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APRIL 26 & MAY 10

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Help your neighbor as together we sort food at Cornerstones new Food Hub in Sterling. The Food Hub is a central storage location that distributes to local food pantries throughout our region. Volunteers will help with unloading, sorting, inspecting, and checking for expiration dates and usability (damage) of shelf-stable and perishable food items. Volunteers must be 16 years or older. Please sign up through Cornerstones Volunteer hub by clicking the button below. Space is extremely limited so sign up TODAY! If you would like to serve WITH Christ the Servant, be sure to select one of the two days listed above and the 3-5 PM time!

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There are additional days and times you can serve through Cornerstones. Christ the Servant is committed to being present on the days listed above. 

DONATIONS NEEDED

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Our very own Margaret Tambi is responding to God's call and helping her nephew who leads a ministry in Sierra Leone. Margaret feels called by God to travel back to Africa this winter and help spread the gospel with her nephew in her home village in a practice similar to a revival. Margaret is in need of help to collect items and funds to send to Africa in preparation for this special trip. Please contact Margaret with any questions and with your contributions.

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ITEMS NEEDED INCLUDE:​

  • Keyboard

  • Speakers

  • Drum set

  • Microphones

  • Generator

  • Bibles

  • DVD Players

  • TV

  • Clothing (for all ages and genders)

  • Monetary Funds

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS

Christ the Servant assists in the on-going efforts to support students and families at South Lakes High School with their food needs. All items can be brought to the church during regular office hours or Sundays during worship. Items are collected weekly and brought to the high school food pantries. Suggested items include but are not limited to:

  • cheese or peanut butter crackers

  • cereal

  • milk boxes

  • beef jerky

  • apple sauce

  • fruit cups

  • granola bars
    individually packed pretzels/snacks

  • canned tuna

  • power bars

  • single-serve Chef Boyardee

  • single-serve soups

  • packaged nuts

  • trail mix

  • dried fruit

  • peanut butter

  • jam/jelly

  • boxed drinks and juice

  • pasta

  • bar soap

  • body lotion

  • body wash

  • dental floss

  • deodorant

  • feminine hygiene products

  • hairbrushes & combs

  • hair ties

  • laundry detergent

  • toothbrushes

Other Service and Partnerships

Pastor’s Discretionary Fund: The pastor is frequently asked for help with food, rent, lodging, medical bills, and other needs.  Members of our congregation regularly contribute to the Pastor’s Discretionary Fund.  Distributions from the fund are strictly confidential.

Cornerstones is a nonprofit organization that promotes self-sufficiency by providing support and advocacy for those in need of food, shelter, affordable housing, quality childcare, and other human services.  CTS has a seat on their board and we include them as part of our regular benevolence.

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Christ the Servant also works with the Fellowship Square Foundation, which offers older adults and people with disabilities well-managed, safe, and attractive apartment living at four locations in the Washington, D.C. area where they would otherwise be unable to find affordable housing.

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