Serving Opportunities

Area Relief Ministries partners with churches to serve those in need while protecting their deserved dignity. It is a pleasure for Fellowship to serve with them. Whether Room in the Inn, Emergency Services, Rapid Rehousing or job skills training, join us in serving. To learn more about Area Relief Ministries, visit their website: areareliefministries.org.

RIFA is a Christian nonprofit organization that feeds, clothes and trains people in need by combining life-changing resources from area churches, businesses and individuals to demonstrate Christ’s love to all who come through their door. Fellowship partners with their many ministries, including their Soup Kitchen, Snack Backpack ministry, and many more. To learn more about RIFA, visit their website: rifajackson.org.

RIFA ONE CITY ONE FOOD DRIVE:

For the month of September, Fellowship Kids is participating in RIFA’s One City One Food Drive and collecting Snack Backpack items and/or canned goods. Items can be brought to the Learning Center check-in counters or the Worship Center Kids’ table. Kids will also be given bus banks this Sunday to fill with change and return by Wednesday, September 30. See below for the items needed!

Snack Backpack items: Pop-Tarts, Ramen Noodles (chicken or beef), Microwave Popcorn (individually wrapped), Apple Sauce (with foil lids), Oatmeal (single serving packs), Chicken Noodle Soup (with pop-tops), Ravioli (with pop-tops), Macaroni & Cheese (individual packets/bowls)

Canned goods: Vegetables, Beans, Fruits, Meats, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Pasta, Soup

Fellowship is proud to support Fellowship of Christian Athletes. Since 1954, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes has been challenging coaches and athletes on the professional, college, high school, junior high and youth levels to use the powerful medium of athletics to impact the world for Jesus Christ. FCA focuses on serving local communities by equipping, empowering and encouraging people to make a difference for Christ. To learn more about FCA or to donate, visit https://my.fca.org/barrycox.

Young Life doesn’t start with a program. It starts with adults concerned enough about kids to go to them, on their turf and in their culture, building bridges of authentic friendship. These relationships don’t happen overnight — they take time, patience, trust and consistency. Young Life is active in various high schools and middle schools in the area and Fellowship is excited to partner with such a caring ministry. To learn more about Young Life, visit their website: jackson.younglife.org.

Fellowship gives to The Dream Center, a beacon of hope to all families and individuals who have a strong desire to change their way of life by implementing Biblical principles so that the cycle of chronic homelessness shall be broken. They house families and individuals who have experienced crisis and assist them in finding gainful employment with local established companies, financial recovery classes, and much more. To learn more about the Dream Center, visit their website: dreamcenterjackson.com.

Fellowship supports Youth Town of Tennessee, a Christ-centered residential treatment facility for boys ages 12 to 18. With more than 50 years of experience counseling young men battling addiction and behavioral problems, Youth Town has become a place of hope for families in need. To learn more about Youth Town, visit their website: youthtown.net.

Habitat for Humanity believes that every man, woman and child should have a decent, safe and affordable place to live. We here at Fellowship have partnered with Habitat for Humanity in Jackson; we build and repair houses all over the community and have taken the lead in framing 23 houses. Habitat’s partner families purchase these houses through no-profit, no-interest mortgage loans or innovative financing methods. Your work, combined with the work of fellow believers, can help eliminate sub-standard housing in our community. To learn how to participate, email Randy Pierson at rpierson@fellowshipjackson.com. To learn more about the local Jackson affiliate for Habitat for Humanity, visit their website: jacksonhabitat.com.

Fellowship supports Birth Choice, a safe, pro-life place where women can feel free to ask questions and objectively weigh their options, free-of-charge and with confidentiality. The compassionate staff offers understanding, judgment-free consultation and takes the time to listen and understand each individual situation. To learn more about Birth Choice, visit their website: yourprivatechoice.com.

For general inquiries, call 731-644-8443. To speak to someone about volunteering, email Chris, the Jackson Clinic Director, at chris@birthchoice.us. To speak to someone about participating in fundraisers or supporting financially, email Tiffany, Director of Development, at tiffany@birthchoice.us.

