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July 30, 2026

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Developing a Rhythm of Serving: July HCC Local Outreach Newsletter

Developing a Rhythm of Serving

Scripture: “For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” — Mark 10:45 (ESV)

Most of us understand that serving is a good thing. We volunteer for a project, help a neighbor move, or give our time during a church event. Those moments matter—but God invites us into something even deeper. He isn’t just asking us to serve occasionally; He’s shaping us into people who naturally live lives of service. Just like prayer, Bible reading, silence, solitude, and worship become rhythms that draw us closer to Jesus, serving is a spiritual practice that transforms our hearts. Every time we choose to love a neighbor, meet a practical need, or offer our gifts for God’s Kingdom, we become a little more like Christ. Jesus didn’t fit serving into His schedule. Serving was His lifestyle. Everywhere He went, He noticed people, showed compassion, and met needs. As His followers, we’re invited to develop that same rhythm—not out of obligation, but out of love. When serving becomes part of our regular rhythm, something beautiful happens. We begin to see our neighborhoods differently. We recognize opportunities instead of interruptions. We discover that God uses ordinary acts of kindness to open doors for extraordinary conversations about His love. At Harvester, we say we want to unleash the hope of Jesus. Hope is unleashed when the Church steps beyond its walls and into the lives of people who need to experience God’s love in tangible ways. A consistent rhythm of volunteering isn’t just about filling a schedule—it’s about participating in God’s mission of bringing hope to our community.

Ask yourself:

Where is God inviting me to make serving a regular rhythm instead of an occasional event?
Who is one neighbor I can intentionally love this week?
How might God use my willingness to serve to point someone toward Jesus?

Prayer

Hey God, thank You for showing us what it means to serve with humility and love. Shape my heart to become more like Yours. Help serving become a natural rhythm of my life, not just something I do occasionally. Open my eyes to the needs around me, and use my hands, my time, and my gifts to unleash Your hope in my neighborhood and community. May every act of service point people to You. Amen.

What are our next steps after Good Neighbor Serve Week?

At Harvester Christian, serving consistently and regularly is a part of each of our spiritual development. It is not an annual checklist to cross off. Rather, it is a regular rhythm: the more we encounter Jesus, become like Jesus, and unleash the hope of Jesus. Whether you were able to serve or not during Good Neighbor Serve Week, what are some possible next steps for you? One step might be to attend our next prayer retreat. This might be a great way for you to spend time with God and have a conversation with Him about where He is leading you next. The Invitation to Retreat is a free prayer retreat on August 22 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 pm. in Laurel Park. Perhaps you want to learn about more serving opportunities at Harvester. The VIP Tour on August 23 during 1st or 2nd service is a great next step to learn an overview of every ministry at Harvester. Another possibility for you is to sign up for our next course, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, starting September 9th in the Elementary Auditorium from 6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Over 9 weeks, this course will take a deeper look at how your emotional health affects your spiritual health. If you are ready to get more involved in Local Outreach Serving Opportunities, check them out below under Upcoming Events. If you served during Good Neighbor Serve Week be sure to complete this evaluation form to help our planning and execution for next year.

Upcoming Local Outreach Serving Opportunities

August Events

August 2-8, and August 30- September 5, Cooling Center in Annex. Volunteers are needed to be on call to host the Cooling Center for our unhoused neighbors if a heat advisory is issued next week. Shifts are 11:30 a.m. -2:30 p.m and 2:00 p.m. -5;00 p.m. Three volunteers are needed for each shift, and they must be a mix of men and women. Volunteers serve as hosts for our neighbors, offering light snacks and cold drinks and typical conversation and fellowship. Click this link to see open shifts.

August 4, Hospitality Volunteers for Elections. HCC hosts two polling sites for each election. This is a great opportunity for us to be hospitable to our literal neighbors. Volunteers are needed to greet guests, hold open doors, and offer a snack and a bottle of water as they leave. Shifts begin at 6:30 a.m. and run every two hours. 2-4 volunteers are needed at the South and North Entrances. Click this link to see open shifts.

August 6, Harvest Ridge Back To School Bash: It’s time for back-to-school events again! Our first one will be at Harvest Ridge Elementary, located at 1220 Harvest Ridge Dr, Saint Charles, MO 63303. Volunteers are needed from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. to help set up, serve refreshments, assist in games, and encourage the students, families, and teachers. Click this link to sign up.

August 11, Habitat for Humanity Informational Meeting. Join us on August 11 at 6:00 p.m. in the HCC Chapel to learn more about At Home Missions and how you might join one the St Charles County Church Build Days on September 18-19. RSVP using this link by August 7.

August 15, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. & August 19, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.Sharing Shed. The Sharing Shed is located at 923 E Terra Ln, O’Fallon, MO 63366. It provides furniture and household goods to families experiencing poverty, recovering from fire/flood, or rebuilding their lives after incarceration. Our Sharing Shed crews are serving twice in August to help families in need find household items as well as receive donations, clean donations, and organize donations. Click this link to sign up for 8/15. Click this link to sign up for 8/19.

August 18, HCC Blood Drive. Volunteers AND Donors are needed for our Blood Drive on August 18 from 9 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Volunteers just greet donors, offer a snack after a donation, and help clean. We have a goal of 20 units of blood, so drop in on August 18 to help save a neighbor’s life! Click this link to sign up

August 18, Becky David Elementary Spruce Up, We are sending volunteers to help get our neighbors down the street at Becky David Elementary ready for the new school year by weeding and mulching the campus. Becky David is located at 1155 Jungs Station Rd
Saint Charles, MO 63303. Volunteers arrive at 7:00 p.m. with work gloves, any gardening or landscaping tools, shovels, and rakes. If you have a wheelbarrow, please bring that along too! Click this link to sign up

August 21, Becky David Welcome Back The Teachers Breakfast. Volunteers are needed to set up and serve a yogurt and bagel bar for the teachers and staff at Becky David Elementary. Volunteers need to arrive at Becky David by 7:30 a.m. and stay until 10:30 a.m. to help clean up. Click here to sign up.

Ongoing serving email Carissa to learn about these serving opportunities cfiggins@harvester.cc

HCC Food Pantry
Broken & Beautiful Pen Pal Ministry
Good Neighbor Serve Team

September Events

September 2, School Outreach Pray & Prep. The first Wednesday night of every month, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., we pray over our schools, students, teachers, and administrators in the Annex workroom. After we pray we write cards of encouragement and assemble simple appreciation gifts. Click this link to RSVP

<squeal with me> Carissa is in Athens visiting our Global Partner September 4-11! 🙂

September 16, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. & September 19, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.Sharing Shed. The Sharing Shed is located at 923 E Terra Ln, O’Fallon, MO 63366. It provides furniture and household goods to families experiencing poverty, recovering from fire/flood, or rebuilding their lives after incarceration. Our Sharing Shed crews are serving twice in September to help families in need find household items as well as receive donations, clean donations, and organize donations. Click this link to sign up for 8/15. Click this link to sign up for 9/19.

September 19, Gateway Faith & Work SURRENDERED Symposium HCC St Charles is hosting Gateway Faith and Work’s annual one-day conference! What happens when our work, resources, and ambitions are fully surrendered to God? Join Christian professionals from across the region for a day of learning and fellowship as we explore stewardship, productivity, technology, and more through the lens of a biblical worldview. Scholarships available for college age and young professionals. Click this link to register.

Prayers

Pray for 8 families to commit to driving once a month 1-4 women living at Rise Up Transitional to church on Sundays and Celebrate Recovery on Monday nights
Pray for the families coming to HCC to receive food, a cool spot from the heat, school supplies, or financial assistance to consider attending Harvester this fall so they can hear the Good News.
Pray for 6 people to commit to tutoring third graders in math at Central Elementary School, 1- 2 hours a week during the school day for 6 weeks beginning in September
Pray for people to commit to serving with our specific School Outreach teams at Becky David, Barnwell, Harvest Ridge, Hackmann Rd, and FHSD Parents As Teachers
Pray for opportunities for our school outreach volunteers to be in schools focused on presence and not just events or tasks.
Pray for God to move through and sustain each of our ministry and community partners
Pray that all of Harvester Christian continues the momentum of Good Neighbor Serve Week to intentionally share the love of Jesus with as many people as possible.

June 26, 2026

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June 2026 HCC STC Local Outreach Newsletter

Devotional: “Is the point the thing?”

The people who have that laser focus to” get the thing done” and get things done quickly have always made me a bit nervous. I usually feel like I am in the way. I definitely don’t feel the sense of urgency, and I know in my own case, everything to try to do things too quickly, something bad typically happens, either I get hurt, or something gets broken. When our priority is to get the thing done, it leaves very little time for discussion and conversation.

My prayer for Good Neighbor Serve Week is for Harvester Christians to look past the description of “getting the thing done. “ Yes, there are meaningful tasks to complete to aid our neighbors, ministry partners, and community partners. Yes, the tasks in the serving opportunity help us build community and encourage one another. But in the larger picture, our obedience to serve and our sacrifice of time to God position us to have discussions with people we may never have had the chance to encounter before. The point isn’t “the thing” we are doing but the people we are reaching in the name of Jesus.

