Brook Hills Local Missions Equipping and mobilizing our Faith Family to make disciples among those in physical and spiritual need in our city. Serving Categories: …………………………………….…………Brook Hills Highest Priority Serving Opportunity …………………………………………………………………………………………..……..Children / Teens …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Women ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…..Men ……………………………………………………..…………………….……..…..Jail / Prison / Re-­‐Entry ……………..……….…………………………………………………………………….……..Internationals …………………………………………………..……………………………………Labor / Work Projects …………………………………………………...…..…Appropriate for Families with Children Receive our “Serve the City” E-­‐Blast Would you like to receive a weekly email with information about our local partners and opportunities for you, your small group, or your family to volunteer in the city? Email Hanna Taylor at [email protected] or visit our website at www.brookhillls.org/localmissions to subscribe to our Serve the City E-­‐Blast! Alabama Baptist Children’s Home Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries aims to protect, nurture, and restore children and families through Christ-­‐centered services such as foster care training, Family Care Homes for homeless mothers and their children, counseling, and seminars on child and family issues. Volunteer opportunities range from foster parenting, to providing respite care for foster families, to event coordinating. Contact Alabama Baptist Children’s Home at [email protected] to volunteer. www.alabamachild.org Apartment Life Ministry Apartment Life is a faith-­‐based, non-­‐profit organization that is motivated by the belief that every individual is created for community. Apartment Life sends CARES Teams to live onsite in apartment communities and live out God's calling to love their neighbors through practical, intentional, and everyday ways. CARES teams are there to welcome new neighbors, connect residents, host events, and show support during hard times. Individuals, families, or small groups can come alongside a current CARES team at their apartment complex or become a CARES team. Contact Jack Kemp at [email protected] to volunteer. www.apartmentlife.org Biblical Marriage Institute Biblical Marriage Institute desires to uphold biblical marriage and to see it restored as the standard for all marriages through marriage education, marriage training, and community awareness. Because most marriages begin in the church, BMI works closely with local churches, Christian schools, and like-­‐minded individuals. Volunteers can get involved with BMI through marriage mentoring, community awareness initiatives, and prayer. Contact Alonza Jones at [email protected] to volunteer. www.biblicalmarriageinstitute.org Birmingham City Jail Contact Ward Slager at [email protected] to volunteer. Breakfast Club Mentoring -­‐ Oliver Elementary Breakfast Club volunteers are assigned 2-­‐3 Oliver Elementary students to mentor from 7-­‐7:45 AM in the Oliver Elementary School cafeteria once a week. During these 45-­‐minute sessions, mentors utilize a character-­‐building curriculum, which facilitates cross-­‐generational sharing around critical issues. Mentors can request the day of the week that best fits their schedule, M-­‐F. Contact Hanna Taylor at [email protected] to volunteer. Brook Hills Hispanic Congregation
The Church at Brook Hills Hispanic Congregation meets at 11:00 AM on Sundays for worship at the HWY 41 location at 30 Dunnavant Valley Rd. You can serve alongside The Church at Brook Hills Hispanic Congregation throughout the year during community outreaches and other events. Contact Yoshua Galo at [email protected] to volunteer. www.lihbh.org Brother Bryan Mission Brother Bryan Mission is a 65-­‐bed facility utilizing the resources of food, clothing, shelter and other intangible assets to minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those in need of help and healing. BBM’s goal is for each client to return to his family, church, and community free from addiction, with stable employment and housing, and with healthy relationships with God and others. Volunteering to prepare and serve a meal is one way to get involved, or email BBM for more opportunities. Contact Jim Etheridge at [email protected] to volunteer. www.brotherbryanmission.com Changed Lives Christian Center Changed Lives Christian Center (CLCC) is a Christ-­‐centered ministry, managed by and in partnership with The Foundry, that offers transitional housing for men who are on their way to recover from homelessness. CLCC aims to do more than manage the homeless by feeding and sheltering them overnight or for a short time. The mission of Changed Lives is to take individuals who are presently homeless and weave them back into the fabric of productive society. Volunteers can serve meals, mentor, provide transportation, put together New Resident Care Packages, or serve in a variety of other ways. Contact Rhonda Marshall at [email protected] to volunteer. www.cl-­‐cc.org Childersburg Work Release Contact Jack Hausen at [email protected] to volunteer. Christian Service Mission Christian Service Mission is a community development organization