Missions
Back-to-School Supply Drive
Help local students start the school year with confidence! Throughout the month of July, Kalkaska Church of Christ is partnering with Father Fred Foundation to collect basic school supplies for area children and families. Donations can be placed in the collection area located in the church lobby. In addition to donating supplies, you can make a difference by volunteering at the Back-to-School Event on Wednesday, August 5, at Kalkaska Middle School. Volunteers are needed to help distribute supplies and serve local families. Families who need assistance are How COVID has affected us
Fill a Fish. Feed a Family. Food Pack.
Small change can make a big difference. Pick up an IDES Fish Bank from the church lobby, take it home, and fill it with your spare change, dollar bills, or whatever God lays on your heart. Then return your filled fish bank to the church by Sunday, August 16. Every donation helps support International Disaster Emergency Services (IDES) as they provide emergency food to families facing hunger and crisis around the world. Your simple act of generosity becomes a meal, a reminder of God’s love, How COVID has affected us
Middle School on Mission
This Saturday, 18 of us will leave the parking lot of KCC and head to Crandon, Wisconsin, for our middle school mission trip. We will be working inside two area reservations (the Potawatomi and the Chippewa), pouring the love of Jesus into the kids through various games and activities. Our middle schoolers will get a taste of what it is like to be ‘on mission’ for Jesus. They will spend an entire week not thinking of themselves, but rather serving How COVID has affected us
Operation Christmas Child
Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is here at KCC! There are two ways you can participate. 1. Build a Virtual Shoebox online! We’ve set a goal of 25 online shoeboxes by November 24th. The cost is $25 per box. Pack a box online and avoid the traffic and stores altogether! Start here!2. Pack a physical shoebox! We’ve set a goal of 200 physical shoeboxes by November 24th. Use the how-to directions from the OCC display in the lobby to shop and fill a shoebox for a How COVID has affected us
Even the Smallest Person
One of my favorite movie phrases comes from The Lord of the Rings: “Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” This resonates with me because Freya was born at less than 4 lbs, she has changed the future of myself, Molly, and many others as well. This is one of the many reasons I love God’s word. It’s filled with stories of ordinary people doing crazy things for God. God can use anybody. God can use YOU. How COVID has affected us
Be Strong and Courageous
During a recent mission trip to the Dominican Republic, I was introduced to Moise (not sure I am spelling his name correctly). He grew up in Haiti and moved to the Dominican I think in his late twenties. He was planted by GO ministries as a pastor to a small community that is part Dominican residents and part Haitian refugees. He has a school that last year had 30+ students and this year has 5. We walked the neighborhood and prayed for the How COVID has affected us
Update from H.O.P.E. Missions
I’m packed and ready to fly to Haiti. Lord willing, I’ll leave Michigan on Tuesday and arrive Wednesday, May 11 around noon. I’ve been planning and watching and listening and praying, looking for the right time to make a trip. There will never be a perfect time, we just pray. It’s in God’s time. I plan to go to Cap Haitian, no other in-country travel on this trip. I have invited several leaders in the churches we serve to come How COVID has affected us
Mission Trip to Dominican Republic
Break out of your routine and join KCC this fall for the once-in-a-lifetime mission trip to the Dominican Republic! Brush up on your Spanish and put on your hiking boots because this trip will be nothing like your weekly visit to the park with the kids! The dates for the upcoming mission trip to the Dominican Republic have changed, and are now October 29th – November 5th. This means there is still time for you to register! You can sign up and How COVID has affected us
Feed a Camper
The KCC annual food drive for Wilderness Christian Assembly camp is April 11 – April 25, 2021. The camp is planning on about 100 campers this summer. The first Sunday, April 11th, we are asking our church body to sponsor breakfast at $2 per camper. The second Sunday, April 18th, we are asking our church body to sponsor lunch for campers at $3 per camper. The third Sunday, April 25th, we are asking the church body to sponsor supper for campers at $4 per camper. How COVID has affected us
New Missionary Added
KCC will begin supporting Adrienne Stratton of Go Ministries in September. 2020. Adrienne Stratton is originally from Vestaburg, Michigan. She attended Great Lakes Christian College. After serving on staff at GLCC in 2014, she went on a “GO Internship” with Go Ministries. It wasn’t long afterward that she moved to the island of Hispaniola (home of Dominican Republic and Haiti) in 2016. Adrienne now serves as Director of Community Development for Go Ministries. Follow Adrienne on her Facebook page.