Missions

The Pregnancy Help Center of Chesterfield exists for the purpose of providing support, education and resources for women and men facing unprepared pregnancy. Services include:

• Free pregnancy tests
• Support and mentoring throughout pregnancy
• ”Earn While You Learn” program, which teaches topics such as healthy pregnancy, nutrition, life skills, discipline, and healthy parenting
• “Baby Boutique”, where clients may shop for material resources for their baby
• Adoption and abortion information
• Referrals for family needs, medical help and job placement
• After-abortion care
• Men’s mentoring program

PHCC’s vision is to become the first choice of each woman facing an unplanned pregnancy by providing emotional, spiritual and material support.

Website: www.phcchesterfield.com

To Volunteer at PHCC, please email or call information listed below. We will get a Volunteer Application to you and will get you plugged in where you feel comfortable. We have lots of volunteer opportunities!

Contact:
Carla Herrmann
Executive Director phcchesterfield@gmail.com
804-777-9063
2675 Osborne Rd.
Chester, VA 23831

Regenesis has several outreach programs and ministries. Regenesis recovery program is the most integral part of our mission. We are passionate about leading individuals from their lives of addiction, poor life choices, and crime to a more positive and productive life. Regenesis recovery program is a Christ-centered residential personal development program for men and women struggling with lifestyles that have produced dysfunctional and destructive behavioral issues. Intakes come from all over the region where they are provided a safe and professional environment to begin their recovery. Regenesis also offers biblical counseling to help meet our students’ needs.

Website:               www.regenesislife.org

Email:                   info@regenesislife.org

Phone:                 804.451.4481

Website:                     www.chfoodpantry.org

Contact:                     Rose Keller

Phone:                       804.520.7117

Please contact Rose directly if you are interested in volunteering at the pantry.

Fellowship of Christian Athletes works through sports to bring the Word of God into our schools, both private and public. We work through coaches and athletes to present God’s Word through our huddles (clubs), teams, programs and events. Many people believe “God and prayer have been taken out of schools. But, FCA abides by all laws and school rules and works in colleges, high schools and middle schools to bring the excitement of a life with Jesus Christ into the most difficult mission field in our country; our schools.

We are always looking for help and support. If you are interested call:

Website:                     www.fcaappbasin.org

Contact:                     Allen Thompson

Email:                         jamesthompson@fca.org

Phone:                       804.712.2709

The Gideons International is an Association of Christian business and professional men and their wives dedicated to telling people about Jesus through sharing personally and by providing Bibles and New Testaments. While we are known worldwide for our work with hotels, we share Scriptures in schools and colleges, prisons and jails, hospitals, and medical offices. We also provide Scriptures to police and fire personnel and members of the armed forces. Locally we distribute New Testaments to Virginia State and Richard Bland students, youth at the Chesterfield County Fair, graduating high school seniors of Chesterfield, Henrico, Hanover, New Kent and the City of Richmond, military personnel at Ft. Lee, and inmates at Chesterfield County Jail. In addition, we place Bibles in the hotels and senior health care facilities.

1. Christian Business and Professional Men who believe the Bible is the inspired (infallible and inerrant) Word of God and are members in good standing of their church are eligible for membership. If the man joins, his wife may also join.

2. Friends of Gideons is a way in which non-members can play a vital part in The Gideons International as Prayer Partners and, if they choose, as Financial Partners. Friends will receive from International Headquarters the latest information on distributions, ministry impact, and more via eNews and the Gideon Prayer Calendar. They will also be invited to certain local Gideon events by the camp to which they are assigned. www.gideons.org/friends

3.Anyone may donate directly or use the Gideon Card program. 100 % of all donations is used to place Bibles and New Testaments. All administration cost is either volunteer or funded from the membership dues. www.gideons.org/sendtheword John Torrance john.torrance1@verizon.net (h)(804) 748-5481 (c) (804) 814-5667

Chosen Children Ministries exists to share God’s love and the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the people of Nicaragua, serving their spiritual and physical needs in ways that bring God glory, by planting churches, equipping leaders, strengthening families and individuals, evangelizing and discipling children and adults, giving humanitarian aid, and providing the operating needs for The Refuge, our facility in Juigalpa for long-term and at-risk children. Chosen Children Ministries is God working through His people to reflect His love, teach His Word, and share His Son with the people of Nicaragua. From training Nicaraguan pastors in God’s Word, to building homes, providing food, and drilling wells to bring safe drinking water to poverty stricken families, to caring for children in our own orphanage, to discipling men, women, and children in God’s Word, to planting churches, to providing opportunities for US churches and Christian university groups to serve the Lord through short-term mission teams, God is continually amazing us as He uses and reveals His plan for this ministry. www.chosenchildrenministries.org

Contact our U.S. office at 864-599-0067
Tonya Jones
tonya@chosenchildrenministries.org
864-599-0067

The Gallaghers are missionaries to Ukraine. They have evacuated to Romania, and are currently assisting in gathering and delivering medical supplies and basic necessities to the people of Ukraine weekly. 

