All of our volunteers and leaders are encouraged to feel comfortable taking precautions appropriate for their own personal health situation. 

We anticipate having opportunities to help those affected by COVID-19 in our community and beyond soon. In the meantime, here are a few things you can do:

• Check our Local Impact Mission Ministries page for special events and announcements.
• Sign up to receive information about opportunities as they arise. We are working with our partners to determine how best to meet the needs of the community. If you would like to learn how you can help, please sign up.
• Give to our Hunger Ministry - Our Hunger team is preparing to respond to the needs of our partner pantries throughout this state of emergency.
• Love Your Neighbors- Check on your neighbors, your small groups and other social connections. Send an encouraging message or call them and let them know you're thinking about them. Especially ask your elderly and at-risk connections if they need anything, and offer to assist them to your comfort level.
• Check out our DIY Serve Page - These are projects you can do with your family or small group that benefit our Resurrection Missions Ministries and community partners.

Learn more about Church of the Resurrection's response to the coronavirus threat here.

Trip Status: OPEN - REGISTRATION COMING SOON!

Destination: Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Minimum Participants: 8

Maximum Participants: 20

Contact/Ministry Connectors: Bob Webb or Scott Chrostek

Purpose - Serve alongside Honduran men to continue working on the Mission House

Partner with men from different Methodist Churches all around Honduras. This is a team that will not only benefit our Honduran partners by building capacity to continue constructing the Mission House (containing the Methodist Church offices, sanctuary for the Methodist Tegucigalpa downtown church, meeting space, etc) but will encourage serving and connecting with our Honduran friends. You do NOT need any construction skills to serve on this trip, professional Honduran construction workers will guide and direct Resurrection and Honduran men on the project.

Cost

Total anticipated cost = $2000

• Trip fee includes lodging, food and ground transportation in Honduras.
• A nonrefundable deposit of $500 is required after your application is accepted.
• TBD airfare per person. (Resurrection will arrange the flight logistics so that the team can fly together.  Total will be updated to reflect taxes and fees at time of ticketing).
• Apply and submit your deposit before the Early Application deadline to receive a $100 discount.

All funds received are considered a charitable contribution.  As such, once they are received by The Church of the Resurrection, there are NO REFUNDS.  If, for some reason, the trip is cancelled or you can no longer go, Resurrection will credit the funds toward a future serve trip (for you or for an immediate family member) within 12 months of the original trip; OR use the funds for ministry work with our Methodist partners in Honduras.

If you have questions about the deductibility of trip-related expenses, please contact your tax professional.

Important Dates

• July 29, 2020:   Early Application Deadline ($100 off)
• October 1, 2020:   Application Deadline
• December 30, 2020:   100% balance due
• TBD: Team training and meetings

To Apply

• Fill out the International Serve Trip Application - COMING SOON!
• After you receive your acceptance email from Global Impact Ministries, your trip deposit of $500 is due immediately.  Make check payable to Church of the Resurrection and  include the trip code HON 210129 in the memo line.  Mail to: Church of the Resurrection, Attn: Finance/for GIM, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, KS 66224.
• Complete Safe Gatherings online training (for all adults and youth ages 16 and older).
• Make sure your passport is valid for at least six months after the trip’s scheduled return date; make sure that it has at least two (2) blank visa pages at all times of travel.

Passport Advisory

New applications and renewals are taking much longer than normal – in some cases, up to four or five months. We recommend that you apply for or renew your passport as early as possible. Information about the passport process and application are available through the State Department website.

Accommodations

Mission House in Tegucigalpa, where accommodations include bunk beds with private bathroom facilities per room.

Additional Details

Open to adults and children ages 14 and older if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

What you need to know about the Zika virus

Many people considering travel to the Caribbean, Latin or South America are concerned about the Zika virus. For the most current information from the Centers for Disease Control, as well as information about Zika in the United States, click here.

Application Deadline: March 9, 2020

Destination:    Madisi, Malawi (Africa)

Contact/Ministry Connectors:   Sheree Reece

Purpose - Community Gardens & Education

Resurrection has been partnering with the Malawi UMC since 2010.  Come and share your gifts and talents by serving alongside local volunteers in permaculture, herb gardening, education, and Zoe vulnerable children in community outreach.  Experience the hospitality of local Malawian villages. Be the ministry of presence in the “Warm Heart of Africa.”

Are you willing to walk alongside and share hope with our brothers and sisters in Malawi? Ages 16 & up (with a parent or guardian) are welcome!

Cost

Total anticipated cost: $3900-$4500 

• $1250 trip fee includes lodging, food and ground transportation in Malawi.  A visa is required to enter Malawi. The additional $150 expense is not included in the trip fee.
• A nonrefundable deposit of $1000 is required after your application is accepted.
• $2500-3000 airfare per person. Resurrection will arrange the flight logistics so that the team is on the same flight.
• You can earn a $100 discount by submitting your application and paying your deposit before January 9, 2020.
• Optional:  To expand your experience, you have the opportunity to extend your stay with a safari and cultural experience.  Cost and experience TBD. Expenses related to cultural and safari experiences are not tax-deductible.

All funds deposited are considered a charitable contribution.  As such, once they are deposited by the church, there are NO REFUNDS.  If, for any reason, the trip is cancelled or you can no longer go, the funds (less any costs incurred by Resurrection) can be used towards a future Resurrection serve trip by you (or your immediate family member) within twelve months of the original trip OR used by our Methodist partners for ministry work in Malawi.

If you have questions about the deductibility of trip-related expenses, please contact your tax professional.

Important Dates

• Early Application Deadline: January 9, 2020
• Application Deadline: March 9, 2020
• Community Team Prep: April 18, 2020

To Apply

• Fill out the International Serve Trip Application.
• After you receive your acceptance email from Global Impact Ministries, your trip deposit of $1000 is due immediately.  You can pay online through Managed Missions.  If you prefer to pay by check, please make it payable to Church of the Resurrection and  include the trip code MWI 200709 in the memo line.  Mail to: Church of the Resurrection, Attn: Finance/for GIM, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, KS 66224.
• Complete the Safe Gatherings online training (for adults and youth age 16 or older).
• Make sure your passport is valid. Make sure it expires at least six months after the trip’s scheduled return date, and that it has at least two (2) blank consecutive visa pages at all times of travel.

Accommodations

In Madisi Parsonage with the pastor and his family; the accommodations are bunk beds with separate sleeping quarters for men and women; OR at the Linde Motel in Mponela, double occupancy rooms with two twin beds and private bath (separate sleeping quarters for men and women).

