Many churches have reached out and asked how they can further support us. One way is through Hope Rising’s Church of the Month initiative. In short, we’re looking for 48 supporting churches to pick one of our 4 Centers and a month that they’d like to bless that Center each year. During that designated month, the church can serve that Center in any number of ways.

The following are ideas of how your church can bless a Center. You can do some of these, all of these, or come up with your own ideas. It’s completely up to how your church feels led.

    • Praying for the Center daily

    • Performing a “Prayer Walk” in that Center once during that month (1 hour before opening, church members show at the Center and pray for the various clients, volunteers, staff, rooms, and ministries. Call a few weeks beforehand to coordinate the early-unlocking for this event.)

    • Providing healthy snacks for the client waiting rooms (bottled water, fruit, granola bars, etc.)

    • Encouraging their congregation to do a volunteer activity that month (landscaping, cleaning facilities, participate in that month’s envelope-stuffing, painting, etc.)

    • Hosting an event (baby bottle boomerang fundraiser, VBS activity, baby shower) to bless our clients

    • Providing a special donation through missions giving or a special love offering

    • Providing snacks for the volunteers and staff (pop for the fridge, various treats for break room)

    • Provide snacks or lunch for the staff during their monthly staff meeting

Center–> Kettering Xenia N. Dayton Huber Heights
Contact # 937-298-9998 937-374-0023 937-262-7414 937-424-2386
Jan        
Feb Grace Covenant Church Beavercreek Kirkmont Church / Beavercreek   Woodland Hills Baptist Church
Mar First Baptist Church / Kettering Centerville Christian Fellowship / Centerville Fairview Brethren in Christ  
Apr Clearcreek Chapel / Miamisburg Dayton Avenue Baptist Church Springboro Baptist Church Troy Baptist Church
May Centerville Community Church Ledbetter Road Church of God / Xenia   Calvary Open Bible Church / Riverside
Jun   Emmanuel Baptist Church / Xenia     Bethlehem Lutheran Church / Fairborn 
Jul     Springboro Baptist Church Bowman Life Group  
Aug     Fairview Brethren in Christ  
Sept Grace Lutheran Church / W. Carrollton      
Oct  Wellspring Baptist Church Women’s Group      
Nov   University Baptist Church Beavercreek    
Dec        

If your church would like to serve as a Church of the Month for one of our Centers, please contact Brian at 937-298-9998, ext. 1103.