Ministry Groups
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Have you wanted to provide a meal for a homeless shelter, but didn't know how to go about it? Have you ever wanted to serve the homeless but were afraid to talk to them or be around them?   Have you got a group of family, friends, or church members which are looking for a service project?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, then Inner City Mission would be a great place for you to begin. We often have several different groups who come to minister to the homeless at Inner City Mission.  We have various opportunities in which a group can come and serve. 

We would love to have your group join us for a few hours, overnight, or an entire weekend. See below for some possible ways that you can serve the homeless. If you are interested in bringing a group to ICM, please contact Jeff Higginson, our ministry coordinator, to schedule your group.

 Service Retreat Weekends
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Inner City Mission offers a unique chance for your youth group or church to minister to the homeless. We would like to invite you to be a part of our Service Retreat Weekend. We will give your group a chance to really understand why people are homeless. We will give you a chance to hear stories from either current or former residents who are moving in a positive forward direction. Your group will have a chance to directly affect the lives of broken people with the love of Jesus.

We believe that the cost of the weekend is very reasonable for those who come to serve. We ask that you provide the food for about 50-60 people (including your group), and cook all the meals that you plan to eat with us. We have about 35 people who live with us, and we can handle up to 20-25 people on your end. We do take groups of smaller sizes as well. We would love to have you come for a weekend, or any time that works for you.

If you are interested in planning a Service Retreat Weekend contact  Jeff Higginson via e-mail or by phone at 217-836-1225. Please have several alternate dates in mind when you call. Check out our calendar to see if the weekends are available.  We average about two to three groups per month and the weekends fill up quickly, so call soon.

 

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 Other Group Opportunties
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In addition to the Service Retreat Weekends, we also have other groups which come and serve at the mission. A couple of those groups are the Women in Motion group which is a group of ladies which have come together from various churches to plan activities such as games, crafts, snacks and bible studies with the ladies of ICM. This group meets once a month. Another group that volunteers regularly is the Business Men in Christ (BMIC). This group comes once a month and provides dinner for the house as well as a Bible Study each month. We have also had several different church groups which come for a work day or to provide a meal.

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