HESED COMMUNITY CHURCH NEEDS
PROJECT, HOUSING & MINISTRY FUNDS
If you desire to make a financial donation towards any of these items or projects, you can give online through our PayPal Donation Portal or mail support checks to: Hesed Community Church, 1301 N. Burdick St., Kalamazoo, MI 49007.
Toiletry Kits
These are our most popular item requested from neighbors.
Discipleship Staff Expense Fund
Covers lunch or coffee with our neighbors for one-on-one discipleship and mentoring.
Transportation (Gas Cards)
Provides 2 or 4 rides for people seeking medical help, job interviews, and other critical transportation.
Weekly Neighborhood Meals
We feed approximately 100 meals a week to neighbors in our community.
Christmas Store Gifts
Sponsors gifts for a Brightmoor family at the annual Pop-Up Christmas Store (serving ~70 families).
Discipleship Materials
Provides Bibles and study materials for neighbors in our discipleship process.
Tutoring Materials
Supports weekly educational tutoring for children in the Brightmoor neighborhood.
Neighborhood WiFi
We broadcast our internet signal for our neighbors to utilize as their own across 3 ministry houses.
Benevolence Fund
Allows us to contribute directly when we discern an urgent neighborhood need (e.g., funeral costs, utility bills, clothing for a job interview).
Housing Rehab (22035 Lyndon)
We currently have two homes in the process of rehabilitation to make them safe, dignifying, and comfortable for families.
Staffing Salaries
We do not charge our neighbors for our services, and our church community has limited financial giving capacity, so all of our staff members are funded like domestic missionaries.
TANGIBLE FOOD & MINISTRY HOUSE ITEMS
We desire to help our neighbors and build relationships by sharing a wide variety of practical items with them. Below is a list of items that we need regularly within our community. If you would like to purchase or provide any of these, please let us know via email ([email protected]).
FOOD ITEMS
- Soup (3 gallons a week during winter)
- Beef Hot dogs
- To-go boxes
- Plastic Spoons
- Plastic Forks
- Paper Plates
- Bottled Water
- Cone shape #4 Coffee Filters
- Sugar
- Coffee Creamer (any type)
- Snacks for kids during tutoring
- Ramen Noodles
MINISTRY HOUSE — KITCHEN
- Paper Towel
- Liquid Hand soap
- Bleach
- Pine-Sol
- Sponges, scrub brushes, wire brush
- Dish towels
- Drain cleaner
- Degreaser
TOILETRIES
- Toilet Paper
- Razors and shaving cream
- Bar soap & Body wash
- Shampoo / Conditioner
- Dental floss & Tooth brushes
- Lotion & Deodorant
- Washcloths & Bath towels
- Air freshener & Facial Tissue
- Hand sanitizer
- Women's pads / tampons
LAUNDRY, CLEANING & WINTER
- Laundry Detergent
- Dryer Sheets
- Carpet cleaner
- First aid kit (ointment, gauze, gloves, band-aids)
- Socks
- Hand warmers
- Gloves
HAVE ITEMS TO DROP OFF OR SHIP FOR HESED?
Contact our Detroit team to arrange a drop-off or shipping address for one of our ministry houses.
FOREFRONT MINISTRIES NEEDS
WEEKLY LUNCH OUTREACH
Food, meal supplies, bottled water, and paper goods for our Monday & Wednesday Lunch Outreach (10:00 AM – 2:00 PM) serving neighbors in the Second Ward.
BENEVOLENCE & EMERGENCY HOUSING
Financial support for neighbor utility bills, emergency housing needs, and household items at our 250 Empire St. ministry house mission outpost.
DISCIPLESHIP & BIBLE STUDY
Bibles, study materials, and hospitality supplies for our weekly Monday Bible studies and monthly communion gatherings.
VANGUARD CHURCH NEEDS
STREET OUTREACH & FOOD DISTRIBUTION
Food distribution supplies, hot meals, and outreach essentials for our Monday Southside and Wednesday Northside street outreach gatherings.
NEIGHBORHOOD BENEVOLENCE & HOUSES
Ongoing support for Kalamazoo ministry houses, neighbor benevolence requests, and practical household & hygiene supplies.
DISCIPLESHIP & GATHERINGS
Bibles and resources for Sunday services, Men’s & Women’s bi-weekly discipleship groups, and morning prayer meetings.
VANGUARD STREET MINISTRY SL NEEDS
THE 89’S MONTHLY SPONSORS ($89/MO)
Join the goal of 100 individuals and families committed to giving $89/month to sustain Roda Muslimani and his indigenous leadership team in Sierra Leone.
COMMUNITY FEEDING & PANGUMA HOUSE
Resources for feeding communities, street ministry, and maintaining the ministry house outpost in Panguma.
EDUCATION, SCHOOLS & YOUTH SPORTS
Supporting students and local schools with educational resources, vocational training, Bible studies, and youth soccer ministries.