Additional Details

Open to adults and youth ages 16 and older if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Application Deadline: June 17, 2020

Destination:   Mooiplaas, South Africa

Contact/Ministry Connector:   David Stutzman and Wendy Blank

Purpose - Vulnerable Children, Education, and Renovation Projects

Come alongside students and teachers at the Ditshego House of Laughter in love and learning.  Experience the hope of vulnerable children and learn about the life-transformation happening through the school.  Team members from Resurrection assist with the training of Ditshego teachers in English, computers, first aid, and art with recycled materials.  Be a part of renovation projects, vegetable growing operations, and other income generation.  Experience the hospitality of local South Africans.

Cost

Total anticipated cost = $2400-2900

• $1000 trip fee includes lodging, food and ground transportation in South Africa.
• A nonrefundable deposit of $1000 is required after your application is accepted
• Approximately $1400-1900 airfare per person. Resurrection will arrange the flight logistics so that the team is on the same flight.
• You can earn a $100 discount by submitting your application and paying your $1000 deposit before April 15, 2020

• Optional: Safari and cultural experience, cost $500. Expenses related to cultural experiences are not tax-deductible.

All funds deposited are considered a charitable contribution.  As such, once they are deposited by the church, there are NO REFUNDS.  If, for any reason, the trip is cancelled or you can no longer go, the funds (less any costs incurred by Resurrection) can be used towards a future Resurrection serve trip by you (or your immediate family member) within twelve months of the original trip OR used by our Methodist partners for ministry work in South Africa.

If you have questions about the deductibility of trip-related expenses, please contact your tax professional.

Important Dates

• Early Application Deadline: April 15, 2019
• Application Deadline: June 17, 2020
• Community Team Prep: July 11, 2020

To Apply

• Fill out the International Serve Trip Application
• After you receive your acceptance email from Global Impact Ministries, your trip deposit of $1000 is due immediately. Online payments are accepted through your Managed Missions profile.  If you prefer to pay by check, please make it payable to Church of the Resurrection and include the trip code SAF 201015 in the memo line.  Mail to: Church of the Resurrection, Attn: Finance/for GIM, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, KS 66224.
• Complete the Safe Gatherings online training (for adults and youth age 16 or older).
• Make sure your passport is valid for at least six months after the trip’s scheduled return date; make sure that it has at least two (2) blank consecutive visa pages at all times of travel.

Accommodations

Team members are accommodated at a bed and breakfast near West View Methodist Church in Centruion, about 15 minutes from Ditshego. Accommodations are two people per room (separate rooms for men and women), with twin beds and a private bath.

Additional Details

Open to adults and children ages 13 and older if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Additional documentation will be required for minors traveling with only one parent.

Application Deadline: June 10, 2020

Destination:    Madisi, Malawi (Africa)

Contact/Ministry Connector:  Sheree Reece

Purpose - Economic Empowerment and Agriculture

Come and share your gifts and talents by providing educational opportunities to families through agricultural, business training and entrepreneurial education. Learn about the life transformation stories happening through CCODE. Experience the hospitality of local Malawian villages. Be the ministry of presence in the “Warm Heart of Africa.”

Resurrection has been partnering with the Malawi United Methodist Church (Malawi UMC) since 2010.  Resurrection also partners with the Madisi local church, and the Malawi Center for Community Organization and Development (CCODE) for training village savings and loan groups and empowerment based on available local resources.

Are you willing to walk alongside and share hope with our brothers and sisters in Malawi? Ages 16 & up are welcome!

COST

Total anticipated cost: $3900-$4500 

• $1250 trip fee includes lodging, food and ground transportation in Malawi.  A visa is required to enter Malawi. The additional $150 expense is not included in the trip fee.
• A nonrefundable deposit of $1000 is required after your application is accepted.
• $2500-3000 airfare per person. Resurrection will arrange the flight logistics so that the team is on the same flight.
• You can earn a $100 discount by submitting your application and paying your deposit before April 8, 2020.
• Optional:  To expand your experience, you have the opportunity to extend your stay with a safari and cultural experience.  Cost and experience TBD. Expenses related to cultural and safari experiences are not tax-deductible.

All funds deposited are considered a charitable contribution.  As such, once they are deposited by the church, there are NO REFUNDS.  If, for any reason, the trip is cancelled or you can no longer go, the funds (less any costs incurred by Resurrection) can be used towards a future Resurrection serve trip by you (or your immediate family member) within twelve months of the original trip OR used by our Methodist partners for ministry work in Malawi.

If you have questions about the deductibility of trip-related expenses, please contact your tax professional.

Important Dates

• Early Application Deadline: April 8, 2020
• Application Deadline: June 10, 2020
• Community Team Prep: July 11, 2020

To Apply

• Fill out the International Serve Trip Application
• After you receive your acceptance email from Global Impact Ministries, your trip deposit of $1000 is due immediately.  You can pay online through Managed Missions. If you prefer to pay by check, please make it payable to Church of the Resurrection and  include the trip code MWI 201008 in the memo line.  Mail to: Church of the Resurrection, Attn: Finance/for GIM, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, KS 66224.
• Complete the Safe Gatherings online training (for adults and youth age 16 or older).
• Make sure your passport is valid. Make sure it expires at least six months after the trip’s scheduled return date, and that it has at least two (2) blank consecutive visa pages at all times of travel.

Accommodations

In Madisi Parsonage with the pastor and his family; the accommodations are bunk beds with separate sleeping quarters for men and women; OR at the Linde Motel in Mponela, double occupancy rooms with two twin beds and private bath (separate sleeping quarters for men and women).

Additional Details

Open to adults and youth ages 16 and older if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Destination:   Pétit-Goâve, Haiti

Contact/Ministry Connectors:   Sheree Reece

Purpose - Community Health Education & Construction Serve Trip

Resurrection has been partnering with community health (CHE) leaders in Pétit-Goȃve since 2011. This team will serve alongside CHE to teach the community about health, sanitation, micro-finance, and other issues our Haitian leaders deem important.  Some team members may serve alongside local Haitians on community betterment projects.  This is a great trip to work with fellow Haitians to make their community a better place.

Be a part of building a lasting relationship with the community.  Your presence in Haiti is a true blessing to those who you serve.  Note: No construction skills or experience are required. This trip requires that team members be in good physical condition to hike at least an hour each way to remote job sites.

Cost

Total anticipated cost = $1800-$2000

• $995 trip fee (includes lodging, meals, in-country transportation, translators, and any material used in country).
• A nonrefundable deposit of $500 is required after your application is accepted.
• $800-$1000 airfare per person. (Resurrection will arrange the flight logistics so that the team is on the same flight.)
• You can earn a $100 early bird discount by submitting your application and paying your $500 deposit before August 9, 2019.

