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ONGOING OUTREACH MINISTRIES: |
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Jail Ministry |
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Powledge,
Beto & Coffield Units: One
Saturday a month volunteers provide transportation to the family members of
offenders incarcerated in Palestine,
Texas. Our church buses are the only means these
families have of visiting their loved ones.
Family members are allowed to visit for a two-hour period and then
return to Dallas. Also, many of our
volunteers visit offenders who do not have any family or friends visiting
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Lew Sterrett
Jail: The first Sunday of each
month, Lovers Lane provides worship services at the county jail in downtown Dallas. The group leaves the church about 1:15 p.m.
and returns around 4 p.m. |
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Hutchins State
Jail: Volunteers go from 1 to
4 times a week, helping with the H.O.P.E. Literacy Program. Volunteers have also led worship services
on Easter as well as worship and games for Dads and Sons Day around Father's
Day. During Christmas, needed items
are collected and distributed to every offender at Hutchins (items collected
in the past include deodorant, soap and ramen noodles). |
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Stewpot |
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Ten days each year, an opportunity is provided for 10-12
volunteers to serve lunch at the Stewpot downtown from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. Stewpot is located near First
Presbyterian Church. Hot meals are
served to the homeless each weekday.
Interested persons should contact the Outreach office to reserve a
spot. |
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Extra Efforts/Burnet Elementary |
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Tutoring and after school care for children attending Burnet Elementary School
in West Dallas. |
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H.O.P.E. Literacy Program |
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H.O.P.E. (Helping Others Pursue Education) promotes a
tutoring and mentoring ministry in literacy, math and bilingual education. |
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Meals on Wheels |
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The fourth week of each month Lovers Lane volunteers pick meals
up from Northway Christian Church and deliver 10 - 20 meals to residents of East Dallas. |
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Bachman Foundry |
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As part of the United
Methodist Church's
Vision 20/20, a start-up church was founded in a predominately Hispanic
immigrant neighborhood in West Dallas. The visions and goals of the foundry are to
(1) identify and empower leaders in the Bachman area community, (2) be a
witness for Jesus in the Bachman area through relationships, service and
ministry and (3) strengthen covenant churches for ministry through
relationships with the Bachman Foundry. |
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Opportunities for Community Service