Our Ministries

Each Sunday after the 10:00 service, we gather to greet each other, welcome newcomers, and visit with old friends and new. Weekly hosts are asked to bring light finger foods (fruit, cheese, crackers, cookies, etc.) We encourage all members to sign up to host, or to partner with a friend.

Every Wednesday morning from 9:30-11:30 our crafters meet in the church library to share fellowship and to create:

• Free hats, scarves, mittens and gloves for chilly local kids through our ministry partners, the Phyllis Zumkher County Clothing Center, Kent Social Services and the Miller Community House shelter for homeless.
• Prayer shawls and lap robes for people in need of comfort
• Crafts of all kinds to benefit those in need and to raise money for our many ministries

No experience necessary! Group members are happy to teach you how to knit and crochet - all tools and materials provided. 

The Black Squirrel Piecemakers are a group of people who make quilts for babies in the community who are in need. We give the quilts to Project Linus who distributes them. We meet in the parish hall every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until noon. No skills are required. Everyone is learning new skills. No sewing machine is required, but you nay bring one if you wish. We would love to have others join us.

The Socially Responsible Sweatshop is committed to repurposing landfill-destined textiles into useful, beautiful items. These items are lovingly crafted and priced affordably. Proceeds from the sales of these items are donated to provide extra funds for food-insecure community members and other social justice projects. The volunteers of the SRS strive to be helpful to our brothers and sisters while demonstrating responsible stewardship of our Earth and the protection of its environment.

SRS welcomes participation from folks of all abilities. We need sewists, people to cut out projects, and people to help with stuffing our mediation pillows. Regular hours are: Sunday and Monday 1-3 pm and Tuesday and Friday 10:00 am to noon at Christ Episcopal Church in the lower level. Enjoy fellowship and help to end food insecurity in Portage County.

You find a link to their online shop here. Learn more about the SRS here.

Our church sponsors Venture Crew 2257. Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young men and women who are 14 years of age OR 13 years of age and have completed the eighth grade and under 21 years of age. Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults, with an emphasis in adventure, leadership, personal growth, and service.

Jesus put a lot of emphasis on feeding hungry people and so do we.

Our volunteers:

• Collect food (and, while we are at it, cleaning supplies, personal care products, blankets, school supplies and Christmas toys) for the Lord’s Pantry at Kent Social Services
• Partner with Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church on Water Street to provide hot meals at their Saturday Lord's Lunch program

The Phyllis Zumkher County Clothing Center was named in honor of our late member, Phyllis Zumkher, and is run by our ministry partner Family and Community Services, Inc. The Center distributes gently used clothing and household goods at no charge to anyone in need in Portage County.

The first and third Tuesday of each month, our volunteers:

• Collect, sort and display donated items
• Assist clients with finding what they need
• Staff special events, like assisting kids with picking out outfits from the Halloween costume room in October.

Each holiday season we organize an outreach collection for group home residents at Coleman Professional Services to provide them with essential items they need such as clothing, watches, socks, blankets, shoes, slippers, etc. and other items that they request.