All funds deposited are considered a charitable contribution.  As such, once they are deposited by the church, there are NO REFUNDS. If, for any reason, the trip is cancelled or you can no longer go, the funds can be used towards a future Resurrection mission trip by you (or your immediate family member) within twelve months of the original trip OR used by our Methodist partners for ministry work in Haiti.

If you have questions about the deductibility of trip-related expenses, please contact your tax professional.

Important Dates

• Early Application Deadline: May 1, 2020
• Application Deadline: July 4, 2020
• Community Team Prep:  July 11,2020 ; 8:30am – 12:30pm

To Apply

• After you receive your acceptance email from Global Impact Ministries, your trip deposit of $500 is due. Online payments are available through your Managed Missions profile, or you can send a check, payable to Church of the Resurrection and include the trip code HAT 201101 in the memo line.  Mail to: Church of the Resurrection, Attn: Finance/GIM, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, KS 66224. 
• Complete Safe Gatherings online training (for all adults and youth ages 16 and older).
• Make sure your passport is valid for at least six months after the trip’s scheduled return date; make sure that it has at least two (2) blank pages at all times of travel.

Accommodations

In the Eglise Methodiste d'Haiti Guesthouse in Pétionville, the accommodations are bunk beds with a separate room for the men and women.  In Pétit-Goâve, there are twin beds with separate rooms for men and women and private bathroom facilities.

Additional Details

Open to adults and children ages 16 and older accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

Application Deadline: March 20, 2020

Destination: Ciudad España, Honduras

Purpose - Bless the Community

This team partners with the Juan Wesley School in Ciudad España to help students develop English language skills by playing games, acting out scenarios, and focusing on pronunciation. Volunteers will also “Bless the School” with a little school upkeep in the afternoons. Team members who sponsor a student at the school will have the chance to meet their student.

You do NOT need to be a teacher or speak Spanish to join this team, but we are hoping to recruit a few teachers and if you speak Spanish, great!

Cost

Total anticipated cost = $1800-2000

• $950 trip fee (includes lodging, meals, in-country transportation, translators, and any material used in country).
• A nonrefundable deposit of $500 is required
• $800-1000 airfare per person. (Resurrection will arrange the flight logistics so that the team can fly together).
• You can earn a $100 discount by submitting your application and $500 deposit before January 18, 2020.

All funds received are considered a charitable contribution.  As such, once they are received by The Church of the Resurrection, there are NO REFUNDS.  If, for any reason, the trip is cancelled or you can no longer go, Resurrection will credit the funds toward a future serve trip (for you or for an immediate family member) within 12 months of the original trip; OR use the funds for ministry work with our Methodist partners in Honduras.

If you have questions about the deductibility of trip-related expenses, please contact your tax professional.

Important Dates

• Early Application Deadline: January 18, 2020
• Application Deadline: March 20, 2020
• Community Team Prep: Saturday, April 18

To Apply

• Fill out the International Serve Trip Application.
• After you receive your acceptance email from Global Impact Ministries, your trip deposit of $500 is due immediately to reserve your spot.  Make check payable to Church of the Resurrection and  include the trip code HON 200718 in the memo line.  Mail to: Church of the Resurrection, Attn: Finance/for GIM, 13720 Roe Ave., Leawood, KS 66224.
• Complete Safe Gatherings online training (for all adults and youth ages 16 and older).
• Make sure your passport is valid for at least six months after the trip’s scheduled return date; make sure that it has at least two (2) blank consecutive visa pages at all times of travel.

Accommodations

Honduras Mission House in Tegucigalpa; the accommodations are bunk beds with separate sleeping quarters for men and women.

Additional Details

Open to adults and children ages 14 and older if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

What you need to know about the Zika virus

Many people considering travel to the Caribbean, Latin or South America are concerned about the Zika virus. For the most current information from the Centers for Disease Control,  as well as information about Zika in the United States, click here.

Join us for a morning of service #withKC out in the community! Invite family and friends to this intro to missions with RezDowntown. Plug in with our partner school or another education ministry, our construction ministry, or with one of our other Serve partners around KC and internationally.

Come a little early for light refreshments and an opportunity to build community. Registration is not required, but if you sign up, it will be super helpful! Email Pastor Patrick.McLaughlin@cor.org with questions, or if you plan to bring a group.

Click here for a list of our Serve partners. Pastor Patrick would be happy to connect you with an organization directly if you're interested in volunteering with your family, small group, or on your own!

KC Public School partnerships

• Church of the Resurrection partners with eight local elementary schools to help improve lifelong outcomes for students.  A full description of opportunities and steps to get involved are available at our Partner Schools Ministry page.
• RezDowntown partners specifically with two schools and our members are encouraged to participate here to build community along fellow RezDowntown participants.
• Information on our two schools
  • Wendell Phillips Elementary 
    • Located at 2400 Prospect Ave. KCMO (view website)
    • For more information on serving at Wendell Phillips, contact Sally Smith!
    • See all opportunities to serve here.
  • East High School
    • Located at 1924 Van Brunt Ave, KCMO (view website)
    • For more information on serving at East High School, contact Pastor Patrick.McLaughlin@cor.org.

To learn more about what previous trips looked like, visit our blog.

About Our Puerto Rico Disaster Response

Puerto Rico is often referred to as the “Island of Enchantment,” a direct result of the warm people, excellent cuisine, and picturesque scenery, including the most beautiful beaches. Paradise is what the local people call it, as they get to see and live into GOD’s creation and beauty every single day.

On September 20th, 2017, Hurricane Maria (a category 4 hurricane) pummeled the island of Puerto Rico. The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection mobilized quickly to help with immediate needs. After contacting the Bishop’s office of the Methodist Church in Puerto Rico to determine the best way forward, Church of the Resurrection sent $10,000 for emergency supplies, and partnered with Heart to Heart International in sending an additional $20,000 worth of food and supplies.

The Methodist Church of Puerto Rico also immediately responded to the call to action, developing a culture of lay and clergy Early Response teams, implementing a Brigade of Hope (food, solar lights and water hand delivered to homes) and partnering with other local denominations, non-government organizations (NGOs) and FEMA to help those in need.

In January, a small leadership team from Church of the Resurrection went to Puerto Rico to walk alongside the Bishop Hector Ortiz Vidal and his team and see first-hand the devastation left in the wake of this natural disaster. The team learned staggering statistics about the situation on the island, including:

• 250,000 homes damaged
• 100,000 completely destroyed
• 40 Methodist Churches damaged
• 10 Methodist Churches destroyed
• Several hundred thousand left the island for the mainland

Bishop Hector Ortiz Vidal recommended that Church of the Resurrection partner with a local church in Puerto Rico. We are happy to share that Samuel Culpeper Iglesia Metodista in Hatillo has been selected for this partnership.

