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

Serve Saturday is on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please stay tuned for Fall 2020 Serve Saturday opportunities.

Serve Saturdays offer 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!

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

If you're looking for serving opportunities to arrange on your own, please click here.

Frequently Asked Questions

WHO

Do I have to be a member of Resurrection?

Of course not! We love first-timers and visitors - no experience or church membership necessary. We often host scout troops, extended families, and high school students seeking service hours. Everyone is welcome!

Can children participate?

Serve Saturday is family-friendly and there are serving opportunities available for all ages. You can find the age limit for each opportunity on the registration page. Please note there is NO child care at Serve Saturday; accompanying adults are responsible for the participation and safety of their children of any age.

Can I sign up my entire small group (more than 4 people) at once?

Please use the Learn More or Register Now - Group button. Contact lindsey.seevers@cor.org if you would like assistance registering a group larger than four people.

WHAT

What will I be doing?

Each opportunity is slightly different, from serving a simple meal to sorting donations to prepping supplies. You can find a full description of each one on the registration page.

What should I wear?

Wear comfortable, casual and modest clothing.

What do I need to bring?

Nothing! Everything you need will be provided.

WHERE

Where does Serve Saturday meet?

Before we begin, we'll gather in The Commons (main lobby of building B) on our Leawood campus, unless otherwise noted.

Where will I serve?

Each opportunity is different - you can choose one that takes place on the church campus or one that is beyond the church walls in the Greater Kansas City community. If you leave campus you can either drive on your own, carpool with other volunteers, or simply follow others in a caravan of cars.

WHEN

When do I need to register? Can I walk-in instead?

Walk-ins are welcome at most Serve Saturday events except where space is limited and that will be indicated as Registration Required.

When should I arrive?

8:45-9am, to sign in and have a light snack.

When will I be finished?

You can find the ending time for each opportunity, and whether or not that ending time is flexible, on the registration page.

When can I eat?

Most serving opportunities do not provide a meal unless indicated.

WHY

Why should I try Serve Saturday?

Our events are designed as easy, low-commitment ways to make a positive impact on your neighbors in the metro area. Try something new, or enjoy a familiar favorite. Either way, you'll experience the powerful impact of helping others by becoming God's hands and feet right here in Kansas City.

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:

FOOD DRIVES

We hold two large food drives during the year which are a great way for individuals, families and groups to get involved. The Souper Bowl Food Drive takes place each January/February, and we host a Sack Hunger Fall Kick Off Food Drive takes place in Sept/Oct. The need for serving our pantries continues throughout the year. See the donations page for more information.

“Thanks to the generosity of our congregation the Sack Hunger Food Drive saw an increase of 513.33% in increase in monetary donations over last year! WOW! We are so excited about our ability to creatively address food insecurity in the KC area by leveraging our partnerships with Harvesters, Associated Grocers as well as community/neighborhood initiatives near our campuses and partner schools. Rather than just dropping a pallet of what we have, we are able to provide true NEEDS in the community because of your support. We are thrilled to move strongly into 2020 ready to make an impact!”

SORTING TEAM

How You Can Serve: Help sort, check and box donated food items to prepare them to be delivered to local pantries. This is a fun service project for small groups, individuals or families.

• Where: Resurrection Mission Center, 15455 Metcalf Avenue. Click here for driving directions.
• March 2, 2020 Register Here

Contact: Brenda Stuteville for questions at brendastuteville@att.net

Requirements: Volunteers must be 10 and older (accompanied by a parent), or 16 and older (unaccompanied).

DELIVER TO FOOD PANTRIES

How You Can Serve: 8-10 volunteers are needed for each delivery shift to help rearrange boxes onto pallets to prepare orders for delivery, load the truck and deliver food to local pantries.

• When: Deliveries take place one Wednesday morning each month. For details please check the calendar at www.cor.org/events
• Where: Meet at Resurrection Mission Center at 15455 Metcalf Avenue 8am. Click here for driving directions.

Contact: Michelle Van Pelt at michelle.vanpelt@cor.org.

Requirements: Volunteers must be 16 and older, and able to repeatedly lift heavy boxes (up to 40 lbs).

BE A HUNGER STOPPER

You can fight hunger in Kansas City year-round, by making a monthly commitment to be a Hunger Stopper! Hunger happens every day of the year!

