Missions
Jesus spent a lot of his time with people who lived on the margins of society, the poor and powerless. As a church, we want to fulfill the call to be the “hands and feet” of Jesus, going and serving those who may feel lost, hurt or abandoned.
SouthBrook’s Missions exists to connect the church to what God is doing beyond our walls. We want to follow the example of Jesus by serving the poor and the broken. We want to go into the local community and the world promoting compassion and life change through Jesus Christ. Our great hope is to comfort the outcasts, embrace the vulnerable and invest in the powerless.
God has already done some great things! If you would like more information, numbers and details, about how we have resourced these communities, please contact Jerry Ittel.
SouthBrook has a number of ongoing relationships with the following international and local organizations that exist to serve people in need.
Dayton, Ohio
Las Vegas, Nevada
Monterrey, Mexico
St. Mary's Parish, Jamaica
Swaziland, Africa
DAYTON, OHIO
Bogg Ministries
Because of God's Grace (Bogg) is a non-profit organization to help provide the communities of Miamisburg and greater Dayton with food, clothing and other essentials to sustain a healthy lifestyle. Sharing love to people in these communities to demonstrate God's love, we come alongside to offer loving support and assistance with social, emotional and physical needs. It is our mission to reach outside the restrictions of a building and bring the church out into the world. We believe it is time for local churches to unite as one and become the expression of God's love to those who are hurting and in need. For more information and ways you can help, visit the Bogg web site.
Good Neighbor House
Good Neighbor House provides food, clothing, house hold furnishings and medical/dental assistance to the homeless and working poor within the greater Dayton area. SouthBrook assists by providing clothing, baby supplies, furniture, and gently used household goods. For more information and ways you can help, visit the Good Neighbor House web site.
Gospel Mission
The Gospel Mission provides food, clothing, household items, shelter, community and emotional support to the poor of inner city Dayton. There are a number of areas you can serve such as, serving a hot meal to the hungry or by participating in the children’s activities that take place on weekday evenings. For more information and ways you can help, please visit the Gospel Mission web site.
The Gospel Mission also supports Camp Jabez, a Gospel–based ministry dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of Dayton area young people and their families in need. This outdoor facility in Xenia offers summer day camps, Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For more information on activities and cost, visit the Camp Jabez web site.
Home Repair Ministry
The Home Repair Ministry exists to make a difference in the lives of families with limited to no means of fixing basic household projects. A team of skilled SouthBrook volunteers work together to assess projects, determine skills needed and perform the work required.
If you attend SouthBrook and have a basic home repair that may be too difficult for you to tackle on your own, the Home Repair Team may be able to help. We are also in need of volunteers with a variety of home repair skills (plumbing, electric, carpentry, etc.) to help with performing the necessary work. If you are interested in joining the Home Repair Team, please pick up a volunteer application in SouthBrook Central or email Home Repair directly for more information. If you would like to request help with a specific home repair, please complete the requestor application and submit to the Home Repair Team for consideration.
Miami Valley Women's Center
A Christ–centered outreach offering God's compassion and truth to affirm the lives and futures of women, families and children. The Center's range of services and programs make it the leading care and information resource for unplanned pregnancies and premarital sexual abstinence. The MVWC is a life–affirming organization that strengthens families by:
– Providing practical assistance for pregnancy–related concerns.
– Promoting education for premarital sexual abstinence and post–abortion trauma.
– Proclaiming God's love by encouraging a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and the development of a daily Christian walk.
For more information or ways you can help, visit the Women's Center web site. Listen to a video and be inspired at how the Women's Center impacts the lives of women.
Neighborhood Rewards Program
Help fund upcoming epic mission trips by participating in the Kroger and DLM Neighborhood Rewards Program. Simply purchase a $1 Kroger gift card or $5 DLM gift card from SouthBrook, redeemable for those amounts in merchandise. There is no extra cost. Reload the card again and again for as long as you choose, and money will continue to come back to epic to fund future trips. For more information, view the Kroger Rewards Program promo sheet. If you would like to participate, email Cindy D’Urso or call 937.435.9966 ext. 143, or stop in epic on the weekend and pick up your gift cards.
