life Urban

Contact Larren Joplin at (901) 726-0054 or [email protected] Volunteer Leadership – Volunteers are needed to serve on the committee as photographers, special events volunteers, and campaign volunteers. Servers – Volunteers help serve refreshments after Club. Whitehaven/Central High Club: Mondays at 5:38 p.m. and Manassas/Kingsbury Club: Thursdays at 5:38 p.m. College Prep Mentors – Volunteers will assist students in preparing for college; i.e. submitting college applications, financial aid and scholarships, filling out a college application, taking the ACT, etc. Time obligation: Appointments will be made with the volunteer. Tutors – Volunteers will tutor students in various subjects as needed. Monday–Thursday from 3 –6 pm. Prayer Team – Volunteers will commit to praying for specified and non-specified issues related to Memphis Urban Young Life. Volunteer Leader – Volunteers will be responsible for performing the 4 “Cs” of Young Life: Contact Work, Club, Campaigners and Camp.

Youth Striving for Excellence

Contact Pearl Lee at (901) 396-9300 or [email protected] Educational Volunteers – YSE needs volunteers to serve as teachers or teacher assistants, speakers and reading facilitators. Check with YSE Director for more details. Chaperone and Kitchen Helper – Volunteers needed to chaperone special events throughout the year and prepare, serve and clean-up after special events or club meetings. *Indicates Summer opportunities 29

Family & Children Volunteer Opportunities

Tutors – Tutor children in the following subjects: Math, Algebra 1 & 2, Geometry, Biology, English, Spelling and Spanish. Tutor one day for one hour per week (October – April). Summer Enrichment Instructors* – Teach enrichment classes in cooking, dancing, sewing, arts & crafts, needlepoint, wood work, recreational art and choir (June & July, time and days TBA). Sessions will be held in lieu of Monday club (June & July – approximately four sessions). Mentors – Serve as a mentor for youth ages 13 – 17 in our Leaders-in-Training (L.I.T.) Leadership Program. Check with YSE Director for more details.

Youth Visions

Contact Marron Thomas (901) 870-6326. Tutoring – Volunteers are needed for one-on-one tutoring or small group sessions, tutoring and homework help from Monday – Thursday, 3 – 4:15 pm. Youth Club Volunteer – Volunteers are needed for the Youth Club for middle & high school students on Tuesdays, 4:30 – 6:30 pm, for elementary students on Wednesdays 4 – 5 pm. Chaperones – Volunteers are needed for weekend field trips (once a month)  from 11:30 am – 2:30 pm.

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Mercy Ministries “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy” Matthew 5:7

Mercy Ministries Volunteer Opportunities

Calvary Rescue Mission Contact (901) 775-2570

Food for Thanksgiving Dinner – On Thanksgiving Day we are asking for people to bring cooked food to the mission for our 6 pm Thanksgiving dinner. That way our great staff can enjoy a holiday too.

JIFF

Contact Rick Carr at (901) 522-8502 Life Coach – Volunteer would be a male role model to volunteer one day a week for one year to mentor one young male. Culinary Chefs – Instruct specialty sessions cooking in your area of expertise. Contact Felicia Williams at (901) 522-8502, ext. 224 Mentoring – Mentor during monthly healthy home dinners for groups 5 – 12 years of age. Workshops – Help with different workshops, job readiness, dress for success, reading readiness, tutoring, parenting, grief counseling, money management, anger management, career counseling, college prep, employment interviewing skills, and GED and computer training. Between 10 am to 7 pm. Contact Kevin Williams or Ryan Burton at (901) 522-8502.

Memphis Union Mission Contact (901) 526-8403

Food Servers at Emergency Shelter – Help serve meals to our men at our Emergency Shelter in downtown Memphis on the weekends or during lunch break or after work. Works well for families and Sunday School classes as well as individuals. Lunch is served every day at noon, and dinner is served every evening at 5 pm, seven days a week. Interested volunteers may also help with food preparation. Mentors – Mentors could meet one-on-one with men in our recovery program who are preparing to graduate and provide them with accountability and fellowship as they prepare to establish themselves in the community. Mentors should obviously be men, and available every Thursday evening at 6 pm to meet at the 170 Tillman address, just north of Walnut Grove and Tillman. Teachers – Teach a variety of subjects to clients who come to the mission, ranging from financial management to life skills and reading skills.

