LOCAL PARTNERS
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
At Christ Fellowship Cherrydale, we love our neighbors. One way we do that is by partnering with local ministries and organizations in the Upstate area to serve our local communities. Some of these include iFace, Jasmine Road, Eleos, and Vox. Ultimately our goal in our partnerships is to embody Christ’s image and to multiple disciples in Greenville and throughout the rest of the Upstate.
iFace
iFace partners with international students who come to Greenville to study at Furman or Clemson. The ministry partners these students with believing families, connects them with language learning facilities, and provides means for Christian families to engage with the nations that come to our city each year.
How You Can Get Involved:
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Attend an iFace training! This is your first step in all things iFace. Whether you want to volunteer yourself or just learn more about their ministry, filling out their contact form and picking a training date is the way to go.
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After you attend a training:
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Become a Friendship Partner to be matched with a student and participate in cultural exchange on a monthly basis.
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Become a Conversation partner and meet with an English language learner on a weekly basis for conversation practice and friendship.
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Fostering the Family
Fostering the Family seeks to care for foster children and families by surrounding them with care communities. They seek to see these care communities formed by bringing awareness within the local church to the issues within the foster care system. Throughout this process they equip and support the care communities that form within local churches. Their ultimate goal is to make a lasting impact in vulnerable children’s lives.
How You Can Get Involved:
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One way you can get involved is by joining their Meet the Need Technology Portal. This will connect you to specific foster care related needs within your own community and enable you to become a catalyst for care within the church. To get involved as a volunteer in their system, follow this link (https://fosteringthefamily.org/get-involved/)
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Fostering the family is asking for individuals to begin to make prayer for the vulnerable a weekly prayer habit with this seven-day prayer guide (https://promise686.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/7-Day-Prayer-Guide.pdf)
World Relief
World Relief is a global Christian humanitarian organization that seeks to come alongside the local church to better serve the most vulnerable. World Relief Upstate specifically seeks to welcome immigrants and refugees to the Greenville and Spartanburg communities. Their goal is to empower the community to provide the services and environment for the vulnerable to flourish.
How You Can Get Involved:
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In volunteering for World Relief Upstate, you can join a team of more than 95,000 World relief volunteers making an impact worldwide. They have volunteer opportunities such as becoming a Friendship Partner, Career Mentor, English Language Tutor, and so much more. You can find more details on how to volunteer here (https://worldrelief.org/upstate-sc/get-involved/volunteer/).
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If you are a current student or recent graduate, World Relief also offers an internship that gives you an opportunity to build professional skills while getting to serve refugees, immigrants, and the communities that welcome them (https://worldrelief.org/upstate-sc/get-involved/internships/).
Eleos
Eleos is a ministry designed to serve the Nicholtown and Welcome communities in Greenville by providing after-school care, mentorship, education, and fun events for students and families that call this part of the city home.
How You Can Get Involved:
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At both the Nicholtown and Welcome locations you can get involved by filling out the volunteer application and becoming an after-school mentor, small group mentor, or basketball volunteer.
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If you would be interested in bringing the Nicholtown location a meal, you should definitely check out their meal train! This is coming soon at the Welcome location.
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The Nicholtown location is also looking for individuals that are gifted and willing to teach a creative arts class. If you are interested in this opportunity you should contact zoe@eleosgvl.org.
Jasmine Road
Jasmine Road is a local ministry that offers a pathway to freedom for women who have been trapped in the cycle sexual exploitation and addiction. They seek to provide a place of healing and a foundation to flourish for women all across Greenville
How You Can Get Involved:
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You can support the women in their Rooted in Love community by shopping for them! The instructions can be found at this link (https://www.jasmineroad.org/shop.html).
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You can also volunteer with Jasmine Road. Volunteers serve alongside the Jasmine Road staff to celebrate and empower the women as they fight cycles of addiction and sexual exploitation. More information and the online volunteer application form can be found here (https://www.jasmineroad.org/volunteer.html).
Vox
Vox is a gap year program designed to help students discover God and his purpose for their lives. Located nearby at Look Up Lodge, this ministry aims to serve college students through Biblical teaching, team building, career direction, and a host of practical needs for young men and women at this critical stage of life.
How You Can Get Involved:
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If you are about to graduate high school or you have a child who is about to graduate high school and you are interested in a gap year program, taking a Vox visit would be a great next step! This will give you an up-close look at the Vox experience free of charge (https://www.govox.org/visit-vox).
Miracle Hill Ministries
Miracle Hill Ministries is an evangelical, gospel-infused mercy ministry that serves the Upstate of South Carolina. Their ministry takes the form of food, shelter, clothing, counseling, personal development, and addiction recovery. Their mission is to see homeless children and adults be cared for, hear the Good News of Jesus Christ, and move towards health and stability.
How You Can Get Involved:
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Miracle Hill offers many different volunteer opportunities in the Greenville community. Such as, volunteering at Miracle Hill’s Food Warehouse, their Overcomers’ Center for Men, or their Greenville Rescue Mission. More details can be found here (https://miraclehill.org/how-you-can-help/volunteer/).
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If you are over the age of 23, another way that you can get involved is by becoming a mentor for either of Miracle Hills’ addiction recovery programs (Renewal for women and Overcomers for men). Training weekends for individuals seeking to become a mentor happen twice a year and more information can be found here (https://miraclehill.org/how-you-can-help/mentor/).