Serve Near
We believe it is important to serve in our community and help those around us. FBC serves alongside our ministry partners to meet the needs of our community in different ways. There are many opportunities to volunteer.
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ALL STARS CLUB
All-Stars Club provides fun and faith-based programs for children and adults with special needs. We meet on the 2nd Saturday of the month in the SHED for the best party in town! Volunteers are needed to serve as buddies to the All-Stars for an evening of sports, karaoke, dancing, and a time of worship and devotion. Sign up using the link below as dates are released.
All Stars Club – Volunteer Buddy
Come volunteer as a buddy for the night with one of our all-stars and make a difference!
By volunteering as a buddy you will:
- Make a difference in the life of an all-star by being a much needed friend
- Afford their parents or caregiver a night of essential rest
- Show in action how much these families are cared for by our community
You don’t need any experience to be a part of our volunteer team. We have experts onsite that will match you with an All-Star that fits your experience and be on hand to help in any way possible.
If you would like to get involved in volunteering, click here to sign up.
The S.E.R.V. Team
HOST TEAM
The “green” team ensures the logistics and entertainment of each All-Stars Club are set up and managed properly. The Host Team includes: Setup, First impressions/Check-in, Photography/videography, Karaoke Emcee & Snack table
SAFETY TEAM
The “orange” team ensures 100% safety at each event for all participants. They monitor each room and its exits to ensure participants are following proper safety rules and addresses any medical needs that may arise. The Safety Team includes: Medical professionals (minimum age 21, current BLS certification, degrees can include: CNA, EMT, at least 1 year of a nursing program completed, or at least 1 year of medical school completed) & Room monitors
CARE TEAM
The “red” team ensures all BUDDY volunteers are equipped and supported throughout the entire event. Care volunteers have a moderate to high level of experience working with individuals with special needs and have served at the All-Stars Club for at least 3 events as a BUDDY.
DENVER STREET SCHOOL
The Denver Street School is all about bringing hope, a second chance, and the love of Christ to Denver’s at-risk youth through quality education in a safe environment and a supportive network of loving, caring adults. Volunteers of all ages, individuals and groups, are needed to serve in a variety of ways, from packing birthday boxes and playing flag football to greeting at the front door or sharing your skills as a guest in one of their classes. To find out more about DSS and see how your gifts and skills can be used, click the link below.
Get Involved
If you want more information and want to get involved, visit the Denver Street School website.
SELAH with RESTORATION OUTREACH PROGRAMS
Restoration Outreach Programs (ROP) seeks to meet needs, build relationships, and restore lives through Christ in our East Colfax community. They work to provide resources and develop relationships that lead people to lives of self-sufficiency, and to provide mentoring and a consistent, safe place for teens and children, thereby building character and stability in their lives and introducing them to Jesus. SELAH is ROP’s children’s program that exists with the goal of providing quality, Jesus- centered programing for inner city and refugee children on and around East Colfax.
Serve with SELAH
- What: Serve and share the love of Christ with refugees and at risk littles living on east Colfax. Volunteers engage kids by playing games, doing prize giveaways, assisting with math and reading skills, and most importantly, by sharing a story from God’s living Word and praying with the them and their families.
- Time: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.
- Dates: Monday nights during the schoool year
- Location: 1540 Boston Street Aurora, CO 80010
To learn more or sign up, email Ashley at Ashley@ROPServes.org
Selah Homework Help
- What: The tutoring program provides academic and homework help for elementary students at Crawford Elementary. During the program, the students work with a tutor building their knowledge and skill base (including reading) as they build relationships in a supportive, encouraging, and safe learning environment.
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- Time: 3:00 – 4:45 p.m.
- Dates: Thursdays
- Location: Crawford Elementary 1600 N. Florence St. Aurora, CO 80010
To learn more or sign up, email Ashley at Ashley@ROPServes.org
More Information
- Learn more about Restoration Outreach Programs and all the work they do on their website.
DAYS FOR GIRLS
What if not having feminine hygiene supplies meant DAYS without school, work, or community? Days for Girls is intent on giving these women and girls days back by providing reusable and sustainable hygiene kits that last 2-4 years, giving them 240 days back!