• Donate Dollars: Support the Hunger Ministry through monetary donations in any amount and we'll purchase needed food in bulk (our donations go a lot farther!). Mark your check in the memo line "Hunger Stoppers" and drop it in the offering plate or mail to the church.
  • How much should I donate? Here is a general guideline of how far your money can go to feeding an average family of 4 when we purchase in bulk:
    • $28 feeds them for a week
    • $120 feeds them for a month
    • $1,460 feeds them for a year
• Donate Non-Perishables: Bring in the most-needed items for food pantries for that month (i.e. peanut butter one month, cereal the next) Donations accepted daily inside the SW doors of building A or the North doors of building B on the shelves marked Hunger Stoppers.
• As a Hunger Stopper you can receive a monthly email with specific suggestions of what to donate or how to serve each month. Sign up to receive Hunger Stopper Newsletter today (Select "Resurrection Leawood" and then scroll down to Leawood Connect and Serve Newsletters and select "Hunger Stopper Food Donations")!

PANTRIES WE SERVE:

Click here for the full list.

OTHER WAYS TO VOLUNTEER

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!

For more information about Hunger Donations please contact Michelle Van Pelt at michelle.vanpelt@cor.org

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!

COVID-19 Update: We are currently reviewing our processes to be sure everyone is as safe as possible. Volunteers should be prepared to take precautions and answer a short questionnaire to help with this process.

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 Linda Warne 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 Cultural Competency Training and complete the Safe Gatherings application process. Both trainings are available online. Bookmobile volunteers must be 16 or older. More information & upcoming dates are available on our Partner Schools Cultural Competency Training page.

Our Backpacks for Hunger program is kicking off for the 2019-2020 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 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 14-16oz non-glass jars of peanut butter! It would be greatly appreciated! Families receive a jar of peanut butter every month 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.

• 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: Peanut butter is a great source of non-perishable protein that can be used for quick meals, so families receive a small jar of peanut butter every month in addition to the usual food. Collect donations of non-glass, 14-16 oz containers of peanut butter. Please do not provide larger jars as these make the bags too heavy for some of the smaller kids and our delivery team. 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 PARTNER SCHOOLS MINISTRY bin and label them BACKPACKS.

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

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

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

The need for affordable housing is immense, and the lasting impact home ownership can have on families and individuals is undeniable. We are excited to be partnering with Habitat for Humanity of Kansas City to build new affordable homes. The homes are not free – each family who partners with Habitat is making a personal and financial investment in their future.

Upcoming Opportunities:

Habitat for Humanity: House of Abraham
Established in 2003 by the Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities of the greater Kansas City community, Habitat KC's House of Abraham is an interfaith partnership opportunity for people of different faith traditions to come together to build a home - and to build new relationships with other communities of faith. Join us, starting July 13th, as we build a home, impact lives and neighborhoods, and strengthen the ties in an interfaith project! Click HERE to pick a date to participate in the construction of a new home at 3062 N 31st in KCK just blocks from Quindaro Elementary, one of our partner schools.

Accessibility remodel:

The Resurrection Housing and Construction Ministry has an opportunity to help a local family adapt their home to accommodate the needs of Gabe, an eight year old boy with Cerebral Palsy. We are helping to build an addition onto their home with handicap accommodations for a new bedroom and bathroom. There is a need for skilled and unskilled volunteers to help with all aspects of the framing and finishing for this project. Immediate need is for a framing contractor or a framing crew leader to guide a volunteer team in early July 2020. For more detailed information or to get connected please contact Bob at resurrectionhabitat@yahoo.com

About Rez ReEntry

Rez ReEntry is working to establish both a coordinated in-prison program and a reentry hub that graciously receives people back into the community after incarceration.

Ministry with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals is a richly rewarding experience where you get a front row seat to watch God change people’s lives. You can serve one-on-one or as part of a group of volunteers who seek to offer access to the physical, emotional and spiritual resources necessary to live the life that God intends for all of us.

Why focus on incarcerated individuals?

According to the Kansas Correctional Association newsletter, “most prisoners come from disadvantaged backgrounds. Many have not completed high school. Many can barely read. Roughly one-third were unemployed before imprisonment. Another third had annual income of less than $5,000. Children of incarcerated parents have an increased risk of anxiety, depression, aggression, truancy, attention disorders and poor scholastic performance. African Americans are 7.8 times more likely to be imprisoned than whites, when convicted of the same crime.” (KCA Eagle, January 2008).

Releasing people, who were already disadvantaged and now have a "criminal record", back into the community with little or no resources is simply unacceptable. The lack of coordinated reentry has become the fuel for mass incarceration. Within three years of release, about two-thirds of released prisoners are rearrested.

By the numbers:

• 4,000 people annually return to the KC Metro area from incarceration
• 80% of women who are experiencing incarceration are moms
• Roughly two-thirds of women in prison are women of color
• Nearly 20% of children entering the child welfare system have a parent incarcerated
• Approximately 75% of the children of offender parents will be offenders themselves

How you can get involved

• Alpha in Prison: Help facilitate Alpha with inmates in correctional facilities in Kansas. No previous Alpha participation is required, and you can explore this serving opportunity without any commitment or training. Learn more...