Join me in praying for God to create divine appointments for each person who commits to serve during Good Neighbor Serve Week, to unleash the hope of Jesus to passersby, to someone they are serving with, to a community or ministry partner staff person, or to a client of a program.

Read 1 Peter 3:15

Reflect:

When people observe my life, do they see a hope in Christ that would make them curious enough to ask about it?
Reflect on whether your attitudes, words, and actions point others to Jesus and demonstrate the hope you have in Him.
How can I prepare to share why I trust Christ, and communicate that truth with gentleness and respect?

Pray

Hey God, as I prepare to serve my neighbors during Good Neighbor Serve Week, help me reflect Your love in all we do. Open my eyes to opportunities to encourage others and share the hope I have in Jesus.

Give me courage to speak when the time is right, wisdom to listen well, and a heart that is full of kindness and grace. Lord, it is my desire to lead people to find and follow you.

Use our entire church to be a blessing in our community, and prepare the hearts of those we meet to experience Your love.

In Jesus’ name,

Amen.

SELAH Silent Prayer Practice
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
6:00 – 9:00 pm
St. Charles Campus
This is a FREE Event
Click to Register: SELAH Prayer Retreat

Sometimes we just need a break from the constant noise of life—a chance to slow down, breathe, and simply be with God. This evening invites you to slow down, quiet your heart, and become more aware of God’s presence.

We’ll spend our time together practicing silence—not as something awkward, but as a way of listening. Through simple prayer prompts, guided moments of reflection, and unhurried time with God, you’ll be encouraged to release distractions, receive peace, and respond to the Spirit’s gentle leading. Whether you’re new to contemplative prayer or have practiced it for years, you’re invited to come and engage at your own pace.
Contact Maria Roth at mroth@harvester.cc with any questions.

Good Neighbor Serve Week July 13-18

There are so many places to serve during Good Neighbor Serve Week. You can read full descriptions of each serve opportunity by clicking here ==> https://harvesterccoutreach.org/ Registration is filling up, so now is the time to commit and sign up here ==> Good Neighbor Serve Week Registration. You can also sign up to serve in the Worship Lobby starting June 21, where you can grab a Good Neighbor t-shirt to wear while you serve. But if this week doesn’t work for your family, or you are out of town, it doesn’t mean you can’t serve where you are. Click here ==> to check out this list of ways to serve whomever and wherever for the opportunity to unleash hope wherever you might be.

Annual Pack A Pack Drive

Starts June 28th

HCC, you always show up big for our annual school supply drive! This year, HCC St Charles is collecting 200 backpacks for the Boys and Girls Club St Charles Unit Back to School Bash, as well as supplies for families who will come directly to our campus for the Good Neighbor Market. At the Good Neighbor Market, our neighbors will hear the gospel and an invitation to HCC Children and Student Ministry, then “shop” for free school supplies with personal shoppers. The children will experience a fun, uplifting event that helps preserve their dignity, featuring crafts, a photo booth, a visit with Officer Schue and Milly, the therapy dog, and a free Kona Ice. Please bring your Pack A Pack donations to the Mission Cafe between June 28 and July 12. You can also use our Amazon wish list and have your items shipped directly to our campus using this link ==> Pack A Pack Wishlist 2026

Upcoming Serving Events

We are super excited that you can now find all scheduled Local Outreach serving events on the Harvester website by clicking HERE. You can also find them through this monthly newsletter on the Local Outreach blog, the HCC St Charles Local Outreach Facebook group, and the Harvester app. Always feel free to schedule one on one time with me using this link to my calendar.

Good Neighbor Serve Week

July 13-18

Read full description of serving opportunities here ==> https://harvesterccoutreach.org/

The Sharing Shed

Saturday, July 18, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

*Wednesday, July 15, 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Saturday, August 15, 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

*Wednesday, August 19, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

*Note the change from fourth Wednesday nights to third Wednesday nights

School Outreach

Backpack Delivery to Boys and Girls Club St Charles, Thursday, July 23, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Boys and Girls Club St Charles Back to School Bash Saturday, July 25, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Good Neighbor Market Thursday, July 30, 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

EWR Cooling Center

On call August 2-8 and August 30- September 5, 12 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Hospitality Volunteers Election Polling Place Tuesday, August 4, 6:30 a.m.- 6:30 p.m. Two-hour shifts suggested.

Hospitality Volunteers needed for the American Red Cross Blood Drive, Tuesday, August 18, 9:00 a.m. – 1 p.m. Two-hour shifts suggested.

Prayer List

Pray for 8 Harvester families to commit to driving 4 women living at Rise Up Transitional to church on Sundays or Celebrate Recovery on Monday nights
Pray for the children receiving backpacks, that God would use those tangible items to spark curiosity about who He is.
Pray for doors to open at our local schools so we can build relationships with children and families.
Pray for God to provide affordable, attainable, safe housing for our neighbors in need in St. Charles County.
Pray Harvester will walk together as ONE with diverse others in a manner worthy of the calling with which He has called us (Ephesians 4:1)

June 1, 2026

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May 2026 Newsletter

Unleashing Hope:

HCC-St. Charles Local Outreach

May Update

Hello, Harvester Church Family!

As the spring weather warms up, our opportunities to show up and build trustworthy relationships in St. Charles County are heating up too. Our dream has always been for Harvester Christians to love God and love their neighbors naturally as a lifestyle, rather than just waiting for events and programming. This summer, let’s look at how we can carry the hope of Jesus into our everyday spaces, prepare for a massive summer of serving, and remain rooted in our discipleship foundation.

Devotional: Showing Up and Showing Up Again and Again and Again

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” — Acts 1:8

In Local Outreach, our core strategy is simple but requires radical commitment: We show up, and we show up again, and again, and again.

When we meet the tangible, physical needs of our community—whether that’s through the Food Pantry on Tuesday mornings, sorting furniture with the Sharing Shed, or packing school backpacks—we aren’t just checking off a volunteer box. We are earning the right to be heard as followers of Christ, not as humanitarian aid workers.

Our neighbors who are fighting poverty, navigating child welfare systems, or seeking mental health support need more than a one-time transaction; they need a relationship. Our teachers in our schools must be more than teachers in this age. They are social workers, mental health crisis counselors, and Supreme Court-level negotiators. This month, look at your “Jerusalem” (your neighborhood, your local grocery store, your sideline, your workplace). Where is the Holy Spirit calling you to show up consistently so that you can earn the right to share Christ’s life-changing love? Where do you need to take a step of faith and not wait for the perfect time or the perfect relationship or the perfect situation to share the hope of Jesus?

Reminders from Discipleship Training

For those who have walked through our recent discipleship training, the summer months are the ultimate testing ground for what we’ve learned. Let’s keep these three core principles at the front of our minds this month:

Move from Event to Lifestyle: True disciples don’t just participate in a service project; they live on mission. Watch for the needs around you daily. Discipleship is not only conversion. The lifestyle is our willingness to be discipled by Jesus, to walk and learn from him. Then discipling others, whether in our families, small groups, neighbors, or serve teams, to walk and learn from Jesus as well.
The Power of the Simple Question: As you see new faces in our community and at the St. Charles campus, keep our age-old question ready: “How long have you been attending Harvester?” It’s the easiest way to break the ice and start a real connection. Take some time and practice the Art of Small Talk to build relationships.
Serve from Rest, Not Weariness: We cannot pour out what we aren’t taking in. Prioritize your personal time with Jesus so your service comes from a place of spiritual overflow.

Speaking of showing up again and again! HUGE Shoutout to our Food Backpack Packing Crews. From January of this year to the middle of May, this crew packed and delivered approximately 2040 food backpacks for local school children experiencing food insecurity. Thank you to our Crew Leaders, Shelly Swart and Susan Nash, for your countless hours of leadership, coordination, and communication to the schools and to the volunteers! We also want to thank our Food Pantry volunteers, who are more reliable than the USPS used to be. It can be 20 below our 2000 degrees, and these volunteers show up week after week with joy and hope and beautiful servant hearts!

HCC Food Pantry Need: Canned meals such as Beefaroni, Beef Stew, Ravioli, etc. These can be dropped off in the bin outside the South Entrance or placed in the collection bin in the Mission Cafe.

Mark Your Calendars: Good Neighbor Serve Week is Coming in July!

Our biggest outreach push of the summer is right around the corner. Get ready for Good Neighbor Serve Week, July 13-18!

This is an incredible, all-church, all-campus effort to unleash the hope of Jesus across our communities. We will partner with local municipalities, support our community and ministry partners, and tackle Pack A Pack to provide 300+ local students with school supplies before the new school year starts.

Whether you serve with your family, your small group, or your co-workers, make sure to save the date. Pray for God to lead you where He wants you to use your gifts and talents to serve your neighbors, then check out all the serving opportunities by clicking here==> Good Neighbor Serve Week 2026. Register as soon as possible so you don’t miss out on your FREE Good Neighbor Serve T-shirt! There will be an opportunity for everyone to play a part in being good neighbors and in unleashing the hope of Jesus!

