Serve

In the Neighborhood | For the Neighborhood

There are a variety of ways we live out our call to love and serve as the hands and feet of Jesus in the world, both locally and internationally.
Check them out below, and see where God is calling you.

In the Community | For the Community

There are a variety of ways we live out our call to love and serve as the hands and feet of Jesus in the world, both locally and internationally.
Check them out below, and see where God is calling you.

In the World | For the World

There are a variety of ways we live out our call to love and serve as the hands and feet of Jesus in the world, both locally and internationally.
Check them out below, and see where God is calling you.

Two Ways to Serve this Spring

Check out these two special opportunities to serve others around the world this Spring!

Special Cuba Collection

Our church member, Doug Nordby, is traveling to Cuba to visit our church friends in Guasimal (see photo) this April. As our team prepares to visit and bless our partners in Cuba again this year, we are requesting:
Medicine: Analgesics/pain relievers, probiotics, antihistamines, any Excedrin especially migraine relief, adult and children’s vitamins (not gummies). No prescriptions, please :)
Food Items: Powdered milk and rice
Stretch Request: Donations for a solar system and repairing the church roof. Any monetary donations should be earmarked “Cuba” and payable to DLC.
All donations are due to the church office by Sunday, April 5th.
God Bless You (Dios te Bendiga)!
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Soles 4 Souls

Doing some Spring Cleaning? Save all those shoes and cardboard boxes, please!
Soles 4Souls collects gently used shoes and sends them all over the world to people in need. If you've ever found yourself barefoot on hot asphalt, you know how painful that can be! Shoes might feel like a small thing in the grand scheme of all the need that's in the world today, but as Mother Thersea said, "We can't all do great things, but we can all do small things with great love."

So here's the game plan: during Lent, we're inviting you to bring in gently used or new shoes to donate to Soles4Souls. All donations can be dropped off on Sunday mornings in the Sanctuary lobby, or you can stop by the office during normal business hours.
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CarePortal

CarePortal equips churches to serve the immediate needs in their area. If anyone is interested in learning more about CarePortal, please contact Barbara  at missions@deerlakechurch.org or Sara  at shill9357@gmail.com. You can view and meet active needs in our community by clicking here.

Frenchtown Friends

Serve breakfast to the Frenchtown community on the 3rd Saturday of each month. Join us to prep (7am) and deliver to Trinity Missionary Baptist (9am). Email info@deerlakechurch.org to join.

Kearney Center

Volunteer to cook (8am) or serve lunch (11am) at the Kearney Center on the 4th Friday of each month. Interested in joining? Email davehodges55@gmail.com.

Neighborhood Pantry

Every first Sunday of the month, we’ll celebrate communion AND invite our church family to serve our community by filling our Neighborhood Pantry with nonperishable food items!
"No one grows poorer by sharing half a loaf, but those who forget to share remain hungry their whole lives."
- Sharon Younker

Ramp Builds

We work with FL Cares to build ramps for the physically impaired, providing access to their homes. Email davehodges55@gmail.com to join our next build.

Residing Hope

Every 5th Sunday, we invite our church family to make a special gift designated to our friends at Residing Hope - a diverse ministry that serves children and youth in FL and includes therapeutic residential care, foster care, independent living assistance, Montessori education, and counseling services.