that seeks to help build healthier communities through partnerships with like-­‐minded organizations. They seek to love and serve people in Birmingham by building relationships and connecting resources with the holistic needs of neighbors. By mobilizing individuals and groups throughout the city, they are able to help build healthier communities. Contact CSM for current serving opportunities for individuals, groups, or families. Contact Michael Bowen at [email protected] to volunteer. www.csmission.org Discovery Club at Oliver Elementary The Oliver Elementary Discovery Clubs meets on Thursday afternoons from 3-­‐4 PM. Discovery Clubs is an after school weekly Bible Club for grades 2-­‐5 held in various public schools across the city that offers fun, safe, and inspirational activities to help children learn the love of Christ. Contact John Gibson at [email protected] to volunteer. www.jimmiehalemission.com Discovery Clubs of Alabama – Various Schools Discovery Clubs is an after school weekly Bible Club held in various public schools across the city that offers fun, safe, and inspirational activities to help children learn the love of Christ. The clubs are freely offered through volunteers within the community who teach the Gospel while also building foundations for life and developing character in students from grades 2-­‐5. Contact Jimmie Hale Mission [email protected] to volunteer. www.jimmiehalemissions.com Donaldson Prison Contact Mike Davenport at [email protected] to volunteer. ENGAGE Teams-­‐ Local Church Planting The Church at Brook Hills seeks to intentionally and strategically engage specific unreached people groups within our city with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The goal of our Engage Teams is to make disciples of all nations right here in Birmingham by means of evangelism and relationship, resulting in new churches being formed. Check for team availability. Contact Jessica G. at [email protected] to volunteer. ESL Ministry The purpose of the Brook Hills ESL Ministry is to teach English to internationals in the city in order to connect them to each other and to Christians who can share the love of God through intentional relationships. You can serve within this ministry through teaching, hospitality, or childcare. ESL classes are on Thursday nights at 6:30 PM. Contact Laurie Mitchell at [email protected] to volunteer. FCA Baseball – Various Schools FCA Baseball’s goal is to minister to coaches, players, and those involved in their lives by encouraging and equipping them to know and better serve Jesus Christ through the sport of baseball. Contact John Chamblee at [email protected] to volunteer. www.fcabaseballalabama.org Fellowship of Christian Athletes – Various Schools FCA challenges coaches and athletes on the professional, college, high school, junior high and youth levels to use the powerful medium of athletics to impact the world for Jesus Christ. FCA focuses on serving local communities by equipping, empowering and encouraging people to make a difference for Christ. Contact Teresa Chamblee at [email protected] to volunteer. www.fcaalabama.org The Foundry
The Foundry Ministries provides life-­‐changing guidance and hope for the addict, the ex-­‐inmate and the low-­‐income community. Through Recovery, Re-­‐Entry, and Rescue programs, lives are reshaped by the hands of God. Volunteers can serve at events, on prayer teams, in administration, through food preparation and distribution, and in many other ways. Contact The Foundry at [email protected] to volunteer. www.foundrymission.com Friendship Partners at Samford Did you know that almost 90% of international students go back to their country without having formed a single authentic friendship with an American? The Friendship Partners program at Samford seeks to promote friendship and understanding between people of differing nationalities by pairing international students or scholars with interested families or individuals who will connect with them at least two times per month. Registration and placement is in September. Contact elli-­‐[email protected] for an application. www.samford.edu Friendship Partners at UAB
The Friendship Partners program at UAB seeks to promote friendship and understanding between people of differing nationalities by pairing international students or scholars with interested families or individuals who will connect with them at least two times per month. Registration and placement is in September. Contact Gordon Higbee at [email protected] for an application. www.uab.edu Grace House Ministries Grace House Ministries provides a home for young girls, ages 6-­‐18, who cannot live with their natural families because of situations such as extreme poverty or dysfunctional, neglectful circumstances. There are a variety of opportunities listed on the Grace House website for skilled and passionate volunteers to get plugged in. Family, group, and individual serving opportunities are available. Contact Erin Bentley at erin@grace-­‐house.org to volunteer. www.grace-­‐house.org Grace Klein Community Grace Klein Community seeks to create authentic community by uniting diverse individuals, businesses, ministries, and churches to work together by sharing what they have in order to meet physical and spiritual needs both locally and globally. Individuals, groups, or families can serve in the community garden or the community house, cook or delivery food for families in need, help with urgent relief, or donate to the give-­‐and-­‐take room. Contact Gabe Thomas at [email protected] to volunteer. www.gracekleincommunity.com Hearts in Hands