Pack A Pack Collection

Our Annual Pack A Pack Collection will run from June 28 through July 12 in the Mission Cafe. Drop off a complete backpack or any of the items needed. These school supplies will be used for the Boys and Girls Club St Charles Back to School Bash on July 25, as well as the Good Neighbor Market on July 30th. The shopping list is below, or you can pick one up in the Mission Cafe beginning June 28. An easy peasy way to shop is our Amazon wish list that you can find by clicking here==> 2026 Pack A Pack School Supply Drive

NEW THIS YEAR: If you plan to serve as a Pack A Pack volunteer, check with Jillian Hohensee, our Ministry Coordinator, to make sure you have an up-to-date HCC background check to serve with children who will also be serving in this ministry.

Upcoming Serving Opportunities

Saturday, June 13, 9 a.m.-11 a.m. The Sharing Shed

Wednesday, June 24, 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m. The Sharing Shed

Sunday, June 28- July 12 Pack A Pack Collection in the Mission Cafe. Choose your shift here==> Pack A Pack Collection Volunteer

July 13-18 Click here for full descriptions ==> Good Neighbor Serve Week

Wednesday, July 22, 6:00 -8:00 p.m. The Sharing Shed

Saturday, July 25, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Click here to RSVP==> Boys & Girls Club- St Charles Unit Back to School Bash

Thursday, July 30 Click here to RSVP==>Good Neighbor Market

May Prayer Prompts

Please join us in lifting up these specific requests for our local community and outreach ministries this month:

For Hearts of Service: Pray that our church family expands their vision of neighboring—moving from seeing service as a calendar event to adopting it as a daily lifestyle.
For Our Vulnerable Neighbors: Pray for the unhoused individuals, families utilizing our Food Pantry, and single parents in St. Charles County. Pray that as they interact with Harvester, they feel safe, dignified, and deeply loved by God.
For the Logistics & Leaders: Pray for our Local Outreach Crew Leaders as they manage the moving parts of the upcoming heavy preparation for Good Neighbor Serve Week. Pray for endurance, wisdom, and joy. Pray for more HCC members to answer the call to lead a one-time Good Neighbor Serving Opportunity.

April 29, 2026

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April 2026 Newsletter

HCC St Charles Campus-Local Outreach

Devotional: Trading Our Certainty for Christlikeness

I think and pray about neighborhoods a lot. When I am driving around meeting with our various community and ministry partners, I get to see all kinds of neighborhoods of different ages, different builders, and different preice points. Think about a neighborhood where every house is painted the exact same shade, every yard trimmed to identical lines, every porch decorated with the same furniture. At first glance, it might look neat—even impressive—but after a while, it begins to feel lifeless and a little creepy. There’s no personality, no story, no evidence of the unique people who live inside those walls. Sameness may create order, but it rarely creates connection.

Unity in the Kingdom of God was never meant to look like that kind of sameness—it was always meant to look like surrender. Somewhere along the way, it becomes easy to confuse being right with being righteous, to elevate certainty over Christlike character. But God did not set us apart because we mastered arguments or held the correct opinions; He set us apart through His Word, which reveals His heart, not our superiority. The invitation of Jesus has never been to prove a point, but to embody a posture—one marked by humility, love, and a deep trust that God is fully capable of being God without our control. And when we begin to loosen our grip on needing to be right, we may discover that what the world has been waiting for isn’t our correction—but our compassion.

Unity does not mean uniformity. It is not about who is right and who is wrong. We are sanctified, set apart, not by being right and everyone else is wrong. We are sanctified by God’s word and His truth. That scripture reveals God’s heart towards us, not our certainty in being right. It is a posture of humility and love. A posture that is not about us but allowing more and more people to encounter Jesus, not being a blockade. Does the God of all the universe, in all of His omnipotence, really need me to try to control His creation? Does God, in His omniscience, rely on me to define what is true and what is false on His behalf? Have I fallen into the trap that somehow God, the same God who is omnipresent, needs to be defended in case someone sneaks up behind Him and takes Him down? I am weak, and He is strong. I need forgiveness and redemption. He is the Forgiver and Redemptor. I do not need to waste words, thoughts, and energy on things that seem holy as dictated by the world. I have been called to Love God with all my heart, and all my soul, and all my mind. Secondly, I am commanded to Love my neighbor as myself. We must be careful not to confuse our role with God’s rule. Jesus’ holiness did not push people away. His purpose was not to intimidate or condemn but to gently call all people to something greater than they had ever known.

If we are honest, we have all fallen short of this glory of God and conformed our faith into something we saw on the news or social media, or from some group. 2 Timothy 4:3-5 says there will be a time when we gather around teachers who say what our itching ears long to hear, and it turns us away from the truth to myths. Myths that convince us to force our faith on others through policy or party, or marginalize people for not believing how we believe as Christ followers. John 17 reminds us that the world will not believe because we are the most correct. The world will believe because we are the most loving. There is a point in our spiritual transformation that we must surrender the fear of being wrong. We must repent from the motivation of “getting it right.” At some point, we all have to admit that we are the barrier keeping others from finding and following Jesus. Join me in humbling myself and repenting of the need to be right with all certainty and surrender to becoming more like Christ.

Ask God to create in you a new heart and renew a right spirit in Him. Repent of the times you have unknowingly or knowingly been a barrier to someone’s faith rather than a door that leads them to Jesus.
The early church was visible to the whole world, and they had favor with all people (Acts 2:47). Dietrich Bonhoeffer shares that the growth of the church came from those who shouted “Hosanna,” not “Crucify.” How is God possibly calling on you to shift your speech to others, the words you choose to listen to, to the social media posts you like or post to focus on John 17 unity rather than creating dividing lines with non-believers?

Prayer Focus

We believe prayer is where outreach begins. Before we go, we ask God to move.

Our Community — That individuals and families in St. Charles County would experience stability, provision, and the hope of Jesus
Our Ministry Partners — For endurance, wisdom, and encouragement as they serve on the front lines every day
Our Church — That more people would step into serving as a next step in following Jesus. Pray that barriers are removed that keep people from finding ways to serve and signing up to serve outside the walls of Harvester.

Prayer Prompt:
Lord, help me see what You see. Break my heart for what breaks Yours, and give me courage to step in.

📅 Upcoming Opportunities

If you do not see these serving opportunities in the app, or if it is not clear how to sign up, please email Carissa at cfiggins@harvester.cc

Leadership Pathway

Our Local Outreach Crew Leaders recently completed a Leadership Orientation that is a requirement for all HCC Leaders at all campuses. So what do they do now? The first special Leadership Seminar will be led by Don Sanders on two important topics to help us grow as leaders. It will also be a great chance to connect with other leaders at Harvester too! Reminder, this is just for HCC Leaders who have completed the Leadership Orientation.

May 2nd
O’Fallon Campus
9 am-11 am

SCHEDULE:
8:45-9:00 – Arrive/Snacks & Coffee
9:00-9:10 – Welcome & Intro
9:10-10:00 – Session 1: Thinking Critically as Leaders
10:00-10:05 – Break
10:05-10:55 – Session 2: Caring Compassionately as Leaders
10:55-11:00 – Closing & Dismissal

We want all our leaders to be there! Here is the link to RSVP.

The Sharing Shed

Join us and serve on one or more of these dates! This regular serve crew serves clients of The Sharing Shed by receiving household donations, cleaning, organizing, and personally shopping with clients.

Saturday, May 16, 9:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 27, 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 6, 9:00 am -11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, June 24, 9:00 am-11:00 a.m.

Broken & Beautiful Pen Pal Ministry

Ongoing Need- Volunteers are needed to join our Pen Pal Ministry to women incarcerated in prison. A minimum of one email a month to encourage and help women draw closer to Jesus. Training is required.

School Outreach Pray & Prep

Wednesday, May 6, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Join us for any of these serving opportunities in the Annex to pray over our local schools, students, and teachers each month. The remainder of the time is spent preparing teacher appreciation gifts and handwriting cards of encouragement. Enter through Door 10 of the Annex.

School Partnerships

Ongoing Need – We are waiting on some details from the schools, but pencil in these events and dates for now.

May 6 Teacher Appreciation Lunch at Harvest Ridge 10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
May 6 Teacher Appreciation Lunch at Barnwell
May 12, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Hackmann Rd Early Childhood End of the Year Celebration at Ollie’s Fun Center-St Peters.
Kona Ice at Barnwell Middle School, Friday, May 15, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Serve at one or both times! 2-3 Volunteers needed to assist students in purchasing Kona Ice, handing out napkins, and being a friendly face at the school
May 18, 10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Senior Clap Out and Ice Cream at Becky David Elementary

HCC Food Pantry and Food Backpack Ministry – Ongoing

Stamp Out Hunger

Saturday, May 9. Volunteers are needed to receive non-perishable food items from letter carriers. Donations will need to be sorted, weighed, and organized in the food pantry.
May 20 Last deliveries of food backpacks to schools for the school year.

SAVE THE DATE!

