Team Leaders: Kim Thompson and Carolyn Taylor Mix
caroltgm@comcast.net
josielee60@gmail.com
The Missions Team facilitates opportunities for the people of The Emmaus Community to serve the local, national and international community. Missions Team members typically; work with the Pastor to initiate and plan outreach projects and events; develop communication materials to update the TEC family about its collection mission efforts; and work with the Pastor to equip, inform and prepare TEC volunteers for mission efforts.
Since 2007, The Emmaus Community has participated in several local and global missions/outreach activities. They have included the following:
Super Sunday sites 2008,2009,2010,2011, 2012
Outreach sites included Boys and Girls Club, Ford 1 lerIghts; The Sanctuary; SouthStar Services Crawford House, Matteson; Applewood Nursing Center, Matteson; Aunt Martha’s Thorn Street, Chicago Heights; Aunt Martha’s Scoot Street, Chicago Heights; Riviera Manor Nursing Home, Chicago Heights; South Suburban Humane Society, Chicago Heights; South Suburban Rehabihtatron Center, Glenwood; Victory Center, Park Forest; Respond Now, Chicago Heights; Salvation Army, Chicago Heights; Glenshire Nursing Center, Richton Park;
Baja Missions Trip, 2007. 2008, 2009
Construction, refurbishing, and maintenance of buildings, childcare, medical care, massage therapy, hair salon services at Foundation For His Ministry orphanage in Vicente Guerrero, Mexico
New Orleans Youth Missions Trip, 2009
Home rehab, painting of school, worked at youth center
Mississippi Youth Missions Trip 2010
Arizona (Navajo Nation) Family Missions Trip 2011
Habitat For Humanity South Suburban, 2011
Home Rehab, Park Forest
PADS 2012, 2013
The Emmaus Community runs overnight PADS site at New Life Baptist Church, Chicago Heights, the first Monday of every month, October
PADS Christmas 2010, 2011, 2012
The Emmaus Community hosts PADS guests on Christmas day, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, activities and gifts, Chicago Heights.
Habitat For Humanity International 2012
14 members from The Emmaus Community built a home for a family in Cape Town, South Africa inpartnership with Habitat for Humanity, Cape Town.
Create It 2013
4-week project at The Prairie Hills School, Markham, IL; 2-week project at the Boys and Girls Club, Ford Heights, IL.
Habitat Women’s’Build 2013
Home rehab projects in Lansing, IL and Park Forest, IL