Community

Engagement

Love Works Day

Saturday, November 21 | 9:00AM-12:00PM

Our church is coming together for Love Works Day! We will serve our neighbors in need by raking leaves and doing yard work for those who can’t do it themselves. Everyone is welcome to join us! This is about more than leaves, it’s an opportunity to connect with our community, open doors for meaningful relationships, and share the love of Christ with those we serve!


“He has shown you what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
” Micah 6:8

FAITH WITHOUT WORKS IS DEAD 

“What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” James 2:14-17

At Black Rock, we want our faith to be ALIVE. Jesus loves our community, and so do we. On YOUR street, in YOUR neighborhood, in YOUR town there are people who need the love of Jesus – how will you step out in faith with Jesus to impact our community?

Find out more about our partners and sign up to serve below!

MEET OUR PARTNERS

HomeBridge Ventures: They provide comprehensive trauma-informed healing, job training and placement, and a supportive environment for formerly incarcerated residents.

Pivot Ministries: Pivot Ministries is a Bible-based in-residence recovery program for men. We treat drug and alcohol addiction as a spiritual problem and return the men to their families usefully whole.

Hopeline: Hopeline is a Christ-centered, pro-life pregnancy center that offers hope and support to women and their families facing unplanned pregnancies.

Urban Impact: Urban Impact is made up of volunteers who tutor and mentor at-risk youth in the low-income, PT Barnum, public housing community of Bridgeport.

Operation Hope: Operation Hope provides services to our neighbors in Fairfield who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.

Bridgeport Rescue Mission: Bridgeport Rescue Mission provides vital services to men, women, and children facing hunger, homelessness, and addiction by offering help to heal and return to the community whole.

Partnership To End Human Trafficking: PEHT provides survivors of human trafficking a pathway toward healing and independence through community outreach, residential recovery, and economic empowerment.

Want to learn more about our Community Engagement initiative? Click below to get more info, sign up for texts and emails, or sign up to serve!

SECOND

SATURDAY

SERVING

Every second Saturday of the month, we will have a church-wide service project: We set up the project, you show up at the church, and we will serve our community together! Make sure to join our email list so you know about each upcoming project.

Instead of a typical Second Saturday, this month we will shift to our church wide Love Works Day on November 21. We will be picking up leaves for our senior and disabled neighbors. View details at the top of the page.

FIFTH

SUNDAY

DONATIONS

Through this opportunity, God is inviting us to be a part of providing for the physical needs of our neighbors and local partners! On every fifth Sunday of the month, we will let you know what kind of item we are collecting (food, clothes, school supplies, etc.) and then you can bring it to the church on your way to service! Join our email list to know what item to bring each month. Your generosity introduces people to the love of Jesus!

Instead of a typical Fifth Sunday, this month we will shift to participating in our annual Thanksgiving Blessing Bag initiative. You have the opportunity to fill a bag (or two or three) with the ingredients for a complete Thanksgiving meal for a neighbor in need.

Disaster Response Team

Black Rock Church Disaster Response will be ready to send volunteers to provide short-term relief to our neighbors when there is a natural disaster in our state. Our disaster response projects are in response to significant disaster events that are widespread in our state. We aim to respond within a month of a disaster and we focus on volunteer friendly tasks like clearing yard debris, basic demolition, and initial flood control.

Foster Care Team

The Black Rock Church Foster Care Team provides foster families in our church and community with support. Foster Care is unpredictable. We’ll keep you in the loop on news and needs as they arise. Tasks will vary in scope and timing to meet the individual needs of each family.

Have you thought about becoming a foster parent? Or maybe getting licensed to provide short term care (respite care) when a foster parent needs a break? We’d love to provide you with information about this process and walk with you as you discern if or when it is the best next step.

Local Serving Finder

Please use the filters to find a serving opportunity that is right for you.

Need help finding the right opportunity? Click the button below and we'll help you!

Ministry Type

Mainly Serving

Day of Week

Time of Day

Ministry Name

Bridgeport Rescue Mission - Community Pantry
Ministry Type: Meals
Mainly Serving: Children/students, Women, Men
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Time of Day: Morning, Afternoon
Time: 9:00 AM-12:00 PM or 12:00 PM-3:00 PM

Assisting with registering community guests, unloading food rescue deliveries, packing produce bags for distribution, stocking shelves and refrigerators, helping the community guests through the pantry, helping community guests find more specific items, helping community guests carry their bags, and praying over guests, etc.


Bridgeport Rescue Mission - Meal Service
Ministry Type: Meals
Mainly Serving: Children/students, Women, Men
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Time of Day: Morning, Afternoon, Evening
Time: Breakfast 8:00 AM-10:00 AM, Lunch 11:00 AM-1:00 PM, Dinner 4:00 PM-6:00 PM.

Prepping food to help support the success of meals being served to our residents and community guests. Tasks can include but not be limited to pre-meal preparation, serving food, sanitation measures, clearing tables, interacting with the community, and engaging with our community.


HomeBridge Ventures - Basic Skills Coach
Mainly Serving: Women, Men
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Time of Day: Morning, Afternoon
Time: varies, between 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Work one-on-one or with small groups of HomeBridge clients in teaching basic computer skills, job readiness, and other basic life skills. This could include topics like email etiquette, using Google Drive/MS Office, writing a resume, making appointments, filling out applications, etc.