Days for Girls Maker Days
- What: Volunteers will serve with sewing and non-sewing tasks needed to create the DFG kit components.
- Dates: Typically the 3rd Wednesday of every month
- Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – come anytime and stay the whole time or just an hour!
- Location: The SHED at Foothills Bible Church 6102 South Devinney Way Littleton, CO 80127
Days for Girls Maker Nights
- What: Volunteers will serve with sewing and non-sewing tasks needed to create the DFG kit components. We will meet one Saturday night every other month.
- Dates: typically the 3rd Saturday of every other month
- Time: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
- Location: The SHED at Foothills Bible Church 6102 South Devinney Way Littleton, CO 80127
Donations
- Items are needed to complete the kits
- Donations can be delivered to the Main Office (Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) or to a DFG Maker Event
- Items Needed: Bikini style cotton panties Girls 10-16 or Women’s 5-7
More Information
Contact the Days for Girls Littleton chapter through their Facebook page or by emailing Reba from the Littleton chapter. Learn more about Days for Girls and all the work they do on their website.
OPEN DOOR MINISTRIES
Open Door Ministries’ mission is to show mercy, build community, and make disciples for Christ in urban Denver. They exist to provide practical help and hope to people who are homeless or low income.
Group Volunteer Opportunities
- What: There are many ways for groups to serve at ODM. Your groups skillset and passion will greatly bless this ministry and can be used in a variety of ways. Examples include landscaping, minor construction projects, assembling bags for residents and guests, and providing meals. View the complete group project list here!
- Dates: The dates are flexible. Let ODM know on the Group Project Form when your group is available and they will work with you to get something scheduled.
- Location: 1567 N Marion St, Denver, CO 80218
- To register: Complete the Group Project Form. Questions? Contact Jennifer at 303-217-8637 or volunteers@odmdenver.org.
Individual Volunteer Opportunities
- What: There are many ways for you to use your gifts and skills to bless people at ODM. You can serve one-time or on a regular basis. Examples include gardening, research, childcare, minor construction projects, and helping with events. View the complete group project list here!
- Dates: The dates and times are flexible.
- Location: 1567 N Marion St, Denver, CO 80218
- To register: Complete the Individual Volunteer Form. Questions? Contact Jennifer at 303-217-8637 or volunteers@odmdenver.org.
Donation Request
- Make a difference by giving physical items to our Open Door programs!
- Click here to see their wishlist.
More Information
Learn more about Open Door Ministries and all the work they do on their website.
HANDS OF THE CARPENTER
Hands of The Carpenter (Hands) is a faith-based nonprofit organization that uniquely serves working single moms by addressing the often overlooked issue of transportation. Hands provides automobile placement, repair, and maintenance to relieve the enormous financial burden and related distress that automobile repair puts on this population and their opportunity for economic self-sufficiency.
Volunteer Opportunities
There are many ways to be a part of blessing the women and children Hands helps. You could help with the finishing touches of the automotive services by getting a car wash and filling up the tank before it is returned to the family. You can help with event planning and join the committee to plan fun events for the clients on days like Mother’s Day and Thanksgiving or help host the Heart of Hope Gala.
To learn more and sign-up, click here
Donation Request
Donating your car can change the lives of an entire family! Reliable transportation creates a world of possibilities for single mothers and their families, from maintaining employment to new career opportunities. By donating your car to the Hands of The Carpenter “Good Neighbor Garage” program, you provide hope through transportation, as we accept donations of cars and other vehicles as a way to provide for the reliable transportation needs of working single mothers in the Metro Denver Area.
To donate: Visit their website
More Information
Learn more about Hands of the Carpenter and all the work they do on their website.
MEAN STREET MINISTRY
Mean Street Ministry is focused on serving the working poor along West and East Colfax Avenue. They are dedicated to bringing the love of Christ to those who feel disconnected from family, community and God and provide a safe environment for lay Christians to be the hands and feet of Jesus.
Mean Street is currently looking for a new location. Join us in praying for this. As a result, many of their volunteer needs have changed. Check out a few below and come back soon to see more.