If you would like to support the Gallagher family with the cost of supplies and deliveries, consider donating to the cause at the link below. All tax-deductible donations will go directly to assist the Ukrainian people. 

https://bit.ly/g-ukraine

The Southern Baptist Convention of Virginia is a fellowship of Southern Baptist Convention churches that assist local churches in their task of fulfilling the Great Commission as commanded by our Lord Jesus Christ to reach our neighbors and the nations. The SBC of Virginia strongly believes that having a local missionary in the area, working hand-in-hand with God’s people, will have a far more meaningful impact on the spread of the Gospel than we could provide from a central location.

Website: https://www.sbcv.org/

Email: sbcv@sbcv.org

Phone: 804.270.1848

SBCV’s Disaster Relief meets people in time of disaster and ministers to their immediate needs while sharing the love of Christ. Disasters happen at the most unexpected times and can devastate the lives of those affected, leaving them feeling helpless and overwhelmed. Serve your community with confidence during a disaster. Participate in a basic training through a local church. 

Website: https://www.sbcv.org

Email: sbcv@sbcv.org

Phone: 804.270.1848

ESL Ministry at The Heights English as a Second Language Ministry is another way for our church to reach out to our community with the love of Christ. There are people in our community that need to learn English or strengthen their English skills. In Lev 19:33-34 it says: 33 “‘When an alien lives with you in your land, do not mistreat him. 34 The alien living with you must be treated as one of your native-born. Love him as yourself, for you were aliens in Egypt. I am the LORD your God.” NIV In Chesterfield County we have approximately 8% of our population that is foreign born. We as followers of Christ need to be loving to aliens or foreigners in our land. We are not to mistreat them. Quite the contrary; we are to treat them as equals and love them. So how can we show this population God’s love? We can try to meet their needs. One need is the need to be able to communicate. How can we share about the Lord if we don’t know their language and they don’t know ours. Knowing the language spoken in that city, state, or country, helps that person navigate their everyday environment. English is what is spoken here in America. A way for us to show Christ’s love is to teach people who don’t know our language; English. Another avenue to use English lessons as a ministry involves short and long term mission trips. Being an English teacher can open doors in countries that are closed to traditional missionaries. EFL (English as a Foreign Language) can also open doors to poorer countries who want to educate their students so they can compete on a global scale. The training our teachers receive shows them how to merge their faith and teaching skills together. You might be asking; how do you teach a class without knowing the students first language? We are trained in a way that we don’t need to know any other language other than English and not only that we can have native speakers from several languages in class together. ESL teachers come away from the training workshops not only feeling confident about teaching English, but can see how to weave their faith in Christ into the lessons. How can I help? Pray!! Go to an ESL training workshop. E-mail us. Miriam & Jeff Fuller ajmwfuller@gmail.com 804-768-9514

The International Mission Board serves Southern Baptists in carrying out the Great Commission to make disciples of all nations. 

            Website: www.imb.org

            Phone: 804.353.0151

            Email: info@imb.org

Mercy Mall is a FREE boutique in Chesterfield county for anyone who is in need. We accept and give away gently used clothing, shoes, housewares, baby equipment, and furniture. We also stock new personal hygiene items as well as toilet paper and homemade laundry detergent. We have no geographic borders or qualifications, so are able to assist those in emergency situations and those who fall through the cracks. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit, volunteer-based organization that relies solely on financial and material donations from people and organizations in the community. Our vision is to ultimately bring hope to the hurting. Our volunteer shoppers pray with every client and share the gospel as the Spirit leads. Our mission is to serve the hungry, the homeless, and the hurting by filling practical needs, providing resources, and building relationships. Things are always changing at the Mercy Mall, so please stay connected to us through our Facebook page: Chesterfield Mercy Mall or through our website. www.mercymallva.org

1. E-mail info@mercymallva.org

2. Be a monthly financial partner

3. Make homemade laundry detergent

4. Request to Host a Drive through the following email: drives@mercymallva.org

5. Like our Facebook page and stay connected

6. Join our pick-up/delivery team

7. Commit to praying!!

Contact:       Missy Rose, Director of Operations

Phone:          804.728.2928 (phone or text, texting is best)

Email:           Info@mercymallva.org

The Fix Ministry is a faith-based, Christ-centered program that provides comprehensive, long-term assistance to people from all walks of life with serious life-controlling issues.

