OUTBOUND MINISTRIES

"I was hungry and you gave me food to eat. I was thirsty and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger and you welcomed me. I was naked and you gave me clothes to wear. I was sick and you took care of me. I was in prison and you visited me.’"
Matthew 25:35-36

ELAINE KADANE FOOD PANTRY
 

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

• Assist with picking up food from the North Texas Food Bank hub Sharing Life Ministries.

• Assist with stocking shelves.

• Provide added support for filling bags during the holidays.

• Register recipients.

• Serve coffee and donuts to recipients.

• Help staff food tables and assist clients with food selection.

• Help to coordinate semi-annual drives for personal hygiene items, toiletries.

HARVEST OF HOPE COMMUNITY GARDEN
 

Our community garden offers space for members and non-members alike to grow fresh food.  There is a nominal fee to help cover costs and gardeners commit to sharing a portion of their harvest with our Food Pantry.  

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Help plant or harvest in the garden. There is a fee to have your own bed, but there are communal beds and general needs for care. See below for an application and agreement.

• Join members of Ascension and the community during scheduled garden workdays.

• Serve as a leader on the Harvest of Hope Garden Committee.  Interested in learning more? Contact Diane Haack

AUSTIN STREET CENTER

Austin Street Center is a mainstay in Dallas.  We share in the work, along with many other area churches. Ascension provides a meal and servers four times a year (February, May, August, and November).

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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

• Cook one or more family size lasagnas.

• Transport the lasagnas and help serve dinner at Austin Street Center.

• Purchase other needed food items such as fruit and bread.

Interested in learning more? Contact Brian Kasper.