Recycling Program
Bring your recyclable paper products to the green and yellow Paper Retriever bin located at the south end of the parking lot. Not only does this effort help our environment, it helps us to earn money for all paper that is collected. The more recyclable paper donated, the more funds we raise for our Missions. While we are unable to recycle phone books or cardboard, we will gladly accept the following items: newspapers, junk mail, magazines, catalogs, office/school papers, books and white envelopes.
Women’s Recovery Center
The Recovery Outreach Ministry visits the Women’s Recovery Center, an alcohol and drug addiction treatment facility in Xenia, the last Sunday of each month. Contact Kelly Lance for information about how you can get involved.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
XXXchurch.com
XXXchurch.com is a unique outreach ministry to people who are struggling with pornography, either as a consumer or entertainer, and offers accountability resources available at no costs. They also maintain a presence in the city of Las Vegas, and the constant stream of conventions and temptations that run throughout the community. Additionally, XXXchurch is involved in education and prevention in churches and schools throughout the country. Their calling is unique and extraordinary as they serve and extend the love of Christ to those entangled in sin. For more information or to download the X3 watch accountability software, visit XXXchurch.com.
MONTERREY, MEXICO
Back2Back
Back2Back works with orphaned children in Monterrey, Mexico and also supports continuing education, vocational training and business co-op internship programs. Our epic high school students connect with B2B annually with their group trip to Mexico each summer. For more information, please visit the Back2Back web site. If you are interested in serving with Back2Back, check out our upcoming mission trips on the Events page.
ST. MARY'S PARISH, JAMAICA
American–Caribbean Experience (ACE)
As one of the most missional para–church organizations to be found anywhere, ACE particularly focuses on vulnerable children and are frontline agents supporting the neediest children within their reach at St. Mary’s Parish in northeastern Jamaica. This takes the form of personal home visits, school lunches and tutoring through a child sponsorship program. ACE also goes the other end of the age spectrum by caring for the elderly residents at the Port Maria Infirmary. View their video and photo album to see what ACE is doing and what you might experience on a trip. For more information, visit the ACE web site. To see SouthBrook teams in action, view a few videos from previous Jamaica trips: tutoring, planting gardens, and helping at the infirmary and a thrift sale.
ACE micro–business trains eager Jamaicans through group classes and one–on–one mentoring to develop small business strategies, ethics, principles, working models and leadership skills. A mission for adults of any skill level, but specifically in business, leadership, teaching and finance who have an interest in helping disadvantaged people get back on their feet. Servants are needed from all walks of life, not just business professionals. If you have a skill that others could reproduce or a passion to help those seeking life change, this will be a great way to put your faith in action. For questions about ACE micro–business, please email Teri Barhorst (from SouthBrook) who is now an ACE missionary in Jamaica. To stay up to date on Teri's work, follow her blog!
SouthBrook offers a variety of short–term mission trip experiences. If you are interested in serving alongside the ACE organization, check out our upcoming mission trips on the Events page.
SWAZILAND, AFRICA
ACTS 2 Clinic
No other region of the world has suffered the tragic losses caused by HIV and AIDS more than the continent of Africa. No other country on that continent has a higher prevalence of HIV and AIDS among its population than Swaziland. In fact, Swaziland has the most severe HIV/AIDS rate in the world. SouthBrook is partnered with the ACTS2 clinic in Manzini, Swaziland as they work to extend the lives of those who have HIV/AIDS.
New Hope Orphanage
Worldwide there is an entire generation of children at risk. Millions of orphans and vulnerable children lead a meager existence alone because of the ravages of civil unrest, abandonment and chiefly HIV and AIDS. The New Hope Center in Swaziland, Africa is home to boys and girls orphaned by HIV/AIDS. The core vision of New Hope Center is to take in the orphaned children who have absolutely no one, to raise them in a Christ–centered family, and to educate and train them to be the leaders that the country of Swaziland needs. For more information, visit the New Hope web site. If you are interested in serving at New Hope, check out our upcoming mission trips on the Events page.
