Local Partners
Greater Huntsville Area
Downtown Rescue Mission
Fostering Hope
Lincoln Village Ministry
Lincoln Village does holistic community development in the area around Lincoln Mill.
Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center
Manna House
Manna House is a food pantry downtown that provides meals for anyone in need, as well as kids in schools across Madison County.
Christian Job Corps
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Searcy (Friends of 400)
The CornerStone Initiative
Lifeline Childen’s Services
Prepare and Respond
1400 Evangel Dr. NW
Downtown Rescue Mission
The Downtown Rescue Mission is a shelter with emergency services for the homeless and also a one year recovery program. There are lots of volunteer opportunities at Downtown Rescue Mission, and they are always looking for donations of all kinds.
PRAY AND SERVE
PRAY
– Pray for the 275 people (on average) who stay at their shelter each night, and the 20-30 kids who live there at any given time.
– Pray that they would experience that as their heavenly Father’s provision for them
– Pray for the residents going through DRM’s one-year recovery program— that they would know the love of the Father deeply and have a stable income and a place to live by the end of it
– Pray for the funding, staff, volunteers to be well supplied, and that they would be healthy community for the residents. Pray also that the residents would be good community for one another
– Pray for a more permanent resource and solution for people who are homeless in our city, so that DRM can focus on being an emergency shelter
SERVE
– Donate to fund DRM
*Denotes that specialized training and/or additional vetting is required
Huntsville
Community of Hope
Community of Hope is building a tiny home community for the chronically homeless to live, work, and find healing in community. They are in the initial fundraising and land-buying phase, so monetary donations are a great way to come alongside them right now in order to meet long-term needs for our homeless population. There is also a new way to volunteer with COH through an initiative called Restoration Works, which is an opportunity to build relationships with their homeless participants and sell goods they make at monthly craft nights.
PRAY AND SERVE
PRAY
– Pray that the Lord would move people to give generously and sacrificially for Community of Hope to be built soon.
– Pray for the future residents of COH – that they would find healing through living in a supportive gospel-centered community.
– Pray for the existing Restoration Works program and for the future expansion. Pray that restoration Works would enable residents of COH to have meaningful work to contribute to their own welfare instead of relying on handouts.
SERVE
– Help at the Restoration Works monthly event– checking people in and out, helping residents make the craft and talking with them, providing quality control checks, logistics, and forming relationships.
– Fund Restoration Works by purchasing a subscription jewelry box
1110 Meridian St N.
Lincoln Village Ministry
Lincoln Village does holistic community development in the area around Lincoln Mill. Lincoln Village has an affordable housing program for residents, a Christian private school, and a lot more. They have a workday every Saturday refurbishing dilapidated homes into affordable housing and a variety of ways to serve at the school and in their various programs.
SERVE
SERVE
– Demolition, painting, landscaping, or skilled projects on their houses
– Help single moms in their program with basic maintenance and furniture assembly
– Volunteer in after school programs
– Deep clean houses (new construction or in between residents)
– Serve at fundraising events: setup, marketing, or greeting
– Prayer team (in person or remote)
– Mentor moms, dads, or couples in their program or teens in the school
– Provide childcare for a bible study or Parent’s Night Out
– Provide meals for a variety of different needs
– Substitute teach or work at Lincoln Academy*
– Work for Lincoln Village as a Neighborhood Coordinator*
– Donate to fund Lincoln Village
– Provide a (free!) scholarship for kids to attend Lincoln Academy by donating your income taxes owed to the state of Alabama to Lincoln Academy instead through an organization called Scholarships for Kids (instructions on Lincoln Village’s website)
*Denotes that specialized training and/or additional vetting is required
426 Dallas Ave.
Searcy (Friends of 400)
Friends of 400 comes alongside families living in public housing downtown, specifically in the Searcy neighborhood. Some opportunities are to mentor kids through cub scouts and girls’ nights. This ministry is very relational and is spearheaded by one MC, but they are looking for more MCs to join in and introduce them to families at Searcy.
SERVE
SERVE
– Coach a sport like basketball, baseball, softball, or soccer for the kids, or give them one-time or a few lessons in a sport like tennis
– Donate to Friends of 400 directly, our school supply collection for them each August, or buy presents for Searcy kids each Christmas
2110 Memorial Parkway
Manna House
Manna House is a food pantry downtown that provides meals for anyone in need, as well as kids in schools across Madison County. They pack and hand out food bags three nights a week, and it’s an easy way for all ages to join in and tangibly serve the poor.
