June 13-22, 2018

Serve with hundreds of volunteers as we refresh and revitalize Whittier Elementary. Click here to register.

Shifts will be 9 am - noon, 1-4 pm and 5:30-8:30 pm daily (no evening shifts on Friday or Saturday). Ages 12 and up are welcome (see youth policy below).

Volunteers are needed to serve in a variety of skilled and less skilled roles from painting, cleaning, organizing and hospitality to more heavy physical roles including playground installation and spreading mulch. Playground work team volunteers must be able to lift 50 pounds and be age 16 or older.

Hospitality Volunteer Opportunities

If you can't commit to physically joining our team we have some behind the scenes ways you can help.

1. Volunteers are needed to provide lunch items for volunteers working multiple shifts during Bless the School. There is a preset menu each day. Meal items will be delivered to Church of the Resurrection at 10am the day of the event.  Please contact Cheryl Jorgensen at ckjorgensen17@gmail.com or Denise Mersmann at dmersmann@aol.com for details.
2. Volunteers needed to provide 4 dozen cookies in disposable containers to be delivered either June 9/10 or June 16/17. These cookies will be dropped off at Church of the Resurrection in the Mission Ministry Space on the South side of the narthex.  The shelving will be marked.  Please DO not bring cookies any other time.  They will be used as treats for those volunteers at Whittier.  Please contact Susan Mulvaney at mulvaneysm@yahoo.com or Amy Rush at arush@waddell.com with questions.

Youth Volunteer Policy

To ensure proper supervision and safety for all participants, the following policy applies to all youth volunteers who sign up with the Volunteer Coordinator or via online registration.

Age 16 and Older

Youth 16 and older may participate unaccompanied in the Bless the School Project if they have a combined Resurrection/KCMO School District Youth Release Form, and both are signed by the parent/guardian of the youth. Releases may not be signed by any other person.

Ages 12-15

• All youth between the ages of 12 and 15 must be accompanied by an adult, with combined release form specified above, completed and signed by their parent or guardian. If adult other than parent is bringing a youth volunteer, please have parent of youth complete release in advance.
• A ratio of 1 adult to every 3 youth volunteers must be maintained.
• Adult sponsors must provide direct oversight for the activities of their charges at all times.
• Youth must be transported to and from the site by their adult sponsors. They cannot be dropped off or wait for pick up at the site.
• Youth will not be allowed in areas with scaffolding and will not be allowed on ladders.

Under Age 12 – Not Allowed

For safety reasons, no one under the age of 12 may participate in this project or be on the project site.

Schools Furnishing HOPE! is entering its 6th year in partnership with the Blue Valley School District. During our first 5 years, the My Father's House Schools Furnishing HOPE! team distributed over 23,634 pieces of school furniture to 49 educational programs and agencies in the Kansas City area.

These efforts were made possible by over 900 volunteers and 9,000 volunteer hours! Register now and be part of the team furnishing hope!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES:  All of our shifts have been filled!  Thank you for your support of this ministry. We hope to see you at the new Flourish Furnishings in the future (formerly My Father's House).

The Sewing Ministry of My Father’s House is looking for willing hands and people who like to repurpose and remake things.  Carpools are available, and some home projects. Choose from Tuesday, Thursday, or Saturday 9:00-11:30.  Come once a week or once a month - we need your hands! 

We will be holding an information meeting February 22nd 6:30pm-8pm Room B221  for anyone who may be interested in learning more about this volunteer opportunity.

Interested please complete the Sewing Room Interest Form and someone will be in touch.

URGENT NEED Drivers: 

1. Help deliver donated clothing and household goods to ministry partners in the Kansas City area.  Drivers use their own vehicles for deliveries on weekdays and occasional weekends on an as-needed basis. If you are interested in being a driver please contact Jeanie Meyer at parisjeanie@yahoo.com

2.   Assist us in moving donations from our Leawood campus to the Resurrection mission center in a large church owned box truck Sunday, Tues or Thursday afternoons.

• Successful completion of a background check (if you are Safe Gatherings certified, this will substitute for a background check) click here to download the form
• Successful completion of the Motor Vehicle Record click here to download the form
• Current automobile liability insurance and valid drivers license
• Successful completion of medical certification if driving trucks  click here for more information about requirements

3.  We'd also love to have your join our sorting team.  They meet Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9am-11 am.  Click here for more details about the sorting team.

For information about how to make a donation please see the Clothing & More Donations Page.