There are 235 public schools across the island that are slated to permanently close the fall of 2018, including Joaquin Rodriguez, Samuel Culpeper's church partner school. The Methodist Church in Puerto Rico will be enhancing social programs to assist those families with children who are no longer able to attend school. The remaining funds collected from the Special Offering for Puerto Rico held last fall have been allocated to the reconstruction of the church roof, a priority from the bishop’s office, enabling them to provide help to all those in need.

Resurrection teams have already been deployed and have worked alongside our Puerto Rican brothers and sisters repairing the church roof, repairing local homes, and assisting with painting and clean up. Returned team members have shared that the experience has made a dramatic impact on their lives, and the hospitality is unmatched and inspiring.

Consider joining a team today, your life will never be the same. It is said that one’s treasures are most valuable when they are those of the Kingdom of GOD. Where does your treasure lay?

Frequently Asked Questions about Puerto Rico Serve Trips:

Who can go?
Just about anyone! Individuals, couples, families, retired persons, members of Church of the Resurrection and non-members alike. The minimum age is 16, and all trip participants must complete the Safe Gatherings online course. Team members under the age of 21 must have their parents/guardian complete a notarized Parental Consent Form.

What skills do I need?
The most important skills are a desire to serve God while working side-by-side with Puerto Ricans; to be a team player; and to be flexible for whatever comes our way. You don’t have to know Spanish (you will certainly learn a few new words and key phrases) or construction: you just need a big heart and willingness to serve.

What projects will we work on?
We strive to work on projects that are deemed of most importance to our local partners, but most likely we will be working on light construction alongside our partners from the Samuel Culpeper Methodist Church.

What does the cost cover?
The cost per person includes housing, meals, in-country transportation, insurance, gasoline, construction costs, local labor, cultural day activity and food, donation to the local trip administration. Airfare will be booked after the trip has closed and will be added to your total trip cost.

What’s not included?
Personal expenses, souvenirs, extended travel past the official trip conclusion.

Are there any discounts?

Yes! There are two ways to receive a $100 discount (they cannot be combined!): apply before the Early Application deadline; OR be a repeat Global Impact Ministries Resurrection serve trip participant.

How do I get to San Juan, Puerto Rico?
Global Impact Ministries will reserve airline tickets so that the team travels together. Your airfare is tax-deductible and will be added to your total trip cost in our online team portal, Managed Missions.

Where do we stay?

Team members stay at the Arecibo Methodist Campsite. Approximately 1.15 hours west of San Juan, where the team will be spending the week. The campsite has 4 bunk rooms with 9 bunkbeds each (separated by gender), private indoor bathroom facility, a large indoor dining pavilion, Chapel, Garden of Gethsemene, and much more.

Will we get to see the beach?
If all goes as planned, yes! Both Hatillo and Aresibo are located on the Northwest side of the island minutes from the Atlantic Ocean. On our last day (Saturday), and on our return to the San Juan area, we will travel to El Morro and Old San Juan, a beautiful destination rich in history, beautiful landscape, restaurants and much more. Afterwards we will head to the airport to head home.

Is Puerto Rico safe?
Puerto Rico is safe, as with any tourist destination, there are cases of petty crime and driving can be a challenge. Generally, outside the capital of San Juan, the country resembles a clean, tropical, laid-back place.

I have some questions that aren’t listed here.
Please feel free to send an email to Rod & Sharon Hennig - rhennig12@gmail.com. Rod & Sharon are our context leaders that oversee our partnership with Puerto Rico.

Our Truck Ministry supports multiple local impact ministries. Without our team of dedicated drivers our ministries would not be able to operate at the level we do. Our drivers support hunger, clothing, computers, furnishings,  partner schools and much more.

If you are interested in becoming driver for one of our ministries, your first step is to contact michelle.vanpelt@cor.org.

Our TRUCK drivers must comply with DOT regulations and the following requirements must be met:

• Successful completion of a Criminal/Credit/Driving check: click here for form
• Current automobile liability insurance and valid drivers license.
• Successful completion of medical certification if driving trucks: click here for more information about requirements.  You must get a signed authorization form from michelle.vanpelt@cor.org prior to going to Care Now.
• Must be able to move and lift heavy items.

BECOME A HOLY HAULER FOR FURNISHINGS MINISTRY

Holy Haulers are the team of guys and gals who pick up donations from individuals and corporations. Vehicles range from minivans to large box trucks. Drive at your own comfort level. Join a weekday, weeknight or Saturday morning team, serving weekly, bi-weekly or on a monthly rotation. Inquiries please contact michelle.vanpelt@cor.org. 

BECOME A BACKPACK DRIVER FOR EDUCATION MINISTRY

• Pick-up Empty Tubs: Tuesdays 7 am - 1 pm from Elementary Schools. Requires moderate lifting and possibly driving the church's box truck.
• Deliver Food: Fridays 8 am - 12 pm to Elementary Schools. Requires lifting and possibly driving the church's box truck.

Contact Bruce Gaddis at deliveryteam@cor.org

DELIVER TO FOOD PANTRIES FOR HUNGER MINISTRY

For questions about the serve partners below, contact Pastor Patrick.McLaughlin@cor.org!

If you've just served with us, please click here to answer a few quick questions about your experience. (1 minute time commitment)

