Community Development Service Opportunities
"He Answered: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all you strenght and with all your mind;' and ' Love your neighbor as yourself.'" Luke 10:27
Jesus Christ teaches us that to follow Him means loving the Lord our God with all our being. Furthermore, an expression of this love is shown in how we love and swerve the ones He has created - our neighbors.
At Hope Fellowship Church, one of our greatest passions is to love and serve our neighbors. We seek to live this out through active service in our community in a variety of ways.
Below, you will find information on the ministries we currently offer our neighbors and ways you can connect to volunteer in the community.
For more information on Hope Fellowship Community Development,
please contact Odoi Odotei (odoi@hopefellowshipchurch.org, 857-891-7799).
please contact Odoi Odotei (odoi@hopefellowshipchurch.org, 857-891-7799).
Community Development Prayer Ministry
"Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints." Ephesians 6:18
We would love for you to consider joining our Community Development Prayer Ministry.
Followers of Christ from Hope and believers from around the city have been coming together to give praise to the Lord for the ways He is working in and through our outreach tothe community. Through prayer, we seek the Lord's fuidance, asking that His will be done in our heartfelt desire to bring glory to His name. We also lift up prayers for specific needs of those we serve.
We are looking for individuals who would be willing to devote time to prayer for the service and care we provide to our neighbors in Boston.
Some of the ways you can serve:
- Attending monthly/bi-monthly prayer gatherings
- Receiving and faithfully praying through e-mail prayer updates
For more information about the Community Development Prayer Ministry,
please contact Amy Minzner (amyg.2005@gmail.com, 978-604-5642).
please contact Amy Minzner (amyg.2005@gmail.com, 978-604-5642).
Starlight Cooking Ministry
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in." Matthew 25:35
At last count, the city of Boston had approximately 6,000 homeless men and women living on the streets. The Starlight Cooking Ministry works to feed the hungry and impoverished right here in our city.
Every Tuesday and Wednesday at 7:00 PM, volunteers meet at the Porter Square chruch facility for a time of Bible study, prayer, and then prepare food for Streetlight & Starlight Outreaches; ministries in the city that provide resources for the homeless throughout Boston. the volunteers simply prepare the food. It is later picked-up by volunteers and then served from outreach sites to those in need in Davis, Porter, and Harvard Squares.
The Starlight Cooking Ministry is a wonderful way to connect and serve with people in the Hope Fellowship community. Great cooking talent isn't necessary - just a willingness to serve in love!
Some of the ways you can serve:
- Become a Cooking Volunteer
- Become a Cooking Coordinator
- Lead a Bible study or serve as a Devotional Leader
- Donate non-perishable food items
For more information about the Starlight Cooking Ministry,
please contact Melissa Dalton (MDalton@cop-inc.com, 781-964-2461).
please contact Melissa Dalton (MDalton@cop-inc.com, 781-964-2461).
H.I.S BridgeBuilders, Apartment Ministry
"Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow." Isaiah 1:17
Founded 14 years ago in Dallas, TX., H.I.S. BridgeBuilders is a Christian community development ministry that envisions transformed cities for Jesus Christ through the revival of its people, the reconciliation of communities, the renewal of neighborhoods, and the reformation of the culture.
H.I.S. BridgeBuilders partnered with Hope Fellowship in 2004 to minister to the needs of under-resourced Cambridge residents living in local low-income apartment communities. Over the last year, we have focused our outreach ministry to the Fresh Pond Apartments, a 2,300 resident apartment community located a mile and half from Hope's Porter Square church facility. The vast majority of Fresh Pond's residents are immigrants from over 23 nations and most are living well below the poverty level.
H.I.S. BridgeBuilders volunteers have served at the Apartments by teaching English classes, bibles studies and introductory computer classes for the residents. It is our desire to build strong relationships with our neighbors at Fresh Pond - relationships that reflect Jesus Christ's love for us all and bring glory to His name.
