LOVE, Inc. offers volunteer opportunities every Thursday 12:00 - 3:00 pm. 
For more information contact the church office for Jackie Renwick's information.

Lydia Home, Chicago offers opportunities to spend afternoons with neglected children the first Sunday of each month.  Contact Jetta at 847-912-2020. 

Romanian Evangelistic Medical Mission (REMM)
REMM has a need for a new (or gently used) computer to use at the Casa Josef facility.
The computer will serve to allow for easier communications with the staff there as well as for bookkeeping, inventories, etc.
Donations are tax deductible.
Please contact Jo at ext. 147 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

• Caris Pregnancy Centers has provided compassionate, confidential support for women facing unplanned pregnancies since 1985. Volunteer teaching and counseling opportunities (training is involved) are available at several of Caris's six locations throughout the Chicago-land area.

      Caris Pregnancy Clinic's Upcoming Events:

NEW Volunteer Opportunities: Caris has launched a new program called “Caris Connection Projects.” Do you have a passion to teach a client to cook, mentor a young mom or couple, or bring a client to church? Caris has clients that are asking for these exact requests! If you or your small group is interested in fulfilling some of these needs, let us know! Contact Christie Witcher at (847) 397-0133 (x109).

Caris Connection Tours are designed to show you the impact you are making on the lives of Caris clients and students. RSVP to Simone Halpin at (847) 397-0133 (x 111) for upcoming dates.

• Christian International Scholarship Foundation(CISF) provides us with unique opportunities to interact with international scholars and leaders. Their participation at Christ Church has enriched the lives of many and we continue to seek and develop strategies to serve the CISF families.
• Food Pantry: Provides non-perishable foods to individuals in need.
• Iglesia Emanuel, our sister church in Waukegan, offers opportunities for families, individuals and small groups to participate in cross-cultural outreach, tutoring, ESL and joint service opportunities.
• Journey Church, Iglesia Emanuel's church plant, in Waukegan is focused on reaching the younger generation for Christ through small groups, cross-cultural outreach, tutoring, ESL and joint service opportunities.
• Love INC (In the Name of Christ), Lake County, helps churches in Lake County reach out to those in our community who are in need. Its ministry to the local communities provides families, individuals and small groups at Christ Church with unlimited and enriching opportunities for outreach and community service. For more information contact Steve McCarthy at 847-722-4059.
• ROPE (Restoration and Options for People Excluded), a restoration home for ex-offenders in Waukegan, offers our church family opportunities to serve "the least of these" in various areas including GED tutoring, teaching life and trade skills, leading Bible studies and discipleship.
• Young Life Lake Countybeyond, sharing with them the hope and joy of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Sailors for Christ (Campus Crusade for Christ – Military Ministry @ Great Lakes Naval Base) provides opportunities to teach Christian education classes to new recruits and for the facilitation of small group discipleship ministries and marriage seminars with sailors while at basic training.
• St. James Society: Provides confidential/practical assistance to those in the congregation and community with special family or financial needs. For more information contact Christ Church Lake Forest at 847-234-1001 or This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .
  Needs:
• People to prepare meals for those going through crisis
• Assist in driving needs
• Help with child care during an emergency

Agape Ministries:

• Lake County Jail offers our church family opportunities to lead Bible studies, tutor and disciple individuals incarcerated in the Waukegan facility.
• Reading Power -- expanding to a second facility in 2004 offers our church family opportunities to tutor elementary-age children in various subjects throughout the year.
• PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter), Waukegan, Illinois offers our church family opportunities to provide and serve food for the homeless in the Waukegan area. Many individuals and small groups take advantage of this chance to act as Jesus' hands.For more information see the PADS website or contact Karen Landrian at 847-231-5044.

  Needs:
  Adults interested in working at the PADS site
  Individuals who can provide occasional designated groceries to be used at a PADS site

"What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead." James 2:14-17

For more information, contact:

Jo Lyons,
Director of Global Ministries
847-234-1001 x147
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