Where is God calling you to SERVE?
Wherever we work or live, we want to keep our eyes open for how we can serve those around us. NCC partners with several local organizations in the areas below. Join their work or engage in your own neighborhood, blessing your city through your God-given passions.
NCC Homegrown Compassion Ministries
The Living Room
We host a small group that brings people from all walks of life together to fellowship and study the scriptures over a meal. Our focus is on those who are experiencing homelessness. Serve by providing hospitality, friendship, or meal prep and cleanup.
When: Wednesday nights, 6:00pm
Where: Ebenezers Coffeehouse
Love Justice
Minister to our brothers and sisters in prison, those re-entering society, and families experiencing the incarceration of a loved one. This ministry is the NCC expression of Prison Fellowship. We coordinate Angel Tree events, write letters to those incarcerated, and much more.
When: Ongoing projects and special events
Where: We usually meet at Capital Turnaround, but varies
Family Friends
Assist refugee families with doctor appointments, tutoring, language support, job hunting, and meals around the table. The Family Friends team commits to diving deeper into the culture and language of their friends, seeking to learn from them and their community, as well as invite them into their own.
When: Ongoing projects and special events
Serve with one of our Local Missions Partners
Capitol Hill Pregnancy Center
Offers help and support to women, men and their families who are experiencing an unexpected pregnancy. They offer free pregnancy testing, counseling, mentoring, childbirth classes and parenting classes (which includes a fatherhood initiative program). They also support families and their babies by offering free material resources. While they do not perform or refer for abortions, they provide women and men with complete, medically-accurate information about abortion. They are accepting volunteers.
When: Ongoing projects and special events
DC127
Exists to reverse the foster-care wait list in DC. DC127 helps prospective foster parents navigate the process, while partnering with Communities for Families to recruit volunteers to support families in crisis. There are many opportunities to serve such as respite, babysitting, cooking meals for families with recently placed kids, mentoring or providing needed resources. For more information check out the DC127 website.
When: One time and Ongoing
DC Dream Center
One person at a time, the DC Dream Center inspires youth and adults to dare to dream, equipping them to reach their God-given potential. The DC|DC encompasses a spectrum of programs from low-barrier after-school activities and tutoring, to programs that offer deeper engagement such as one-on-one mentoring.
To volunteer, please sign up and be notified of opportunities. Additionally, you can show up on the Second Saturday of every month at 10am for a general service opportunity.
When: Second Saturday Serve and Ongoing
Where: DC Dream Center
Homes Not Borders
HNB works to provide the refugee and asylum-seeking population of the DC area with all they need to succeed and feel at home in the US. Through setting up apartments, career mentorship, and carpentry training they are always looking for volunteers and donations. To learn more visit the Homes Not Borders website.
When: One time or Ongoing
Prison Fellowship
Every person is made in the image of God. No life is beyond His reach. Founded in 1976, Prison Fellowship® exists to serve all those affected by crime and incarceration and to see lives and communities restored in and out of prison—one transformed life at a time. Prison Fellowship engages through transforming the lives of prisoners, caring for children and families, and advocating for justice that restores. Volunteer directly with Prison Fellowship and/or check out the Love Justice – Prison and Reentry Mission (offered most semesters).
When: Ongoing and Event-based