Some of the ways you can serve:
H.I.S. BridgeBuilders partnered with Hope Fellowship in 2004 to minister to the needs of under-resourced Cambridge residents living in local low-income apartment communities. Over the last year, we have focused our outreach ministry to the Fresh Pond Apartments, a 2,300 resident apartment community located a mile and half from Hope's Porter Square church facility. The vast majority of Fresh Pond's residents are immigrants from over 23 nations and most are living well below the poverty level.
H.I.S. BridgeBuilders volunteers have served at the Apartments by teaching English classes, bibles studies and introductory computer classes for the residents. It is our desire to build strong relationships with our neighbors at Fresh Pond - relationships that reflect Jesus Christ's love for us all and bring glory to His name.
Some of the ways you can serve:
- Become an English Teacher or Teaching Assistant
- Become a Bible Study Teacher and Teaching Asistant
- Help in teaching the Introductor Computer Classes
For more information about The Fresh Pond Apartments English Program,
please contact Emily Nichols (emilygracenichols@gmail.com, 202-360-9432).
For more information about The Fresh Pond Apartments Computer Classes,
please contact Cara Foster (Cara.Foster@fedmgt.com).
please contact Emily Nichols (emilygracenichols@gmail.com, 202-360-9432).
For more information about The Fresh Pond Apartments Computer Classes,
please contact Cara Foster (Cara.Foster@fedmgt.com).
Hope Fellowship English Program
"When internationals live with you in your land, do not mistreat them. The internationals living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love them as yourself." Leviticus 19:33-34
Boston and Cambridge are comprised of a population that is nearly 25% foreign-born. One third of these international men and women lack the English skills necessary to maintain adequate employment in the city.
The Hope Fellowship English Program shares Christ's love with international people by offering them educational, social and spiritual opportunities. We do this to seek the Lord's will for unityin the diversity of His Body.
The English Program helps our city's international residents by offering quality, affordable English language classes taught by loving instructors. We also offer weekly Bible studies created specifically for international learners and regular social & educational events. We work closely with the students, offering them both educational and spiritual support for their lives here in the United States and beyond. We offer seasonal sessions of classes throughout the year.
Classes are offered on Monday and Thursday eventing as follows:
- 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM Bible Study
- 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM English Class
Some of the ways you can serve:
- Become an English Teacher or Teaching Assistant
- Become a Bible Study Teacher or Teaching Assistant
- Be a part of the Children's English Program Volunteer group
For more information about the Hope Felloship English Program,
please contact Susan Garbiso (suzeegee@gmail.com, 857-205-0762) or Tim Dillmuth (timdillmuth@gmail.com, 781-526-7346).
please contact Susan Garbiso (suzeegee@gmail.com, 857-205-0762) or Tim Dillmuth (timdillmuth@gmail.com, 781-526-7346).
Streetlight Outreach
"If you spend yourselves on behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday." Isaiah 58:10
Streetlight Outreach seeks to glorify God by building relationships with our brothers and sisters on the streets, sharing the love of Jesus Christ by assisting them with their physical and spiritual needs.
Followers of Christ from Hope and other churches in the city work weekly to serve the homeless who live in Davis and Porter Squares. Every Wednesday evening in parks in the Squares, Streetlight Outreach volunteer teams give away warm food and beverages, clothing, and counsel to those in need. Streetlight volunteers also lead an outdoor worship service that everyone in the community is welcome to join.
Outreach volunteers are trained periodically, taught practical skills and best practices for serving homeless men and women who may suffer from mental and physical illness due to alcohol and/or drug addiction. Volunteers are also given local resource information for the homeless every Wednesday eventing before their service in the Squares.
Some of the ways you can serve:
- Become a member on the Outreach Team
- Join the Outreach Team as a Worship Team Leader
- Donate clothing & help in the sorting of such clothing
For more infomation about Streetlight Outreach
please contact Dave Parker (parker@gatewayboston.org, 617-304-5561).
please contact Dave Parker (parker@gatewayboston.org, 617-304-5561).
