10% of every dollar donated to NextGen Initiative was sent outside the walls of the church to areas of need in our community and around the world.
TOTAL GIVEN AWAY: $142,396!
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Hope for Joy (Entebbe, Uganda) • $28,546
January 2024: Built new septic latrines for Mkumba School students to have access to safe and hygienic latrines. "Thank you so much for making a tangible difference in the lives of the people in our community." – Jumba
September 2024: During a mission trip to Uganda, we were able to provide funds to Hope for Joy to officially purchase the farmland where they grow maize and beans to use at the school and at times send home with families. The laws in Uganda are a little different than in America, but long story short, they now own this land, and it cannot be taken away from them!
April 2025: Paid 2nd semester of school tuition for 57 Hope for Joy students. -
Kingdom Closet (South Bend, Indiana) • $6,000
Bought clothing racks and three months of rent for a temporary space while they prepare for what is next following a fire destroying the Kingdom Closet building in January 2024. -
Christ for India (Delhi, India) • $36,000
Purchased a bus for one of Christ for India’s schools in Delhi which will get the school one step closer towards its goal of tripling the number of students to which it can educate and share about Jesus. Also, during the March 2025 mission trip, the team gave funds towards finishing the 3rd floor of the community center in the Delhi slums. This is the same community center Vineyard raised money for from Light Up the Night for India. A portion of the 3rd floor will provide housing for a pastor and his family which, in result, will offer more safety for the community center. There is also a plan in place to provide technology help for Christ for India churches. -
Global Vision Outreach (Israel) • $5,000
Provided school supplies and backpacks to a school that Global Vision Outreach supports (an organization run by Randall Smith, Christian Travel Study Programs). This brings some relief to struggling Israeli families who have been relocated from the northern parts of the country and beside the Gaza border. -
World Compassion Network (Honduras) • $2,000
Sent extra money with our 2024 mission team to help complete a new kitchen for Pastor Arqui Zapata’s church, which will be used to provide jobs for Honduran families as well as food for hungry families in their community. -
Mishawaka Police Department • $2,500
Provided funds for Mishawaka police officers to go back-to-school shopping with several City of Mishawaka elementary students. Additional funds were used to provide snacks at Mishawaka Police Department's Career Fair for Mishawaka High School students and provided support for Mishawaka Police Community Resource Room. -
Vineyard USA National Day of Giving Donation • $7,500
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Mishawaka Food Pantry • $2,850
Provided funds to purchase a beverage refrigerator, window tinting, and cart to improve the ease of moving and storing food while serving those with food insecurities in our community. -
Emmons Elementary School (Mishawaka) • $3,000
Provided "Principal Reserve Fund" for each school for the Principal to use to meet student or teach needs throughout the school year. -
John Young Middle School (Mishawaka) • $3,000
Provided "Principal Reserve Fund" for each school for the Principal to use to meet student or teach needs throughout the school year. -
Lighthouse Vineyard Church (Elkhart) • $7,500
Donated funds to Lighthouse's Dream On fundraising event to provide education for the children of the Dreamland Children’s Home in a refugee camp in Northern Uganda. -
Convoy of Hope (LA) • $10,000
Donated funds to Convoy of Hope, having provided over 32,000 people with essential supplies in the greater Los Angeles area, partnering with local organizations to support communities affected by wildfires. They have distributed more than 400,000 pounds of supplies, including water, food, hygiene items, and air purifiers, and will continue to deliver aid so receiving partners can focus on people and not the logistics of picking up supplies. -
Transformation Ministries (South Bend, IN) • $10,000
Provided funds to start a barber program to give kids connected to Transformation Ministries monthly haircuts free of cost. Funds supplied barber chairs, clippers, mirrors and other small furniture. Going beyond offering free haircuts, there are already barbers willing to use the new barber program and supplies to teach youth how to cut hair. -
Gymtown Pantry (Jimtown, IN) • $15,000
The Gymtown Pantry delivers food to over 400 families in the Jimtown area. There was a need for a new delivery van, and we were able to provide resources needed to meet that need! -
Community Baptist Christian School (South Bend) • $3,500
A school gym is one of the most used spaces in any school and that is no different here for the 250+ students of CBCS! We were able to provide funds for the school to sand and reseal their gym floor, helping to extend the life of the floor.