The Fix Ministry is a gospel-focused ministry in Virginia that focuses on restoring men and women ravaged by drug abuse. We are one of the few Christian ministries that receive no government funding. Therefore we are able to remain 100% Gospel-focused.

The purpose of The Fix Ministry is to save lives. We show men & women how to change their lives by furthering their relationship with Jesus Christ along with their education in the areas of social and biblical studies. This, along with our vocational and in-action discipleship training properly prepares them for a future in the job market or ministry as well as general self-sufficiency.

The areas of training at our residential facility are educational, vocational, managerial, family, and spiritual with an emphasis on personal change and improvement. We maintain a disciplined, structured environment where people are given a genuine chance at a new beginning.

A unique facet of our facilities is the ability to train and educate young men and women who may have had a difficult background or a previous experience involving drugs or alcohol abuse. Regardless of their past, we believe that young men and women who are serious about change will receive vital skills necessary for a complete change of life. This will enable them to become positive, productive members of their families and communities, inevitably, strengthening both.

We also believe in teaching our students to give back. We have a unique outreach, The Lighthouse, that meets at least twice a week in downtown. This urban ministry provides food, clothes, love, and encouragement to many broken people. By sharing the love of Christ, students are able to experience and witness God’s grace and redemption.

For us recovery describes the journey we make between being lost and being found, from darkness to light, from broken to in repair. By focusing first on their relationship with Christ, students have a model for forgiveness and repair. Relationships are restored and hope for the future is restored. Rebuilding our students’ identities on the foundation of Jesus Christ allows for ongoing transformation and lifelong growth.

Website: thefixministry.org
Contact: 804-781-4560

The Grace Project (formally Grace Home Ministries) exists to provide support services for young women facing an unplanned pregnancy, equipping them with the knowledge and tools to lead a successful and more abundant life. Additionally, The Grace Project offers mentoring for middle and high school girls who are not teen moms, focusing on life choices, goals, future planning, relationships, and other important areas.

The Grace Project is a private faith based non-profit funded solely by the sacrificial giving of private donors, churches and local businesses. If you would like to help us reach young women with free or low cost services, please consider donating financially at https://gracehomeministries.org/

If you are interested on how you can serve as a mentor, please visit our website for more information on our upcoming Mentor Interest Meetings.

Contact: Jessica L. Toney, Executive Director
Phone: (804) 479-4172
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1023, Chesterfield, VA 23832
Email: jessica@gracehomeministries.org

Bulawayo Baptist Church in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe is the local church working to equip one another as a Gospel Centered Community in ways that glorify God and to encourage the church to glorify Him out in the local community.

Website:  https://www.facebook.com/byobaptist/

Contact:  Pastor Jeff Scorziel

Volunteer Position Description:

Join us in fighting food insecurity in our community! Feed More’s Meals on Wheels Program helps keep homebound individuals independent and in their own homes by providing fresh, diet-specific, made-from-scratch meals. This is all made possible through the utilization of the volunteers’ own personal vehicles and the network of nearly 300 serving agencies throughout Central Virginia.

What to expect:
Drivers arrive at one of our distribution sites to pick up prepackaged meals. They then deliver to our neighbors in need along predetermined routes. Routes take no longer than two hours.

Responsibilities:
• Load, transport, and deliver food and other products to clients in a safe manner
• Ensure accuracy of delivery items
• Provide excellent customer service
• Adhere to assigned routes and follow time schedule

Time Commitment:
• Minimum of two shifts per month
• Availability ~10:30am – ~12:30pm

Location:
•530 Southpark Boulevard at the back of The Colonial Heights Food Pantry

Website:
•Sign up to volunteer here: https://feedmore.org/get-involved/individuals/volunteer/

Contact:
•Diana Gomez: dgomez@feedmore.org (804-433-2541)
•Annabelle Bugay: abugay@feedmore.org (804-822-4113)

American Red Cross is a local, non-profit organization focused on the needs of the community. You can make the lifesaving mission of the American Red Cross possible by donating blood during a Blood Drive. You can be one of those individuals across the country who turns compassion into action, helping others in times of crisis. The Bloodmobile is here at the church various times during the year, from 8:30 am -1:30pm. Please consider giving Blood by signing up at RedCrossBlood.org but walk-ins are welcome.