Good Neighbor Serve Week Coming July 13-18
Start praying now about how you—and your family or group—can be part of this powerful week of impact. We are lining up over 20 different serving opportunities! I am actively recruiting leaders to lead each serving opportunity, so let me know if you are interested in learning more!

Ministry Partner Spotlight: Safe Families for Children

If you haven’t already, read about our ministry partner, Safe Families for Children, as we continue to bring awareness to Child Abuse Prevention/Awareness Month. Click this link to read this article by our Communications Volunteer, Christina Bollinger.

More Ways to Stay in the Local Outreach Loop

Like and Share posts from HCC Outreach- St Charles Campus Facebook Page

Like and Share posts from HCC Food Pantry

Subscribe and follow HarvesterCC Outreach Blog

In the Harvester app: Log in to the app. At the bottom right-hand corner, click “Resources.” On the next screen, click “Volunteer Toolbox.” Click on any group you are assigned to see the calendar and message about needs, events, or serving opportunities. If you would like to be added to any group, such as Food Pantry, School Outreach, EWR Warming Center, Safe Families/Foster/Adopt, Natural Disaster, Food Backpack Ministry, Elections, or Sharing Shed, please email our Ministry Coordinator, Jillian Hohensee, at jhohensee@harvester.cc

March 26, 2026

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March 2026 Newsletter

HCC St Charles Campus-Local Outreach

March 2026 Newsletter

Bloom Where You Are Planted

🌿 Devotional: Faithful in the Everyday

“Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus…” — Colossians 3:17

God has uniquely positioned each of us to help people find and follow Jesus—right where we are. Where you live, where you work, where your kids practice soccer or hockey are beautiful, divine appointments to share the love of Jesus.

Sometimes we think impact requires something big or extraordinary. But throughout Scripture, we see that God works powerfully through ordinary people who are simply faithful.

In Luke 8, Jesus describes a seed that grows not because it was impressive, but because it was planted in good soil and remained rooted.

This is still the invitation for us. Let’s be people who show up. As Americans living where we live, there is not much we can sacrifice to Jesus that is truly a sacrifice. What activity, time commitment, or scheduling conflict can you sacrifice to just be available for your neighbors? Let’s be people who stay faithful. Let’s be people who trust that God is continually growing something, especially when we don’t see anything popping through the soil yet.
This is how hope is unleashed.

Where has God planted you in this season?
And what would it look like to take one faithful step this week?

🙏 Prayer Focus

We believe prayer is where outreach begins. Before we go, we ask God to move.

Our Community — That individuals and families in St. Charles County would experience stability, provision, and the hope of Jesus
Our Ministry Partners — For endurance, wisdom, and encouragement as they serve on the front lines every day
Our Church — That more people would step into serving as a next step in following Jesus. Pray that barriers are removed that keep people from finding ways to serve and signing up to serve outside the walls of Harvester.

Prayer Prompt:
Lord, help me see what You see. Break my heart for what breaks Yours, and give me courage to step in.

📅 Upcoming Opportunities

I have been meeting with each of our ministry and community partners to create meaningful serving opportunities for our church family. Keep an eye out for those details soon, such as serving a meal to our unhoused neighbors at The Salvation Army St Charles or helping prep for an event at The Sparrow’s Nest. There are simple, tangible ways for you to step in and make a difference in April and May. If you do not see these serving opportunities in the app, or if it is not clear how to sign up, please email Carissa at cfiggins@harvester.cc

Easter April 3-5:

Invite friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers! HCC St Charles will spend an extended time reflecting on Jesus sacrifice on the cross during our Good Friday service starting at 6 p.m. HCC members are encouraged to join us for Saturday Easter Services at 3 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. to free up space on Sunday Easter Services for our friends and neighbors who may be attending church for the very first time.

Tuesday, April 7 HCC Election Volunteers:

Hospitality Volunteers are needed for two-hour shifts to greet our neighbors as they come to HCC St Charles to cast their vote.

Thursday, April 16, 6:30 p.m HCC Foster/Adopt Ministry FAM Gathering:

HCC members who foster, are thinking about fostering/adopting, have fostered in the past, or have adopted, and Family Friends are invited to a relaxed evening to get to know each other and encourage each other. Child care is available. Click here to register.

The Sharing Shed

Saturday, April 18, 9:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, April 22, 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, May 16, 9:00 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, May 27, 6:00 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.

Broken & Beautiful Pen Pal Ministry

School Outreach Pray & Prep

Wednesday, April 1, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Wednesday, May 6, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

School Partnerships

Ongoing Need – We are waiting on some details from the schools, but pencil in these events and dates for now.

Kona Ice at Barnwell Middle School Friday, April 17 or Friday, May 15, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Serve at one or both times! 2-3 Volunteers needed to assist students in purchasing Kona Ice, handing out napkins, and being a friendly face at the school
April 23 Multicultural Night at Barnwell Middle
April 25 Spring Fling at Becky David
May 6 Teacher Appreciation Lunch at Harvest Ridge
May 7 Teacher Appreciation Lunch at Barnwell
May 12 Hackmann Rd Early Childhood End of the Year Celebration at Ollie’s Fun Center-St Peters.

HCC Food Pantry and Food Backpack Ministry – Ongoing

Stamp Out Hunger

Saturday, May 9. Volunteers are needed to receive non-perishable food items from letter carriers. Donations will need to be sorted, weighed, and organized in the food pantry.

SAVE THE DATE!

Good Neighbor Serve Week Coming July 13-18
Start praying now about how you—and your family or group—can be part of this powerful week of impact. We are lining up over 20 different serving opportunities!

Volunteer Spotlight: Brittany Martin

In honor of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, we thought it would be appropriate to share the serving story of one of our Harvester Christians who lives day in and day out raising children with special needs and passionately serves in the world of disability ministry. Click this link to read on to be blessed and inspired by this fine example of obedience in Loving God and Loving Others!

Ministry Partner Spotlight: Joni & Friends MO

If you haven’t already, read about our ministry partner, Joni and Friends Missouri, as we continue to celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Click this link to read this article by our Communications Volunteer, Christina Bollinger.

Your Next Step

You don’t have to do everything, but you are invited to do something. Serving is not just about filling a need. It’s part of how we grow as followers of Jesus. Ask to shadow other HCC volunteers at these events. Consider committing to a monthly serving opportunity. Invite a friend or your small group to serve with you

When we serve together, we don’t just meet needs—we help people find and follow Jesus.

❤️ Closing Encouragement

We are not here by accident. We are sent. We are sent into our specific neighborhoods, workplaces, and communities. Let’s be a church that sees the need—and steps in to fill the need with faith, courage, and love. Don’t wait for the church to make an event or program. Find joy in being obedient to what God is calling you to do today.

More Ways to Stay in the Local Outreach Loop

Like and Share posts from HCC Outreach- St Charles Campus Facebook Page

Like and Share posts from HCC Food Pantry

Subscribe and follow HarvesterCC Outreach Blog

In the Harvester app: Log in to the app. At the bottom right-hand corner, click “Resources.” On the next screen, click “Volunteer Toolbox.” Click on any group you are assigned to see the calendar and message about needs, events, or serving opportunities. If you would like to be added to any group, such as Food Pantry, School Outreach, EWR Warming Center, Safe Families/Foster/Adopt, Natural Disaster, Food Backpack Ministry, Elections, or Sharing Shed, please email our Ministry Coordinator, Jillian Hohensee, at jhohensee@harvester.cc

February 26, 2026

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February 26 Newsletter

Unleashing the Hope of Jesus in

St. Charles County

Devotional: Love That Moves

“Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” — 1 John 3:18

February is often centered around love. Cards. Candy. Flowers. But Scripture reminds us that love is not simply something we feel — it’s something we do. Jesus didn’t just speak about compassion. He lived the fullest meaning of compassion: TO SUFFER WITH. He moved toward people. He touched the untouchable. He fed the hungry. He welcomed the outsider. He made love visible.

As a church, that is our calling too. When you move dusty furniture on a cold Saturday morning, you are making Jesus’ love visible. When you deliver packed food backpacks to school staff who may be too busy to even acknowledge you, you are making Jesus’ love visible. When you serve overnight at the Warming Center with folks who may not experience the same reality as you, you are making Jesus’ love visible. When you organize what seems like the same school supplies for the 50th time, you are making Jesus’ love visible. When we act and live and serve as one saved by the blood of Jesus, we make the love of Christ tangible for the world to see. You are putting hands and feet to the gospel.

This month, ask yourself:

Where is God inviting me to move toward someone and suffer with them?
What would it look like for my love to be visible?
Who needs to experience hope through action?

Love is more than a feeling. It’s a response to the love we’ve already received in Christ. Let’s be people whose love moves.

Prayers

Please join us in praying for:

Our unhoused neighbors to find safety and security and a compassionate community.
The ministry partners who serve families facing food insecurity
School staff and administrators navigating mid-year challenges
Volunteers who faithfully show up and serve behind the scenes
New leaders emerging within our outreach crews

Prayer:
Father, thank You for loving us first. Give us eyes to see needs around us and the courage to respond. Strengthen our ministry and community partners. Protect the vulnerable. Raise up compassionate leaders within our church. May everything we do unleash the hope of Jesus in our community. Amen.

