Middletown Christian Church is passionate about living out the love of Christ in our community.

Below is a list of upcoming and ongoing outreach opportunities in Louisville and beyond. This page will be updated with information about each opportunity as it becomes available.

Don’t see what you’re looking for? Contact Corey Miller, Outreach Minister.

A news clip from our November 2023 Build A Bed event where we partnered with JCPS to build 25 beds for children with housing insecurities.

 

Build A Bed Event Photos by: Kenny Doerhoefer

Build A Bed Donation Drive

In April, we will be assisting with the city-wide Build A Bed event. We will be building a total of 125 beds for children in need, and we need your help preparing for our Build A Bed event. In preparation for this build, we are collecting items from March 13-March 31.

If you can’t join us for the build, you can still participate by donating from the following list:

125 new bears
125 new twin sheet sets
125 new blankets
125 new pillows

You can bring items by between church services starting this Sunday or during office hours 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday. We appreciate your help to make this build a success!

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Buddy Break

Our Children’s Ministry offers Buddy Break, a free respite program that allows children with special needs (VIP kids) to make new friends and enjoy all kinds of activities, while offering caregivers a break from their responsibilities. Our Buddies serve one-on-one with a child, and we also try to have a few extra Buddies to serve as floaters. We are currently the only Buddy Break location in Kentucky. We are proud to offer this awesome program!

To learn more about Buddy Break, visit www.nathanielshope.org. 

If you are interested in becoming a Buddy, contact us at [email protected]

Eastern Area Community Ministries

At EACM, we believe that our community is stronger when our neighbors are fed, sheltered, and safe.

When families face an emergency, we are here to help.  Sometimes that means we help keep food on the table, or keep the lights and water on. Other times, we help families avoid eviction or help parents keep their children clean and healthy with diapers and clothing.

We also partner with families, offering support and resources that equip them in achieving long-term stability.

Workshops are available to learn new skills. Mentorship and one-on-one financial coaching provide encouragement and accountability. Online courses increase financial literacy and professional skills. English classes and support services help our immigrant neighbors adjust to a new life in the United States.

Hand in Hand Ministries

Hand in Hand Ministries believes that building strong communities around the world begins at home. We strengthen our own community by opening hearts and minds to the needs of others through our unique immersion trip program. We provide resources for the economically vulnerable through our on-going programs in Louisville, Belize, Nicaragua and Appalachia that focus on safe housing, education, and health care.

Hope Buss

The Hope Buss is a 501(c)(3) organization that works to bridge the gap between local organizations and the community by attacking hopelessness at its core in a myriad of ways. The Hope Buss strives to connect local organizations to the crisis in the community, create sustainable resources, and invigorate hope and strength into the people. Understanding that needs will vary by each neighborhood, we work to assess the needs of residents and become partners with churches and community organizations to meet those needs.

At The Hope Buss, we strive to turn the needs of the community into strengths, believing that the work we begin will result in sustainable resources from which the community can eventually thrive with the ultimate goal of alleviating poverty.

 

Louisville Build A Bed

Louisville Build A Bed believes in “building dreams one bed at a time.”  It’s estimated that anywhere from 10,000 to 13,000 students go homeless in Louisville. Louisville Build A Bed aims to create a response to this need in the community. In 2018, Louisville Build A Bed was an WLKY Bell Award recipient. The Bell Award recognizes individuals/organizations who have demonstrated the true “Spirit of Louisville” through selfless volunteer efforts and seeks to inspire all residents to engage in community service.

 

Waterstep

Waterstep is on a mission is to provide safe water to communities in developing countries through empowerment, equal access, and transformative hope. We are working towards a day when no person has to drink unsafe water.

Wayside Christian Mission

The purpose of the Wayside Christian Mission is to respond to the human need of the poor and homeless by (1) providing temporary housing/shelter, food, clothing, nurturing, spiritual and social enrichment, encouragement and referrals (2) and by providing the support services and skills that would permit and encourage a return to a state of self-sufficiency so that human dignity can be restored and the love of God can be shared.