Serve Our Neighbors

Focus, Philosophy & Goals

The focus of Hope’s Mercy Ministry is to bring glory to God by non-verbally proclaiming His heart by becoming a community of people characterized by selfless service and bold engagement. Jesus didn’t merely tell people the truth about God, He lived it out by serving them, and now He invites us to join Him by proclaiming Christ as our Lord and ourselves as servants for His sake (2 Corinthians 4:5). 

Just like the original disciples, we seek to eradicate poverty and injustice within Hope and alleviate poverty and injustice in our city (Acts 4:33-35) by dedicating 4.5% of all the money donated to Hope to go towards mercy needs both inside and outside of our church. This fund is administered by our Deacons, who actively pursue those within the congregation in need of assistance and identify ministries outside of our congregation for our people to partner with both as donors and volunteers. 

God’s heart is passionate about both mercy and justice for those oppressed by sin and its consequences. When rightly understood, the Gospel naturally produces a desire to show to others the same mercy and deliverance that we have received from God in Christ Jesus (Galatians 2:10). The great commandment calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Jesus modeled being a neighbor for us by leaving heaven and entering our misery to rescue us. We are to non-verbally proclaim this in our city by meeting our neighbor’s needs in a self-sacrificial fashion.

SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

SOUTH END SITE

BEDS FOR KIDSBeds for Kids is a nonprofit furniture bank with a mission to provide beds and essential furniture to children and families in need. Every child should have a bed of their own and they strive to serve each family with dignity. Join Beds for Kids by volunteering with deliveries M-F. Come by yourself or bring your work team! Or, you can support Beds for Kids during a Community Group event by assembling Welcome Home Baskets. Email volunteers@bedsforkids.org for the list of suggested items.
CONTACT: Rachel Grotheer | 919.624.1127 (text) rgrotheer@bedsforkids.org

 

YOUNGLIVESYoungLives is a ministry serving teen moms & dads by introducing them to Jesus and helping them grow in their faith. Serve through childcare, mentoring, and providing meals for Club and Campaigners nights, which are hosted at Hope SE. One specific need we have for them is volunteers to help with the set up and break down of tables and chairs for Club each week. This is a great opportunity for friends, couples, community group members to serve our city alongside one another! Sign up for that here. You can also SIGN UP HERE to help serve with childcare at their meetings, or SIGN UP HERE to help with meals at their meetings.

 

ROOF ABOVEThe Rise on Clanton (TROC, pronounced T-Rock), a new Roof Above facility and Charlotte’s first adaptive reuse housing solution located less than one mile away from Hope SE. TROC provides permanent supportive housing with 88 studio apartments for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness. Participate in community dinners hosted to grow relationships with our neighbors, attend other future events like “Bingo Nights”, and partner in opportunities to serve the residents. If you’d like to serve, you can reach out to Ben Moody below for more info! Or if you’d like to donate items for the event, you can find their Amazon wish list here.
CONTACTS:
Ben Moody | 843.323.7730
Brad Daniel | 704.774.9243

 

MOMS MOVING FORWARDFreedom Communities is focused on family- centered community transformation, including affordable housing, family stability and early education in West Charlotte. FC serves as the connective tissue, bringing together those who live, work and play along the Freedom Drive Corridor. Mom’s Moving Forward is designed to provide a network of support for single moms to share milestones, successes and challenges of being a mom and parent. Join us to serve meals the second Thursday of every month, mentor and encourage moms, and upgrade their homes.
CONTACT: Lauren Patterson | 704.574.1310 lauren.patterson1@gmail.com

 

ASHLEY PARK – Ashley Park is a PreK-8 school in West Charlotte. We have the privilege of building relationships with their staff and student body as well as serving both on an individual and school-wide level. Our participation looks like lunches for teachers, repainting the halls, planting a garden, mentoring, organizing drives, tutoring, attending open houses, participating at career day, being a lunch buddy, or serving ice cream at celebratory events. We’d love for you to join us! One way to support is by purchasing an item for their quarterly incentive program. Students earn points for positive behavior and can bid on prizes with earned points each quarter. Your support helps take the financial burden off of teachers and improves classroom performance. Find the wish list here. Hope will also be serving lunch to the staff at Ashley Park on March 13th. Please contact Jill Hudson if you would like to set up lunch around 11:30. Ashely Park is located near our South End building. 
CONTACTS:
Jill Hudson | 704.451.2440
Danny Guelzow | 901.606.7574
Bryn Post | 803.447.0533
Hannah Krueger | 704.962.7861
Katie Calton | 843.3382307
Dalton Malaby | daltonmalaby@gmail.com

 

URBAN PROMISEThe heart of the Social Capital Collective is to build and foster greater social capital between our UrbanPromise Alumni and the broader community of professionals in Charlotte who are committed to helping our Fellows thrive in their budding careers. We’d love for you to join us by hosting Fellows at your workplace, advising them on a career path, or hiring a Fellow for an internship or full-time.
CONTACT: Matt Hultquist | 704.574.5659 mhultquist@gmail.com

 

FOSTER CARE YARD SERVICE – As a way to care for foster children in Charlotte we come alongside their parents and caregivers in a variety of ways throughout the year. It has been our privilege at Hope to care for Ms. Able by mowing and tidying leaves throughout the year. You can serve by yourself or with your Community Group. All supplies and equipment are on site. Please see sign up for details.

 

SERVICE BANKShare your unique giftings! We’d love to hear about the ways your heart gravitates towards meeting the needs of others in our church and across the city of Charlotte. Here are some past examples to spark ideas: cooking/ baking, yardwork, handyman, child care, hospitality, transportation, organizational skills, offering your professional network, or encouragement through notes and gifts.
CONTACT:
Michael Baughman | 704.654.0343 michaelbaughman@hopecommunity.com
Atlee Lenes | 843.670.9605

 

COTSWOLD SITE

IAM 24/7 – IAM 24/7 has two partnership opportunities for community groups or individuals looking to serve their neighbors.  Interested parties can either provide meals for IAM 24/7’s middle and high school programs on Tuesday evenings or sign up to tutor elementary schoolers on Wednesday afternoons.  Please email Sink Kimmel (704-582-1672) for more information.

 

The Cotswold Mercy team wants to hear from you!  Do you enjoy baking, yard work, organizing, soccer, or building and repairing things?  Do you have a pickup truck for use, a flexible work schedule, or get excited about hosting events?  These are just a few examples – we are hoping to learn more about any and all skills within our community. Our hope is to then identify ways you can use these gifts to serve our city.  Fill out this form to let us know more about ways we can use your gifts to help serve our city together.

Mercy Ministry Partners

Brookstone Schools

 

 

 

UrbanPromise

 

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