College Park is serious about reaching those in our community and the world who need to hear the gospel. Various ways of reaching out may interest you, and if so, please contact us. College Park would love to see you help us reach our world for Christ. Local Community Outreach We encourage anyone to get involved with some of the local ministries here in town that reach out to people with various needs. Some that we have worked with include Wheeler Mission, Crisis Pregnancy Center, Good News Mission, Outreach Inc. and more. Please contact us if you have a special way you want to serve and would like help in plugging in to a local community ministry. Contact: Nate Irwin – 875-0282 Play games, indoor and out. Talk with friends. Enjoy treats and great coffee. Connect with others. Start eternal conversations. Enjoy live music. Share your own live music or poetry at the open microphone. Contact - Suzi Zaleski- zaleskisuzanne@hotmail.com English as a Second Language The focus of this ministry is to show people Christ. We do that by providing English skills to those that need it. These language skills help students get better jobs and provide for their families. Download the ELS Brochure Contact: Talisha Herald - 317-258-3284 Prison Ministry This is a ministry in Bible lessons and spiritual counseling. Our regular Prison Ministry is to the Boys’ School in Plainfield and the Girls’ School on the west side, both juvenile facilities. These are teenage young people that average a one year sentence. We have a Bible study and we also do one-on-one mentoring and life skills teaching. Volunteers are needed who are over the age of 21 and have a desire to reach these kids in a compassionate way. Participation requires an orientation for one evening and a criminal background check. We ask that volunteers be available one or two evenings per month. We will plug you in where you feel the most comfortable serving: music, instrument, teaching, helper, life skills teacher, mentor or providing snacks. Contact: Gary Furr – 299-0504 Kids’ Church Kid’s Church is a ministry to children in the inner-city, specifically located on the near east side of downtown. This ministry exists with the objective of evangelizing children through high energy worship services and networking with inner-city churches. Each Thursday after school and Saturday mornings we meet at Brookside Community Center for a time of fun and exciting worship as we show these children the love of Christ. Some 225 children regularly attend the Saturday program. Volunteers are needed for set-up, teaching, food, transportation, sitting with the kids, clean-up and more. There are various levels of commitment, whether scheduled or walk-in—we can use you! Contact: John & Cindy Schmidler – 733-0115 Angel Tree Angel Tree is a ministry of Prison Fellowship Ministries. Each Christmas, this program provides Christmas gifts to the children of prisoners on behalf of their parent in prison. In mid-November, we will put out a Christmas tree in the church foyer with tags on it. Each tag has instructions for buying gifts for a specific child (sizes, toy “wishes”). Anyone wishing to participate may take one or more tags and fulfill the gift needs of the child listed. Volunteers are needed starting in October to call Angel Tree children’s guardians to get requests and sizes, etc. We also need volunteers to deliver gifts and purchase some gifts when money is given. Contact: Tammi Stillinger - 291-0815 Butler House Butler House is a home that was purchased by College Park and is located near the Butler University campus. Jeff and Susie Daratony live there and minister to the students. They have scheduled activities as well as a basement for students to study or hang out. Volunteers are needed for general repair or “fix-it” problems and also someone to help with occasional plumbing problems. Contact: Jeff & Susie Daratony – 926-5234
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