FaithWork offers a variety of pre-planned serving opportunities which require only your time and a desire to make an impact in our church, our community and our world. Individuals, families and groups are welcome to participate in any of our events. Help us serve God by serving others! For questions, contact Dee.Dickey@cor.org.

*In 2018, we will be meeting each month on the first Saturday morning, and the second & fourth Tuesday evenings, in addition to several special events. For different Saturday dates, please visit FaithWork on Resurrection Downtown's page.

Here's what coming up in the next six weeks. Click on the date for more information, where applicable:

• Tuesday, June 26 - Join us for a Grow Night serving event, pack sack lunches for several local ministries. Ages 5+*; no registration needed. Meet in the Lower Level Mission Serving Space of Building A from 6:30-8pm.
• Saturday, July 7 - Saturday FaithWork, join us as we bless the new location of our furnishings ministry. Stay tuned for details, 8:30-11:30am.
• Thursday, August 2 - Special FaithWork at Care Night event, save the date!
• Saturday, August 4 - Saturday FaithWork, help us take a bite out of hunger by joining one of several meal teams around the city. Stay tuned for details. 8:45-11:30am
• Saturday, September 1 - Annual Labor Day weekend FaithWork Buffet, bring a treat to share and we'll all stay together at the church to serve. 8:45-11:30am

*Younger children are welcome at the discretion of parents. These projects may include small pieces and/or require fine motor skills such as cutting.

You can find future FaithWork dates by visiting cor.org/events and using the search term "FaithWork", please note that "FaithWorks" may not work in the search bar!

If you're looking for serving opportunities to arrange on your own, please click here for an informal list of organizations we enjoy working with here in Kansas City.

View Faithwork FAQ

Partner Schools Ministry

We build relationships, share knowledge and serve children and families in need. By showing Christ’s love to the most vulnerable through educational opportunities, we believe we can break the cycle of poverty in Kansas City. Share your unique gifts by empowering people in Kansas City to stop the cycle of poverty and helping those in need to become self-sufficient! You can do this by:

• Helping  at upcoming Partner School Events.
• Serving during regular school hours in Resurrection partner schools as a tutor or classroom buddy.
• Tutoring children after school at Grace United.
• Sharing your love of reading and distribute books to students and join the bookmobile team.
• Becoming a liaison or an assistant  to a liaison at  one of our partner schools.

There are opportunities for everyone - families, small groups, adults and youth 12 and older. Be a part of giving a hand up to these deserving children and adults!

Our Hunger Stopper team works in many different ways to help put a stop to hunger in Kansas City. Check out these ways you can get involved year-round:

Here are other ways you can help year-round:

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 Spring Serving Opportunities:

Beds Inventory Sorting & Prep:

Volunteers are needed to help us prepare for our fall events by sorting pajamas, packing linen kits and preparing bedtime bags.  This is a great family serving opportunity.  Please contact bedsforeverybody@gmail.com.

Bedtime Bag Event:

March 22nd 9am-10:30 am at Whittier Elementary, KCMO.  Volunteers are needed to assist at this event.  The event is designed to educate children on the importance of sleep and dental hygiene and provides our team an opportunity to identify children that may need a bed.  Volunteers enter classrooms in pairs to provide a brief presentation, administer a snack and distribute bedtime bags to each child (blanket, toothbrush, toothpaste, socks and a book-everything kids need to get ready for bed!)  Click here to register.

Beds Pick-up Party: 

Volunteers are needed to make a child's dream of their very own bed a reality. At the pick up parties children will receive a mattress/frame, pj's, linens and a book!

Dates:

March 25th Quindaro Elementary 1:00-3:00pm
April 15th Whittier Elementary 1:00-3:00pm
May 6th Whittier Elementary 1:00-3:00pm

Ways you can help at the pick up party:

• Provide refreshments for 15-25 people: baked goods, juice, and water.
• Load/unload mattresses
• Distribute linens
• Serve refreshments and assist children and their families as they receive a new bed.
• Donate gently used books or stuffed animals, which are provided to the children receiving beds.

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

Join the team of drivers and volunteers that keep the bookmobile rolling and help kids select books to keep and enjoy.

Drivers typically serve for 4-5 hours during regular business hours and occasionally some evenings and weekends. Serve as often or as little as your schedule allows. Must be 21 years of age with good driving record. Please contact hjcornelius@yahoo.com to learn more about driving our bookmobile.

Bookmobile volunteers help  students in need select a "just right" book they can keep and add to their home libraries. Contact Ann Carter to learn how you can serve with the Resurrection Bookmobile.

