Volunteers are needed on Mondays between 9:00 AM & 4:00 PM
This is a great time to meet people in the neighborhood. In the midst of all the work we manage to have a lot of fun and get blessed as we give of ourselves to others in Jesus name.

The food bank rarely delivers can goods to us so, if you would like to buy or donate these items, please bring them by The Light.

Snacks for Mondays (please deliver by 12 Noon)

The truck for the Food Distribution usually arrives at about 1:30. This is when we share with each other some various snacks to enjoy fellowship and pass the time as the bags are being sorted and loaded with food. People really enjoynthis time.

Additional needs: Powdered Country Time Lemonade, coffee, powdered creamer, sugar, 9 oz. cups, and spoons.

GED Course

• Tutors needed
  Days: Tuesdays and/or Thursdays
  Time: 6:00 - 8:00 PM
  Location: Alps Road Elementary School
  Child care workers needed to watch the children of program participants
• Sponsors needed when students are ready to take the GED Test - $55.00

Community Gardening

• At planting times, we are in need of tillers, top soil, seeds, and stakes.
• Volunteers to help plant, water, and tend the garden during both seasons.
• Volunteer to help organize distribution of harvested vegetables.

Youth for a Clean and Safe Community/Work Project

• Saturday from 9 AM - 12 Noon (checkcalendar for specific dates) at 174 Henderson Ext. If you have a heart for youth, then come and get to know some of the youth of this community. If you are interested in helping to beautify the neighborhood then stop by and join us in the fun.
• We would like to expose the youth to the opportunities they have for a career, so we are looking for people who would like to take the youth on a field trip to their workplace and share their story. Please call or e-mail to discuss possibilities.

Homework Club

• Volunteer as a tutor on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays between 4:00 and 6:00 PM
• Help with meal preparation
• Community Covered Dish Dinners
• Cook and bring food for meals
• Help plan and donate/buy decorations for each meal

Crosstown Kids

Contact the Wesley Foundation to see how you can help

Sunday Worship Service

Help usher (please arrive at The Light at 5:40 PM)

Pancake Breakfast

• Help cook and serve breakfast (please arrive at 8:00 AM at The Light)
• Help with clean up after the breakfast (please arrive at 10:30 AM at The Light)
• Donate food items for the breakfast such as eggs, bacon, sausage, and orange juice

Day of Celebration

• Help with planning this wonderful day (planning begins in March)
• Help on the day of the actual event

Back to School to Sharing

• Help with administration and promotion (begins in March)
• Sponsoring children
• Help on the actual day

Back to School Celebration 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament

• Help with administration and promotion (begins in March)
• Referees
• Help with manning certain activities such as game coolers, drink table, registration, etc. 

Prayer Requests

• Prayers for The Light
• Protection from evil and the evil one
• Continued direction and vision
• Favor in the community
• Laborers and equipping of laborers
• Prayer Warriors
• Example of Kingdom living - living the lifestyle of Jesus
• Volunteers - continued impartation of the Father's heart, hands, feet, and eyes to do His will and fulfill His purposes and to be empowered by His Spirit
• Pray for the "drifters" in the community to find The Way, Jesus

Prayers for the Community

• Salvation to come to all those in community-reality of Jesus to be revealed
• God's purpose and plan to be released and come forth
• The light of Jesus and the Father's love to be revealed and poured out
• The conviction of the Holy Spirit to come to every person
• That there would be an establishment of righteous and holy living among all the people in the community
• Godly leadership to be raised up in the community
• Peace and wholeness to come to every person and household
• For Jesus to walk into the lies of the enemy and speak His truth into the inner most parts of their being - Jesus would reveal who they are in Him - John 8:32
• Lord to be a shield and help from evil - Psalm 3

For more information about the ministries of The Light, contact Lloyd Craft at (706) 208-8066 or thelight@sjumc.org.