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Mercy Ministries Volunteer Opportunities

MIFA

Contact Linda Marks at (901) 529-4502 MIFA Meals Delivery – Brighten the day of a home-bound senior citizen by delivering hot meals Monday through Friday between 9:30 – 11:30 am Volunteers must have their own vehicles and proof of insurance. A group may also adopt a route (deliver once a week, once a month). For more information, contact Helen Ryan at 529-4513 or [email protected]. Saturday MIFA Meals – If you can’t make it during the week, please consider doing a special Saturday Meals delivery. Contact Helen Ryan at 529-4513 or [email protected] for a complete schedule of Saturday Meals deliveries in 2009/10. MIFA Store Volunteer – Wanted: Individuals to sort, organize, price and display clothing and household items for the MIFA Store Monday – Friday, 7:30 am to 4 pm You may also donate items to the MIFA Thrift Shop. Contact Lena McBride, lmcbride@ mifa.org at 529-4504. The MIFA Store needs and welcomes donations of gently used clothing, furniture, and household items. Handyman – Put a smile on the faces of the elderly by building ramps and cleaning yards. The MIFA Handyman program always needs individual and group volunteers. Contact Mary Claire Borys at [email protected] or 527-0208, ext. 425, to schedule a Handyman work day for your group.

Salvation Army

Cherita Hopper at (901) 543-8586, ext. 120 Volunteer Leaders – Volunteer to assist in the Childcare and Learning Center, Women’s and Emergency Family shelter. Opportunities are available to decorate, clean, landscape or provide administrative help. Angel Tree Volunteer at Christmas – Answer the phone and pre-register clients for Christmas assistance. Sort the gifts at the Angel Tree warehouse; distribute the gifts to families from warehouse. Oak Court, Wolfchase Galleria and Carrefour at Kirby Woods, November 21 – December 12, 2009. Sort: Assist and sort the gifts at the Angel Tree warehouse, December 1 – December 12, 2009. Distribution: Distribute the gifts to the families from the Angel Tree warehouse along with the cleanup and breakdown, December 19, 2009. Kettle Ringers – Work at kettle stands, or organize volunteers for a week, at the kettle stands, in the Memphis/Cordova area, Saturdays in December.

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Victims to Victory

Contact Dr. Kitty Lawson at (901) 274-5012 Reception Volunteers – Four or five volunteers are needed to help with setup, serving,  sign in, greeting and clean up for the Candlelight Hope & Remembrance Reception and Service Monday, December 14, 2009. Contact Dr. Kitty Lawson at (901) 274-5012.

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Neighborhood Restoration “Unless the Lord builds the house its builders labor in vain.” Psalm 127:1

Neighborhood Restoration Volunteer Opportunities

Service Over Self

Contact Philip Walkley at (901) 681-9044 Summer Camp* – Each summer we host eight weeks of summer mission camps for Jr. and Sr. high school students. Your youth group may bring a team of students and adult leaders to participate in a week of repairing homes in the name of Christ in Binghampton. We also now host six weeks of summer mission camps in Orange Mound. Spring Break Camp – A church or an organization could put together a team of college students to participate in a week-long mission trip doing home repairs in Binghampton. Fall Mission Projects – Various groups from your church may sign up to participate in a short mini-camp, serving our neighborhood. Adopt a week/weekend – A church or an organization may “adopt” a week or weekend of camp. That group will recruit volunteers and send them to SOS at various times throughout the week/weekend to help with things like: preparing meals, cleaning, praying, doing laundry for our summer staff, delivering popsicles to our work teams and helping with our picnic. Adopt a homeowner – A family or Sunday school class may “adopt” a homeowner. We will help connect people in your church with a family in the neighborhood. The church members may pray for them, visit them, help them with things around the house, give them gifts on holidays, birthdays, etc. Spring Clean – Volunteers from local churches or organizations may sign up to help us get ready to host over 1,400 campers for the summer. Host Families* – Every summer we hire 40 college-aged Christian men and women to serve as camp counselors. A host family serves as a “home away from home” for our college students who have come from all over to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus in word and deed through SOS camps. Construction Leadership – The main thrust of our ministry is home repair. We are always looking for individuals who are skilled in the area of construction to help us at various times when we have camps in session.

