Get Involved

Christian Services works to connect those in need with church volunteers who are dedicated to helping. Whether it be through a church, through outside support or just a listening ear, Christian Services aims to spread hope throughout the community.

Opportunities

Find out how you and your church can get involved today. Volunteers are always needed and additional congregational partners help to better serve the community! Time spent bettering the community and helping those in need fills the soul with joy. 

There are ongoing opportunities for your congregation to put their faith into action.

  • Volunteer in the Christian Services Help Center.
  • Collect personal needs for one of our Compassion Closets.
  • Collect children’s clothing for Judson’s and Pilgrim’s Clothing Banks.
  • Have a household goods collection to replenish supplies at the Small Household Bank at Mt. Hope UMC.
  • Get involved in supporting back to school activities by collecting clothing and school uniforms.
  • Get a group of 5 or 10 to volunteer at Judson to help distribute clothing in August and September.
  • Collect “Good Night Moon” or other books for new moms in the Books for Babies Program.
  • Provide volunteers for a Head Start pre-school classroom or connect with a elementary or middle school.
  • Become a church that provides New Image or Quality Living Budgeting Classes to people who want to make changes in their lives. Christian Services provides training and support.
  • Support the Christian Services Help Center financially.

To find out more about what your church can do, call our office at 394-5413. Don’t wait, start giving back today and get so much more in return.

Monthly Collections

View our yearly calendar of collections and see when and where you can donate!

September is Coat Drive Month! Don’t wait until the weather gets cold—children won’t have warm coats in time!

There are three Church banks in the church network that need coats to help people who don’t have the means to purchase coats for their families. Your church can have a coat drive collecting any and all coats with a special focus on the sizes that the three church banks need. It is important that all coats are clean, in good condition, and have working zippers!

Judson Memorial Baptist Church’s Love Clothing Center begins giving out winter coats and accessories in October. Please encourage your congregation to collect clean and repaired winter coats for children and teenagers! Children’s sizes are always in highest demand, but adult sized coats in teen friendly styles are also needed.  

  • Sizes 4T—Adult Judson Memorial Baptist Church, 531 Glendale, Lansing 517-882-5961 (call for hours). Please be sure to leave your church name with your donation.

Pilgrim UCC’s Small Children’s Closet helps families with infants and toddlers, sizes newborn to 3T. They are always in need of warm coats, especially in 2T and 3T sizes!

Coat Delivery Locations:

Sizes 4T—Teens Judson Memorial Baptist, 531 Glendale, Lansing 882-5961

Infant sizes 0 – 3T Pilgrim UCC, 125 S Pennsylvania, Lansing 484-7434

Men’s & Women’s St Luke Lutheran – Christ Campus, 122 S Pennsylvania, Lansing 482-2252

Please leave your church name with donations!

Christian Services P.O. Box 22112, Lansing, MI 48909-2112