Congregation-Community Outreach and Partnerships at Epiphany
As a component of Epiphany’s mission statement “Reaching to Invite and Serve,” we are committed to local outreach and hands-on serving in our community. Opportunities range from local to national to global locations, and our participants range in age from 5 to 90+.
If you ask long-time members what they love most about Epiphany, one of the most common responses you'll hear is "it feels like home." At Epiphany, we strive to help create a sense of comfort and home for everyone by partnering with organizations who serve those most in need.
To sign-up for any of our outreach opportunities, click on the link below, visit the Outreach Sign-up board in the Epiphany Center at church or contact Pastor Anna, anna.ernst@epiphanyelmhurst.org
If you ask long-time members what they love most about Epiphany, one of the most common responses you'll hear is "it feels like home." At Epiphany, we strive to help create a sense of comfort and home for everyone by partnering with organizations who serve those most in need.
To sign-up for any of our outreach opportunities, click on the link below, visit the Outreach Sign-up board in the Epiphany Center at church or contact Pastor Anna, anna.ernst@epiphanyelmhurst.org
Opportunities to serve include:
This past summer of 2021, Epiphany partnered once again with Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent in Faith Builds.
We support Versiti Blood Center of Illinois by hosting blood drives throughout the year.
Epiphany participates in Elmhurst’s Grace Café meals, joining with other Elmhurst churches to provide a hot meal to community members who are hungry, feeling the pressure of the economy, facing a tight budget or are lonely and eager to share dinner, companionship and conversation with other folks. Grace Cafe has been on hold due to COVID-19 but stay tuned with regards to this program resuming.
Families in need in our area are served through a School Supply Drive in the fall, and the Tree of Love and Caring in the winter.
Our “Souper” Bowl Sunday food drive supports the Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry.
Easter Baskets are donated to families in need through our partnership with Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI).
Food Ministries - Many of our members volunteer at the Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry, and this past year we have occasionally volunteered at a weekly food distribution out of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in West Chicago. We have also volunteered at Feed My Starving Children and the Northern IL Food Bank.
We regularly support Father’s Divine Love Ministries (FDLM) orphanage in Uganda. FDLM administers programs targeting education, economic empowerment, medical intervention, family and youth discipleship, and community outreach.
This past summer of 2021, Epiphany partnered once again with Habitat for Humanity and Thrivent in Faith Builds.
We support Versiti Blood Center of Illinois by hosting blood drives throughout the year.
Epiphany participates in Elmhurst’s Grace Café meals, joining with other Elmhurst churches to provide a hot meal to community members who are hungry, feeling the pressure of the economy, facing a tight budget or are lonely and eager to share dinner, companionship and conversation with other folks. Grace Cafe has been on hold due to COVID-19 but stay tuned with regards to this program resuming.
Families in need in our area are served through a School Supply Drive in the fall, and the Tree of Love and Caring in the winter.
Our “Souper” Bowl Sunday food drive supports the Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry.
Easter Baskets are donated to families in need through our partnership with Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI).
Food Ministries - Many of our members volunteer at the Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry, and this past year we have occasionally volunteered at a weekly food distribution out of St. Andrew Lutheran Church in West Chicago. We have also volunteered at Feed My Starving Children and the Northern IL Food Bank.
We regularly support Father’s Divine Love Ministries (FDLM) orphanage in Uganda. FDLM administers programs targeting education, economic empowerment, medical intervention, family and youth discipleship, and community outreach.