Hearts In Hands is a non-­‐profit, faith-­‐based organization working in partnership with God’s people in the greater Birmingham area to provide critical home repair services and wheelchair ramp construction to those who cannot afford them and have nowhere else to turn. Individuals and groups can volunteer as handymen, weekend project teams, and prayer teams. Contact Jimmy Beard at [email protected] to volunteer. www.heartsinhands.org Jefferson County Jail Contact Wayne Bucher at [email protected] to volunteer. Jessie’s Place Jessie’s Place is the women and children’s shelter of the Jimmie Hale Mission. At Jessie’s Place, women and children are offered Christ-­‐centered support and counseling to become strong and self-­‐sufficient. Serving as Christ’s vessel of love in the world, Jessie’s Place offers education remediation, job preparation, and most importantly, the boundless healing found in God’s Word. Opportunities to volunteer include tutoring and childcare, sponsoring birthday and holiday parties, purchasing and serving food, and donating items. Contact Jessie’s Place at [email protected] to volunteer. www.jimmiehalemission.com King’s Home King’s Home has been home to hundreds of youth, women, and children seeking refuge, hope, and help from abuse, neglect, abandonment, homelessness, and other difficult and impoverished conditions and circumstances. King’s Home welcomes volunteers who want to make an eternal difference by giving of their time and sharing their talents. Volunteer opportunities are available on the website and range from tutoring and vocational training to decorating and landscaping. Apply online. Contact Liz Sherrel at [email protected] to volunteer. www.kingshome.com Lifeline Children’s Services Lifeline Children’s Services is a full-­‐service adoption and orphan care ministry serving families and children in the United States and around the globe. Lifeline exists to provide a hope and a future through the Gospel for vulnerable children around the world by discipling, engaging and equipping the body of Christ towards adoption, foster care, orphan care and support. Volunteer opportunities include providing childcare, mentoring birth parents, sewing blankets, and putting together care packages for birth mothers and adoptive families. Contact Christy Harmon at [email protected] to volunteer. www.lifelinechild.org The Lovelady Center TLC is a 9 to 12 month program designed to restore hope and rebuild lives. By introducing women and children to Christ and offering a multitude of needed services, The Lovelady Center helps women attain a brighter future. TLC’s services including food, clothing, access to medical care, and basic hygiene products. At TLC, women’s lives are changed as they break free of the bonds of substance abuse, criminal thinking, homelessness, domestic violence, and other issues. Volunteers can serve through the Lovelady Track, the Kids Track, or the Servanthood Track. Apply Online. Contact Karen Dube at [email protected] to volunteer. www.loveladycenter.com Mark’s Village Bible Club – Gate City The Mark’s Village Bible Club engages children ages 3 to 18 from Mark’s Village Housing Project of Gate City in the worship of the Triune God through prayer, praise, scripture memorization, the study of God’s Word, and fellowship. Each Sunday afternoon from 3-­‐5:30, volunteers gather at Ambassador for Christ Church to exemplify the love of Christ to 80+ children. Regardless of your unique gifting and passions, the Bible Club can find a place for you! Contact Dimity Leath at [email protected] to volunteer. M-­‐POWER Ministries
M-­‐POWER Ministries is a faith-­‐based social services agency established to provide opportunities for people to break the cycle of poverty through education and health services. Whether gifted as a physician, math tutor, Bible study teacher, or dentist, M-­‐POWER helps you use the skills God has given you to serve his people. Contact Beverly Sansom at [email protected] to volunteer. www.mpowerministries.org/volunteer NorthStar Youth Ministries The mission of NorthStar Youth Ministries is to help urban youth find their direction in life through high quality, holistic programs within a nurturing Christian environment through: ◦ Programs that optimize physical, academic and moral development. ◦ Opportunities for youth to explore and excel in their passions and interests. ◦ Long-­‐term discipleship relationships that encourage spiritual growth. ◦ Commitment to the well being of the target community. Opportunities to serve range from summer camp counseling to coaching soccer, to serving one hour weekly as an art instructor, book club leader, or tutor. Apply Online. Contact Val Peterson at [email protected] to