Serve Our Community
Partnering With Local Ministries
At Rush Creek, we believe church is more than Sunday morning. It’s a community that reaches into the places where God has placed us. One way we do that is by coming alongside local ministries that share our heart for drawing people closer to God and caring for those in need.
Below you’ll find ministries in our area that are looking for volunteers. Whether you have an hour a month or a regular weekly slot, there’s a place for you to serve. Reach out to any ministry directly to get started.
Partnering With Local Ministries
Hand2Hand
Volunteer Needs at Rush Creek
- Join our RCBC Packing team that meets every other Monday at Byron Community Ministries.
- Coordinate an at-home packing event with family, and/or friends.
- Do you have a school or work group that you would like to involve in an event?
Contact us for more details.
Bridgette Leyendecker
Volunteer Needs at Corporate
Looking to volunteer on a more regular basis? Join a Packing team to help serve a local school. Warehouse Team Help sort food donations, clean boxes, and perform other hands-on tasks. Event Team Assist with setup, hospitality, greeting guests, and more to make each event a success! Hand2Hand’s major events include Kickoff (August), Hope for Kids Dinner (October), and Golf Outing (July).
Grace Gospel Fellowship
WAYS TO SERVE
- Opportunities come up throughout the year, including:
- Mailing projects and office support
- Work teams helping churches with facility and property tasks
- Home projects for pastors and their families
- Reach out to learn about current needs.
Bible Doctrines to Live By
WAYS TO SERVE
- Specialized skills:
- Proofreading materials
- Book layout (Microsoft Publisher)
- Uploading CDs
- Updating contact info on tracts
- General help:
- Planting bushes and flowers
- Helping with large print orders
- Cleaning
- Stuffing envelopes
Degage Ministries
WAYS TO SERVE
- Kitchen support
- Bakery help
- Community center activities
- Wellness center
- Salon
- Rest center
- Open Door shelter
- Group opportunities (see their website)
Hangar
WAYS TO SERVE
- Small group leader
- Mentor
- Computer check-in
- Cooking and snacks
- Transportation
- Cleaning
- More details and an interest form are on their website.
Grace Adventures Ministries
WAYS TO SERVE
- Administrative work
- Project assistance
- Kitchen work
- Group volunteer projects
- Apply online for details and current needs.
Meals on Wheels Western Michigan
WAYS TO SERVE
- Delivery drivers
- Meal preparation and packaging
- Pack table volunteer
- Bag decorating (from home)
- Pantry support
- Community dining sites
- Office support
- Events
Scott Gorbold, Volunteer Manager
Up and Out Ministries
WAYS TO SERVE
- Contact them for current opportunities.
New Creations Prison Ministries
Our mission: To minister to the spiritual needs of inmates, introducing them to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and encouraging those in the faith.
What We Do
- One-on-one sharing of the Scriptures
- Bible Correspondence courses
- Bridge Builders' “The Way Home” biblically-based 12-step counseling ministry for small groups
Volunteer Needs
- Volunteers to grade lessons and help mentor inmates
- Volunteers to perform much of the office work: processing mail, filing, assembling lessons and doing various other needed tasks
- Volunteers to facilitate in-prison programs
Contact Info
Colleen Christie, Executive Director
Alpha Grand Rapids
Women and Men Crisis center serving the Greater Grand Rapids area. Alpha Grand Rapids is here to support you, whether you’re wondering if you’re pregnant, raising young children and unable to make ends meet, facing parenting challenges, and more.
We value your privacy, your safety, and your right to choose. Our goal is to provide a place where you can receive expert, personalized care, both during the decision-making phase of your pregnancy and beyond.
Volunteer Needs
Contact Info
Alpha Grand Rapids
Buist Community Assistance Center
Volunteer Opportunities
- Help sort food or clothing
- Pack groceries
- Stock shelves and more
Donate
We accept donations of gently used clothing and personal care products by donating securely online at www.buistcac.org or by mail. All donations are tax-deductible.
Contact Info
Dave Maleport
Women At Risk International (WAR)
Women At Risk, International unites and educates to create circles of protection around those at risk through culturally sensitive, value-added intervention projects. We rescue trafficking victims and bring healing and empowerment to survivors through holistic aftercare and wrap-around services.
Volunteers are the backbone of the House of WAR that fights for the peace that passes all understanding. Join us personally, as a small group, family, moms & daughters, dads & daughters, sons, friends, businesses & others to join us in the call of Micah 6:8!
Volunteer Opportunities at Women At Risk Int'l
- Host a Shop to Rescue, Shop with a Purpose Boutique party. Learn more
- Become a table volunteer at special events. Sign up, or contact 616.855.0796 ext. 222 or ask for Sarah
- Help with various tasks at our HQ Volunteer Center. Sign up, or contact [email protected]. Tasks: stuffing envelopes, pricing product, sorting literature, stringing beaded jewelry, cleaning in the boutique, pricing tent sale items, decorating trees in the boutique for Christmas
- Help with HQ building upkeep: building maintenance projects, yard work and landscaping
- Be a hostess for a US State Dept. delegation. Contact [email protected] for more information
- Ornament Campaign: sell ornaments at your church or place of business in support of at-risk or rescued women, or volunteer to deliver ornament trees to local businesses and churches. Contact [email protected]
- Short-term trip to Zambia. Contact [email protected] for more information
- Join our Style Committee: vote on product samples and give input on our designs! Contact [email protected] for more information
- Share your creative skills. We are always looking for freelance photographers, designers, etc.! Learn more
- Donate supplies (office supplies, toiletry items, etc.). Donate here
- Collect pop cans. Call us to pick up or deliver to the box at HQ
Contact Info
Becky McDonald
Sus Manos
Our mission is to take excess produce from local farms and turn it into nutritious meals for the hungry world.
In 2004, a small youth group from Grand Rapids set out on a life-changing journey. This experience sparked a vision. By 2008 Sus Manos Gleaners was founded with a mission to repurposing excess produce to feed a hungry world. What began as a single trip has grown into a movement. Join us and be part of something truly meaningful.
Volunteer Needs
Contact Info
Carrie Hill, Executive Director
Bethany Christian Services
Volunteer
- Group church volunteer events
- 1:1 Tutoring
- Transporter for refugees
- Day of service at Bethany
- Refugee Youth Mentor
Contact Info
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