Posted October 17, 2012 | Category: Local Service, Helping Hands, Local Serving | Written by: Judy Head
We need your help to make this day a success. We have over 300 spots left to fill for Local Serve Day, Saturday, October 27. Please encourage your family and friends to register to serve with you. We still have many exciting opportunities such as: • Sprucing up the facilities at Mustard Seed,...
Posted June 8, 2012 | Category: Local Service, Helping Hands, Local Serving, Local Sites, Longwood, Ministries, Resource Point, News and Inspiration | Written by: Emily Tallman
Could you survive in poverty? A recent survey stated that 1 in 3 Americans are one paycheck away from being homeless. So, it shouldn’t be surprising that many of today’s Americans are finding themselves in situational poverty, resulting from a job loss. The difficulty of living in poverty can be...
Posted October 27, 2011 | Category: Local Service, Helping Hands, Local Serving, Serve Beyond Northland | Written by: Dana Kobosky
Northland has adopted Hamilton Elementary School in Sanford as part of an effort across Seminole County to provide basic needs (food, hygine items, clothing) to homeless children within our public schools. These children are provided free breakfast and lunch during the week but most of them are...
Posted October 24, 2011 | Category: Local Service, Helping Hands, Local Serving, Serve Beyond Northland | Written by: Dana Kobosky
We're excited about sharing the opportunity to help build a brand new playground for the children of Sanford at the Midway Safe Harbor Center! The MIdway Safe Harbor Center is a safe, drug free place where students and community members can participate in educational, enrichment and recreational...
Posted September 22, 2011 | Category: Local Service, Helping Hands, Local Serving, Serve Beyond Northland | Written by: Dana Kobosky
Small Steps for Compassion is a small non-profit with big aspirations. They are dedicated to working with the world’s most vulnerable people...the orphaned, abandoned, and neglected children. Inspired by Christian values, this ministry provides hope and assistance to the orphaned children in...
Posted September 20, 2011 | Category: Local Service, Helping Hands, Local Serving, Local Sites, Simples Churches | Written by: Dana Kobosky
Did you ever want to be involved with a Local Serve Day but think that you lived too far away from Northland to be a part of it? Well, I'd like to extend the invitation to all of our home churches, small groups and web worshippers spread out across Florida and around the world to get involved...
Posted September 13, 2011 | Category: Local Service, Helping Hands, Local Serving, Serve Beyond Northland | Written by: Dana Kobosky
IDignity was created to help the disadvantaged in Central Florida overcome the difficulties of obtaining the personal identification that is crucial to enabling them to become self-sufficient. The need for such a program was recognized by members of five downtown churches who were unable to find...
Posted August 28, 2011 | Category: Local Service, Helping Hands, Local Serving, Serve Beyond Northland | Written by: Dana Kobosky
Exciting things have happened with the summer flunch program at Casselberry Elementary! The summer program which included feeding homeless and/or low income children throughout the summer has now been extended into the school year. The Casselberry Taskforce has obtained a portable trailer which...
Posted August 14, 2011 | Category: Local Service, Helping Hands, Local Serving, Serve Beyond Northland | Written by: Dana Kobosky
Do you have a heart for the elderly? Enjoy leading Bible studies, playing games, leading a karaoke contest or just engaging in great conversation? If so, Island Lake Center (an assisted living center and nursing home) in Longwood is looking for volunteers like you to help! Work along side a...
Posted July 28, 2011 | Category: Local Service, Helping Hands, Local Serving, Local Sites, Online | Written by: Dana Kobosky
On July 16 Northland held the third Local Serve Day of 2011. That same day while those of us in the Orlando area were gathering in the Rink to worship and then head out into the local community to serve, Mary Teasley and her home church group from Ponce Inlet organized their own Local Serve...
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