Serve Locations

• Adelante Thrift: 3720 State Ave, Kansas City, KS(view website)
• Amethyst Place: 2735A Troost KCMO 64109 (view website)
• Community LINC: 4012-14 Troost St KCMO 64110 (view website)
• Connections to Success: 300 West Linwood Blvd, KCMO 64111 (view website)
• Della Lamb: 500 Woodland Ave KCMO (view website)
• Don Bosco Center: 580 Campbell KCMO 64106 (view website)
• East High School: 1924 Van Brunt Ave, KCMO (view website)
• Giving HopeKC: 6640 State street in Kansas City, KS 66102 (view website)
• Happy Bottoms: 303 W. 79th Street, Kansas City, MO 64114 (view website)
• Healing House: 4600 Saint John KCMO 64123 (view website)
• Hillcrest Transitional Living: 738 N. 31st St., KCKS (view website)
• Hope Faith Homeless Assistance Campus: 705 Virginia Ave., KCMO 64106 (view website)
• ShelterKC Men's Shelter & Recovery Services: 1520 Cherry St. KCMO (view website
  • To serve at ShelterKC, please fill out this quick application.
• ShelterKC Women's Shelter & Recovery Services: Park in Lot at Prospect & Peery (view website)
  • To serve at ShelterKC, please fill out this quick application.
• Lazarus Ministries: Linwood United Church, 3151 Olive St, KCMO 64109 (view website)
• Metro Early Learning Center: 3827 Troost Ave Kansas City, MO 64109 (website)
• Metro Lutheran Ministries: 3031 Holmes St., KCMO 64109 (view website)
• Newhouse: Address not listed for the safety of residents (view website)
• The Micah Ministry (Mondays): 606 Gladstone Blvd, KCMO 64124 (view website)
• Neighbor 2 Neighbor: 3551 Wabash Ave, Kansas City, MO 64109 (view website)
• Operation Breakthrough: 3039 Troost Ave., KCMO 64109 (view website)
• The Reading Nook (1st & 3rd Saturdays): 1903 Hardesty Ave., KCMO (for more info on tutoring, click here)
• Reconciliation Services: 3101 Troost Ave KCMO 64109 (view website)
• reStart, Inc.: 918 E. 9th St, KCMO 64106 (view website)
• Rose Brooks Center: Address not listed for the safety of residents (view website)
• Sheffield Place: 6604 E. 12th St. KCMO 64126 (view website)
• St. Mark Early Education Center: 2008 E. 12th St., KCMO 64127 (view website)
• Student Farm at Gibbs Rd: 4223 Gibbs Rd., KCKS (view website)
• Synergy Services: 2001 NE Parvin Rd, KCMO 64116 (view website)
• United Prayer Movement: 340 David L. Gray Dr. Kansas City, KS 66101 (website)
• UpLift: 1516 Prospect Ave., KCMO 64127 (view website)
• Urban Christian Academy: 4328 Jackson Ave KCMO 64130 (view website)
• Wendell Phillips Elementary: 2400 Prospect Ave. KCMO (view website)

Compassion International is a holistic Christian child development ministry dedicated to addressing the needs of children around the world. Compassion focuses on the real life needs of children – spiritual, physical, financial and social – by partnering with local churches in 26 developing countries.  Resurrection partners specifically with a center in Duclos, Haiti.  If you are interested in sponsoring a child (and perhaps visiting them on a future serve trip), visit the Compassion website to sponsor.

Compassion works through local churches to provide child development programs to enable them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults. When you sponsor a Compassion child, you will give them hope by giving them access to an education, medical care, supplementary food, and the chance to learn about Jesus and the Gospel in a safe Christian environment. You will send and receive letters from your child; building a relationship with the child and watch them grow and learn. The hope you give them will last a lifetime. Your monthly contribution, letters, and prayers will mean the world to your child. To sponsor a child, click here.

If you sponsor a child, you also have the opportunity to become an advocate with Compassion International. These dedicated individuals are trained by Compassion International to initiate activities to change lives through Compassion, staff sign-up tables at Compassion events, and engage in training and enrichment opportunities.

To learn more about sponsorship, joining Resurrection's Compassion Team, volunteering at special events, becoming a child advocate, or joining the Compassion prayer team, email Jane Long at mjanelong@aol.com.

You can find out more about our local community advocates and partners at these websites.

Kansas

Foster Care Agencies - Resource families in Kansas must be licensed through one of these agencies. All of these agencies sponsor MAPP trainings, a free 10-week course required for foster parents and/or foster-to-adopt parents in Kansas.

• KVC
• Ember Hope
• DCCCA
• St. Francis
• Children’s Alliance: This is a very helpful website for on-line trainings that are required to maintain your license and other support for KS foster parents. There are also links to all of the KS Foster Care Agencies
• Kansas Foster and Adoptive Parent Association: This is a foster parent support group. They also operate a resource center where foster parents can pick up clothing and other items needed for their kiddos
• Kansas Gear Up: Gear Up offers educational support including scholarship opportunities for Kansas foster kids. It is run via Wichita State University, but their scholarship can be used at any State-sponsored post-secondary educational school (i.e. tech schools, community colleges, and 4-year colleges in Kansas)

Information on children available for adoption in Kansas is available at www.adoptkskids.org.

Missouri

Missouri is not privatized like Kansas. Children are placed directly from the State of Missouri Division of Family Services, which provides general information on the foster care and adoption process in Missouri.

• Midwest Foster Care and Adoption Association (MFCAA): This organization is a great resource for Missouri foster parents in regards to the MO-required training program STARS and information on fostering in Missouri. They also offer metro-wide foster parent support for KS and MO foster parents, including a resource center for clothing.
• Cornerstones of Care: This organization in Kansas City, MO is an umbrella organization that provides an array of preventive, treatment, and support services for children and their families. Their partner agencies include the Gillis, Marillac, Ozanam, and Spofford group homes as well as the Healthy Families program.
• Ozanam: Residential treatment program for boys and girls 12 to 18. They also offer other services as indicated on their website.
• Gillis: An Intensive Residential Treatment program at Gillis offers safety, healing and trauma-informed treatment to boys ages 5 to 18 who need more intensive supports and supervision. This short-term residential program provides individualized treatment plans - including therapy, psychiatric care and recreational activities - to ensure each boy receives the healing and skills he needs to be successful in his long-term community placement.
• YES Program: The YES (Youth Educational Success) Program is part of healthy families. The goal of this program is to help foster youth in MO attend college. The YES program is seeking mentors and tutors for the youth – more information can be found on their webpage
• Crittenton Children’s Center: Crittenton Children's Center offers a range of services including psychiatric hospital programs for young children and adolescents, and residential treatment for adolescent girls and boys. They also offer foster care and adoption services.
• Synergy Services: Synergy provides a full continuum of care to assist individuals and families with immediate respite from violence, and services which empower clients to find and choose good options for future safety and success. They provide supportive services to families in crisis in an effort to prevent violence. Their programs include crisis hotlines, emergency shelter, transitional housing, therapeutic services, advocacy, mentoring and violence prevention programs throughout Greater Kansas City.
• Stepping Stones: Kansas City Steppingstone is a transitional living program working with young people ages 16-21 that helps them transition safely and successfully into independence. The program is based on positive youth development strategies and provides housing, employment services, education counseling, life skills training, and permanency planning. Part of the Steppingstone program is safe, stable housing accommodations in either campus or community apartments. Steppingstone offers life skills training to help youth find work, with the end goal being self-sufficiency. The program helps youth create an education and career plan, develop work readiness skills, learn how to apply for jobs, dress for interviews, etc.