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Mission Memphis Community-Based Partners

Mission Memphis Community-Based Partners Contact Information

Advance Memphis

Director: Steve Nash Address: P.O. Box 2201, Memphis, 38101; 769 Vance Ave, Memphis, TN 38126 Phone: 543-8525 Website: www.advancememphis.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 20

Berclair Elementary School

Principal: Dr. Sam Shaw Address: 810 North Perkins, Memphis, TN 38122 Phone: 416-8800 Website: www.mcsk12.net Volunteer opportunities found on page: 17

Bethany Christian Services

Director: Elizabeth Burton Address: 1044 Brookfield Rd., Suite 102, Memphis, TN 38119 Phone: 818-9996 Website: www.bethany.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 13

Brinkley Heights Urban Academy

Director: Tim Cox Address: 3275 Rosamond Ave, Memphis, TN 38122 Phone: 324-3022 Website: www.bhua.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 17

Calvary Rescue Mission

Director: Bob Freudiger Address: 960 S. Third St., Memphis, TN 38106 Phone: 775-2570 Website: www.calvaryrescue.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 32

Child Evangelism Fellowship Director: Janie Walker Address: 2091 Lee Place, Mephis, TN 38107 Phone: 726-9084 Website: www.cefonline.com

Volunteer opportunities found on page: 17

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Mission Memphis Community-Based Partners Contact Information

Christ Community Health Services

Director: Burt Waller Address: 2955 Broad Ave., Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 260-8550 Website: www.christcommunityhealth.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 13

Christ’s Community Church

Director: Rev. Lemar Walker Address: PO Box 341654, Memphis, TN 38128 Phone: 596-5170

Christian Medical and Dental Association Director: Ken Nippert Address: 8624 Riverchase Dr., Germantown, TN 38139 Phone: 484-8814 Website: www.cmda.org

Church Health Center

Director: G. Scott Morris Address: 1210 Peabody Ave., Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 685-1493 Website: www.churchhealthcenter.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 13

Citizens for Community Values of Memphis

Director: George Kuykendall Address: 3294 Poplar Suite 301 (Century Building), Memphis, TN 38111 Phone: 685-1493 Website: www.ccvmemphis.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 13

City Campus Ministry

Director: Michael Keller Address: 255 W. 70th St. #4, New York, NY 10023 Phone: (917) 284-8583 Website: www.citycampusministry.com

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Mission Memphis Community-Based Partners Contact Information

Discipling Men, Inc.

Director: Don Riley Address: 8726 Pepper Bush Lane, Germantown, TN 38139 Phone: 461-2819 Website: www.disciplingmen.com

Economic Development Ministries

Director: Jim Kennedy Address: 1548 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38122 Phone: 948-8981 Website: www.mlfonline.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 21

Eikon Ministries

Director: Roy “Soup” Campbell Address: 3000 Walnut Grove, Memphis, TN 38111 Phone: 452-6797 Website: www.eikonministries.com Volunteer opportunities found on page: 23

Emmanuel Episcopal Center

Director: Father Colenzo Hubbard Address: 604 St. Paul Ave., Memphis, TN 38126 Phone: 523-2617 Email: [email protected] Volunteer opportunities found on page: 23

Fellowship of Christian Athletes

Director: Larry Coley Address: 4796 Poplar Ave, Memphis, TN 38117 Phone: 683-3399 Website: memphisfca.org

For the Kingdom

Director: Kenny Shackelford Address: 4100 Raleigh – Millington Rd., Memphis, TN 38128 Phone: 383-1471 Website: ftkcamp.com

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Mission Memphis Community-Based Partners Contact Information

JIFF (Juvenile Intervention Faith-based Follow-up) Director: Rev. Rick Carr Address: 254 S. Lauderdale, Memphis, TN 38126 Phone: 743-4000 Website: www.jiffyouth.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 32

Knightlife, Inc.

Director: Eva Miller Address: 3126 Cowden Ave., Memphis, TN 38111 Phone: 458-1055 Contact: Paul Brown Email: [email protected] Volunteer opportunities found on page: 24

Life Choices, Inc.

Director: Sue Parker Address: 5575 Raleigh-LaGrange, Memphis, TN 38134 Phone: 388-1172 Contact: Liz Gullick Website: www.life-choices.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 14

Love in Action International

Director: Tommy Corman Address: P.O. Box 171444, Memphis, TN 38187 Phone: 751-2468 Website: www.loveinaction.org

M.A.R.R.S. (Mediation Restitution/Reconciliation Services) Director: Howard Eddings, Jr. Address: 4488 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38117 Phone: 261-2165 Website: www.mlfonline.org

MCUTS

Interim Director: Robb Thompson Address: 68 Prescott, Suite 201, Memphis, TN 38111 Phone: 324-2014 Website: www.mcuts.org

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Mission Memphis Community-Based Partners Contact Information

Memphis Athletic Ministries

Director: Gib Vestal Address: 2107 Ball Rd., Memphis, TN 38114 Phone: 461-6261 Website: www.mamsports.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 24

Memphis Leadership Foundation

Director: Howard Eddings, Jr. Address: 1548 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 729-2931 Website: www.mlfonline.org

