Saint Andrew Christian Church

Mission and Outreach

Disaster Recovery
The Disaster Recovery program provides opportunities for Saint Andrew volunteers of all skill levels to help rebuild communities affected by hurricanes, floods, tornadoes and other natural disasters. We generally make one or two trips per year and have recently traveled to New Orleans, Louisiana and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. These projects are often ecumenical in nature allowing us to work side-by-side with volunteers of other denominations. To learn more, contact Bert Braud, bbraud@kc.rr.com.

Interfaith
Interfaith dialog is more important today than ever before! Join us in reaching out to our brothers and sisters in other spiritual traditions as we seek to share our faith and learn from the rich heritage of others within our community. To serve on the Interfaith Committee or to learn about specific opportunities, contact Greg Rieke, grieke1@gmail.com.

Micah Ministry
The Micah Ministry is the urban, ecumenical outreach ministry at Independence Boulevard Christian Church, reaching out to the poor and homeless neighbors in the historic Northeast area of Kansas City, Missouri. It is centered around a table-based ministry of home-cooked suppers in which faith-based and civic volunteers partner and seek to embody the presence of Christ and heed the words of the prophet Micah. “He has shown you, humankind, what is good; so what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God.” (Micah 6:8)

Saint Andrew volunteers serve meals on Monday evenings and sort clothes for the clothing pantry all day Monday. Clothing volunteers are encouraged to come for whatever time they have available whether that is two or three hours or all day. To learn more or to volunteer, contact John & Karen Schwark, sunembks@yahoo.com or 913.831.3789.

Migrant Farmworkers Project (MFP)
Each fall, MFP provides social and legal services to a population of approximately 400 farmworkers and their families who come to Lafayette County, an hour east of Kansas City, to harvest apples. MFP also works with a population of these workers who stay year-round to work seasonally. Saint Andrew regularly collects donations of needed items. During the fall, Saint Andrew volunteers provide meals on Tuesdays and Thursday for ESL classes and sort and distribute supplies on Monday evenings. For more information, contact John Coughlin, john.coughlin@umb.com.

Ministry Mile
Ministry Mile is an initiative begun at Saint Andrew in the fall of 2009 to help fulfill the unmet needs of our neighbors within a few miles of the church. Presently our efforts are focused on feeding the hungry and encouraging reading through the Johnson County Food Ministry as well as adopting a local school, Washington Elementary. Saint Andrew volunteers serve dinner the second Thursday of every month at Johnson County Food Ministry which operates out of Center of Grace at 520 South Harrison in Olathe. Volunteers also support Washington Elementary by preparing meals for teachers on conference nights and by serving as Youth Friends to the students. To learn how to become involved, contact Sherri Arnhold, sarnhold@sbcglobal.net.

Saint Andrew Cares
Saint Andrew Cares projects are organized monthly by the Mission Committee and provide opportunities for Saint Andrew families to work side-by-side to support local and global organizations. Projects include sorting food at Harvesters, collecting supplies for Hillcrest and Migrant Farmworkers, participating in Christmas in October and more! To learn more, contact Donetta Shaner, donetta@kc.rr.com.

Society of St. Andrew
The Society of St. Andrew is a grassroots, faith-based, hunger relief nonprofit organization working with all denominations to bridge the hunger gap between 96 billion pounds of food wasted every year in this country and the nearly 40 million Americans who live in poverty. They rely on support from donors, volunteers and farmers as they glean nutritious excess produce from farmers' fields and orchards after harvest and deliver it to people in need across the United States. We usually have little advanced notice when gleaning opportunities arise. If you would like to be contacted as we learn about new opportunities, contact Brandon Pomeroy, bdpomeroy@msn.com.

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