📅 Upcoming Serving Opportunities

Date	Event/Program	Leaders	Ministry
3/1	Warming Center Celebration/Reflection Lunch	Mike Coumerilgh Michael True	Emergency Weather Response
3/2	LO/GS Gathering #1- Safety Focus	Brendon & Carissa	All Local Outreach & Guest Services
3/5	Monthly Pray & Prep	Katy Pursell	School Outreach
3/7	Operation Restoring Calm Exercise	Leader Needed	Natural Disaster Response Team
3/21	Sharing Shed	Lisa Rogers	Alleviation of Poverty
3/24	City Life Serve Day in Food Pantry & Food Backpack Ministry	Carissa Figgins Susan Nash	Food Pantry and Food Backpack Ministry
Ongoing	Food Pantry	Jane & Steward Topper Denise & Ken Sabo Linda Beeler	Food Pantry
Ongoing	Food Backpacking	Shelly Swart Susan Nash	Food Backpack Ministry
Ongoing	Broken & Beautiful Ministry Pen Pals	Leader Needed	Mental Health Support
3/25	YAM Sharing Shed	Stephanie Lake	Alleviation of Poverty
4/1	Monthly Pray & Prep	Katy Pursell	School Outreach
4/7	Election Polling Place	Leader Needed	Local Outreach
4/18	Sharing Shed	Lisa Rogers	Alleviation of Poverty
4/24-4/20	Carissa on Vacation
4/27	Extra Pray & Prep	Katy Pursell	School Outreach
4/30	LO/GS Gathering #2- Discipleship Focus	Brendon & Carissa	All Local Outreach & Guest Services

SAVE THE DATE!

Good Neighbor Serve Week is July 12-18th!

Look for more information this spring!

Mark your calendar now!

🌟 Volunteer Spotlight

Do you have a serving story to share? When we highlight your story, it isn’t about drawing attention to you — it’s about honoring God and helping others see how they might step into serving too. If you’d be willing to share how God is working through your local outreach involvement, we’d love to connect with you.

New to Local Outreach?

Not sure where to start?

Pray about where God may be leading you.
Click here to take the SHAPE assessment and familiarize yourself with your spiritual gifts.
Explore current serving opportunities.
Try one opportunity and see how God works through it.
Consider stepping into leadership if you sense God nudging you.

There is a place for you.

💬 Final Encouragement

Serving our neighbors isn’t a one-time event that we check off when we are done. It’s a rhythm of life that honors what Jesus did for all of us. It’s choosing compassion when it’s inconvenient. It’s showing up consistently. It’s believing small acts can create eternal impact. Thank you for being a church that doesn’t just gather — but goes.

Together, we are unleashing the hope of Jesus in St. Charles County.

With gratitude,
HCC St Charles – Local Outreach Team

February 2, 2026

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January 26 Newsletter

HCC Local Outreach- St Charles Campus January 2026 edition

Hello Harvester family,

As we step into a new season of serving, we’re reminded that faith grows when we show up faithfully. Here’s what God is doing in and through Local Outreach—and how you can be part of it.

📖 Devotional

“Let us not grow weary of doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” – Galatians 6:9

Serving can be tiring, inconvenient, and unseen—but God promises that faithfulness always bears fruit. Every meal served, prayer prayed, every food backpack delivered, and hand extended matters more than we know. God calls us to be obedient to Him. As humans, we are distracted by the traps and lies that Satan sets for us. The need to be affirmed and praised. The need to be respected and heard. We need to be celebrated and cheered for our efforts and sacrifices. These are all good things in the context of their primary source, God our Father, not of the world. Let’s help each other keep our eyes and hearts set firmly on Jesus and not be distracted by the muck and mire of the world. Our reward will be so much richer if we can let go of these worldly desires.

🙏 Things to Pray About

Guests experiencing homelessness are seeking safety and hope
Solutions in our community to end homelessness
HCC Foster and Adoptive parents
Volunteers serving consistently during winter months
School staff and students at our partner schools
New volunteers are taking a first step into serving

🧤 Serving Opportunities | February & March

Whether you serve once or make it a rhythm, there’s a place for you:

UPCOMING EVENTS: In addition to ongoing serving opportunities with Food Backpack Ministry and Food Pantry each week, below are upcoming events I am aware of.

- School Counselor Appreciation Week 2/2
- YAM Serve With Friends Serve Options all month long
- School Outreach Monthly Pray & Prep 2/4 6:30 p.m.
- VRC Training with St Charles County 2/5 6:30 p.m.
- Carissa Outpatient surgery on wrist 2/9
- Snack carts to school partners week of 2/9
- EWR Warming Center On Call 2/15-22
- Broken & Beautiful Pen Pals start communicating with women incarcerated at Vandalia prison week of 2/15
- Sharing Shed 2/21 & 2/25
- Carissa gone to the Community Ministers National Conference 2/22-24
- Warming Center Reflection & Celebration Lunch 3/1 1:00 p.m.
- Local Outreach/Guest Services Training #1- Safety Focus 3/2 6:30 p.m.
- One Heart Family Ministries Training for Foster Families starts 3/4 6:30 p.m.

Please reach out if you have questions or need clarity on any of these items.

Interested in learning more about what it looks like to serve outside the walls of Harvester? Here is your starting point!==> Serve With Harvester Form

View & Sign Up to Serve

⭐ Serving Opportunity Spotlight

EWR Warming Center

As expected, this winter has been BRUTAL! The EWR Network of Warming Centers in the Tri-County area has been activated most nights in January. HCC was on call as one of the warming centers on January 18-24. We saw new faces serving, returning folks to teach the ropes, and extreme generosity of time, energy, food, and supplies. A huge lesson for all of us was commitment, flexibility, and kindness. We had to be open to anything. For instance, we couldn’t control the weather. We couldn’t control the numbers. Each night, we weren’t sure what we were walking into. But with absolute certainty, we know that God was glorified and honored through everyone’s obedience. HCC will be on call again from February 15-22. Volunteers of all shapes, sizes, ages, stages, and abilities are needed. Warming Center Training Resources have been added to the Harvester Outreach Blog here==>https://harvesterccoutreach.org/helpful-outreach-tools/ewr-warming-center-training-resources/]

SAVE THE DATE: Whether you were able to serve this season or not, you are invited to The Celebration and Reflection Lunch on March 1 at 1 p.m. in the Lower Level of the HCC Office.

🌱 Grow Your Spiritual Influence

Want to grow in confidence and faith to serve outside the walls of Harvester? Check out your free RightNow Media account. Send a request if you have not activated your account. Find a plethora of bible studies, books, and videos to equip you even more to unleash the hope of Jesus! https://app.rightnowmedia.org/en/library/custom/45362

Consider joining the Bible Basic class, whether you are new to the faith or want to share the bible with your neighbors and co-workers. Check out the HCC App and choose the Sunday option or the Wednesday option. https://harvester.cc/events?calendar=8b1c2f28-b26d-4740-bc0b-f351dbde9f41&event=6CXckDwfg1a—-Bible+Basics

Thank you for serving outside the walls of Harvester to unleash the hope of Jesus

January 5, 2026

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YAM Serve With Friends

Serve With Friends Menu

One‑Hour Serving Opportunities

(January 2026 – February 2026)

Looking for an easy way to serve—and bring your friends with you? Harvester Local Outreach now offers one‑hour, Serve With Friends serving opportunities! From blessing neighbors to prepping kits for ministry partners, these simple projects make a big impact. Grab a friend, pick a night, and serve with joy. Check out the Serve With Friends Menu and jump in! These serving opportunities are designed for friends to serve with each other, not just for something to do. Each opportunity focuses on simple, meaningful tasks that can be accomplished in 60 minutes that make a real impact outside the walls of Harvester with our community and ministry partnerships. The majority of supplies and ALL the information will be provided to you before you serve. Pray how God wants Him to use your spiritual gifts to unleash hope in St Charles County!

January Serve With Friends Options – use the QR code to sign up with a friend!

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Option 1: Meal Kit Prep for Emergency Weather Response (EWR)

Task: Assemble nonperishable meal kits and warm welcome notes for guests who will stay at HCC during freezing nights.
Who You’re Serving: Neighbors experiencing homelessness who need safety, warmth, and dignity in harsh weather.
Why It Matters: These kits provide nourishment during vulnerable moments and communicate the love of Jesus clearly.

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Option 2: Encouragement Cards + Care Kits for First Responders

Task: Make handwritten encouragement cards and assemble small care kits.
Who You’re Serving: Central County Fire Department.
Why It Matters: First responders often face high stress and trauma exposure. A word of gratitude speaks life and reminds them the church sees and supports them.

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Option 3: Birthday In A Box for Children in Foster Care

Task: Create birthday celebration box for children in foster care (cake mix, frosting, decorations, small gift, card).

Who You’re Serving: Local foster families to empower them to create joy-filled memories when their foster child is enduring hardship.

Why It Matters: Every child deserves to feel celebrated, seen, and valued. This simple bag sends joy straight into a family’s home.