Mentoring and Child Advocate Opportunities

• YOUThrive: YOUTHRIVE is a new nonprofit organization that is focused on empowering and supporting our foster youth as they transition to adulthood. The organization was established in July 2015 after the founding team and its community partners agreed that the best opportunity for sustainable and scalable impact was to form a new organization that is intently focused on meeting the wants and needs of this specific population of young people. Their vision is to see all youth become adults that thrive in their community. They are currently recruiting Support Families.
• YES Program: Mentor kids in the YES Program or tutor them with their schoolwork.
• Gillis Boys Home: A Child’s Hope Be-a-Mentor program works with boys at the Gillis Home. Penny Zadeh is the contact for our Be-a-Mentor program pzadeh1@gmail.com.
• CASA, Court-appointed Special Advocate, is an individual appointed by the judge who serves as an advocate for the youth throughout their time in foster care. This is an important role that can far outlast the foster care worker or foster care home for the youth in terms of consistency. CASA is always looking for more volunteers – if you would like to make a positive impact in a child’s life, this is a great way to do that.
• Jackson County CASA
• CASA of Johnson and Wyandotte Counties

Other Resources:

• Family Conservancy: Resource for summer camp info and childcare providers who take the DCF reimbursement
• Kansas City YMCA: The YMCA offers summer day camp and after-school programs at selected schools that is covered by the DCF childcare stipend

Using Psalm 4:8 as the guiding mission, the Beds Program provides new beds to children who don’t have beds of their own in Kansas City urban and suburban communities. Our purpose is to recognize and address the physical need for sleep, thus providing a sense of comfort, rest and peace. Through this coordinated demonstration of God’s love and provision, we will bring smiles and comfort to children and families. Our focus is to serve the children referred by Resurrection's partner school districts and specific mission partners.

Upcoming Serving Opportunities:

Beds Pick-up Parties:

Volunteers are needed to load/unload mattresses, greet participants and assist them in picking up linens and pajamas. This is a great serving opportunity for the whole family-appropriate for children 7 and older when accompanied by an adult. Please note this event takes place outside-dress accordingly!

• April 26, 2020 - Wheatley Elementary School - 1:00-3:00pm
• May 3, 2020 - Wheatley Elementary School - 1:00-3:00pm

Other Serve Opportunities:

Host a Linen Drive

Host a linen drive in your school, workplace, or neighborhood! New twin linens will be provided to school aged children who receive beds through the Program. If you need more information on the Program for your drive, please contact bedsforeverybody@gmail.com.

Slat Support Construction

Have access to free or inexpensive lumber? We are always looking for lumber to build our slat support structure. This structure is used in place of a box spring.

Sponsor a Bed

Don’t let a Kansas City child sleep on the floor tonight. Consider sponsoring a bed!

• $95 for a new twin bed (mattress, mattress pad, slat support and metal frame)
• $40 for a new set of linens
• $135 for a twin bed and all the linens!

Contact bedsforeverybody@gmail.com with questions.

Please visit the Beds Ministry Donations page for more information about how to support this ministry with donations.

I will both lie down and sleep in peace; for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety. -Psalm 4:8

Clothing and More Ministries support 22 local pantries and ministry partners in the Kansas City area! Want to be a part of this great ministry? There are several ways for you to plug in. We have opportunities for you to serve on an ongoing basis as well as one time pop in as your time allows.

Donation Sorter:

Join the team and help sort the large quantity of donations dropped off at the church every week. Fun, fellowship and sorting occurs on weekday mornings in the Missions Sorting Area in the lower level of building A.

Beginning March 16th until further notice (due to the COVID-19 pandemic) we are making minor adjustments to our sorting time.  Our team will meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday 10 am and work until we are done (generally 2-3 hours).  We are continuing to monitor events and recommendations by the CDC and community leaders.  However, we are committed to continuing to serve the vulnerable population and need the help of those that are healthy and willing to do so.

The sorting team meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, 9 – 11 am

Other ways to volunteer:

Please click here for information about how to help as a Clothing and More Team Driver.

If you're looking for serving opportunities to arrange on your own, click here for an informal list of organizations we enjoy working with here in Kansas City.  Please feel free to reach out to any of the organizations that interest you or your group!

DONATE:  For information about how to donate please click here.

Clothing and More Ministry

Clothing and More Ministries support 22 local pantries and ministry partners in the Kansas City area! Through your generous donations we are able to help clothe those in poverty and facing homelessness.

Our pantry partners try to provide their clients not only clothing but other household items such as linens, toiletries, small medical supplies (such as shower chairs and crutches), decorative items, children's games/toys and books.

We take clean, undamaged, quality items of all kinds, but we cannot accept everything. Before you bring it to us, ask yourself if you would give it to a good friend in need. If you wouldn't, we probably can't take it.

Clothing should be in good condition, in current style and ready to wear. We accept men's, women's and children's clothing. We also accept specialty items such as prom or wedding dresses, accessories (purses and jewelry) and shoes.

All household items should be in good working condition. If it doesn't work or is broken please discard.

Urgently Needed Donations include:

• Infant and toddler clothes
• NEW Underwear (men's and women's)
• NEW Socks (men's and women's)
• Shoes (casual)
• Men's clothin
• Drinking Glasses
• Cookware/bakeware

Donations area accepted daily in the collections bins marked clothing and household goods. These large rolling bins are located inside the SW doors of the Leawood Campus, Building A or the North doors of Building B.  Please click here for a full list of desirable donations.  Tax receipts are available for donated items.

Volunteer Opportunities

We have needs on our sorting team as well as for drivers. Learn more about how you can serve in this ministry here.

Resurrection partners with many organizations, in the U.S. and around the world, to provide educational opportunity, clean water, access to health care, and more to those in need. 

Honduran Coffee

Through Church of the Resurrection's partnership with the Methodist Church of Honduras, we have Honduran coffee available for purchase at The Spring, our coffee shop located in the Narthex of Building B on the Leawood Campus.

When you buy a bag of Honduran Coffee at The Spring, you transform communities by::

• Helping Hondurans gain economic stability
• Supporting the first Methodist School in Honduras
• Raising awareness for our partnership activities in Honduras

The coffee is Rainforest Alliance Certified, and is produced using the principles of sustainable agriculture and best management practices, conservation of natural resources, ecosystems and wildlife, worker's rights and benefits, and positive impact on the local community.

• Coffee grown in the shade of the forest canopy protects the plants from the rain and sun, helps maintain the soil quality and reduces need for insect control because a greater number of natural wildlife live in the habitat.
• Due to increasing demand for coffee, traditional farms have converted to sun growth plantations where the tropical forest is cut down which produces a higher yield for the short-term, but also greater soil erosion and pesticide use.

