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HANDS-ON
MISSION "OPPS"
Glen Avon
folks contribute to and give concrete, hands-on
service to a variety of local ministries and help
agencies. Below are a handful of links to web-sites
for some of the agencies we support. Contact them if
you have an interest in giving hands-on service in
the name of Christ!
Arrowhead Interfaith Council
The AIC sponsors “events which
foster interfaith dialogue and learning.”
[Click
HERE for the
web-site.]
Churches United in Ministry
C.H.U.M. “is
people of faith working together to provide basic
necessities, foster stable lives and organize for a
just and compassionate community.”
[Click
HERE for the
web-site.]
Safe Haven Shelter
Safe Haven Shelter “provides services to women and
children whose lives have been affected by physical,
emotional, or sexual abuse.”
[Click
HERE for the
web-site.]
Damiano Center
The Damiano Center’s “goal is to be
responsive to the needs of low-income, unemployed
and working poor people in our community as simply
and directly as possible.”
We participate in serving at the Soup
Kitchen (Damiano Center) the third Friday of each
month. We have two different shifts: the first
begins at 8 a.m. and the next at 11 a.m. If you
would like to be a part of this ministry, please
contact Bernice Oden at 727-8457.
[Click
HERE for the
web-site.]
Salvation Army
“The
Salvation Army is committed to serve the whole
person, body, soul and spirit with integrity and
respect, using creative solutions to positively
transform lives.”
[Click
HERE for the
web-site.]
First Witness
“Our
vision is of a society that supports children and
ends child abuse.”
[Click
HERE for the
web-site.]
Seafarers’ Ministry
Seafarers provides “a ministry for the spiritual,
social and personal needs of seafarers who are in
the twin ports.”
[Click
HERE for the
web-site.]
Union Gospel Mission
The UGM “helps the destitute with food, shelter, and
everything in between.”
[Click
HERE for the
web-site.]
Lifehouse
“Lifehouse
provides a safe harbor for enhancing the lives of
youth at risk.”
[Click
HERE for the
web-site.]
Hands On Greater Duluth
To help
discern whether there are other ways we should serve
in our community, check out
Hands
On Greater Duluth.
[Click
HERE for the
web-site.] |