Memphis Union Mission

Director: Steve Carpenter Address: 383 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38101 Phone: 526-8403 Website: www.memphisunionmission.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 32

MIFA (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association)

Congregational Outreach Coordinator: Linda Marks Address: 910 Vance Ave., Memphis, TN 38126 Phone: 529-4502 Website: www.mifa.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 33

Multinational Ministries

Director: Laurie Graves Address: 1548 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 274-7226 Website: www.mlfonline.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 25

Neighborhood Christian Center

Director: Ephie Johnson Address: 785 Jackson, Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 452-6701 Contact: Pam Cox Website: www.ncclife.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 26

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Mission Memphis Community-Based Partners Contact Information

Neighborhood Housing opportunities

Director: Howard Eddings, Jr. Address: 1548 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 725-3120 Website: www.mlfonline.org

Palmer Home for Children

Director: Robert B. Farris, Jr. Address: P.O. Box 929, 800 Baldwin Rd. S., Lake Cormorant, MS 38641 Phone: 662-449-2400 Website: www.palmerhome.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 26

Red Zone Ministries

Director: Howard Eddings, Jr. Address: 1548 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 729-2931 Website: www.mlfonline.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 27

Refugee Empowerment Program

Director: Camela Echols Mailing Address: 1548 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38104 Ministry Address: 258 N. Merton, Memphis, TN 38112 Phone: 725-3103 Website: www.mlfonline.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 27

Repairing the Breach

Director: Tony B. Wade Mailing Address: 1548 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 725-3113 Website: www.mlfonline.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 27

River Nile Bible Church

Director: Chol Alan Address: 3638 Macon Rd., Memphis, TN 38122 Phone: 649-2793

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Salvation Army

Director: Major Mark Woodcock Address: 696 Jackson Ave., Memphis, TN 38105 Phone: 543-8586 Website: www.salvationarmysouth.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 33

Second Chance Prison Ministry Director: Barbara Dycus Address: P.O. Box 1052, Munford, TN 38058 Phone: 835-3336 Website: scpm-inc.tripod.com

Service Over Self

Director: Philip Walkley Address: 2505 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38112 Phone: 681-9044 Website: www.sosmemphis.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 36

Streets Ministries

Director: Ken Bennett Address: P.O. Box 42181, 430 Vance Ave., Memphis, TN 38126 Phone: 525-7380 Website: www.streetsministries.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 28

su casa family ministries

Director: Rev. Ricardo Green Address: 4584 Summer Ave., Memphis TN 38122 Phone: (901) 818-2888 Volunteer opportunities found on page: 28

Teen Challenge of Memphis

Director: Jonathan Lindberg Address: 33 N. Cleveland, Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 272-2308 Website: www.tcmemphis.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 15

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Mission Memphis Community-Based Partners Contact Information

The Cross Greek Christian Ministries Director: Owen Ragland Address: PO BOX 11092, Knoxville, TN 37939-1092 Phone: (865) 556-6338 Website: www.thecross-gcm.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 18

The Neighborhood School

Director: Mike Studdard Address: 175 Tillman, Memphis, TN 38111 Phone: 323-4092 Website: www.tnsmemphis.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 18

Victims to Victory

Director: Dr. Kitty Lawson Address: 1548 Poplar Ave., Memphis, TN 38104 Phone: 274-5012 Website: www.victimstovictory.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 34

Y-MOT Outreach Ministries, Inc.

Director: Patrick Simmons Address: P.O. Box 901373, Memphis, TN 38190-0373 Phone: 728-6294 Website: www.y-motoutreachministries.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 29

Young Life Memphis Metro

Director: Brad Baker Address: 658 Colonial Rd., Memphis, TN 38117 Phone: 820-0760 Website: www.younglife.org

Young Life Urban

Director: Reggie Davis Address: 1177 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38105 Phone: 726-0054 Website: www.younglife.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 29

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Youth Striving for Excellence Director: C. Pearl Lee Address: P.O. Box 80321, Memphis, TN 38108 Phone: 396-9300 Website: www.youthstriving.com Volunteer opportunities found on page: 29

Youth Leadership of Memphis

Director: Steve Taylor Address: 1044 Brookfield Suite 101 Memphis, TN 38119 Phone: 762-0020 Email: [email protected]

Youth Visions

Director: Marron Thomas Address: 3925 Overton Crossing, Memphis, TN 38127 Phone: 358-7788 Website: www.mlfonline.org Volunteer opportunities found on page: 30

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EIKON Ministries

Berclair Elementary

City Serve Day of Service

4055 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111 (901) 454-0034 • www.2pc.org

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