Mayflower sets aside a significant percentage of our annual budget for Outreach.
As we live into Jesus’ Great Commandment, these funds impact our community, our country, and our world.
THANKSGIVING PARTNER
DONATE NEW COZY THROW BLANKETS
DROP OFF / PORTICO BIN – 9:00a-2:00p WEEKDAYS
Your gift helps rescue Christmas for the most vulnerable.
With more people facing poverty this upcoming season, your generosity is needed more than ever.
The NEW Mobile Shower Unit will be on display during our Thanksgiving Drive-in Service. Please join us in supporting this important and worthy cause.
THANKSGIVING PARTNER
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Hundreds of people who are experiencing homelessness and hunger come through our doors every day.
We are constantly in need of items to care for individuals and families in crisis.
Mel Trotter Ministries’ NEW Mobile Shower Unit will allow those experiencing homelessness to receive a hot shower with dignity and compassion as they move to seek sustainable housing and employment opportunities.
The mobile shower unit will be placed at strategic locations throughout the city where hygiene services are most needed. Mel Trotter Ministries, along with community partners including The Other Way Ministries and The Homeless Outreach Team are building relationships in the West Michigan community to help unsheltered individuals with tangible needs such as hygiene.
COVID-19 won’t stop Mayflower from
making Christmas wishes come true!
CHRISTMAS PARTNER
Are you able to SPONSOR A FAMILY?
Bethany is organizing this Outreach Opportunity directly. Please click below for more information and SIGN UP!
Your family list will be available by November 20.
Donors should plan drop-off at designated Bethany office ONLY on Fridays and Saturdays in December – not at Mayflower please.
Household GIFT BASKETS
This was a huge hit last year! LET’S DO IT AGAIN! Load up a new Laundry Basket with items like: Laundry Detergent, Personal Hygiene Items, Sanitary Products etc. Our hope is that we can provide a gift basket for each sponsored family.
DROP OFF / PORTICO BIN – 9:00a-2:00p WEEKDAYS before Dec. 23.
COAT DRIVE!
For our newly arrived refugees!
A Note of Thanks from our friends
at IHN/Family Promise:
Dear Mayflower Congregants,
We are blown away at the incredible amount of food you were all able to put together and provide to the families at Family Promise. Thank you so much for continuing to provide support to those in need during these exceptionally worrisome times. We are so grateful to have you all as partners in this important work.
Thank you for making this opportunity a blessing to so many!
Stay tuned for an upcoming 2021 date to participate.
Please email Ruth with your interest.
The Mayflower Outreach Committee voted to support and to fund the following projects since fall 2018:
- Safe Haven Ministries received $15,000 and our Thanksgiving offering.
- Mel Trotter Ministries was gifted $15,000 for their work in the community and their focus on recovery and rehabilitation.
- Degage, a longtime partner of Mayflower, was recognized with a $15,000 check to support a new kitchen and dining room.
- Eden’s Village was gifted with $12,000 to fund a transformer.
- During a Habitat for Humanity build day and we supported their work in the Roosevelt Park neighborhood with a $10,000 gift.
- Exalta Health provides health care in Christ’s name to those in our city who do not have access. Outreach funds are supporting this work with a $10,000 gift as well as eyewear for their optometry clinic.
- We helped the Sudanese Grace congregation with the purchase of prayer books in the Dinka language, and assisted a newly arrived Sudanese family.
Our committee continues to be grateful for the generous support of the congregation.
We seek to be a blessing to those around us and a force for good in the world.