Outreach

“To me, faith and service are intertwined, and very challenging to live! Joining the Board of World Service has been a way for me to 'live the questions' in a community of fellow seekers, believers, doubters, and questioners. It's also a wonderful way to make new connections and strengthen old friendships while very gradually, hopefully, living towards the answers.”        - Evonne Yang, Board of World Service

Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses is a local mission in Lawrence serving a hot meal five nights a week to individuals and families. Over the past 3 years, Bread and Roses has seen a large increase in the number of their guests, particularly at the end of each month. Volunteers from South Church prepare and cook a hot meal every 3rd Saturday and 4th Thursday of each month from 1:30pm – 2:30pm. We also serve, set up and wash dishes every 4th Thursday from 4:30pm – 7:15pm. Individuals and families with younger children can sign up to prepare and cook but you do need to be 16 years or older to serve. This is a wonderful opportunity to serve our neighbors in the Merrimack Valley.

Day of Service
Day of Service is a community volunteer day where we welcome all to come and serve others and our greater community. We will have approximately 20 different service projects including sorting donations, cooking meals, making crafts, building, raking, singing, and more. All ages are welcome so plan to bring your family, friends, and neighbors. You can serve all day or drop in for an hour. New ideas are welcome and donations are appreciated. The Day of Service kicks-off with a continental breakfast and singing before we fan out to our various project sites around town.

Neighbors in Need
Neighbors in Need, a food pantry that also serves the larger Lawrence community, provides food to hundreds of needy folks each week. Bring nutritious foods such as tuna, beef stew, peanut butter and other staple foods to help fill the red wagons in our narthex each Sunday. It is easy to help a little bit. All of us together can make a difference. The demand for food to help the hungry of Greater Lawrence has increased dramatically and supplies are dangerously low. Neighbors In Need is currently feeding well over 500 families every week! New families arrive at our pantries every day. Summer is always a very difficult time for food pantries. Donations often go down…so many of us are on vacation, schools are not doing food drives…and it is very difficult to keep the food coming. Unfortunately, hunger does not take a vacation. Please help us to refill our pantry.

Youth and Adult Mission Trips
The church helps to sponsor mission trips for South Church youth and adults. Past mission trip destinations have included John’s Island, South Carolina, Appalachia, and rural Vermont.