To get involved, please plan to attend an upcoming Urban Volunteer Training and complete the Safe Gatherings application process. More information & upcoming dates are available on our Urban Volunteer Training page.

Have books to donate? New or gently used books for grades K-6 are in great need. Please consider dropping them off in the donation area just inside the SW doors of the Leawood narthex in the bins marked "education".

Our Backpacks for Hunger program is kicking off for the 2017-2018 school year.

During the school year our  Backpacks for Hunger program helps to provide supplemental food for children in our six partner schools who are at risk for weekend hunger. Each week it takes nearly 140 volunteers to pack and transport the bags of supplemental food for approximately 1,500 children.  Explore the many ways you can help.

• Backpack Angel:  Resurrection’s Backpacks for Hunger Ministry helps alleviate this issue by providing nutritious, child-friendly food to over 1,500 students a week. Students who participate in the program receive a bag with items such as cereal, a box of shelf stable milk, cup of fruit, can of soup and other non-perishable food that is easily prepared. You can provide food for a student for a year for $210, or $6/week. For more information contact Roberta Lyle at roberta.lyle@cor.org.

• Backpack Fills: Every Wednesday 4:00-5:15 pm pack bags and tubs for weekly school delivery.  From time to time schedules may change based on the school calendar.  Please register here to participate in one of our backpack fills.  If you are able please bring along a donation of 16oz non-glass jars of peanut butter!  It would be greatly appreciated! Kids look forward to receiving a jar of peanut butter on longer breaks and your donation helps to provide these for every student.  Groups of 10 or more please contact Lauri at servebackpacks@cor.org to make arrangements. Children 8 and older may attend with parental supervision. One adult per 8 year old and one must participate per 3 children aged 9-12 please. Youth 13 and older may attend without adult supervision.

• Pre-fill Items Preparation: Every Wednesday 1:30-3:00pm.  Unpack boxes of food items in preparation for the Wednesday fill.  From time to time schedule changes based on school calendar, so click here to contact Ken Meisner to confirm date and so team will know to expect you.

• Deliver Backpacks:  Fridays 8am -12pm to Elementary Schools. Requires heavy lifting and possibly driving the church's box truck. Contact Bruce Gaddis at deliveryteam@cor.org

• Pick-up Empty Tubs:  Tuesdays 7am -1pm from Elementary Schools. Requires moderate lifting and possibly driving the church's box truck. Contact Bruce Gaddis at deliveryteam@cor.org
  

• Do a Peanut Butter Drive:  Kids look forward to receiving a jar of peanut butter for hearty, quick meals over longer school breaks.  Collect donations of non-glass, 16 oz containers of peanut butter.  This is a great way to support this ministry and help struggling families at times when kids don’t have access to school meals.  Donations can be dropped off in the donation area of building A (just inside the SW doors).  Please be sure to place these items in the EDUCATION bin and label them BACKPACKS.

•  Pray for the Children:  Each week as they receive the supplemental weekend food.

Complete the volunteer interest form to learn more about the opportunities listed above.

All activities take place at Resurrection Leawood Campus, Building A, Lower Level Mission Space.

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,  education and much more.

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 Larry Tolin at lindlt@gmail.com.  

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. Contact Bruce Gaddis at deliveryteam@cor.org
• 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

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

• Successful completion of a background check (if you are Safe Gatherings certified, this will substitute for a background check): click here to download the form.
• Successful completion of the Motor Vehicle Record: click here to download the form
• Current automobile liability insurance and valid drivers license.
• Successful completion of medical certification if driving trucks: click here for more information about requirements.
• Must be able to move and lift heavy items.

If you are interested in becoming driver for one of our ministries please contact michelle.vanpelt@cor.org

Our Hunger Stopper team works in many different ways to help put a stop to hunger in Kansas City. Check out these ways you can get involved year-round:

Here are other ways you can help year-round:

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 our specially-designed space located in the NEW Missions Sorting Area in the lower level of building A.

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.

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

My Father's House furnishes hope to those in need by collecting, preparing and distributing donated furnishings and home essentials, transforming the lives of program participants, donors and servants into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. We seek to offer a 'hand up' by meeting the household furnishings needs in Kansas City's urban and suburban communities through donated resources.

Resurrection's Furnishings Ministry seeks to ensure that no child or adult has to live in a home without adequate furniture, and to lead the effort in recycling usable household furnishings.

Please visit the furnishings ministry page for details about all of the available volunteer opportunities.

Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV) For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 

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