For People, For Our Neighborhood
Our Goal
Community Outreach exists to create opportunities to support our neighbors in need by providing care, guidance, resources and advocacy.
We pursue Shalom. We extend Mercy and seek Empowering solutions. We endeavor to walk in Humility and Mutuality. We believe in Sharing in the Work for healthy community transformation.
Focus Areas
We envision a thriving, interdependent community where each community member will have their basic needs met.
Ample and affordable housing is a clear need in our city and we are committed to sharing in the deep work of care for those experiencing homelessness or those in a housing crisis.
We envision a world where every person has value and can experience the power of transformation despite a marred past.
Our hope for our incarcerated sisters and brothers is that transformation would become a reality and we commit to a ministry of presence and advocacy for their healthy transition back into the community and for sustained support for them and their families.
We envision a world where every person would encounter a compassionate community regardless of their country of origin.
We acknowledge that immigrant families in NW Pasadena may have specific community needs and we hope to extend God’s Shalom and genuine compassion to our neighbors.
We envision a community of empowered youth and young adults that have easy access to a public education that is both equitable and equipped to meet every desired life goal or path.
We support local, public education and are committed to contributing resources towards programs that aid the success and development of the whole child.
DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) Church Family Info & Resources
We are aware and sensitive to the fact, that the recent DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) decision causes fear and uncertainty for members of both our LAC community and in our local community. We are working to provide resources, information and support to those in our church family and our community impacted by the repeal of DACA, as well as provide general information to the rest of our church community as we seek to support our brothers and sisters who are directly impacted. Our goal is that our impacted church and local community members experience the comfort and very real love of God.
We lift up those impacted through prayer. We commit to continue to pray for our national leaders who are working toward solutions for DREAMers and all immigrants in our country.
Happenings
Upcoming & on-going events hosted or related to Community Outreach Ministries...
Care Deacons Ministry
We have a support network of compassionate and trained lay leaders who can walk with you through times of crisis or difficulty. We call them Care Deacons and they ally with both our church family and local neighbors.
Our Care Partners
Because of the generosity of our Care Partners, we are able to support and care for people in our local community.
Community Outreach Team
Amara Ononiwu
Director of Special Event Stewardship
Aleta Hellwig
Director of Outreach Ministries
Theresa Jolley
Community Care Coordinator