Local Partners

SERVING AS THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS
WITHIN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY

God is calling each of us to be his ambassadors in our neighborhoods, cities, and the farthest ends of the world. We would love for you to use your time, talents, and treasures for his glory.
The Grove Church partners with numerous Twin Cities-based organizations in local mission efforts. Scroll through the list to learn how you can get involved.

THE GROVE COMMUNITY GARDEN

Do you enjoy growing your own vegetables but don't have the space to do it? Our Community Garden is open to church members and the surrounding community as a way to help you bring healthy food to your dinner table or to bless others in need.

Ways to serve:
  • Cultivate a plot in our garden to bless others in need.
  • Serve as part of our Community Garden Leadership Team.

together for good

Founded in 2017, Together for Good connects volunteers from local churches with isolated parents and vulnerable children. Together For Good provides wrap-around, relational care that helps stabilize families, so they can move beyond a crisis.

Ways to serve:
  • Host kids in your home, typically for a weekend at a time.
  • Deliver meals to a host family.
  • Serve as a Parent Advocate (mentor).
  • Provide rides for a family to attend a church service.
  • Participate in one of our Family Bless Campaigns (i.e. Back-to-School backpacks, Easter baskets, and Christmas bags).

cross services

CROSS Services provides compassionate supportive care to people in the northwest metro who find themselves in great need. As a way to love our neighbors well, The Grove Church partners with CROSS in a variety of different ways.

Ways to serve
  • Participate in our October food drive.
  • Volunteer onsite with the ministry.

arrive ministries

Arrive Ministries works in Minnesota to resettle refugees and immigrants by providing essential services and practical assistance.

Ways to serve
  • Serve on a wraparound team and help care for a refugee for a year.
  • Teach English.
  • Mentor a refugee.

Zanewood community school

The Grove Church loves our community well by serving the people in it. We regularly partner with Zanewood Community School to provide assistance and encouragement to the staff, teachers, and students.

Ways to serve
  • Provide supplies, clothing, or special needs items for Back-To-School Drive.
  • Volunteer for a special school event (i.e. vision and hearing screening).
  • Send teacher appreciation cards and participate in a celebration lunch.
  • Be an ongoing school volunteer or serve as a tutor or library helper (contact Zanewood to be added to their list).

CWC

CWC offers free medical and counseling services to women facing unplanned pregnancy. The clinic has served thousands of abortion-vulnerable women in the Twin Cities since 1992. Explore some ways to serve with this life-saving ministry.

Ways to serve:
  • Participate in the annual Walk and Ride for Life
  • Help stock the Baby Boutique, a valuable resource for new moms
  • Volunteer at one of their large, fundraising events
  • Facilitate a Pathway to Parenting program, a year-long class that meets weekly

kingdom collective

Kingdom Collective is a collaboration of local churches in the northwest metro who serve our community in ways that demonstrate God's love through acts of kindness and meeting real needs.