volunteer. www.northstaryouthministries.org Oak Tree Ministries Oak Tree Ministries labors with the people of Marks Village in fulfillment of God’s promise to raise up for himself oak trees of righteousness for the display of his splendor. Oak Tree Ministries offers a tutoring and mentoring program for the children of Marks Village. Contact Oak Tree about these and other opportunities to serve to the men, women, boys and girls of Marks Village in northern Birmingham. Contact Halie Kawell at [email protected] to volunteer. www.oaktreeministries.org Olivia’s House Olivia’s House is a residential chemical dependency treatment center in East Lake that offers comprehensive services ranging from medical services to an on-­‐site childcare center for women and their children. Olivia’s House offers 12-­‐step groups, parenting training, life skills training, and other services. Volunteers can assist with bible studies, transportation services, and periodic repairs. Contact Laurie McCain at [email protected] to volunteer. www.adatc.org Pathways Pathways is a United Way agency that serves homeless women and children in the Birmingham area. Pathways’ mission is to end homelessness for women and children through hospitality, housing, and hope so that they can become self-­‐sufficient and make their way back into the community. Volunteers can prepare and serve meals, mentor women and children, assist the front desk, clean and repair the facilities, or provide transportation. Contact Janis Evans at [email protected] to volunteer. www.pathwayshome.org PAX Academic Exchange PAX provides an opportunity for families to share their home with an international high school exchange student from one of 70 different countries for a period of 5 to 8 months. Families who are willing to take care of an exchange student as their own, love and support them, and provide them with a bed, a quiet place to study, and three quality meals a day can serve as a PAX Family and positively influence the life of an international teenager. Contact Cindy Thigpen at [email protected] to volunteer. www.pax.org Red Mountain Grace Red Mountain Grace is a not-­‐for-­‐profit organization dedicated as a place of refuge for out-­‐of-­‐
town patients and caregivers that are receiving extended medical treatment in the “Steel City.” Their foundation is in Christ, and their heart is for Birmingham. Volunteers can provide meals and letters of encouragement for guests. Contact Red Mountain Grace at [email protected] to volunteer. www.redmountaingrace.com Restoration Academy Restoration Academy is a K-­‐12 Christian School located in the Fairfield area with a vision to address the urban crisis by providing solid, Christ-­‐centered foundations in education and discipleship. Volunteers can serve as tutors, teacher aides, classroom sponsors, and room moms. Apply Online. Contact Molly Stone at [email protected] to volunteer. www.restorationacademy.org Sav-­‐A-­‐Life (in Vestavia) Sav-­‐A-­‐Life is a comprehensive pregnancy care ministry that is dedicated to offering free and confidential services in a loving environment to women, men, and families facing an unplanned pregnancy. Sav-­‐A-­‐Life relies heavily on volunteers to serve as counselors, mentors, receptionists, baby shower hosts, health care providers, translators, and more. Contact Laurel Schweers at [email protected] to volunteer. www.savalife.org Sav-­‐A-­‐Life Shelby Sav-­‐A-­‐Life Shelby, Inc. exists to glorify God through sharing the love, hope, healing and Gospel of Jesus Christ with women in crisis while upholding the sanctity of human life. Sav-­‐A-­‐Life Shelby's Pregnancy Resource Center offers free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, abortion information, parenting classes, and material assistance to empower women and men to make a life-­‐affirming decision. Contact Sav-­‐A-­‐Life Shelby at [email protected] to volunteer. www.savalifeshelby.org Serving You Ministries Serving You Ministries exists to serve the community’s areas of economic need through food and clothing supply, bill payments, counseling, and school partnerships with a Christ-­‐centered, relational, and sincere attitude. Volunteers can serve through food pantry assistance, data entry, client interviews, housekeeping, chaplaincy, food preparation, and other areas listed on the website. Contact John Gibson at [email protected] to volunteer. www.servingyou.org Shepherd’s Fold Re-­‐Entry Program Shepherd's Fold, Inc. is a residential life transformation center for men and women being released from prison. The goal of Shepherd’s Fold is to equip men and women to find total freedom from the inside out by regaining identification, finding employment, learning to make positive choices, and establishing financial and educational literacy. Contact Jack Hausen at [email protected] to volunteer. www.shepherdsfoldinc.org Shepura Men’s Center of the Jimmie Hale Mission The Jimmie Hale Mission’s Shepura Men’s Center is a place where men in desperate straits find new direction and hope through Bible-­‐based counseling, education and discipline. This facility offers a 160-­‐bed men’s dormitory, a dining hall that serves over 300 meals