• Ministry to Incarcerated Families: Through the United Methodist Women, the Ministry to Incarcerated Families provides women in the Topeka correctional facility with parenting classes and retreats where they can engage with their kids and grandkids in constructive ways. Learn more...
  • Special donation opportunity: The area where children visit their mothers and grandmothers is being updated and we have been asked to assist (by Topeka UMW) with donations. To help make the rooms kid and family friendly, please consider donating: small floor rugs (in solid colors - pink, purple, green, or blue), child-sized beanbag chairs, NEW Barbie dolls and accessories, or gift cards to purchase needed items. For more information or to have the items picked up, contact Pat Bayless - pbayless@kc.rr.com and Debbie Hedenkamp - dhedenkamp@gmail.com

• Mentoring Opportunities: Provide one-on-one mentoring to inmates in correctional facilities in Kansas. Mentors should have a deeply grounded personal faith, a willingness to be fully present to another person and an openness for personal growth. A 12 month comittment is required and training is provided. Learn more...

"I was in prison and you came to visit me... Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." (Matthew 25:36c, 40b)

Resurrection's Car Ministry provides repairs to cars owned by qualified individuals who have no other means of transportation and could otherwise not afford to get their vehicles repaired. Teams of skilled mechanics and mechanics-in-training perform the repairs at a donated professional facility.

If you are a member or regularly attend services at The Church of the Resurrection and are unable to pay for needed car repairs, contact Jennifer Creagar or call 913-544-0739.

If you are not a member and need car repairs, contact Roberta Lyle or call 913-544-0254.

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:

FOOD DRIVES

We hold two large food drives during the year which are a great way for individuals, families and groups to get involved. The Souper Bowl Food Drive takes place each January/February, and we host a Sack Hunger Fall Kick Off Food Drive takes place in Sept/Oct. The need for serving our pantries continues throughout the year. See the donations page for more information.

“Thanks to the generosity of our congregation the Sack Hunger Food Drive saw an increase of 513.33% in increase in monetary donations over last year! WOW! We are so excited about our ability to creatively address food insecurity in the KC area by leveraging our partnerships with Harvesters, Associated Grocers as well as community/neighborhood initiatives near our campuses and partner schools. Rather than just dropping a pallet of what we have, we are able to provide true NEEDS in the community because of your support. We are thrilled to move strongly into 2020 ready to make an impact!”

SORTING TEAM

How You Can Serve: Help sort, check and box donated food items to prepare them to be delivered to local pantries. This is a fun service project for small groups, individuals or families.

• Where: Resurrection Mission Center, 15455 Metcalf Avenue. Click here for driving directions.
• March 2, 2020 Register Here

Contact: Brenda Stuteville for questions at brendastuteville@att.net

Requirements: Volunteers must be 10 and older (accompanied by a parent), or 16 and older (unaccompanied).

DELIVER TO FOOD PANTRIES

How You Can Serve: 8-10 volunteers are needed for each delivery shift to help rearrange boxes onto pallets to prepare orders for delivery, load the truck and deliver food to local pantries.

• When: Deliveries take place one Wednesday morning each month. For details please check the calendar at www.cor.org/events
• Where: Meet at Resurrection Mission Center at 15455 Metcalf Avenue 8am. Click here for driving directions.

Contact: Michelle Van Pelt at michelle.vanpelt@cor.org.

Requirements: Volunteers must be 16 and older, and able to repeatedly lift heavy boxes (up to 40 lbs).

BE A HUNGER STOPPER

You can fight hunger in Kansas City year-round, by making a monthly commitment to be a Hunger Stopper! Hunger happens every day of the year!

• Donate Dollars: Support the Hunger Ministry through monetary donations in any amount and we'll purchase needed food in bulk (our donations go a lot farther!). Mark your check in the memo line "Hunger Stoppers" and drop it in the offering plate or mail to the church.
  • How much should I donate? Here is a general guideline of how far your money can go to feeding an average family of 4 when we purchase in bulk:
    • $28 feeds them for a week
    • $120 feeds them for a month
    • $1,460 feeds them for a year
• Donate Non-Perishables: Bring in the most-needed items for food pantries for that month (i.e. peanut butter one month, cereal the next) Donations accepted daily inside the SW doors of building A or the North doors of building B on the shelves marked Hunger Stoppers.
• As a Hunger Stopper you can receive a monthly email with specific suggestions of what to donate or how to serve each month. Sign up to receive Hunger Stopper Newsletter today (Select "Resurrection Leawood" and then scroll down to Leawood Connect and Serve Newsletters and select "Hunger Stopper Food Donations")!

PANTRIES WE SERVE:

Click here for the full list.

OTHER WAYS TO VOLUNTEER

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!

For more information about Hunger Donations please contact Michelle Van Pelt at michelle.vanpelt@cor.org

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.

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.