Monday, November 23, 2015

Missions in our hometown!


Put these dates on your calendar:

St. Vincent Catholic Charities

What: Beginning Nov. 29th, St. Vincent invites you to join its Holiday Giving Program by sponsoring a refugee family, teen or select an Angel Gift Tag from one of our Angel Trees found at local shopping malls and retail shops. 

When: Beginning Nov. 29th
 
Contact: To receive information about how you can get involved, contact Thomas Woods at 517.323.4734 ext. 1203 or woodst@stvcc.org.  

Love Lansing
What: On December 12, we will gather together with our partner churches to serve our neighbors in South Lansing in a practical way. We are focusing on what we call the “Kingdom Rectangle,” the region from Dunckel to Waverly and from Holmes to Willoughby.  We will pack and deliver totes and boxes of needed items to nursing homes, schools, and low-income housing communities. Visit THIS LINK for more information about Love Lansing Christmas.

When: December 12th.  Rally begins at 9:00 am - delivery completed by about noon.
Where: Trinity Church, 3355 Dunckel Road, Lansing, MI 48911

Christmas Coat Drive

Providing coats for children in need this Christmas season.

Mount Hope invites you to partner with STVCC Children’s Home and Lansing Area youth homes to provide over three hundred (new) winter coats for each youth in need. Help us share hope this Christmas by providing coats for foster care children in the Lansing Area who need to know they are loved. Click HERE for more information on how YOU can help out!

Believe for greater things
Wednesday, January 6th 7-9pm.
A city wide prayer gathering hosted by Mt. Hope. (More information to come)

Weekly opportunities: 

Street Pastors
What: Join a team from Capital City Vineyard serving the Lord on MSU campus. Pass out hot chocolate and coffee to students as they walk by and engage in conversations. This ministry's focus is to encourage students with a Christian background in their walk with the Lord and find a church in the area, let people know about HOPE (House of Prayer East Lansing), engage students in thought provoking conversations, and most of all, show all we come in contact with the unfailing Love of Christ.

When: Saturday nights 8pm-whenever the drinks are gone!
Where: House of Prayer East Lansing - 619 E. Grand River 


The Furnace Prayer Room
What:  The Furnace seeks to fuel spiritual awakening on campus through prayer. See more here: http://www.furnacemsu.com/aboutus.html

Where: HOPE - House Of Prayer East Lansing - 619 E. Grand River
Schedule: 
  • Open hours Monday - Friday 11am-6pm. Open hours are times when the prayer room is open for anyone to come and spend time seeking God in prayer, studying the Word, etc. We encourage you to drop in and leave as you need. Meet a friend and spend time praying for the campus.
  • Monday - Friday 12-1pm - Devotional worship and prayer -
  • Sundays 6-8pm - Worship and prayer -
  • Mondays 7:30pm - Teaching and equipping Prayer 101 -
  • Mondays 8:30-10 pm - Worship and prayer -
  • Monday, December 14th 8:30-10pm - End of semester worship night -
Wake - Capital City Vineyard youth group
What: If you're a youth who wants to grow in your faith, be encouraged by like minded Christians, and put your faith in action, COME HERE!! We dig into God's word, have deep discussions, and powerful prayer times. Todd Hargett, who has a heart for sharing the gospel with the lost on a day to day basis is the leader of the group. You WILL go away encouraged and excited about your faith! 

When: Every other Sunday, 6-8pm. Our next meetings are the 22nd of November, December 13th, December 27th.
Where: Capital City Vineyard Church, 1635 Coolidge Rd. East Lansing MI 48823