Love Local

Love Local

Every month we come together to Serve around North Texas. Some projects are open to families serving together, and others are limited to adults only. If your next step is serving others, join us in one of our upcoming projects listed below.

Angel Tree – Christmas 2021

We want to make sure every child has a present to wake up to on Christmas morning. Our Angel Tree program will allow you to partner with families in need in our community to make that happen. Sign up today!

NETWORK SENIORS TUESDAY

 

The Network has started a new program to help vulnerable seniors in our area who need more human connection and weekly care. The program is designed to create connecting opportunities along with a meal to encourage fellowship. Volunteers are needed in a variety of roles including hosts, technology assistants, craft helpers, and some to help with lunch preparation. Your participation is valuable and greatly appreciated.  CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER

AUSTIN STREET SHELTER


Austin Street Center provides safe shelter and meets the basic needs of the most vulnerable homeless. Founded in 1983, Austin Street Center is the largest low barrier shelter in Dallas that serves men, ages 45 and older, and women, ages 18 and older. Each person who finds shelter with Austin Street Center is provided a safe place to sleep, showers, clothing, and meals. Each month our church members clean, prepare, cook and deliver a baked potato meal to Austin Street Center Shelter. This is traditionally the 4th week of the month. As the pandemic has changed many things, this group continues in a modified version in order to provide for the needs of this wonderful ministry Austin Street Center’s goal is to help clients transition from homelessness to independence. #HelpThemHome If you would like more information on this ministry please click here to register.

METRO RELIEF BUS


Metro Relief Bus is a homeless outreach organization that specializes in deep relationships with those on the streets in an attempt to point them to Jesus and provide resources to help them get back on their feet. Volunteers help in making and distributing soup, drinks, bread and toiletry items. There is a heavy emphasis on relationship building and praying with our homeless friends. For more information or to join us in this effort please click here to register.

CHURCH UNDER THE TREE


Church Under the Tree — This outreach to homeless neighbors in Plano meets weekly at Haggard Park beginning with lunch at 1:30PM on Sundays. Come join us in providing a much needed meal, friendship and a Gospel message with these neighbors. If you would like more information about this ministry please click:

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS – ESL


This ESL program has been going strong for 50 years and provides an opportunity for immigrants in our area to learn and develop their English skills while hearing about Jesus in a morning or evening session. This group resumed meetings on September 15, 2021 and will meet each Wednesday starting at 9AM (No meeting on October 13, November 24, December 15 – January 12). Please register to be a student or volunteer below.

ANGEL TREE (CHRISTMAS SEASON)


 Join us in bringing Christmas joy to families walking through a challenging season of life. Through this unique ministry we bless the families in our area who are faced with immense challenges. To find out more about what our 2021 Angel Tree program will be like, please text ANGEL to 972-235-5296 or click here to participate.

FOOD FOR FAMILIES


Food for Families – On the second Saturday of each month, our Food for Families team picks ups food from Crossroads Community Services, sorts it on church campus, and receives families struggling with hunger needs as they pick up their personalized, nutritionally balanced, food. Normally, we provide 7 days of food for every month. If you would like more information please text FFF to 972-235-5296 or click here.

 

MERRY MATMAKERS


A creative way to recycle plastic bags and make sleep mats for our homeless neighbors while joining a great group of encouraging prayer warriors in blessing some of the least of these. Join these ladies throughout the week to continue the process or find out what you can do at home that will help them simplify their process and be of value to others. If you would like more information please click: REGISTER FOR MERRY MATMAKERS

BACKPACK BASH (BACK TO SCHOOL)


Backpack Bash — It’s time to bless our local students as they prepare to return to learning in just a few short weeks.  We help them do this in the safest way possible by developing partnerships with RISD, other faith-based and corporate partners and key companies in the educational circle including EPI and Chillus Promo Marketing to create a COVID safe backpack with supplies for each student.  Our goal is to bless 5000 students with backpacks and supplies in time for the start of school. We’re asking for you to partner with us in blessing these students. For a small donation you can help us outfit a child with a technology protective backpack filled with RISD approved school supplies, pre-packaged to prevent contamination and ready to be given to a student in need.  Text BACKPACK to 972-235-5296, click here to donate. or find us on Facebook at FBCR MISSIONS to find the donation link or to track how many backpacks we are supplying.