Love People
Love Our Church Family
Wednesday night meals
Serve meals on Wednesday night to our friends without address. Interested? Email tony@cuchurch.com.
Care Team
The Care Team takes care of special needs that surface for people who call CU Church home? Email david@cuchurch.com.
Nursing Home Visits
Do you want to help bring friendship and fellowship to those in a local nursing homes? Email hank@cuchurch.com.
Next Steps Initiative
Greeting and Welcome
The Greeting and Welcome team want to welcome and make a good first impression when someone comes to CU Church. Email carmen@cuchurch.com
Student Ministry
Help teach and mentor the next generation with one of our kids and student ministries. Start the process email clark@cuchurch.com.
Nursery
Help take care of babies and toddlers in the nusery. Email margo@cuchurch.com.
Parking Team
Before there are greeters people meet the parking team. They help people get their park cars and get into the building. Email clark@cuchurch.com.
Tear Down
After services there is some work to be done with clean up and putting things away. It's a great way to get involved. Email clark@cuchurch.com.
Love Our Community
There are many ways to love your community. Here are some ideas to get your brain going. Feel free to email david@cuchurch.com if you have questions!
Mentor
After school Program
Coaching
Foster Care
Adoption
Be a Good Neighbor
Volunteer Locally
Help with a club
Love with our local Partners
Homeless Ministries
CU at Home
Contact information
Melissa Courtwright
melissa@cuathome.us
The Canteen Run
The Canteen Run is a faith based mission serving those who are not housed and living on the streets or who may be sheltered. This also includes those who are living at or below poverty level. The Canteen currently operates three nights a week by volunteers who drive, coordinate and serve our guests. We are completely funded by donations without any specific sponsors other than local churches which are not on a regular basis and individuals.
Contact information
Canteen Run Team
cucanteenrun@gmail.com
Salt and Light
The mission of Salt & Light is to share the love of God by fighting poverty with opportunities that empower people for lasting change. First and foremost, we are a ministry committed to sharing God’s love. We recognize that each of us is broken and in need of healing. We believe God has granted each person gifts and abilities that are valuable to our community. We long to see lasting change in each person that walks through our doors.
Contact information
Lisa Sheltra
lisa@saltandlightministry.org
Women's Ministries
YoungLives
Contact information
Erin Watson
elgrace321@gmail.com
Merci's REfuge
Merci's Refuge is a residential Christian counseling program for women between the ages of 18-40 who are seeking freedom from various life-controlling issues resulting from past-trauma. It is offered at no cost and provides a safe place, professional counseling, peer mentoring, case management and a variety of life skills and spiritual growth classes.
International
International Friendships
IFI’s mission is to extend life-changing hospitality and friendship to international students out of reverence to Jesus.
Education
Tiger Academy
The USD #116 Alternative Education Day Time Program, housed at Tiger Academy, is a part-time hybrid model between in person learning at UMS/UHS, homebound (voluntary or expelled), and/or alternative education for partial days.
The Well Experience
To support the holistic growth of minority families, women, and youth in the community we serve, by providing healing-centered engagement, resources, enrichment, and therapeutic support to help families reach their greatest potential. To provide services, support, and advocacy that help to dismantle racial disparities and systemic oppression.
Athletics
Illini Land FCA
To see the world transformed by Jesus Christ through the influence of coaches and athletes. FCA has a presence within public schools and their teams through student-led campus "huddles", team chapels, team bible studies and coaches' bible studies.
Contact information
Sara Hurst
shurst@fca.org