If you are seeking to volunteer individually or with your SBS class, fill out the Get Involved Form and we'll get you plugged in!
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Food Pantry & Clothes Closet
Open daily (except Fri & Sun) @ 10 am-2 pm
What: Nearly $54,000 (plus donated food) used annually to feed approximately 400 families and 1300 people per month.
How Can I Serve?
Volunteer areas include computer check-in, witnessing, sorting clothes, preparing bags of food, and assisting guests with shopping. Spanish-speakers are especially needed, but this is not a requirement. Donations are welcome (tax-deductible) during operating hours.
Each Sunday Bible Study is assigned a food item to donate on the first Sunday of each month. Click here for more information.
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English as a Second Language (ESL)
Every Tue & Thu @ 9:30-11:30 am & 7-9 pm
What: A variety of class levels begin every August and follow the Spring Branch ISD Academic Calendar.
How can I serve?
Instructors and assistants needed. You do not need to know another language, or even have previous experience.
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Computer Training
Held in conjunction with ESL. Instructors needed.
What: Basic Computer literacy classes for all ages.
How can I serve?
Instructors needed. A basic knowledge of how to operate a computer is all that is required.
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Bible Study Teachers and Assistants, Nursery-12th Grade
Every Wed @ 6:45-8 pm; Every Sun 9:30-10:45 am & 10:45 am-Noon
What: Assist our Mission Churches as they teach the Word of God to a new generation.
How can I serve?
Bible Study Teachers and Helpers needed. Age Appropriate curriculum provided.
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Kids Club apartment ministry
Every Saturday Morning from 9am-Noon
What: A backyard bible club environment for children living in the Oak Forest Apartment Complex. Children are taught a bible story, play games, do a craft and receive a snack at the end. We are blessed to have our own Kid’s Club apartment to do ministry out of. Schedule follows the Spring Branch ISD school calendar.
How can I serve?
Volunteers, both individuals and groups, needed to volunteer. So that relationships with the children can build, it would be preferred that groups would commit to an amount of time (at least one Saturday a month) for a specific period of time (Spring, Fall, Year, etc), but this is not required.
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Kids Club Summer Lunch Program
Every June-August, weekdays
What: Free lunch, games, and Bible study for children in community.
How can I serve?
Both individual and group volunteers needed to help assist in games, bible stories, lunch, etc.
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Saturday Service Day
Every Sat @ 8:30 am-12:30 pm
What: Help maintain and repair needs of Faith Center.
How can I serve
Individuals or groups can contact us to see what needs we currently have are and schedule a Saturday to serve.
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Faith Center Computer Ministry
What: Provides computer-related resources & support to individuals, Christ-centered missions & non-profit organizations. Volunteer supported and more are welcome.
How can I serve?
This group meets weekly and does everything from rebuilding old systems to accepting donations to computer related recycling projects.
CONTACT FCCM@HoustonsFirst.org, 713.554.8805, for more information.
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Christmas Store
First Sat in Dec
What: This gift giveaway is focused on equipping our mission churches in reaching out to their communities with the Gospel.
How can I serve?
Volunteers are needed in many areas, including witnessing, gift wrapping, registration, gathering and sorting gifts, set up, breakdown, and lots of pre-Christmas Store work.
CONTACT Matthew.Creath@HoustonsFirst.org if you would like to help with preparations in the months leading up to the Christmas Store.
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Bilingual Counseling
Various Times
For children & adults-please call for an appointment.
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Van Drivers
Wed & Fri Night, Sun Morning
What: Pick up children and individuals for various Faith Center and Mission Church activities.
How can I serve?
To become a van driver, you must be at least 25 years old
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Multi-cultural Church Services
Various Times
Hispanic Congregation: Iglesia Bautista Casa de Dios-Pastor Steve Moreno
English Speaking Congregation: Long Point Baptist Church-Pastor Bobby Delgado
Laotian Congregation: First Baptist Lao Mission Church-Pastor Paul Phothisane
Korean Congregation: God’s Dream Church-Pastor Stephen Kim
How can I serve?
If you have never experienced a service in another language, or have a heart for one of the people groups listed, join in worship and bible study and find ways you may be able to help these churches grow the Kingdom.
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Concrete Christians
Every Thu @ 6:30 pm
What: Seeks to meet the needs of disadvantaged individuals suffering from loneliness, homelessness, substance abuse, and insufficient resources for basic life needs. Outdoor parking lot program includes worship service, bible teaching and dinner.
How Can I Serve?
Volunteers needed to minister to guests and help with program setup and breakdown./p>
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Faith Children’s Center
Monday-Friday, 7am-6pm
What: Fully stated licensed, affordable daycare center. NCI-accepted. Accepts children ages 6 weeks-11 years old.
CONTACT
Melissa Sanders, Director, Melissa.Sanders@HoustonsFirst.org, 713.554.8828
Derek Nease, Associate Director, Derek.Nease@HoustonsFirst.org, 713.554.8824
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First Hope Job Ministry
Various Times
What: Come to learn job seeking strategies and practical resume tips, and to find networking opportunities as well as biblical encouragement.
CONTACT
Fay Suitor, Administrative H.O.P.E. Coordinator, hope@HoustonsFirst.org, 713.554.8821
Derek Nease, Associate Director, Derek.Nease@HoustonsFirst.org, 713.554.8824
Now you can help support the Faith Center through your grocery shopping! We are currently registered with Randall's so that a portion of your grocery purchases are donated to the Faith Center.
For Randall's, take your Randall's Remarkable Card to the Customer Service Desk and ask them to link your card to the Good Neighbor Program Number 10444.
The local missions offering is funded weekly by offerings over and above tithes to the budget. $200,000 is required annually. Please give regularly (See church offering envelope).
If you are interested in volunteering or would like more information on any of the ministries listed above, please contact Matthew Creath by email at Matthew.Creath@HoustonsFirst.org or phone 713.554.8804