HomeBridge Ventures - Breakfast Host
Mainly Serving: Women, Men
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Time of Day: Morning
Time: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Every morning the Homebridge clients and staff gather together to start the day in unity, encouragement, and a reminder of their core values. They love to have guests join during this time! It’s a great way to get to know the clients and programs. You can sign up to bring breakfast in the morning for clients and staff to enjoy before the huddle begins.


Hopeline - Knitting + Crocheting
Mainly Serving: Women
Location: Fairfield
Day of Week: Friday
Time of Day: Morning
Time: 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Once a month, a group of women gather together at Black Rock to knit and crochet baby blankets for the mothers and babies supported by Hopeline. If you have this skill, this team would love to have you!


Hopeline - Patient and Office Support
Mainly Serving: Women
Location: Bridgeport, Stamford, Danbury
Day of Week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Time of Day: Morning, Afternoon
Time: varies; in 3-4 hour increments between 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Greeting patients, answering phones, setting up appointments, giving patients resource kits, and helping with clerical work, data entry, fundraising support, and administrative operations. Generally, for in office volunteers, women are preferred because of the nature of the ministry. Nursing volunteers or Spanish and Portuguese volunteers are a major need.


Hopeline - Recovery Ministry
Mainly Serving: Women, Men
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Time of Day: Morning, Afternoon
Time: varies; in 3-4 hour increments between 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Hopeline provides Biblical healing for men and women who have experienced abortion, who have been victims of sexual trauma, and who have walked through child loss. Men and women who are interested in becoming a facilitator must apply and go through an interview process. Thorough training will be provided. Spanish and Portuguese speaking volunteers are a major need.


Operation Hope - Baked Goods
Ministry Type: Meals
Mainly Serving: Varies
Location: Fairfield
Day of Week: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Time of Day: Morning, Afternoon
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Provide treats for Food Pantry patrons such as cookies, brownies, muffins, etc., baked in batches of a half dozen, labeled with ingredients.


Operation Hope - Community Kitchen Delivery
Ministry Type: Meals
Mainly Serving: Varies
Location: Fairfield
Day of Week: Monday
Time of Day: Morning
Time: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Prepare a lunch to serve 20 people including a main protein, a side, and a dessert. More details provided after sign up. Delivery will take place on Monday between 9:30 AM – 11:00 AM.


PEHT - General Support
Mainly Serving: Women
Location: Bridgeport, Fairfield
Day of Week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Time of Day: Morning, Afternoon, Evening
Time: 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

PEHT has a lot of miscellaneous needs that pop up on an unpredictable basis. They are always looking to grow their list of flex volunteers that they can connect when various needs arise. Common tasks that are needed may include: helping a client move, supporting at the retail store, assisting at a pop-up event, helping at an event, etc.


Pivot - Share A Meal
Mainly Serving: Men
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Time of Day: Morning, Afternoon, Evening
Time: Varies

One of the best ways to support the residents of Pivot is simply to get to know them. The work of recovery is difficult. Having a friend to bring encouragement, levity, and prayer can make a big difference. Find a time to regularly visit Pivot and share a meal with the residents.


Pivot Ministries - Cooking Team
Ministry Type: Meals
Mainly Serving: Men
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Thursday
Time of Day: Afternoon, Evening
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Cooking and serving a meal at Pivot. On every third Thursday of the month, a team from Black Rock heads down to Pivot to cook a meal in their kitchen. They get to serve the residents and eat alongside them.


Urban Impact - HOOPs Basketball Ministry
Mainly Serving: Children/students
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Wednesday
Time of Day: Evening
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

HOOPs program is a basketball ministry taking place in the gym of Claytor School. Volunteers are expected to either help coach, facilitate games, or even play alongside students as they play short games against each other. This evangelistic ministry is primarily mentor bonding in relationship through sports and conversations on the sidelines with a 10 minute gospel message presented each night.


Urban Impact - Kid Power
Ministry Type: Tutoring
Mainly Serving: Children/students
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Time of Day: Morning, Afternoon
Time: varies, 1.5 hour increments between 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Work under the direction of a teacher as a classroom helper or tutor, helping students with various subjects either individually or in a group as needed.


Urban Impact - Meals
Mainly Serving: Children/students
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Time of Day: Evening
Time: 6:00PM

Urban Impact serves food to their students at each of their weeknight events. They need people to deliver hot meals (homemade or ordered) that will feed 35 people. Help once a year or once a week.


Urban Impact - Primetime
Ministry Type: Evangelism, Mentoring
Mainly Serving: Children/students
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Monday
Time of Day: Evening
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Prime Time is a Christian Mentoring Program for students grades 3-8. The hope is that volunteers who come out will connect and share their faith with their mentees. During Prime Time Sessions a gospel message is shared and mentors will be expected to help their mentees understand the message and process it so the students can grow in their faith. The kids also engage in a variety of recreational activities. The mentors will be expected to engage with the kids and talk with them about school, life and the gospel.


Urban Impact - Revolution
Mainly Serving: Children/students
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Tuesday
Time of Day: Evening
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Mentor high school students every Tuesday night. At this program you will discuss Scripture, the joys and struggles of growing up, and provide guidance to students who are planning out their next steps after high school.


Urban Impact - XLR8
Mainly Serving: Children/students
Location: Bridgeport
Day of Week: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Time of Day: Evening
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

XLR8 is a homework/tutoring program. Volunteers will be expected to help the student who is assigned to them with their homework. In some cases they may need to tutor the student in math/literacy because the student may not understand the assigned work. There is also a recreational portion of the program that the mentors will be asked to engage in. Mentors are expected to put in an effort to build relationships with the students.