The Bloodmobile will be at The Heights on April 24 and May 22

Contact: Sherry Driskill
Email: sheryl.driskill@redcross.org

Beacon Hill Church was started in late 2016 to be a Beacon of Light in urban areas. Our church was founded on the principles of Matthew 5:14-16 “You are the light of the world. A city situated on a hill cannot be hidden. NO one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, but rather on a lampstand, and it gives light for all who are in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.”

We focus our ministry on those that have largely been neglected. This includes the unsheltered community, the addicted, food-poor. We currently serve approximately 300-400 people a week with their food insecurities. In addition, we provide food for children who don’t have food to eat on the weekends. We also have celebrate recovery and have been successful in helping over 40 unsheltered get on their feet.
While this ministry was founded in Hopewell, we provide resources and training from Pennsylvania down into Miami and into Haiti and Jamaica.

Contact: Michael Moore (804) 839-7930

Each spring and fall we schedule trips to regional and federal prisons, in both minimum and maximum units, where we play softball against the inmates and share the message of truth during or after play. These trips are different from our other trips as they can be canceled on a moment’s notice due to the volatile environment. However, when we are able to visit, our guys have the chance to share their stories of what God has done in their lives. God has done some amazing things through these trips.

It is incredible to see inmates surrender in a place where toughness is at a premium. It is encouraging to reunite with guys who have made decisions in the past and see them growing in their faith. We are also amazed to see what God does in the live of those who go with us.

We are always looking for experienced ballplayers to go to the prisons, as well as people who want the opportunity to share with the inmates. We have seen many men accept Christ through the testimonies of players and others each time that
we go.

Contact Information: Jason Matthews, Local Softball Coordinator
Email: jboogiess00@yahoo.com
Website: impactsportsonline.org

LOVE804 Builders is designed to draw upon the talents of volunteers who enjoy doing home projects for people in need. Our list of abilities includes building wheel chair ramps, roofing, plumbing, electrical work, sheet rock, painting, yard work, cleaning and sprucing up. If it can be done to a home, we need volunteers to do it. Even if you do not have any particular talents but enjoy helping others, we can find place for you.

Some people need work performed on their homes who cannot afford to pay a professional and with volunteers working with other agencies who donate the materials, we can often get homes repaired for free or at a minimal charge while sharing the Gospel and showing the love of Jesus.

Contact: Steve Westerman and Sandra Wallace
Email: Steve@460machine.com or Sandra@460machine.com

Prison Fellowship, started by Chuck Colson in 1976, believes that a restorative approach to prisoners, former prisoners, and all those affected by crime and incarceration can make communities safer and healthier. Our ministry is founded on the conviction that all people are created in God’s image and that no life is beyond God’s reach. As Christians, we believe that Jesus — Himself brought to trial, executed, buried, and brought to life again — offers hope, healing, and a new purpose for each life. He can make even the most broken people and situations whole again. Through an amazing awakening to new hope and life purpose, those who once broke the law are transformed and mobilized to serve their neighbors, replacing the cycle of crime with a cycle of renewal.

Prison Fellowship is the leading faith-based voice shaping the public debate on justice reform. We mobilize Christians to advocate for a restorative approach to justice that advances proportional punishment, constructive prison culture, and second chances. We encourage the Church to, support families of incarcerated men and women through Angel Tree, and engage in Second Chance month. We encourage men and women to volunteer with Prison Fellowship Academy, a flagship program inside correctional centers, particularly at Sussex I and Sussex II Correctional Center in Waverly, VA. The Prison Fellowship Academy is an intensive, biblically based program that takes incarcerated men and women through a holistic 12- month transformation process. Participants are guided by Prison Fellowship staff and volunteers to lead lives of purpose and productivity inside and outside of prison. More information, including the application to become a volunteer can be found at https://www.prisonfellowship.org

Contact: Steve Westerman and Sandra Wallace
Email: Steve@460machine.com or Sandra@460machine.com