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Serve the WorldBut 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.
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.
- 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
- Providing food and supplies to local food pantries
- Volunteering at Midwest Food Bank
- Volunteering to provide Snack Packs (1500 per week)
- Housing Gamblers Anonymous and Adult Children of Alcoholics
- 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
- Community Trunk and Treat
- Providing a worship service in the memory unit of a local senior facility
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In 2021, we started our WHOLE Initiative to serve our neighborhood with ongoing opportunities to enrich lives through better health. Click here to see our current offerings.
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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. |
Greater Grace Temple Elder Eddie Washington
We are honored to host, Greater Grace Temple, a congregation led by Elder Eddie Washington, 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 Elder Eddie at 309-339-5313.
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