Local Missions

Where: Lockport Township High School, Homer Jr. High
Focus: Community Outreach, Youth Ministry
Christ Community Contact: Jess Gardner
E-mail: jess@ccconbell.com
Website: homerglen.younglife.org
What can I do to help: Pray, Events Team, Youth Leader, Event Committee, Monthly Financial Donor

Young Life (senior high) and WyldLife (junior high) Homer Glen & Lockport is committed to sharing with every teen how much God loves them. Volunteer leaders give all teens a safe place to belong regardless of their beliefs, through mentoring relationships with adult and high school leaders, small groups, and regular club gatherings that offer fun, laughter, encouragement, and an inspirational message.

Where: River Valley Juvenile Detention Center, Joliet, IL
Focus: Jail Evangelism, Discipleship, Job Training, Angel Tree
Christ Community Contact: Bruce Bere
E-mail: brubere@yahoo.com
Website: cpoministries.org
What can I do: Pray for Juvenile’s Prayer Requests, Letters to Inmates, Visiting Families, Assist Vocational Skills Training

CPO reaches out to incarcerated and previously incarcerated men, women, and their families with the love of Christ. In-prison ministries include discipleship and educational programs while post-prison ministries provide mentoring, accountability, life skills, and vocational training. Outreach programs include the Angels of Hope family ministry and the Women of Hope.

Where: Chicagoland Area
Focus: Disaster Relief Locally and Globally
Christ Community Contact: Ben Dykstra
E-mail: bdykstrava@live.com
Website: worldrenew.net
What can I do: Work locally to respond to flooding in the Chicagoland area, short or long-term mission trips in the US for disaster response

World Renew joins communities around the world to renew hope, reconcile lives, and restore creation through disaster relief and community development in the US and globally.  They provide immediate assistance with clean water, food security, and shelter and have a lasting impact on rebuilding communities.

Where: 3509 W. 11th St., Chicago, IL 60655
Focus: Evangelism, Hospitality to Ethnic Communities
Christ Community Contact: Chad De Jager
E-mail: chad@ccconbell.com
What can I do to help: Lead Sunday Music, Provide Groceries and Meal Distribution for the Homeless, Spanish Translation

Multi-Ethnic Church’s mission is “To embrace and empower people of all nations present with us and together we find a faith and spirituality fulfilled in Jesus Christ.” Currently, they meet for worship, feed the homeless and underprivileged, and evangelize to immigrants.