Metro Outreach Fellowship Church International's Vision for the Community Ministry Goals and Outreach Programs

The Metro Outreach Fellowship Church International's ministry and outreach programs are designed to minister to both the "whole person" and their extended family and the greater community at large. All of our programs are need based and/or offered at the request of our church members and the community that attend or visit our worship services.
What we offer our church members and the community comes from our hearts, generosity and Christian compassion. we endeavour to acknowledge very person's dignity. We seek to treat all persons with respect. We will do our utmost to server every person in the spirit of Christ. We reserve the right to serve any and all persons who present a genuine need for our serves and programs. However, we also reserve the right to refuse our services and programs to any and all person who dishonor God's House, our workers and volunteers, and/or disrupt our serves and programs by seeking to steel, cheat, abuse or take advance of our Christian generosity and compassion that was meant for those who have genuine needs.
Every effort will be made by our church, church members, volunteers, programs and services to be honest, just, kind, helpful and discreet to all persons attending our services, programs or services. We believe God desires for every person, man, woman, boy and girl to achieve their very best in life and to become model citizens and good neighbors. Therefore, we as a local church and ministry will do all we can with what the Lord has made us stewards over to encourage this individual empowerment and enrichment both in our local church community. We will begin with the following programs and services that will address the below needs and concerns that have come to our attention:

1.Inadequate Food Needs:
At Thanksgiving time many families do not have adequate food to have a proper traditional meal. To address this need in a small way, our church would like to give our approximately #50-75 thanksgiving boxes of love to #50-75 needs families in our local church and community the Saturday before Thanksgiving, November 22, 2008 at 2pm.
Likewise, as Christmas approaches, our church would like to five our approximately #25 Christmas boxes of love to #25 needy families in our local church and community having a need on Sunday, December 21, 2008 during our Christmas worship services. There will be some Christmas gifts to accompany those who may need a gift for a child as well.
When the Easter-Passion season arrives, our church would like to give our approximately #25 Easter boxes of love to #25 needy families in our local church and community having a need at Easter time on April 12, 2008 during our morning worship service.
There will be other scheduled distribution times when miscellaneous food items will be available for persons and families to pick up to assist their ongoing food needs. These times will be shares via letter, phone call or by announcement in the local church and community. Please note: The only thing we cannot dispense by law is "money." we regret, we will not be able to fulfill any person's request for funds of any amount, for any need or reason. To do so would jeopardize our tax-t status and the IRS tax code.
2,Information Clearing House:
Our local church will serve as an information depot for all church members and community persons seeking information to better themselves, their families and the community. This informational be free of charge for distribution on serves and programs that come to our attention that would help the greater community. For example, educational, employment, health, investment, entrepreneur and counseling opportunities and/or programs and serves that assist homeowners, single parents, the divorced, the aged, homeless, housebound, youth children, the ill, the gang member, impaired and the handicapped etc...
3.Free Physical and Speech Therapy Evaluations:
There are members within our local congregation who are willing to donate time periodically on a scheduled basis to offer the local church and community free physical, speech, language and pathology serves to any and all persons in need as time is available. These serves are only available by appointment only.
4.After School Study Program:
There are members within our local congregation who are willing to donate time periodically on a scheduled basis to offer the local church and community free after school study assistance with school work, college work and/or any disciple where our members or volunteers have expertise. This services if only available by appointment only.
5.Family and Group Christian Counseling:
There are members within our local congregation who are willing to donate time periodically on a scheduled basis to offer the local church and community free family and group Christina Counseling serves. These serves are only available by appointment only.
6.GED Classes:
There are members within our local congregation and volunteers who are friends of this ministry, who are willing to donate time periodically on a scheduled basis to offer the local church and community GED classes. This serves must follow the guidelines of the GED code in Chicago. This serves is only available by appointment only.
7.The Institute of Christian Studies:
The pastor of the local church directs the Institute of Christian Studies, which holds a contract with Oral Robers University's School of Lifelong Education to offer a Christina College Education that leads to an undergraduate degree. This Institute of Christian Studies is accredited through Oral Roberts University's School of Lifelong Education and its credits are transferable to many major colleges and universities. Transcripts are welcome from other accredited schools and credit for life experience can be obtained through "test out" or compiling a career portfolio which will be used to document earned experience toward academic credit. This service is only available by appointment only.
8.Ministry to the Incarcerated:
We envision an evangelistic ministry to reach those that are incarcerated in prisons and jails and their families. This will be accomplished by networking with ministries already doing this work and the branching our on our own. We have and we will also cooperate with the Angel Tree ministries network which cares for the families of the incarcerated during Christmas time by granting Christmas gift wishes.
9.Children and Youth Ministries:
We envision a youth ministry that will provide nurture and enrichment for the youth of our church and community's spiritual growth. We will address their issues of individuality, peer pressure, sexuality, dating, dedication, career, adulthood, employment, relationships, religion and citizenship.
10.Men's and Women's Ministries:
We envision men and women's ministries that will address the needs, concerns, and issues of men and women, their roles, attitudes, and places in society and the family unit. Issues of individuality, relationships, marriage, divorce, family, sexuality, employment, birthing, child rearing, empty nest syndrome, being a hero and/or a shero, home ownership, investments, and religion will be addressed.
11.Wisdom's Children Ministries:
We envision ministry that will address the needs, concerns, and issues of aged men and women, their roles, attitudes, and places in society and the family unit. Issues of individuality, relationships, marriage, divorce, family, employment, sexuality, empty nest syndrome, home ownership, investment, and religion will be addressed.
12.Personal Enrichment and Vocational Classes:
We envision ministry that will address the needs, concerns, and issues of the individual and the family. A host of subjects will be presented over time to address these needs and concerns. There are members of the local church and friends of this ministry that are offering their time, skill, and expertise to teach persons. i.e., children, youth, adults free for for a nominal fee to learn a specific skill or vocation. Like Cooking, Baking, Sewing, Writing, Drawing, Painting, Reading, Computing, Swimming, House Keeping, Cosmetology, Gardening, Speaking English as a Second Language, Sing Language, first Aid, and Training for the Ministry.
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