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Option 4: Find and Fill

Who You’re Serving: Literal neighbors who may not know the love of Jesus and the community of His people.

What You’ll Do: After the group prays together, reflects on where the Holy Spirit is nudging them, they go into the neighborhood, find a need, and fill that need in 60 minutes or less.

Why It Matters: Spiritual maturity comes from time with God in prayer and being obedient to how He leads us.

Choose one of these items from the menu, click here to sign up with a friend, and communication will follow on where you can pick up supplies!

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February Serve With Friends Options – Sign up coming soon

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Option 1: Deep Clean at Faith Haven House

Who You’re Serving: Residents who live in the transitional shelter.

What You’ll Do: Wipe down common spaces, clean baseboards, clean bathroom and kitchen, dust, mop, vacuum

Why It Matters: A clean and peaceful environment gives the residents stability and comfort during a crisis and transition.

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Option 2: Encouragement Night for Community/Ministry Partner Staff

Who You’re Serving: Choose one of our community or ministry partners staff: Bad Boyz Jail Ministry, Boys and Girls Club St Charles, Boys and Girls Club O’Fallon, Broken & Beautiful Ministry, Child Advocacy Center, Faith Haven House, Habitat for Humanity, Joni & Friends, One Heart Family Ministries, REACH St. Charles, Safe Families-Bethany Christian, The Sparrow’s Nest, The Sharing Shed

What You’ll Do: Write thank‑you notes, create simple care bags (coffee cards, Scripture cards, snacks).

Why It Matters: These staff members pour out constantly—your encouragement helps sustain them emotionally and spiritually.

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Option 3: Neighbor Encouragement Drop

Who You’re Serving: People living near your small group host home.

What You’ll Do: Deliver 5–10 small blessing bags (tea, homemade baked item, chocolates, an encouragement note, invite card).

Why It Matters: Good neighboring opens doors for connection and future relationships.

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December 22, 2025

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December 2025 Newsletter

HCC Local Outreachers! Man oh man! Have you unleashed the hope of Jesus this year inside and outside the walls of Harvester! The days and weeks have been jam-packed from food pantry to school outreach to serving with our Community and Ministry partners such as Faith Haven House, The Sharing Shed, and The Sparrow’s Nest. Your financial giving allowed monthly support to those partners and more, including Bad Boyz Jail Ministry, Boys and Girls Clubs of St Charles County, Child Advocacy Center, EWR Warming & Cooling Centers, Joni & Friends, REACH St Charles, Safe Families, as well as so many individuals and families right in our own backyard. You can read more about the impact of your serving by clicking this link to read our Annual Impact Report (August 24-September 25)

Food Pantry Donation Pick Up Drivers Still Needed

Are you a college student without morning classes on Wednesdays or Thursdays? Do you have a flexible work schedule? Stay-at-home parent or recently retired? We are STILL in need of regular and substitute donation pick-up drivers for the HCC Food Pantry. You need about 2 hours a week to pick up donations using the HCC Food Pantry Van, deliver back to the pantry, unload, weigh, and sort. I know there are just FOUR new people looking for their place to serve in 2026. Email Sherry B today to talk through what this might look like for you! sbollinger@harvester.cc

School Serving Choice Survey

HCC St Charles Campus Local Outreach serves about 10 of our local schools through events and the food backpack ministry. Our primary investment is in the schools that are neighbors to the HCC St Charles Campus. These include Hackmann Rd Early Childhood, Barnwell Middle School, Becky David Elementary, and Harvest Ridge Elementary. In 2026, we want our School Outreach Crew Leaders to know exactly who they can call on to serve at the schools. We also want them to know who they are discipling and equipping to serve. We are asking anyone who has ever served with School Outreach or who is now thinking about serving with School Outreach to complete this School Serving Choice Survey. We are requesting that you choose the primary school you would like to serve at to build consistent trusting relationships, as well as a secondary school. You will still be included in the large School Outreach group and can serve anywhere you like. But for the purposes of communicating specific serving opportunities, building a serve community, and providing information, our School Outreach Crew Leaders have requested please CLICK HERE to complete the survey by January 30th.

Our School Outreach Crew Leaders invite any School Outreach Volunteer who has ever served at a single school outreach event, Pack A Pack, Good Neighbor Market, food backpack ministry, are invited to the School Outreach Volunteers Fellowship Lunch on January 4 for the very purpose of getting to know each other and building a serving community. You can find the event to RSVP here in the School Outreach Calendar. In the event RSVP there is an additional sign-up genius link to indicate what you will bring to the Fellowship. See you then!

January Serving Opportunities

Click on any date to see more details

Sunday January 4 School Outreach Volunteers Fellowship Lunch

Wednesday January 7 Pray and Prep

Sunday January 11 EWR Training

Saturday January 17 The Sharing Shed

January 18-24 HCC On Call for EWR- try this QR code to view the EWR Schedule & Plan!

Tuesday January 27 Broken and Beautiful Pen Pal Training (sign up coning soon)

Wednesday January 28 YAM Serves at The Sharing Shed

YAM Serve With Friends January Options

February Serving Opportunities- sign ups coming soon

Wednesday February 4 Pray & Prep

February 15-21 HCC On Call for EWR

Saturday February 21 The Sharing Shed

Wednesday February 25 YAM Serves at The Sharing Shed

YAM Serve With Friends February Options

November 26, 2025

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November 2025 Newsletter

🍁 Harvester Christian Church Local Outreach
November Newsletter

Hello Harvester family! As we step into this season of gratitude, we look back on a month full of generosity, service, and reminders of God’s faithfulness. Thank you for being a church that continually unleashes the hope of Jesus into our neighborhoods.

✨ A Brief Devotional on Gratitude

In 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Paul writes, “Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
Gratitude isn’t just a feeling—it’s a spiritual practice that reorients our hearts toward God’s goodness, even when circumstances fall short of ideal.

This month, we witnessed gratitude lived out:

Students thanking veterans.

Families giving from what they had.

Volunteers quietly and faithfully showing up to serve.

Gratitude grows when we pause, notice, and name God’s movement around us. As you enter this holiday season, take time each day to reflect on one moment where you saw God’s kindness. You’ll be amazed at how quickly your heart fills.

🇺🇸 Veterans Day at Harvest Ridge Elementary

This month we had the honor of supporting Harvest Ridge Elementary’s Veterans Day celebration. Our volunteers helped welcome veterans, serve families, and celebrate the bravery of those who have served our country. It was a beautiful picture of community partnership—students learning honor, families gathering in gratitude, and our church helping create sacred moments in a public school setting.

🥫 Neighbors Helping Neighbors

Thank you to everyone who donated food this month! Your generosity supported families in need across St. Charles County. We watched bags of groceries show up on porches, in lobbies, and at the church doors—each one a quiet act of love that speaks loudly of Jesus!

💛 Celebrating 25 Years with the Child Advocacy Center

This month also marked the 25th anniversary of the Child Advocacy Center of Northeast Missouri, one of our cherished community partners. We are grateful for their decades of work advocating for vulnerable children and families. Harvester is honored to support this mission through prayer, financial contributions, and awareness. Their unwavering commitment reminds us what hope in action truly looks like.

🤝 LO/GS Gathering: Leaders Strengthening Leaders

Our Local Outreach / Guest Services Gathering brought together volunteers and ministry leads to share stories, encourage one another, and pray over the year ahead. Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed. These gatherings strengthen our mission: leading people to find and follow Jesus through generosity and justice.

🌟 December Reminders

🙏 December 3 – Pray & Prep for School Outreach

Join us for a time of prayer and hands-on preparation as we get ready to bless our local schools this Christmas season. Your presence makes a tremendous impact! To RSVP CLICK THIS LINK to see all of the upcoming School Outreach serving opportunities.

🎅 December 13 – Castlio Elementary “Pancakes with Santa”

We’re helping Castlio welcome families for this fun holiday breakfast. It’s a simple, joy-filled way to show the love of Jesus to teachers, students, and parents. We need many more volunteers to cook 1000 pancakes and sausages. CLICK THIS LINK to see shifts and responsibilities.

❄️ Preparing for Winter:

Emergency Weather Response (EWR) Warming Center

Harvester is on call as a warming center the week of January 18-24, 2026, HCC will provide overnight spaces of warmth and safety for neighbors experiencing homelessness. We are only activated where the temperature is forecasted to be 20 degrees or below. There are many ways to support this ministry, from volunteering to staying overnight with a team of Harvester Christians, providing a hot meal, helping with laundry, and always praying. We will have an EWR Warming Center training on Sunday, January 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Annex. RSVP BY CLICKING THIS LINK.

You can commit today to being on call the week of January 18-24, 2026 by CLICKING ON THIS LINK. Start praying now for the guests who will come through our doors—and consider how you might serve or support the team this winter.

Thank you, Harvester, for being a church that unleashes hope—not only in words, but in action, consistency, sacrifice, and love.
Let’s step into December with grateful hearts and ready hands to lead people to find and follow Jesus!.

With much love
Carissa

November 3, 2025

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October 2025 Newsletter

Just pretend when you open this newsletter it’s still October because I am sure most of you are like me, thinking: “What the what, how did November and that Vile Daylight Savings Time Sneak In!