Honduras School Sponsorship Program - Juan Wesley School

Change Lives Through Education:

• For just $39.50/month ($474/year) you can provide a child with a private faith-based school education to a child in Honduras. This amount will provide tuition, books and materials and a school uniform for your sponsored child. Your child will be able to write to you each year to tell you about their progress, and they will be monitored to assure that they achieve the school's academic goals.
• Child sponsors have opportunities to meet the child they sponsor,  interact with the students and support the school when they join a short-term serve team traveling to Honduras. Check our Serve Trip Calendar for this year's opportunities.

Click here to learn more and sign up to sponsor a child.

Compassion International

Compassion International is a holistic Christian child development ministry dedicated to addressing the needs of children around the world. Compassion focuses on the real life needs of children – spiritual, physical, financial and social – by partnering with local churches in 26 developing countries.

Compassion works through local churches to provide child development programs to enable them to become responsible, fulfilled Christian adults. When you sponsor a Compassion child, you will give them hope by giving them access to an education, medical care, supplementary food, and the chance to learn about Jesus and the Gospel in a safe Christian environment. You will send and receive letters from your child; building a relationship with the child and watch them grow and learn. The hope you give them will last a lifetime. Your monthly contribution, letters, and prayers will mean the world to your child. To sponsor a child, click here. 

If you sponsor a child, you also have the opportunity to become an advocate with Compassion International. These dedicated individuals are trained by Compassion International to initiate activities to change lives through Compassion, staff sign-up tables at Compassion events, and engage in training and enrichment opportunities.

To learn more about sponsorship, joining Resurrection's Compassion Team, volunteering at special events, becoming a child advocate, or joining the Compassion prayer team, email Jane Long at mjanelong@aol.com. For more information, visit www.compassion.com. 

ZOE

The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection partners with ZOE, a three-year program developed in Africa that empowers orphans and vulnerable children around the world to overcome extreme poverty, become fully self-reliant, and learn of God’s love for them. ZOE is currently active in Kenya, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Liberia, Guatemala and India.

ZOE’s indigenous program facilitators ensure children know about their rights, are free from abuse and exploitation, and can find a safe place to live. Children learn skills such as farming and animal husbandry at monthly meetings. ZOE then provides tools, seeds and farm animals to the children so they can grow and raise their own food.

Learn more at ZOE Helps.

Water 4

The shortage of clean water claims more than 3 million lives every year; nearly 5,000 children die every day from water-related illnesses. Malnutrition and inadequate hygiene contribute to the illnesses and deaths; and women and girls are often denied access to education and economic opportunities because they must spend hours of each day fetching water. In many places, it’s not because there is no available source of water – it’s because there is no simple way to reach it.

Water4 partners with local communities around the world, training men and women to drill wells and install water pumps, creating ongoing human resources with the knowledge and skills to sustain lives, agriculture, and economic empowerment in their own countries.

Learn more at www.water4.org.

Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart International, based in Lenexa, works to strengthen communities around the world by providing access to health care and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis. Providing preventive care, emergency response, and medical treatment in crises such as the recent Ebola outbreaks in Africa, Heart to Heart works to improve global access to health.

Learn more at www.hearttoheart.org.

Denver Urban Matters

In Denver, Resurrection partners with Denver Urban Ministries, a Methodist human services agency founded in 1981. In its first years, DenUM ran a food pantry and clothing bank to serve Denver's poorest residents. Later, it developed vocational support services in its Jobs Services program. Most recently, DenUM developed partnerships with other Denver service agencies and began coordinating mission trips and immersion experiences for youth and adults.

In DenUM's Urban Plunge Program, team members may be preparing or serving meals; sorting and packing donations; building, repairing or painting low-income housing; or working with children or the elderly. Potential serve locations include the Rocky Mountain MS Center, Brothers Redevelopment Inc., the Food Bank of the Rockies or the Denver Rescue Mission.

Urban Plunge includes a very strong educational session with a poverty simulation, a food stamp game, and a formerly homeless guest speaker to create a deeper understanding of the problems faced by the homeless.

2019 Serve Trips - TBA

Connect to the Kingdom - Dallas

Connect to the Kingdom (C2K), located at the Tyler Street Methodist Church in Dallas, is an urban retreat and mission center committed to providing an accountable Wesleyan mission experience for participants. Potential service opportunities include: working with children at the Wesley-Rankin School; sorting and packing donations at the Crossroads food and clothing ministry; serving at the City Square health clinic; working in community gardens; or the possibility of working with a neighborhood legal advocacy clinic. Learn more about some of C2K's partnerships below:

Legacy

Legacy offers two serve opportunities: one is People Helping People, where team members help senior homeowners with minor exterior home repairs and cleanup; the other is service at Legacy Founders Cottage, a counseling and special care facility for those with HIV/AIDS.

Wesley-Rankin School

The Wesley-Rankin B3X camp is a science, math, music and arts enrichment camp for children in grades 1-8; volunteers may work with small or large groups on specific activities.

2000 Roses Foundation

2000 Roses works with women leaving incarceration, but part of its mission is to influence and challenge state and county policies that negatively affect those in the criminal justice system.

Crossroads

The Crossroads food and clothing ministry nurtures the community's low-income families by making nutritious food, education, clothing and other resources available.

Austin Street Center

This center provides emergency shelter for the homeless in Dallas, and provides access to therapeutic and case management servides.

Trinity River Mission

A community learning center that promotes literacy and teaches academic and life skills to youth in West Dallas.

Paws for Reflection Ranch

Connecting people and animals in a healing and therapeutic environment, the Ranch offers horseback riding as well as other opportunities to interact with animals.

CitySquare

CitySquare provides a range of services to low-income individuals in Dallas, including health and wellness care, housing repair, vocational training, a food pantry, legal advocacy, and the opportunity to engage in civic and community political organization.

Girls Inc.

Girls Inc. addresses the unique needs of girls in underserved communities through afterschool and summer programs  in literacy, math and science, health and fitness, pregnancy prevention, leadership and life skills, and advocacy.

Mosaic Family Services

Since its founding in 1993, Mosaic has worked with refugees and immigrants, meeting the unique needs of Dallas' multicultural community. It also serves those who have fled from homes where they suffered human rights abuses, helps victims of domestic violence, and provides comprehensive services for victims of human trafficking.

North Dallas Food Bank

The NTFB provides more than 170,000 meals a day to people in a 13-county service area in North Texas.

2019 SERVE TRIPS - TBA

Learn more about our global and domestic partnerships, and be part of our long-term strategic planning - volunteer to serve as a leadership team member. Opportunities are available for Haiti, Honduras, Malawi, South Africa, Steering Committee, Trip Preparation and Training, United States Serve Trips and the Water Advisory Board. This volunteer position requires attendance at four (quarterly) meetings during the year, and additional participation in context-specific planning and special events is expected. We ask for a commitment of at least two years.

