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· STEWPOT

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· HONDURAN CHILDREN

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· VICTIMS ASSISTANCE

· HURRICANE

· HOPE CREDIT UNION

Stewpot Community Services

Because of the high degree of accountability and success of Stewpot's ministries, the Chapel is involved with this mission in numerous ways, including providing funds for particular projects and as general support.

Serve Lunch at Stewpot - Chapel volunteers will be serving lunch at the Jackson Stewpot Community Center during one week of each month. There is a short worship service at 11:30 a.m. Those unable to attend the service are asked to arrive by 11:45, and their work will be concluded by 12:30 p.m. Watch for the sign-up poster. Contact Frank Spencer, our Deacon and Stewpot Executive Director, if you have questions.

Stewpot in Canton - an idea born out of the Chapel's Servant Ministry - is now open! The Chapel is now on the schedule to serve lunch on the third Tuesday of each month. Please mark your calendar and join in supporting this ministry. Stewpot is located at 505 S. Union. From I-55, take Highway 22 into Canton. When you reach the Square, take a right on Union Street. Go 4-5 blocks to Gymnasium Building next to St. Paul AME Zion Church on left. The phone nubmer is 859-1904.

The Chapel family has become known at Stewpot in Jackson as "the peanut butter people" because of our special project of providing peanut butter on a continuing basis. Please remember to pick up peanut butter at the store and place it in the collection basket outside the Chapel before services.

The Chapel also provides funds for the Stewpot kids for meals and educational materials during their summer camp, and we provide periodic food, gifts and funds upon special request.

For Thanksgiving, we provide funds for families on a coordinated needs list administered through Stewpot, plus Thanksgiving meal packages for need family.

Each summer, we hold a Stewpot Picnic with kids and adults from Stewpot enjoying an afternoon of sunshine, worship, music, fishing, grilled burgers, crafts and fellowship at the Chapel.

More than 60 Christian congregations, one Jewish and one Muslim congregation, as well as hundreds of individuals, institutions, and businesses support the Stewpot, headquartered in the Central Urban Ministry Center at 1100 West Capitol Street. The volunteers and staff members are people of faith who are committed to helping our needy brothers and sisters.

Through counseling, shelters, food and clothing services, community development projects, and children's programs, Stewpot staff and volunteers work to help people find decent housing, jobs, and childcare while providing them with basic necessities. A sampling of Stewpot's ministries is listed below.

Community Kitchen
This ministry provides a hot noon meal to the needy and homeless. More than 100 people a day are fed, both physically and spiritually. Volunteers are needed everyday to help serve our guests.

Food Pantry
The Pantry provides a four-day supply of food for carefully screened applicants. It is stocked through donations from supporters, and volunteers help staff it by sorting, stocking and bagging groceries for the families who seek help.

Sims House
The Sims House is a transitional shelter for women and their children who are fleeing abusive situations. Over the course of a 90-day stay, the Sims House helps these women prepare for a return to independent living. Participants are required to find employment, learn about financial planning and money management, help with chores around the house, and participate in group and individual therapy with a licensed family counselor.

Matt's House
This emergency shelter provides a safe environment to more than 300 women and children each year who have no other place to call home. The staff assists residents in finding housing, employment or to transition back to their families. Volunteers are needed to provide an evening meal once a month or transportation to special events.

Billy Brumfield House
The Billy Brumfield House is an emergency shelter for men, which provides services for more than 700 individuals each year. It serves as emergency shelter for homeless men, provides an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program, provides room and board for disabled men, and helps them to find permanent housing. Volunteers are needed to provide meals once a month.

Clothing Closet
The Clothing Closet is stocked with donated clothing which is distributed to the needy who come to the Stewpot for assistance.

Neighborhood Children's Program
Stewpot's Neighborhood Children's Program offers both an after school program and a summer camp for elementary, junior high and high school students. Throughout the year, more than 200 children are given educational assistance and presented with positive role models, generally resulting in higher self-esteem and plenty of good, wholesome fun for all. Anyone with a love for children will find ample opportunity to share their gifts here. Art projects, field trips, reading to children, tutoring, and mentoring are needed every day.