If one simple act of kindness can change a person’s life, what would happen if our whole church came together to serve the community for an entire 24 hours? Make a difference for our city by joining us as we work and pray for our community’s leaders, teachers, disadvantaged individuals and ministry organizations.
Friday, 5–7pm // Christ Child Society Outreach **Family Friendly, (12 & up)**
2366 Miracle Ln, Mishawaka
Assisting the team by sorting and organizing donations at Christ Child Society, an organization that helps serve and clothe children and infants in need.
Friday, 5–7pm // Writing Notes of Encouragement **Family Friendly**
The Vineyard Church, Rooms A5 & A6
Writing notes of encouragement for our community emergency responders.
Friday, 6–8pm // Cookie Decorating **Family Friendly**
The Vineyard Church, Atrium
Join us in decorating and packing delicious cookies for our community emergency responders.
Friday, 6–8pm // Hello Gorgeous Outreach
922 S. Beiger St, Mishawaka
Help us partner with Hello Gorgeous, an organization that restores the beauty cancer steals, by assembling virtual makeover kits for women battling the disease.
Friday, 6–8pm // Operation Invitation **Family Friendly**
609 John Glenn Ct, Mishawaka
Join us as we pass out invitations for our Vineyard Community Center Block Party. The team will split into groups to engage and invite families from the community.
Friday, 7–9pm // Homes For Tracy Outreach **Family Friendly**
Potawatomi Park, 2105 E. Mishawaka Ave, South Bend
Homes for Tracy is a nonprofit transitional program for women (and their children). Their goal? Shifting from homeless to homeowner. Join us as we offer our support by throwing a fun-filled cookout for their community, featuring carnival-style games with prizes and a variety of delicious food.
Friday, 8–10pm // Disaster Relief Kit Creation **Family Friendly**
The Vineyard Church, Room B5
Assemble relief kits for World Compassion Network, who will distribute the kits to families who have experienced disasters in their communities.
Friday, 8–10pm // Teacher Blessing Bag Creation **Family Friendly**
The Vineyard Church, Room A7
Help assemble some useful and encouraging items to brighten the day of teachers and other staff at Emmons Elementary as they prepare for the school year.
Friday, 10pm–midnight // Pray for Our City Bus Ride **Family Friendly**
Meet at The Vineyard Church
Join others as we pray strategically throughout our community. Hop on the Vineyard bus and ride through the area, stopping at various locations to pray over our cities and people.
Saturday, 7–9am // Cookie Delivery **Family Friendly**
The Vineyard Church, Atrium
Join the team that will deliver cookies to those working in our city around the clock. You will offer cookies, encouragement, and prayer to our community first responders.
Saturday, 8–10am // Mishawaka Park Beautification **Family Friendly**
TBD, Mishawaka
Help landscape and beautify a local park. Please bring work gloves.
Saturday, 8–10am // Mishawaka Food Pantry Outreach **Family Friendly**
315 Lincolnway W., Mishawaka
Help organize food items and clean storage areas, allowing patrons a great shopping experience with the dignity of choice. There will also be opportunities for gardening.
Saturday, 8–10am // St. Vincent de Paul Outreach **Family Friendly, (12 & up)**
520 Crescent Ave, South Bend
Work in small teams to load, deliver, and put together beds for children who currently do not have one. Please bring work gloves. (Also, if you have a truck that would be helpful with delivery, but it is not required.)
Saturday, 9–11am // Crosspoint Ministry to Widows **Family Friendly**
Location TBD
Lessen the burden of home repairs for a widow in our church family. This team will help with outdoor maintenance and cleanup at the house.
Saturday, 9–11am // Cultivate Culinary Outreach **Family Friendly, (12 & up)**
1403 Prairie Ave, South Bend
Cultivate Culinary is a food rescue program that packages and freezes food for kids and families in need in our area. Our team will help package food that gets distributed.
Saturday, 9–11am // Hannah’s House Outreach **Family Friendly, (12 & up)**
518 W. 4th St, Mishawaka/TBD
Participate in caring for single mothers at Hannah’s House with some light maintenance, yard work, power washing, and cleaning up.
Saturday, 10am–noon // Kingdom Closet Outreach
2113 Elwood Ave, South Bend
Help sort, organize, and tag clothing. Kingdom Closet ensures everyone has access to nice, affordable clothing.
Saturday, 10am–noon // Community Center Block Party (Shift 1) **Family Friendly**
12th St & Michigan Ave, Mishawaka
Help bring smiles to the faces of children and families in the Vineyard Community Center neighborhood at our block party. There will be food, face painting, games, and other fun!
Saturday, noon–2pm // Community Center Block Party (Shift 2) **Family Friendly**
12th St & Michigan Ave, Mishawaka
Help bring smiles to the faces of children and families in the Vineyard Community Center neighborhood at our block party. There will be food, face painting, games, and other fun!
Saturday, noon–2pm // Tangled Threads Outreach **Family Friendly, (12 & up)**
The Vineyard Church, Room A7
Put your creativity to great use by knitting, crocheting, and weaving to make sleeping mats from plastic bags for our unhoused friends. There are also opportunities to prepare and cut materials.
Saturday, 2–4pm // Brickyard Nursing Home Visit **Family Friendly, (5 & up)**
811 E. 12th St, Mishawaka
Bring joy and smiles to the faces of residents by leading a game of bingo, engaging in fellowship and prayer with residents and staff, and enjoying some hymns beside the piano.
Saturday, 2–4pm // Gymtown Food Pantry **Family Friendly, (5 & up)**
Elkhart/TBD
Come and serve the “Road Warriors,” a resilient group of unhoused people who live in vehicles and have found community together. We will partner with Gymtown Food Pantry to provide them a meal while also playing games with their kids and spending time listening, encouraging, and letting them know we care.
Saturday, 3–5pm // Reins of Life Outreach **Family Friendly, (5 & up)**
55200 Quince Rd, South Bend
Help Reins of Life as they improve the quality of life for children and adults with disabilities through therapeutic horseback riding. We will assist by cleaning up, performing light maintenance, and/or administrative tasks.
Saturday, 3–5pm // Rescue, Release, Repeat Outreach **Family Friendly, (16 & up)**
56156 Pine Rd, South Bend
Lend a helping hand by cleaning, organizing, and setting up kennels at Rescue, Release, Repeat. This rehab facility gives injured and unwanted animals (wild, domestic, and exotic) a second chance at life.
In addition to the 24 Hours to Love our City event, we are also collecting supplies for teacher blessing bags and disaster supplies for families in disaster areas (in partnership with the World Compassion Network). Please purchase items from the list below, and bring them to the church by Sunday, July 27.