Serve in the Local Community
Village Church partners with many local organizations to create positive change in our community. Consider volunteering your time in the wider Kansas City area.
Habitat for Humanity KC
Through its Mission Committee, Village Church has sponsored the construction of more than 40 area homes with Habitat KC (yes, that’s one per year for over 40 years!). Volunteer with the Tuesday/Thursday Crew, or join one of our semiannual Women Build events with folks from both Antioch and Mission campuses. Email us to get connected with the next available work opportunity. No experience necessary, just enthusiasm!
Cross-Lines Kitchen
Cross-Lines Community Outreach provides people affected by poverty with basic services and opportunities that encourage self-confidence and self-sufficiency. Cross-Lines serves meals at their community annex and brown bag program, operates a food pantry, offers free bilingual nutrition and cooking classes and a community garden.
Every other month on the second Friday, Village Church serves a meal to 150-250 people at the Cross-Lines Kitchen. We need three to four volunteers to cook in the morning, 10-11 a.m., and three to four additional volunteers to help serve, 11 a.m.–1 p.m. We also need folks to provide three to four dozen cookies and drop them off at the Mission Campus reception desk by 4:30 p.m. on the Thursday before Village Friday meal service. Sign up for a date and time below. Email Rev. Zach Walker with questions.
Johnson County Home-Delivered Meals
Since 2002, Johnson County Home-Delivered Meals (formerly Meals on Wheels) has been delivering nutritious meals to homebound, elderly and those with disabilities and their spouses, age 60 years and older, helping them stay independent, healthy and safe at home. Currently, the program serves over 600 individuals each day.
Village Church has three teams who deliver meals every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Each volunteer signs up for one day in the month and if a conflict arises with their regular delivery date, it is easy to trade dates with another team member. Volunteers deliver meals between 10:45 a.m.-noon. Contact us to be placed on the schedule.
Front Porch Alliance
Village Church started Front Porch Alliance (FPA) in partnership with Kansas City’s Ivanhoe neighborhood in 1999 in hopes of building a meaningful and supportive relationship with an underserved community. To this day, FPA works hand in hand with Kansas City’s east side residents and community partners to build youth leadership and opportunities for families to make positive, lasting changes in their lives and neighborhoods. Visit the link to read more about volunteer opportunities with Front Porch Alliance.
Hillcrest Transitional Housing
In 2014, Village Presbyterian Church began sponsoring an apartment in conjunction with Hillcrest Transitional Housing offering homeless families, singles and youth a disciplined, educational program with a caring, supportive environment. Hillcrest’s primary objective is to move clients from homelessness to self-sufficiency within 90 days by addressing the total life situation of the families they serve.
Village Church helped with the initial furnishing of our sponsored apartment and we now stock and provide a welcome meal when the apartment turns over to a new family. Email us if you are interested in helping with the next apartment turnover.
Community Grants
Inspired by God’s love, the people of Village Church dedicate time and over $1 million annually to mission work, particularly in areas focused on homelessness, hunger, and education. The Mission Committee of Village Church undergoes a process of discernment, paying attention to the needs we observe in our community and the organizations that are addressing those needs. Village Church Local Community Grants allocate funds to not-for-profit organizations that care for and protect the vulnerable as well as provide opportunities for those who are under-resourced.
Contact us at the link below for more information or to apply for a community grant. Applications will open for next year’s community grants on Jan. 1, 2025.
Signature Missions
Each year Village selects one community organization for special/additional funds and emphasizes the work of that agency. Click below to find out more about recent recipients of this award.
- 2024: Jerusalem Farm
- 2023: Cherith Brook Catholic Worker and Care Beyond the Boulevard