JOIN US IN SPREADING JOY AND GENEROSITY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
We can’t think of a better way to celebrate the holidays!
In this season of generosity, there are many ways
we can all get involved to serve our community.
Scroll down for information about the different opportunities available.
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‘Tis the season of giving, and we’re about to embark on a remarkable journey of compassion and kindness! As we embrace the spirit of Matthew 25, where we find the wisdom of serving those in need, we invite you to be a part of our extraordinary “Season of Generosity.”
In collaboration with the Western Service Workers Association (WSAA), we’re setting out to bring joy and nourishment to our community. This year, our mission is to share the warmth of the holiday season by providing over 350 Thanksgiving meals to families in need.
We can’t do it without your help! We’re calling on YOU, our incredible community, to join us in making a real difference.
You can get involved by:
- Using the grocery list to provide a meal kit
- Help us pack and deliver kits
- Request a meal kit
DONATE CARE PACKAGES FOR WOMEN
Join us for our 2nd Annual Women’s Holiday Shop & Social for a peace-filled celebration, hosted by the Midtown Women’s Ministry!
This year, we will be collecting items to assemble and deliver wellness care packages to women receiving services from Wellspring for Women and Be Encouraged.
Items Needed:
Shampoo, conditioner, lotion, body wash, body lotion, body spray, dry shampoo, razors, face masks, lip balm, socks, tampons, pads, etc.
Bring your girlfriends for an evening filled with laughter, love, and holiday spirit. We’ll kick everything off with dinner, mingling, and shopping local vendors, followed by worship and a message from our Pastors. Let’s come together to celebrate the joy of the season.
SHOP WITH A CHILD FOR THE GIFT OF GIVING
“The Gift of Giving” with The Table Community Foundation is an incredible opportunity for kids to learn about giving before they receive a gift for themselves.
You can get involved by signing up to volunteer your time and shop with some of our students this holiday season! You must be livescanned to shop with a student, details here: Midtown Livescan.
Saturday, December 14th at Target off Laguna Blvd.
from 8:30am-10am
GIVE A TARGET GIFT CARD
You can join our annual Gift of Giving event in partnership with The Table Community Foundation by donating a Target gift card for students to use on their holiday shopping sprees!
Our goal is $125 for each child.
- emailed gift cards go to engage@thetablecf.org
- physical gift cards be brought to the Holiday Hub at church (deadline Thursday, 12/12)
If you have any questions about the Gift of Giving event, please email Raquel Gross at engage@thetablecf.org
SERVE WITH US AT CITYNET EAST PARKWAY SHELTER
City Net provides shelter for men and women experiencing homelessness. Join us to love on the men and women who are staying at the shelter.
We are bringing lunch, clothes, hygiene, and free yoga to them.
We need your help with:
- set-up
- helping to distribute clothes and hygiene
- mingling
- serving food and clean-up
2 Time Shifts available:
- 10am-12pm
- 12pm-2pm
Join us for yoga too! And if you are a musician we’d love to hear from you.
Outreach opportunity with Be Encouraged, Inc.
Q’s: email – taralouise@beencouragedinc.com
SERVE AT LEATAATA FLOYD CHRISTMAS PARTY
Let’s Make This Christmas Unforgettable for Leataata Floyd Elementary! Help us spread love, joy, and holiday cheer by providing a Christmas party for students and their families.
Three Ways to Get Involved:
1. VOLUNTEER
Share your time and talents on one of our fun teams!
2. DONATE A BOARD GAME
Drop off a new board game at the Welcome Desk to bring extra joy to the students and their families.
3. GIVE
Your generosity helps create a magical holiday celebration for 200 students and their families. Donations go toward prizes, gifts, and a warm holiday meal.
Let’s come together to make this a season to remember. Sign up today and help us bring the joy of Christmas beyond our walls!
Serve at the Christmas Toy Shoppe with The Bridge Ministry
The Bridge Ministry (ages 25-39) is hosting our Toy Shoppe this holiday season! Join them to help bring smiles to children by handing out Christmas gifts and making the season a little brighter for families in our community.
What you’ll be doing:
- Assisting families as they “shop” for toys
- Restocking the toy shoppe
- Helping create a fun, festive atmosphere that’ll make everyone feel like a kid again!
Why volunteer?
- Meet great people and make new friends
- Enjoy the magic of the season while giving back
- Help make this holiday season unforgettable for families
Grab your friends, put on your favorite holiday sweater, and sign up today to be part of the fun for both our Sacramento and Elk Grove campuses!
SERVE WITH US AT CITYNET FLORIN ROAD SHELTER
City Net provides shelter for men and women experiencing homelessness. Join us to love on the men and women who are staying at the shelter.
We are bringing lunch, clothes, hygiene, and free yoga to them.
We need your help with:
- set-up
- helping to distribute clothes and hygiene
- mingling
- serving food and clean-up
2 Time Shifts available:
- 10am-12pm
- 12pm-2pm
Join us for yoga too! And if you are a musician we’d love to hear from you.
Outreach opportunity with Be Encouraged, Inc.
Q’s: email – taralouise@beencouragedinc.com
WEEKLY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES:
Midtown Church serves our city each week by providing and caring for our unhoused and displaced residents.
We encourage you to partner with us to provide lunches, and laundry services to our local displaced community, alongside Be Encouraged, Inc.
All of this is only accomplished with the help of our church family. Serve with us in an ongoing rotation, bring along your friends and small groups, together we have a large impact.
Donate bagged lunches (Every Wednesday)
Simply sign up below, and drop off bagged lunches to the Sacramento Campus on Wednesday mornings from 9:30am-10:30am or the first and last Saturday mornings from 9am-10am!
We need 150-200 brown bag lunches on Wednesdays, to distribute to to encampments in our city. Bagged lunches are the foundation of this ministry. Putting together lunches is a practical way for you, your family, or small group and friends to serve together.
A bagged lunch includes:
- sandwich
- soft snack
- fruit
- water
Sacramento Campus
2225 19th St. Sacramento, CA 95818
Distribute lunches to unhoused communities (Every Wednesday)
Every Wednesday morning, we distribute bagged lunches to encampments along the American River.
Serve Opportunities:
9:30am-1pm – meet at Midtown Church, Sacramento Campus
TO SERVE WITH OUR UNHOUSED COMMUNITIES YOU MUST:
- Be able to walk 1.5 miles. Must feel comfortable in close proximity to unhoused individuals.
- Must have already completed the Ambassador Outreach Training to serve with direct outreach (no trainings currently scheduled).
Volunteers are encouraged to sign-up to bring bag lunches on the day they can serve to distribute them.
Meet to assemble bagged lunches (2nd Tuesdays)
We need 150-200 brown bag lunches to distribute each week.
Help resource our unhoused neighbors with basic necessities. We’ll assemble these items together the SECOND Tuesday night of each month at our Sacramento Campus.
You are also welcome to bring the items we need to assemble lunches. Click the button below to view our pantry list.
Sacramento Campus
2225 19th St.
Sacramento, CA 95818