Sept 2016
Volunteers of the Month 
Front Desk Volunteers 
Contact Ministries has a fabulous team of Front Desk Volunteers that do an amazing job working with our walk in clients on a daily basis!  The volunteers always have friendly faces and pleasant personalities when working with people who come in looking for resources.  No one day is the same here and our volunteers are patient and adaptable.   Without Front Desk Volunteers we would not be successful in serving around 800 people every month with food vouchers, case management, shopping and prescription assistance. Our volunteers are also very good at building positive relationships with our clients and staff. Contact Ministries is very blessed to have so many wonderful volunteers! 
 
Linda Osborne, Ebony Forslund and Bekah Ryherd.
 
Yvette Cuellar and Bonnie Schattschneider  


                   
                     Sarah Squires          Sharron Cooper 

Thank you again for continuously serving our community and meeting basic needs while impacting lives for Christ!! 
United Way Day of Action
  Contact Ministries partnered with Day of Action Volunteers from Springfield Electric who worked on various projects in the Basement Boutique and Transitional Shelter. The volunteers were enthusiastic and passionate about helping us get projects completed.  Days of Action are successful at connecting people from the community with local organizations and making positive change happen!
 

Thank you Springfield Electric Volunteers for taking time to serve at Contact Ministries!!
How You Can Get Involved
We are looking for people who are interested in volunteering from once a week to once a month and have a passion working with the community.
 
Childcare- there is a very urgent need for volunteers to work with the children living in the Transitional Shelter. Childcare is needed Monday - Friday, 9am to 12pm.

Basement Boutique- Our Basement Boutique is open to the public on Tuesdays for men's shopping day and Wednesday's for women's shopping day.  We are looking for volunteers to help assist our women shoppers on Wednesday's, 9am-1pm.  Also, we are in need of help sorting and organizing donations on Monday's and Friday's, 9am - 12pm.

Upcoming Events 

2016 Fall Fundraiser Featuring Christian Comedian Anita Renfroe  

 
Come join us with Anita Renfroe on her Flat-Out Funny Tour!

All proceeds from this show will go directly to Contact Ministries  daily operations of the Transitional and Emergency Shelters and programs to serve our community.

Date: Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
Time: 6:30pm
Place: First United Methodist Church
2941 S Koke Mill Rd
Springfield, IL 62711

Tickets are on sale for $20 in advance $30 at the door and $40 for  VIP seating with Meet & Greet    


Quick Links
Featured Partner

First United Methodist Church  
 
   First United Methodist Church was one of the founding churches of Contact Ministries.  They have continuously and generously supported Contact Ministries in many ways. Every year the church donates their space for our fall fundraiser, this is a huge blessing to our mission. There are also many people who are members of FUMC that are regular volunteers at Contact Ministries.   We are very grateful

Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Instagram

Current Needs
  • Baby wipes  
  • Skivvies and socks for kids
  • Adult toothbrushes
  • Trial Sized Toothpaste
  • Razors