*NOTE*
Online Registration is now closed. We still have about 20 spots available to serve in various projects, but registration must be done on Sunday, June 1, when you arrive. Please visit the welcome desk to register for one of the remaining projects.
Church of The Way is a church for Downriver, and City Serve is one of the many ways in which we will express our love to our community. On Sunday, June 1, we will gather for ONE combined service at 9:30 a.m. We will worship Jesus, be encouraged and reminded why we are serving, and then be commissioned to our different serve opportunities throughout the community. We want EVERYONE to find their place to serve and make an impact in Downriver. Registration is required for ALL our serve opportunities, as many of them have volunteer capacity limits.
WHEN:
Sunday, June 1
TIME:
One Combined Worship Service at 9:30a
WHERE:
We will worship together at the church and then disperse to our serve locations.
WHO:
Anyone and everyone!
We have multiple different serve opportunities for you and your family to serve alongside one another. Each serve opportunity is unique, and some have age requirements, but we have a place for everyone to engage.
Heritage Park- Taylor
Food, Clothing, and Supply Give-A-Way
On Sunday, June 1, a group from CTW will gather at Heritage Park from 12:30p-2:30p to provide free food, clothing, and other items for any family in need. We will provide lunch, have bounce houses for kids to play, and provide any support we can to families in need. We have connected with the Taylor school district, and they will send out information about our park event to families. This will be a massive blessing to so many, and we could use 75+ people to help make this happen.
Gibraltar Food Pantry
The Food Pantry needs support organizing and creating pre-made boxed meals. This serve opportunity is open to anyone 7yrs or older and has a capacity of 20 people.
Lawn Care:
We have multiple elderly families in Wyandotte and Brownstown that we will serve to clean their lawns and spruce up the exteriors of their homes. The serve project is open to all ages and we need 8-10 volunteers for.
Lawn Care #1- Wyandotte
Lawn Care #2- Brownstown
Lawn Care #3- Wyandotte
Downriver Foster Closet- Painting and Grounds
We have an opportunity to continue supporting the Downriver Foster Closet. We will provide a much-needed landscaping overhaul, weeding, mulching, and planting some shrubs. This opportunity is open to anyone and has a capacity of 10 people.
Downriver Foster Closet- Organizing and Sorting
The Downriver Foster Closet needs some organizing and sorting of the donations it receives. Due to the limited space of the sorting room, six volunteers are needed for this project.
Care Packages: On Campus for young families
We will be packaging care packages for our local fire, police, and EMS stations. This opportunity is open for our young families to serve together. There is no age limit or serve capacity.
180 Ministries
We have an opportunity to partner with 180 Ministries in Westland by providing volunteers to organize and sort the donations they receive. We will also serve by providing a deep clean of their facility.
This serve opportunity is limited to 6 people 13+ and is located at 2020 S Venoy, Westland
Family Support
We have partnered with Mimi's Mission, a local non-profit that serves families with autistic children. We will be serving three families with different needs they may have.
Family #1- Installing Swing Set
Family #2-Installing Patio Pavers
Family #3- Installing a swing set
Family #4- Building and installing new twin beds with bedding.
Family #5- Landscaping and painting
Family #6- Installing a new playscape
First Step of Wayne
We are partnering with First Step of Wayne, a non-profit supporting women of domestic and sexual abuse. We will serve them by transforming an unused room into a "teen" room for a more comfortable and safe environment. We will need 6 volunteers for this project.
Christ-Net
Christ-Net is a local non-profit that serves the homeless and houseless of Downriver. We will host a Sunday dinner 3p-5p at the Christ-Net location in Taylor for 50+ people in their program. We will need 10 volunteers to help set up, serve, and clean up after dinner is served.
Downriver Food Pantry
We are partnering with Downriver Food Pantry, based in Wyandotte to help clean rugs, redo flooring, and mop their facility. Due to the nature of this project, we need 6 volunteers 18+.
Heartbeat of Monroe
We are going to serve Heartbeat of Monroe by sorting, organizing, and addressing newsletters. We will need 8 volunteers for this project from 12pm to 3pm.