a day, a clothes closet, chapel services and a learning center. Volunteers can help by serving meals or leading worship. Contact Tony Cooper at [email protected] to volunteer. www.jimmiehalemission.com Smolian International House at UAB The UAB Smolian House offers a variety of services and activities for international students, scholars, and their families. The I-­‐House hosts a number of special annual events including the Fall Barbecue, International Festival and Thanksgiving Dinner. Various regularly scheduled programs include conversational English classes, Friendship Partners Program, the International Women’s Group, cultural evenings and others. Contact the Smolian House at 205-­‐934-­‐1205 to volunteer. St. Clair Prison The Church at Brook Hills sponsors a monthly worship gathering in St. Clair Prison on the third Friday of every month. Contact Jeremy Miller at [email protected] to volunteer. The WellHouse The WellHouse is a Christ-­‐centered nonprofit organization offering immediate shelter and transitional housing to women who have been trafficked, are prostituting, or have been otherwise sexually exploited. Food, clothing, spiritual guidance, Christian counseling, and other necessities are provided, as well as life skills classes, GED preparation, and other enrichment services in order to help these women become self-­‐sufficient and give them a sense of self-­‐worth. Volunteer opportunities include mentoring, leading a Bible study, treating a client to lunch, serving as a House Leader, or joining special ops teams in outreach. Contact The WellHouse at info@the-­‐wellhouse.org to volunteer. www.the-­‐wellhouse.org Widows First The goal of Widows First is to assist widows by visiting and performing general maintenance and home repair needed from normal wear and tear or storm damage. Widow’s First believes that by reaching out to help others, they are showing God’s unconditional love. Skilled and unskilled volunteers can help with manual labor jobs. Contact Mike Patterson at [email protected] to volunteer. WorkFaith Birmingham WorkFaith Birmingham serves the city by helping the chronically unemployed learn the skills necessary to get and keep a job, develop Biblical work ethic and worldview, connect with potential employers, and build lasting support systems for long-­‐term growth and health, ultimately building a new life through work and faith. Volunteers can serve with WorkFaith Birmingham as a Life-­‐on-­‐Life Encourager to a graduate or through administrative support, prayer, mock interviews, social media marketing, job placement teams, even hosting, and more. Contact Rolanda Warren [email protected] to volunteer. www.workfaithbhm.org WRAP
WRAP is a Brook Hills ministry with the goal of helping our Church emulate the Father’s heart for foster children and the families who care for them in the following ways: Wrestle in Prayer Relief Care Acts of Service Promises of God Contact Jeannette Thompson at [email protected] to volunteer. www.brookhills.org/wrap Young Life The mission of Young Life is to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith. Young Life believes that kids’ lives are dramatically influenced when caring adults come alongside them, sharing God's love with them. It all starts with adults who are concerned enough about kids to go to them, on their turf and in their culture, building bridges of authentic friendship. Volunteers willing to share their lives and the Gospel with children and teens can participate in a full range of activities including summer camps, community events, and weekly club meetings in order to build significant relationships with students. Contact Jason Zinn at [email protected] to volunteer. www.younglife.org Resources Recommended Reading o
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Cross-­‐Cultural Servanthood by Duane Elmer A Framework for Understanding Poverty by Ruby K. Payne Generous Justice by Timothy Keller Ministries of Mercy by Timothy Keller When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert Toxic Charity by Robert Lupton Prison Ministry o Prison Ministry (Understanding Prison Culture Inside and Out) by Lennie Spitale Foster Care / Adoption o The Connected Child by Karyn Purvis, David Cross and Wendy Sunshine o Adopted for Life by Russell Moore o Fields of the Fatherless by C. Thomas Davis o Orphanology by Tony Merida and Rick Morton Bible Studies o Get Uncomfortable by Todd Phillips Sermons o “Christian Charity or the Duty of Charity to the Poor, Explained and Enforced” (1732) by Jonathan Edwards. Retrieved from www.biblebb.com/files/edwards/charity.htm Pick up a Community Resources Guide As you begin to minister and form relationships within our community, you may encounter immediate needs such as a power bill payment, medical care, emergency housing, food and clothing needs, etc. The Church at Brook Hills has compiled a Community Resources Guide for you to use in order to point individuals to other organizations that can assist them. You can pick up a resource guide at the Local Missions Kiosk or download it from our website at www.brookhills.org/localmissions. Follow Brook Hills Local Missions on Social Media