Serving others is at the heart of following Jesus. Jesus calls us to love our neighbors—not just with words but by serving them. Throughout the Bible, we see a God who moves toward people with mercy, humility, and love. This spring, let’s move toward our community to reflect God’s love in tangible ways.
Whether you have an hour a week or a full Saturday to give, there are countless ways to serve right in front of you. Here are some ideas for serving this Spring in Columbia:
ForColumbia
Every April, our church joins others from across Columbia to serve our city with ForColumbia! From building projects to deep cleaning and outdoor cleanup, there are a wide variety of ways you can serve.
ForColumbia has a simple mission: to share God’s love by serving our community side by side. For eleven years, this day of service has blessed our city, and we’re looking forward to another year! If you can’t serve physically, there is even a prayer team to serve on throughout the day as people serve throughout the city.
Get together with your family, your friends, or your small group, and sign up to serve together on April 25!
Moving Team
The Crossing’s Care Ministry has seen a growing need for moving assistance among individuals and families in our community. Because of this, they’ve launched a new stand-alone team dedicated to meeting this need: The Moving Team.
Their prayer is that this renewed focus will ignite greater volunteer enthusiasm, deepen engagement, and allow us to serve those in need more consistently and compassionately than ever before.
Learn more and sign up to serve on the Moving Team.
Columbia Foster and Adoption Project
The Columbia Foster and Adoption Project works hard to provide basic needs and comforts to those entering foster care with an iBelong basket. Each year, they collect hundreds of baskets that provide important supplies to support the caregiver providing for that child. Baskets help ease what is often a scary transition. You can fill a basket to donate any time, but CFAP has an iBelong basket drive at The Crossing this week!
Learn more and sign up to fill a basket here.
Think about how you can serve those who may be in your normal routines and community. Maybe one of these opportunities stood out to you, or maybe there’s a way to step in and serve in your everyday life. Invite your coworkers to provide a meal for someone you work with who is in a hard season, or offer to pick up groceries for a neighbor who is often homebound. Maybe your kids’ teachers could use extra support or you can volunteer to deep-clean their classroom with your student. There are a variety of ways to serve. May God open our eyes to see the opportunities all around us, to think of others more, and to love our neighbors like Jesus does.