Our RezDT Construction ministry is looking for volunteers of all skill levels and from all of our campuses. This ministry meets the first & third Saturdays of each month to help families and Serve Saturday partners that have a little more advanced and time consuming needs then they can address on their own. We partner with Christmas in October on many of the homes.  For info email rezdtconstruction@cor.org.

The Church of the Resurrection is working to empower Malawians to give them a fighting chance for a future with HOPE. How are we making this happen? Through the Methodist Church, we partner to provide opportunities for abundant life, address basic needs, develop self-sustaining economic empowerment, offer health education and medical rehabilitation. Resurrection also works with our partners to support opportunities for spiritual formation and pastoral leadership, early childhood education, and life skills training.  To learn more, visit our blog.

2020 Trips:

• Community Garden & Education: July 9-21
• Economic Empowerment & Agriculture: October 8-20

 
About the Malawi United Methodist Church

 On January 1, 2009, the Malawi United Methodist Church celebrated their status as the new Missionary Conference of the United Methodist Church. Their status reflects the dedication, sacrifices and prayers of Malawian pastors and laity who have planted and nurtured this young church over the past two decades. They grew from a handful of churches to a thriving conference of 22 circuits and more than 140 churches, based on the passion and commitment of John Wesley to preach the Good News. They work to serve those in the most rural villages, hoping to set Malawi on fire for Christ.

Rev. Daniel Mhone, the Church's District Superintendent, supervises 24 pastors appointed in largely rural circuits where 85 percent of the church members survive day-to-day as subsistence farmers.The 22 circuits of the Malawi UMC are each served by one pastor who is responsible for 3 to 20 local churches within a 150-300 square mile region. The pastors work tirelessly as advocates for vital infrastructure in the communities where they serve, such as borehole wells that can provide clean drinking water for families as well as water for washing and irrigation for gardens.

Our Partnership with ZOE
The Church of the Resurrection partners with ZOE, a three-year program developed in Africa that empowers orphans and vulnerable children around the world to overcome extreme poverty, become fully self-reliant, and learn of God’s love for them. ZOE is currently active in Kenya, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Liberia, Guatemala and India.

ZOE’s indigenous program facilitators ensure children know about their rights, are free from abuse and exploitation, and can find a safe place to live. Children learn skills such as farming and animal husbandry at monthly meetings. ZOE then provides tools, seeds and farm animals to the children so they can grow and raise their own food.

Learn more at http://www.zoehelps.org

About Malawi

Malawi is a landlocked country of 10.5 million people, most of whom live in rural areas east of Zambia, west of Mozambique and south of Tanzania. Like Zimbabwe, it was colonized by English-speaking Europeans in the 1800s. Malawi gained its independence from Great Britain in 1964, and became a democratic republic in 1994. Lilongwe is its capital city. The annual per capita income is $800. Some 80 percent of the population is Christian, 55 percent of whom are Protestant.

In our partnership with Haiti, Resurrection has focused on sustainable efforts that include community-based preventive health care training programs.  We continue to work with the Methodist Church in Haiti to serve those most directly affected by the devastation of recent hurricanes. While we have tentatively planned itineraries for each of our trips, those plans will change according to our partner's assessment of the most critical needs of the people of Haiti.

2020 Serve Trips:

• Serve the Community - November 1-8

In addition to serving the health care needs of the people of Haiti, we also built computer labs in schools, strengthened Internet connections in our partner churches and worked with Compassion International to enrich the lives of Haitian children. Learn more about our Compassion partnership in Haiti here or to sponsor a child at the Duclos Center in Haiti, you can sign up here and then visit them on a future serve trip. To learn more about how we are supporting Haiti, visit our blog.

Prayer Guide

We have a prayer guide available to remind you to pray for the people of Haiti. Download it and print it out and place it somewhere you will see it each day.

About Haiti

To learn more about our empowerment efforts in Haiti and Resurrection's partnership with the Eglise Metodiste d Haiti, check out this video from our volunteer context leader, Rudy Ehrenberg.

Haiti, the poorest nation in the Americas, is located southeast of Cuba on the island of Hispaniola, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. About 8 million people live there, in an area just slightly larger than the state of Vermont. Most of the population speaks Haitian Creole, a French-based language with Spanish, Portuguese and African influences. Not only does Haiti have a history of political and economic instability, the recent geographic catastrophes such as the 2010 earthquake and terrible hurricanes in 2008 and 2016 have damaged much of the country's arable land, leaving the Haitian people unable to grow enough food to sustain themselves. Also, the weather damage has wiped out homes and destroyed sources of clean water, leaving thousands of people homeless, hungry and vulnerable to disease.

Explore the many opportunities available for partnering with Hondurans to transform their communities. Each trip has a purpose, some of which are listed below:

• Bless the School — Light construction and painting to keep the school in good condition.
• Bless the Youth — Engage with youth in sports activities and develop meaningful friendships.
• Bless the Teachers — Be a part of equipping teachers with resources and lessons to teach English and the Word of God. Teaching English creates bonds between people of different cultures and is life-changing for both.
• Medical and Dental – Provide needed care for the community.
• Cultural immersion – In addition to engaging with teachers and students, each trip includes time to explore.

2020 Trips:

• Bless the School: July 18-26; FULL
• rezLife Serve Trip: July 26 - August 2

2021 Trips:

• Resurrection Downtown Men's Trip: January 29 - February 5

School Sponsorship

For just $39.50/month ($474/year) you can provide a child with a private faith-based school education at the Juan Wesley School in Ciudad España.This amount will provide tuition, books and materials and a school uniform for your sponsored child. Your child will be able to write to you each year to tell you about their progress, and they will be monitored to assure that they achieve the school's academic goals.

Child sponsors who join a short-term serve team to Honduras have opportunities to meet the child they sponsor, interact with other Juan Wesley students and support the school. Learn more or sponsor a child by downloading and filling out this form.

To learn about other ways Resurrection is partnering with Hondurans, visit our blog.

About Honduras

Honduras, located in Central America between Guatemala and Nicaragua, is a country of mountains, forests and farms. There are more than 7 million people living in this country, which is about the size of Louisiana. Most Hondurans speak Spanish, although the Amerindian/mestizo population may speak other Spanish dialects. English is widely spoken in the north. Resurrection teams usually fly into the capital city of Tegucigalpa, and some take a day to visit the Maya ruins at Copán, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Honduras is one of the poorest regions in Central America; its economy is primarily agricultural and the annual per capital income is about $2,500 USD.

Resurrection partners with the Methodist Church in Honduras, working mostly with the Methodist Church in El Obraje and the Cristo Resucitado Methodist Church in Ciudad España.