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Daily Bread (Soup Kitchen), located in Pittsburgh’s Northside, serves meals to those without a home or who are under-employed. You can help: Seven volunteers from Ingomar Church serve on the 4th Wednesday of every month. We also need volunteers to make homemade cookies. Other opportunities are available on Sundays which would be great for small groups. Contact: Paula Dahm, [email protected] or 412-635-9449 or through Church Union website: umchurchunionpgh.org/daily-bread/.

Ingomar Church has added an exciting ministry. The Early Response Team (ERT) provides a caring Christian presence in the aftermath of a disaster. The ERT is called to a site two or three days after the disaster (typically flooding in western PA), to provide immediate assistance to affected individuals. The team travels within the local district on most occasions, but when a high level disaster occurs requiring a massive response, the team may travel further, or even to other states.…

The Mission Barn is one of a system of Satellite Relief Supply members in the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) Relief Supply Network. UMCOR is a ministry of the United Methodist Church whose “goal is to assist the most vulnerable persons affected by crisis or chronic need without regard to their race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.” As a member of the Relief Supply Network, the Mission Barn shares its inventory with the national UMCOR coordinators, ships to national depots,…

Adam Boyd, confirmed as a youth at Ingomar Church, and now an ordained minister, lives in Papua New Guinea, with his wife and three children, where he is translating the Bible into Enga, the language spoken by approximately 450,000 natives in the remote, primitive, and tribal Enga Province. When they arrived in Enga, Adam first had to learn the language, which took approximately two years of total immersion in the villages. Having now been in the translation process, he is…

Since 1989 Global Links has been working to redirect still-useful materials away from US landfills to support public health programs in targeted communities throughout the Western Hemisphere. The organization shares its experience and technical knowledge with international and domestic partners, and educates volunteers, donors and the community on issues of global health and environmental stewardship. You can help: Volunteer to pack supplies at the Pittsburgh location with Ingomar Church volunteers Contact Earl Marsh: [email protected] or call 412-366-1021.

Habitat for Humanity is an international, nonprofit housing organization that operates on Christian principles, seeking to put God’s love into action by building homes, communities and hope. Habitat for Humanity was founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a simple, durable place to live in dignity and safety, and that decent shelter in decent communities should be a matter of conscience and action for all. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to…

HairPeace Charities raises funds to provide financial aid to women and girls enabling them to buy wigs while undergoing chemotherapy for any type of cancer. The organization encourages survivors to fight cancer through monthly educational support groups and faith. The vision is to provide a bridge to wellness, and to provide education, resources and support during and beyond cancer treatment. You can help: Contribute through financial donations. You can text an amount to 412-504-7798 using the code “hair” – example:…

Heart & Hand Heart and Hand House, Inc. is a non-profit mission project affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is located in north central West Virginia. It exists because of the clear Christian mandate to minister to the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional needs of in-crisis, low-income people of Barbour County, WV. Ministry programs include a food pantry; a home repair and construction program (the emphasis of Ingomar Church’s annual Youth Mission trip); assistance with utilities, rent, and certain…

HEARTH provides a range of supportive services including housing, empowering families who are survivors of domestic violence. The goal is to enable them to become independent and self-sufficient, preventing homelessness. Several tours are scheduled (Wednesday, January 22 at 6pm, Wednesday, February 5 at Noon, or Tuesday, February 18 at 6pm). If you would like to learn more about HEARTH and how you can help, please reserve you spot on one of the tours by contacting Tara at [email protected]. You will get…

The Honduras Hope Mission is a 501(c)3 organization headquartered in Mars, Pa. The stated mission is to improve the health and standard of living of those living in and around La Villa de San Francisco, Honduras. One focus is the monthly sponsorship of Hope Families which are the poorest of the poor in La Villa. The second focus is an annual medical mission trip which provides free medical treatment to thousands in the La Villa general area. Over the past…

Ingomar Living Waters (ILW) is an outreach ministry of the nonprofit Ingomar Church with the goal of enabling the creation and care of clean water solutions for communities in need worldwide The organization is driven to raise awareness of the impact that clean, safe drinking water has on developing countries, and the role that sanitation facilities have on sources of water and how personal hygiene reduces the spread of diseases. Working directly with World Vision, Honduras Hope Mission, Rainbow Christian…

Living in Liberty restores dignity, freedom and a new life to victims of commercial sexual exploitation by creating a safe, secure, loving and nurturing community where healing occurs and a new life begins. You can help:Contribute financial support. Help with development of programming for youth and medical professionals. Contact: [email protected] Volunteer: At Repurposed Stores – McKnight Road and East Ohio Street; and there are many other areas in which you can volunteer your help.Contact: [email protected] or 412-548-3755 Web site: livinginliberty.orgIngomar…