Serve the World

​But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. ~Jeremiah 29:7

Some people may wonder what a little, tiny church can do to tangibly Serve the World. 
At MCC, we start with the work right in front of us, here in our city. 

​We do what we call, Filling the Holes. Each member identifies, claims, and is empowered to participate in mission work that fits his or her own calling, interests, and gifting. We know that while we may not be able to do everything, we can all do something​ to serve others.

Filling the Holes

Here are some examples of how we Fill the Holes:

• Partnering with local organizations to provide workshops on topics of interest like Fall Prevention, Identity Theft Prevention, and Human Trafficking Prevention.
• Partnering with OSF Health to provide Flu Vaccines and ongoing mobile care at our facility.
• Partnering with IDPH to provide COVID vaccination clinics at our facility. 
• Partnering with the OSF Care-a-van to provide free school physicals and dental exams to neighborhood children in the summer and adult physicals and flu shots in the autumn
• Running with St. Jude's Memphis to Peoria fundraiser

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• Providing supplies for and packing Hygiene Kits for Church World Service and Care Kits for Peoria residents experiencing homelessness as we partner with groups like Pathway Ministries.
• Providing food and supplies to local food pantries 
  • ​Center for Prevention of Abuse
  • Neighborhood House
  • ​​South Side Mission​
  • Salvation Army
    
• Volunteering at Midwest Food Bank​

• Volunteering to provide Snack Packs (1500 per week)
• Housing Gamblers Anonymous
• Helping with Red Cross Blood Drives
• Driving for Red Cross Hospital Services delivering blood products through out the state
• Ringing bells for the Salvation Army
• Collecting coats for Peoria Public Schools
• ​Serving at local food pantries packing and distributing food
• Charity walks
• Providing a worship services in the memory unit of a local senior facility​

Support MCC's Outreach

In 2021, we started our WHOLE Initiative to serve our neighborhood with ongoing opportunities to enrich lives through better health.
In 2022, we were honored to be a recipient of a grant from National Benevolent Association to establish and broaden this effort. The work we did in creating the WHOLE Initiative helped us identify and articulate our Mission, Vision and Values and has ultimately shaped our purpose as we move into the future.
​Click here to see our current offerings.

Week of Compassion

We are proud to support the global outreach work of Week of Compassion, the disaster-relief ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Through Week of Compassion, our dollars provide presence and assistance throughout the world in Jesus' name.
You can read more about the work of Week of Compassion here.

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Support the Work of Week of Compassion

Greater Grace Temple

Elder Eddie Washington

We are honored to host Greater Grace Temple, a congregation led by Pastor Eddie and Elder Irish Washington. Pastor is a long-time resident of the Wardcliffe neighborhood where MCC is located. Greater Grace Temple is an outreach of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World and meets Sundays at 2 p.m. and various days through the week. For more information, please contact Eddie at 309-339-5313.

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