Street Ministry
- What: Volunteers are needed to go to the streets and door-to-door at motels to meet needs, pray for people, and distribute food and resources.
- Time: 6:00 p.m.
- Dates: Tuesdays (you can serve one-time, weekly, or monthly)
- Meeting Location: King Soopers Parking Lot: 1555 Quail St. Lakewood, CO 80215
More Information
Learn more about Mean Street Ministries and all the work they do on their website.
Love I.N.C.
Love In the Name of Christ offers a holistic approach to caring for people in all areas of life: spiritual, mental, emotional, relational, material, and physical. Love INC seeks to be the eyes and ears in the community, while local churches are the hands and feet – serving our community with love.
Renewed Treasure Store Volunteers
Renewed Treasures is a resale store on Broadway supporting Love INC’s mission by offering quality resale goods to serve the community and share Christ’s love.
Renewed Treasures is staffed with a Store Manager, Assistant Manager, and over 50 volunteers from 30+ local churches. Volunteering at the store is a great way to make connections as you organize donations, run the checkout register, or tag clothing, housewares, jewelry and more!
Join a shift team once a week for a few hours and build great friendships as you serve and support the mission of Love INC.
IMPACT Volunteer
IMPACT classes are weekly and offer community, guidance, and life coaching to those Love INC serves. They are the body of Christ coming together to provide dinner, childcare, prayer, classes, coaching and support.
Volunteer Consistently
Do you enjoy offering a hand up to those in need of support? We are looking for class facilitators, coaches, kids ministry volunteers, and prayer team members that will greatly support the lives being transformed through IMPACT.
Volunteer One-Time
Before the IMPACT class, they share a meal. Eating together is uniting and allows strangers to become friends, friendships to deepen, and is an opportunity to serve one another in a very special way. This is what IMPACT is all about! Groups are invited to create the delicious meal of your choosing for 100 guests. Meals include a main entrée, a side (we love salads), and dessert. Love INC will provide drinks and paper products.
Click here to select a date!
Other Volunteer Opportunities
There are many ways to use your gifts to bless our city through Love Inc. This includes furniture delivery, greeting visitors at the connection center, and helping with the diaper ministry.
Click here to check them out.
More Information
Learn more about Love INC and all the work they do on their website.
Christ’s Body Ministries
Christ’s Body Ministries feeds, clothes, heals, and shares the Gospel 365 days a year reaching Denver’s poor and homeless! They are a church, rescue mission, resident community, the offer respite care and a day shelter, and do a weekly food outreach ministry. Their vision is to see the homeless, love them and help them rise in Christ!
Burrito Makers
- What: Christ Body Ministries is distributing thousands of burritos to the homeless each month and are asking groups to make and assemble burritos
- Time: 9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- Dates: Tuesday and Wednesdays
Evangelists and Servers
- What: Being an outreach volunteer is as easy as getting to know people! Volunteers will hand out burritos and talk with people, learn about the homeless’ story and their needs, refer them to whatever help they may need, offer follow-up, talk with them about Jesus, and offer to pray with them
- Time: 9:30 – 11:30 a.m.
- Dates: Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursday, and Saturday!
Clothing Closet Helping Hands
- What: Help sort and prepare clothing donations used for street outreaches and our ministry clothing closet.
- When: 1-2 hour time slots Monday – Friday between 7:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Let them know what time works best for you.
- Location: 850 Lincoln Street, Denver, CO 80203
Donation Request
Christ Body Ministry has a need of:
- Men’s Clothes: especially pants (jeans and sweatpants), men’s underwear, men’s t-shirts and sweatshirts, shoes (all types)
- Women’s Clothes: undergarments, shoes (all types)
- Hygiene Items: Toothbrushes, travel size shampoo and conditioner, soap, disposable razors, hairbrushes, sunscreen, chapstick, and lotion.
- Other: coats, gloves, socks, winter hats, blankets, sleeping bags, tents, backpacks
Donations can be delivered to Christ Body Ministries or Foothills Bible Church main office (Monday to Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. or Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.)
More Information
Learn more about Christ’s Body Ministries and all the work they do on their website.