SERVE
PRAY
– Pray for the nearly 50,000 people in Madison County that are food insecure, including 1 in 5 children
– Pray that those who are hungry would hear about the resources available to them and be able to access food in our area.
-Pray for Manna House’s volunteers to endure in their service, demonstrate our Father’s heart for the marginalized, and declare His goodness and mercy to those that they serve
SERVE
– Distribute food any Monday, Wednesday or Thursday night
– Help those who are receiving food load up their car, ask how they’re doing, and look for opportunities to pray for them
– Manage inventory, move food, and stock supplies like hygiene and baby care items for distribution
– Attend, serve, lead worship, or preach at their Saturday church services and look for gospel opportunities in conversation at the meal afterwards
– Pack food into backpacks for school kids in need to take home over the weekend
– Work with Manna House to organize a weekend food distribution program at your own local school
– Intern or serve at their hydroponics gardening facility to grow food for Manna House
– Collect food or donate financially to fund supply Manna House
600 Governors Dr SW
Christian Job Corps
The Christian Job Corp provides job training for adults, as well as life skills trainings and help finding internships. Volunteers can mentor a student, teach or be a teaching assistant for a class, offer an internship at your company, donate professional clothes or computers, or teach a bible study.
SERVE
SERVE
Huntsville
The CornerStone Initiative
CornerStone comes alongside people who are trapped in material poverty, and addresses socioeconomic and racial inequities through healthy relationships formed in financial literacy and jobs readiness classes. They are some of the best in the city at ‘helping without hurting,’ and recognizing that everyone has something to bring to the table and something we can learn from each other. Their classes provide an opportunity for the materially poor and those cheering them on as their ‘allies’ to begin relationships where both are transformed into greater flourishing, all centered around Jesus and his transforming work.
SERVE
SERVE
– Serve as an ally in their Jobs for Life or Faith & Finance classes*
– Provide meals for their classes
– Pray weekly for the participants’ prayer requests sent out in an email list
– Tell people who are unemployed, underemployed, or have low financial literacy about CornerStone’s classes
– Conduct mock interviews for participants in their classes
– Offer an internship or hire a graduate, if you have a say in that at your company
– Serve on their Board of Influencers or Board of Directors*
– Donate to fund CornerStone Initiative’s work
*Denotes that specialized training and/or additional vetting is required
220 Rands Ave. SE
Huntsville Pregnancy Resource Center
HPRC advocates for life through free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds, along with parenting classes and walking people through unexpected pregnancies. A great option for whole MCs is to make meals for their parenting classes. Individuals can also volunteer as a client advocate and listen to and share the gospel with each person who comes in.
SERVE
SERVE
– Donate to HPRC
*Denotes that specialized training and/or additional vetting is required
7200 Governors West
Fostering Hope
Fostering Hope exists to pray, love, and serve families involved with DHR within North Alabama. This is done by seeing our church body rise up to holistically serve and pray for our community – including those within our church body directly serving in the foster system or our local caseworkers & volunteers.
Our desire for Fostering Hope is to live out the gospel by pouring into the entire foster system including supporting foster children, foster families, biological families, CAJAs (Court Appointed Juvenile Advocate), and caseworkers, educating the church body on foster care and pointing families the eternal hope in Christ every step of the way.
Serve
SERVE
– Emotionally and practically care for any foster families in your Missional Community
3401 Holmes Avenue NW
Lifeline Childen’s Services
Lifeline offers foster care classes and guidance throughout the entire fostering or adoption process. They are a great resource for anyone considering fostering or adopting domestically or internationally. If that’s you, we’d love to connect you to Lifeline and to Summit families who have already walked through the adoption process.
SERVE
SERVE
– Donate to anyone in your MC who is adopting, to Lifeline, or sponsor the care of a child through their Global Orphan Care program
*Denotes that specialized training and/or additional vetting is required
Huntsville
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
FCA goes into schools and has weekly meetings and camps to reach students with the gospel. Students can serve or intern with FCA. Adults can volunteer at events or donate to enable their ministry.
SERVE
SERVE
– Serve in your school’s FCA chapter (students, teachers)
– Serve as summer FCA interns (students)
– Serve with FCA summer camps (students, coaches)
– Donate to FCA
Huntsville
Prepare and Respond
PAR is a disaster relief organization with tools and equipment to help the church help our neighbors after tornadoes or storms. It is made up of entirely volunteers who go as teams to homes in our area, or even travel across the southeast after major disasters.
SERVE
SERVE