God and I have been simmering in Matthew 9 and Ephesians 4 for many weeks now. For this month, I want to invite you to settle into Matthew 9:37-38.

In Matthew 9:37-38, Jesus said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore, pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.”

Is it just me, or is there an actual command from Jesus that says to pray for laborers to be raised up and sent out? What does that mean for us at HCC Local Outreach? I often tell others that people who choose to serve with Local Outreach really do see the world differently. They have a very hard time passing by those who are suffering. It almost physically hurts them to overlook those who are hungry, those who are thirsty, those who are naked, those who are in prison. My heart, mind and soul have been especially burden this month with the increasing needs of our community. Recently I have often felt overwhelmed and ineffective. It has been a beautiful thing though, because it reminds me to daily and almost hourly surrender to God, submit to His authority, and trust in Him. It has also been a reminder that I am to be obedient to His calling, but I am not responsible for the outcomes. Those battles belong to the Lord.

Your faithful service in the HCC Food Pantry, school outreach, the Sharing Shed, or any part of being a Good Neighbor and serving with HCC Local Outreach is a living answer to that prayer. You are the hands and feet of Jesus, meeting physical needs and planting seeds of hope in our community.

Thank you for your compassion, your time, and your heart for people. Whether you’re stocking shelves, praying with families, or simply offering a smile, you are making an eternal impact.

We’re praying for more laborers to join this beautiful work. If you know someone who might be interested in serving, invite them to one of our upcoming VIP Tours—a behind-the-scenes look at how ministry happens at Harvester and how others can use their gifts and talents to unleash hope in our city.. These tours are a great way to connect, learn, and take the first step toward volunteering.

Volunteer recruitment is ongoing, and we’d love to welcome new hearts into this mission. Let’s continue to pray for God to stir hearts and send more workers into His harvest. Our world needs us more than ever.

Upcoming Events

November 1: As you have heard in the news, SNAP benefits are suspended during the federal government shutdown. We are anticipating more of our neighbors needing support during this unusual time. The food pantry always needs canned meat, canned meals, fresh meat ( venison too!), and cereal. Our HCC food pantry also needs your plastic grocery bins. You can drop off donations in the covered bin outside of the South entrance, Monday through Thursday, or in the wooden bin near the TV in the Mission Cafe on Sundays. We love hearing stories of Harvester Christians like Stacey Floweree mobilizing her neighbors to give to their neighborhood food drive to support the pantry. Thank you Stacey and friends!

Tuesday, 11-4-25 There is nothing on the ballot in our area so HCC is not needed as our neighborhood’s regular polling site. The next time we will serve our neighbors in this way is April 2026.

If you plan to serve in any capacity during the warming centers in January or February 2026, I highly encourage you to attend this EWR training at Wentzville Christian Church from 6:30 to 8:30. If you need to carpool, we are meeting at the church at 5:50 PM and leaving at 6 PM. Not only will this provide a clear vision of why we do this, but also how we do this, and as you know, knowledge is always power!

Thursday 11-6-25

The closure of the O’Fallon Salvation Army Shelter has left people, including children, without a safe place to go. Specialty shelters are nearly full, and families in crisis are being sent outside the county for help. Temperatures are cooling in St. Charles County, and it has been 637 days (nearly TWO YEARS) since we’ve had an option for our families seeking emergency shelter.. Over 600 of our neighbors are at risk. The Continuum of Care for St. Charles, Warren, and Lincoln Counties is actively looking for resources and partners to address this urgent need. Together, we can do better for our neighbors. Our community is invited to attend Community Coffee Conversation: No Place To Go at Saints Joachim and Ann Care Service to hear directly from those on the front lines, share ideas, and explore urgent solutions.

Let’s learn what’s needed—and how each of us can help. Attendance is free, but registration is required. Click here to register.

Event Timeline:

8:30 am Doors open for networking and intentional connections
9:00 – 9:15 am Member announcements
9:15 – 10:00 am Presentation/ Discussion
10:00- 10:20 am Round Tables and Resources
10:30 am Meeting adjourned

Monday 11-10-25

With so many of our local children and families experiencing stress from strikes, furloughs, or their benefits being paused, we need to serve from our knees even more. We will have two School Outreach Prays and Preps this month to pray for our schools as well, and prep our handwritten cards and gifts for teachers for the upcoming Christmas season. In November, we will meet in the Annex on Monday, November 10 and November 24 at 6:30 p.m. Enter through door #10. RSVP in the Harvester app. At the bottom of the home screen, click “Resources.” On the next screen, click “Volunteer Tool Box.” On the next screen, click “Groups.” On the next screen, search “LO – School Outreach.” On the next screen, click “Calendar.” On that screen, click “Monthly Pray and Prep for School Events.” At the bottom of that screen, you can RSVP by clicking “Going”, “Maybe,” or “Not Going.”

Thursday 11-13-25

Our Annual LO/GS Gathering is just around the corner! This is the only time all of Local Outreach, Food Pantry, and Guest Services volunteers can be together in one setting! We will enjoy a fellowship meal from Ginghams together as we celebrate all you did this year to unleash hope inside and outside the walls of Harvester! We will hear our Vision for next year and receive some practical evangelism training, and pray for how God will use us to bring more laborers to the harvest!

Click here to register for this very special night!

Saturday 11-15-25

Sharing Shed Crew serves from 9 a.m. -11 a.m.

Community and Ministry Partner Updates

Tuesday, 11-11-25 Joni & Friends has its St Charles County Church Network Meeting for Disability Ministry Leaders and Volunteers at 6:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of O’Fallon, MO. The guest speaker will be DeAnn Yount, licensed counselor from Crossroads Counseling Centers. DeAnn will offer encouragement and hope for those who give of themselves to meet the needs of others. The meeting will explore the sustaining power of Christ’s presence and the renewal of our spirits when the work feels overwhelming. Please RSVP HERE

Wednesday, 11-12-25 Child Advocacy Center is celebrating its 25th Anniversary at Bogey Hills Country Club from 5:30 p.m. -7:00 p.m.

Immediate Volunteer Needs

Our ministry partners at Faith Haven House urgently need volunteers.

Volunteers are needed to be at Faith Haven House every afternoon and evening between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Volunteers are primarily needed to socialize with any residents who are present during those hours. Other volunteers who have served in this capacity share that sometimes it is just chatting around the dinner table. Other times it’s watching TV or playing cards. Other times, it was teaching a hobby like crocheting. As consistent, trusting relationships are built with the residents over time, there will be opportunities to share the gospel. If you are interested in learning more about this serving opportunity, please reach out to Dareth at Faith Haven House at faith.haven.house@gmail.com

The Child Advocacy Center of Northeast MO is looking for 1-2 unique volunteers. They have been diligently building out a chaplaincy program called The Hope Project to assist children and families who seek their services in the healing process. The CAC has also seen a need for its staff to have spiritual care as well. You do not have to have specific chaplain qualifications or credentials. The crux of chaplaincy is the Ministry of Presence. God can do so much when we are willing to sit in the hardships and heartbreaks of others, just so they know they are not alone. If you would like to know more about joining this small team of CAC chaplains, email Carissa at cfiggins@harvester.cc

Food Pantry Van drivers are needed to pick up food donations. The pickups consist of going to 3 stores and picking up their available donations that day using the HCC Food Pantry Van. Food Pantry Van Drivers need to be able to pick up boxes that weigh up to 50lbs. Food Pantry Van Drivers would bring items back to the HCC food pantry, weigh each store’s donation separately in several categories, and put away accordingly (freezer, cooler, table).

Pickups are in the mornings, Wednesdays & Fridays. A Saturday driver is also needed to pick up on Saturday mornings from the Lindenwood Schnucks bakery. Potential volunteers will need a cleared motor vehicle records check through HCC before driving. Email Sherry Bollinger today with questions to get started on you being the next best happy van driver! sbollinger@harvester.cc

Did you know? The Good Neighbor Serve Crew receives requests from HCC members and our neighbors to help with one-time tasks such as moving, mowing, powerwashing, simple home or car repairs, or trimming trees and bushes. Needs are posted in this group and grabbed as schedules and skills allow. Want to be added to the group? Email Jillian at jhohensee@harvester.cc

SAVE THE DATE(S)!

Is it too soon to mention serving opportunities in December? Not when it involves PANCAKES because our people LOVE cooking tons of pancakes! Castlio Elementary School K-Kids is hosting a Pancake Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 13. Volunteers are needed to cook approximately 2000 pancakes and sausages between 7:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

You can sign up now using this link! https://harvestercc.ccbchurch.com/…/737/responses/new

HCC has committed to being on call as one of the area warming centers the week of January 18-24, 2026, and February 15-21, 2026. The EWR warming centers are activated if the temperature is forecasted to be 20 degrees or less. This program is a death prevention intervention to keep our unhoused and most vulnerable neighbors safe in extreme weather conditions. This program is even more needed this year with the closure of the O’Fallon Salvation Army. There will be MANY volunteers needed to serve in MANY capacities. Prayer Warriors, Hospitality to cook and serve meals, Laundry, Set Up, Clean Up, but ESPECIALLY volunteers to stay overnight on the nights we are activated. Pray how God wants you to support this ministry, and mark your calendar now for this critical event. Sign-ups will be available soon.

