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Our Mission: "To be the Lord's hands and feet"
Volunteers needed! Attend our next meeting or contact Patrick Dougherty for more information.
Hospitality Network (Family Promise)
We invite pre-screened families in need to stay overnight as a guest for one week while they are in a comprehensive counseling program during the day. Sharing the love of Jesus by providing a hot nourishing meal to families, providing needed prayer, sharing the love of Christ, extending an invitation to other services and Bible studies, babysitting to give mom a break, playing games with the kids, too. Providing Bibles as needed.
Our next hosting week is April 15-22 and we need your help! Sign up now by clicking here!
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The available volunteer positions are:
- Cooking services team (shift 5:30-7pm)
- Hospitality/Prayer team (shift 6:00-8:30pm)
- Safety team (Overnight) (shift 9pm-7:00am)
- Logistics team (Flexible day hours)
If you are led to do so, you may volunteer for more than one shift during the week.Click here to sign up!
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Disaster Services
Working with and training with other relief organizations such as Committed Relief (CC La Habra), Calvary Chapel Santa Barbara and by being a member of Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster / Emergency Network Los Angeles.
We may also partner with other churches and food product providers to provide needed food services to evacuees and emergency workers in the community. Sharing the love of Jesus by providing hot nourishing meals to evacuees and emergency workers. Extending an invitation to Disaster Field Church services and Disaster area Bible studies, and offering prayer throughout. Providing new believers Bibles as needed.
You can help too. Share the love of the Lord by Prayer, for disaster evacuees that their needs would be provided, Prayer for the team leaders (Knowledge, Wisdom and Strength), Prayer for disaster relief workers in other states and countries(Jacmel-Haiti). Taking food safety training and becoming a safe food handler. Becomming a cook on the CCB Field Kitchen team, Becomming a set up worker on the Field Kitchen or driver. Practice disaster relief techniques, sharing the love of the Lord by providing Homeless relief services on the "Hands that Feed Outreach", Family Promise weeks, Special works projects such as Sand Bagging in flood prone areas. Please listen for more information during Church announcements, and checking the Church calendar.
Hands That Feed Outreach
Sharing the love of Christ by providing a hot nourishing meal to the homeless in a recreational setting. Providing needed prayer, extending an invitation to other services and Bible studies, sharing the love of Jesus, maybe even providing a new believers Bible. (Currently operational every other Saturday morning) Kitchen team cooks or makes sandwiches, Hot coffee or Punch; serving prayer team delivers food and prayer to those in need surrounding the community.
Local Jail Services
Working with City Officials, to identify Christian needs of detainees. Sharing the love of Jesus by providing Bibles so that they may find comfort, and salvation in the Lords word.
Enhancing other ministries
Working with other ministry leaders to share the love of Jesus, to provide skills that may enhance the ministry they are working on. This may even include other Christian groups in the community or even interfaith support.
Disaster Welfare Check
During a disaster, the Relief Team will check on seniors or those with special needs. Trained volunteers will call, drive, bike, or walk to the residence of the senior, to pray with them, ensure their safety or other needs. This information will then be communicated to appropriate persons. This service is free. To be placed on the list please sign up at the CCB Store.
Free training provided!
A commitment is needed, volunteering ranges from 1 hour a week to approximately 8 hours a week during special events. Additionally, attendance at church services for 6 months prior to volunteering for the Relief ministry is recomended.
- At home prayer team / Praying for Jesus' workers, missionary's, and especially for those who don't know Jesus and that the relief ministry may be the seed needed. Praying for leadership that the decisions made are wise, and will glorify Jesus in everything they do.
- Being part of a Prayer / Hospitality Team that responds on these and other projects. This team shares the love of Jesus by praying for those in need, extending invitations to bible studies and services, sharing community social service information, identification of needs of those being served.
- Being part of a Food Production team that shares the love of Jesus by ensuring a safe nourishing meal is provided. Work may be done in our own Calvary Kitchen on site, or a Calvary Field Kitchen with portable equipment. We may also work in other fixed kitchens too. Chef's, Kitchen Supervisors, Cooks, Kitchen workers and Safe Food Servers. Being ready to share the love of Jesus with others are needed.
- Being part of a Material Support team / This is a behind the scenes group that performs resource management ensuring that all programs have needed equipment and supplies. Such as food for those in need, and Bibles are available.
- Being part of a Safety team / Perform safety inspections of fire suppression equipment, First aid equipment, ensures evacuation routes are clear and assists to ensure safe evacuations. Works to ensure the protection of life and property.
- Being part of a Volunteer Staffing team / Helps to ensure that programs and events have trained and ready workers for Jesus.
- Police background checks are required on all positions that have interaction with those under 18 years of age, and those who are being detained.
Goods Needed
Hands that Feed Outreach
When possible we are referring to commerical size food products i.e. #10 cans. (available at Smart and Final, Sysco, Costco, etc.)
Creamy Peanut Butter, Jelly (any kind), Large cans of Tuna in water, Punch mix/Kool aid/Gator aid/lemon aid mix, Pudding mix, Jello, #10 cans of Beef Stew, #10 cans of mixed vegitables, 10 lb rice,(10 lb pinto beans November thru March) , 4 loaves of bread every other friday only.
Note: We can not accept anything that is open/broken or unsealed.
If you can help now and then with these products contact Patrick Dougherty. Please write "Hands the Feed Outreach" in the subject line.
CCB Relief, under the Lordship of Christ Jesus, currently has the disaster relief capability of cooking approximately 4,000 industrial-type meals per day anywhere in Los Angeles County.
CCB Disaster Relief Project vision: Under the Lordship of Christ Jesus, to have relief resources that can provide a field kitchen capable of cooking up to 20,000 meals per day, and would become a ministry resource available in times of need. This resource could also be used in conjunction with other mobile kitchens and as we are led, may be utilized anywhere in the US, but would be based in Burbank, CA. It would utilize two 5kw diesel generators, two diesel pressure washers w/steam capability, multiple (40 gallon) propane tilt skillets, two custom wood fire grills, two 20'x10' 7000+ GVW trailers, and two diesel F550 12' crew cab trucks with lift gates.
Please contact Patrick for additional information.
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