Child Evangelism Fellowship is a Bible-centered organization composed of born-again believers whose purpose is to evangelize boys and girls with the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ and to disciple them in the Word of God and in a local church for christian living. CEF is the world’s largest evangelistic outreach to children. Last year, CEF reached over 14 million children in over 183 countries! With their unique ministries, training, and materials, Fellowship is proud to support them as they carry out the Great Commission. To learn more about CEF, contact Executive Director Randy Nicholas at 731-736-2786, email office@cefjacksontn.com or visit their website at cefjacksontn.com.

ARISE2Read Jackson, a church/school partnership program for Jackson-Madison County schools, is recruiting volunteers for Team Read. Invest one hour a week to help a 2nd grader learn the foundational words of reading. No tutoring experience is necessary; a 45-minute training session is required. Team Read is an impactful program. Last year, with the help of 525 volunteers, students increased sight word recognition 103 percent. However, more significantly, students who were coached twice a week increased 291 percent! Our church is supporting this ministry, and we need you. To learn more contact James@arisejackson.org or Kelly@arisejackson.org.

Mission to Missionaries (MTM) exists to serve missionaries who are home on furlough and provide them with some rest.

For more information please visit www.missiontm.org.

Campus Outreach exists to “glorify God by building laborers on the campus for the lost world.” CO’s vision comes from the passage, Matthew 9:35-38, where Jesus looks to the crowds and being moved by compassion tells his disciples, “the harvest is plentiful, by the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” Campus Outreach serves the campuses of 23 stateside regions, with multiple locations in each region, and also 13 international locations (with 20 more international locations requesting CO to send staff!). On these campuses, CO seeks to evangelize the campus by sharing the gospel within the dorms, greek chapters, and athletic teams of the individual campus, establish young or new believers in the gospel and foundational applications of the gospel to be a disciple and make disciples for a lifetime, equip students with the heart and tools for bringing the gospel to their peers, families, and the world, and export students into strategic post-grad opportunities for the good news of Christ to reach the ends of the earth whether that be into a full-time ministry position or through their attained degree. At each campus we serve, we partner and are under the authority of a local church whom we love and are committed to!

Tyler Hardin serves as the Campus Director of Murray State University where he came into a saving relationship through the ministry his freshman year in 2013. He shares the gospel relationally through small group bible studies, and during weekly group gatherings with hundreds of students on campus, while discipling young men, and his wife with women, who are seeking to grow in Christ and make disciples.

If you wish to financially support Tyler, click here.

For more information about Campus Outreach, visit campusoutreach.org.

Scarlet Rope Project, a faith-based nonprofit in Jackson, Tennessee, exists to provide a safe place for healing and restoration to survivors of sex trafficking. To learn more, visit their website at scarletropeproject.com.

Keep My Hood Good helps teach the principles of accountability, excellence, integrity and respect of self and others to underprivileged youth in our community.

In 2009, Juanita Jones started the Keep My Hood Good Campaign to serve the children of Jackson who are stuck in generational poverty. What started as playing kickball in Lincoln Courts and Parkway East has turned into serving as many as 26 students from local schools each week teaching them the principles of accountability, excellence, integrity and respect of self and to others.

Students are provided transportation to T.R. White Sportsplex Monday – Thursday from 3-6pm. During that time, they are provided with a safe environment, a snack, activities, and a time to learn about life. KMHG also provides a summer program to help students during the summer.

Opportunities to serve:

Prayer Partners, Mentoring, Tutoring, Skills Training, Leading Devotions/Bible Studies, Financial Sponsorship of a Child

Samaritan’s Purse is a nondenominational evangelical Christian organization providing spiritual and physical aid to hurting people around the world. Since 1970, Samaritan’s Purse has helped meet the needs of people who are victims of war, poverty, natural disasters, disease, and famine with the purpose of sharing God’s love through His Son, Jesus Christ. The organization serves the Church worldwide to promote the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.