September 30, 2025

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September 2025 Newsletter

Who Is My Neighbor?

In Luke 10, a man asked Jesus, “Who is my neighbor?” hoping to justify himself. Jesus responded with the parable of the Good Samaritan—a story that reminds us that our “neighbor” is not limited by proximity, similarity, or convenience. Instead, our neighbor is anyone in need, and love is demonstrated not just with words but through presence, compassion, and action.

As followers of Jesus, we don’t get to choose our neighbors. God places people in our path daily—at schools, workplaces, our community, and even across our social media feeds. The question is: will we stop, notice, and serve? Will we choose to see each and every person we encounter in person or online as someone made in the image of God? This fall, let’s open our eyes to see our neighbors as Jesus sees them, and be ready to respond with His love.

October Opportunities to Serve

Do you know someone who is looking to get plugged in at Harvester through serving? Send them this link to get the conversation started! ==> https://harvestercc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/265/responses/new

Black Cat Coffee Cafe Pop Up

Date: Saturday, October 11 | 9:00–12:00 a.m.
Location: Mission Cafe- enter through the South Entrance
Although there is no serving opportunity with this event, it is a great chance for you to bring a friend to the Mission Cafe and be served by teens and young adults living with disabilities as they gain vocational skills with hands-on experience in a welcoming, supportive environment. All treats and drinks are complimentary. Cash-only tips are welcome to support the Coffee Crew.

The Sharing Shed Saturday Crew

Date: Saturday, October 19 | 9:00–11:00 a.m.
Location: 923 E Terra Ln, O’Fallon, MO
Serve by receiving donations, shopping with clients, delivering furniture, and offering encouragement.

Monthly Pray & Prep

*Dates: October 13 & 20 *Note change from October 6
Location: Annex Lobby enter through Door 10
Serve by praying over our local schools, students, teachers, and administrators. Make and write cards of encouragement. Prep for holiday gifts to teachers.
RSVP through the School Outreach Calendar in the Harvester app

Multiply: Living Out The Great Commission

Dates: Sundays, October 19- November 9 | 1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
Location: TBD on HCC St Charles Campus
In this four-week group, we will dive into a different topic each week. We will learn about God’s heart for the lost and what He has asked us, his people, to do! We will spend time identifying the lost, what our role is in praying, how we make disciples, and what our next steps are. There will also be optional times of sharing/FISHing together in the community to live out what we have learned each week. If you have questions regarding this group, please reach out to Grace Gischer, ggischer@harvester.cc
Sign up here==> https://harvestercc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/722/responses/new

Unhoused Solutions Book Discussion- Grace Can Lead Us Home: A Christian Call To End Homelessness

Date: Monday, October 20 | 6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.
Location: Carissa’s home
Whether you have read the book or not, join us as we discuss how to demystify homelessness and how we reimagine our theological approach to these matters.

The Sharing Shed YAM Crew

Date: Wednesday, October 22 | 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Location: 923 E Terra Ln, O’Fallon, MO
Serve by receiving donations, shopping with clients, delivering furniture, and offering encouragement.

Did you know?

Good Neighbor Serve Crew receives requests from HCC members and our neighbors to help with things like moving, mowing, simple repairs, and landscaping. Needs are posted in this group and grabbed as schedules and skills allow. Want to be added to the group? Email Jillian at jhohensee@harvester.cc

We are actively recruiting volunteers to serve at Faith Haven House in the afternoons and evenings, 3rd-grade math tutors at Central Elementary, regular monthly serve team volunteers for Becky David and Hackmann Rd EC, and chaplains at the Child Advocacy Center. Email Carissa at cfiggins@harvester.cc if you are interested in any of these options.

Our Foster/Adoptive Parent Group is growing! If you are a foster parent or adoptive parent at HCC, let us know so we can add you to that group for support, prayers, and LOVE!

Food Pantry and Food Backpack Ministry recipient numbers are growing almost weekly! Please keep those recipients in your prayers, as many of them are navigating the need for programs and services for the first time.

We may be ready for cooler weather, but perhaps not the dangerously cold weather coming in a few months. We are getting ready for the week our EWR volunteers host the Warming Center in January for our unhoused neighbors. If you have never served in this capacity and you’re wondering where you fit in, let’s chat! Schedule time with me by clicking on this link! ==>Book time with Carissa Figgins

Whenever you serve and wherever you serve, PLEASE CHECK IN ON THE HARVESTER app. We need this information for safety and security reasons. We also need to track the number of volunteers that serve in Local Outreach, whether it is the food pantry, school outreach, EWR, Sharing Shed, or any other ministry at HCC. If you are unsure how to do this, just ask!

Mark your calendars for our final LO/GS Gathering on November 13. Everyone who serves with Local Outreach, Food Pantry, and Guest Services is coming together for a fellowship meal, brief training, and to hear the vision for 2026. RSVP today using this link! ==> https://harvestercc.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/584/responses/new

Discipleship Reflection

When Jesus told the parable of the Good Samaritan, He ended with this command: “Go and do likewise.” As you think about the weeks ahead, consider this question:

What might it look like for me to “go and do likewise” for the neighbor God places in front of me today?

Pray for eyes to see, a heart that responds, and hands that serve.

Stay Connected

Visit harvesterccoutreach.org for updates, information, and devotionals. serving opportunities. Follow our Facebook page for serving opportunities too!

Together, let’s be the hands and feet of Jesus—answering the question, “Who is my neighbor?” with action, compassion, and love.

Upcoming Events

Developing a Rhythm of Serving

What are our next steps after Good Neighbor Serve Week?

Upcoming Local Outreach Serving Opportunities

August Events

September Events

Prayers

Devotional: “Is the point the thing?”

Good Neighbor Serve Week July 13-18

Annual Pack A Pack Drive

Starts June 28th

Upcoming Serving Events

Prayer List

Unleashing Hope:

HCC-St. Charles Local Outreach

May Update

Devotional: Showing Up and Showing Up Again and Again and Again

Reminders from Discipleship Training

Mark Your Calendars: Good Neighbor Serve Week is Coming in July!

Pack A Pack Collection

Upcoming Serving Opportunities

May Prayer Prompts

April 2026 Newsletter

HCC St Charles Campus-Local Outreach

Devotional: Trading Our Certainty for Christlikeness

Prayer Focus

📅 Upcoming Opportunities

Leadership Pathway

The Sharing Shed

Broken & Beautiful Pen Pal Ministry

School Outreach Pray & Prep

School Partnerships

HCC Food Pantry and Food Backpack Ministry – Ongoing

Stamp Out Hunger

SAVE THE DATE!

Ministry Partner Spotlight: Safe Families for Children

If you haven’t already, read about our ministry partner, Safe Families for Children, as we continue to bring awareness to Child Abuse Prevention/Awareness Month. Click this link to read this article by our Communications Volunteer, Christina Bollinger.

More Ways to Stay in the Local Outreach Loop

HCC St Charles Campus-Local Outreach

March 2026 Newsletter

Bloom Where You Are Planted

🌿 Devotional: Faithful in the Everyday

🙏 Prayer Focus

📅 Upcoming Opportunities

Easter April 3-5:

Tuesday, April 7 HCC Election Volunteers:

Thursday, April 16, 6:30 p.m HCC Foster/Adopt Ministry FAM Gathering:

The Sharing Shed

Broken & Beautiful Pen Pal Ministry

School Outreach Pray & Prep

School Partnerships

HCC Food Pantry and Food Backpack Ministry – Ongoing

Stamp Out Hunger

SAVE THE DATE!

Good Neighbor Serve Week Coming July 13-18 Start praying now about how you—and your family or group—can be part of this powerful week of impact. We are lining up over 20 different serving opportunities!

Volunteer Spotlight: Brittany Martin

Ministry Partner Spotlight: Joni & Friends MO

If you haven’t already, read about our ministry partner, Joni and Friends Missouri, as we continue to celebrate Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. Click this link to read this article by our Communications Volunteer, Christina Bollinger.

Your Next Step

❤️ Closing Encouragement

More Ways to Stay in the Local Outreach Loop

Unleashing the Hope of Jesus in

St. Charles County

Devotional: Love That Moves

Prayers

📅 Upcoming Serving Opportunities

SAVE THE DATE!

Good Neighbor Serve Week is July 12-18th!

Look for more information this spring!

Mark your calendar now!

🌟 Volunteer Spotlight

New to Local Outreach?

💬 Final Encouragement

HCC Local Outreach- St Charles Campus January 2026 edition

📖 Devotional

🙏 Things to Pray About

🧤 Serving Opportunities | February & March

⭐ Serving Opportunity Spotlight

🌱 Grow Your Spiritual Influence

Serve With Friends Menu

Good Neighbor Serve Week Coming July 13-18
Start praying now about how you—and your family or group—can be part of this powerful week of impact. We are lining up over 20 different serving opportunities!