FAITH IN ACTION
Serve Saturdays are more than volunteer opportunities—they are a way we grow as disciples of Jesus Christ. When we step into our community to serve, we are living out our faith, practicing love of neighbor, and allowing God to shape our hearts through acts of compassion and humility.
By serving alongside our community partners, we unite as the Church to bring hope, dignity, and tangible care to Kansas City. These experiences invite us into deeper commitment, helping us see where God is already at work and how we are called to join in.
Come serve with Resurrection’s dedicated staff and partners, discover the organizations faithfully strengthening our city, and find meaningful ways to put your faith into action. Together, we can reflect Christ’s love, build a stronger community, and create lasting change.
Join us and be part of the Resurrection Mission.
Monthly 3rd Saturday
April 18
Each month, we invite you to grow in your faith by serving alongside agencies across Kansas City. These simple, accessible opportunities help us practice loving our neighbors and becoming Christ’s hands and feet in our city. Whether it’s your first time serving or a familiar return, each experience is a step deeper into discipleship and living out the way of Jesus.
A Simple Way to Shine
You’re invited to join us at one of our Resurrection location-based serve events designed to introduce you to the ministries we are actively living out in our community.
These entry-level opportunities are a welcoming place to get connected, learn more about our partners, and experience the impact firsthand as we bring the light of Christ beyond the walls of the church.
Avenue of Life
Avenue of Life is dedicated to breaking the cycle of homelessness for families and children by providing immediate assistance like food, clothing, and housing alongside long-term support. Join Pastor Jen and other Resurrection volunteers as we help prepare and serve breakfast while offering prayer & communion. Volunteers will be standing throughout the duration of this project. Ages 14-17 must be accompanied by an adult.
14 & Older
Community Support
Community Cleanup throughout the KC Crossroads. Orange vests, gloves, and Trashbags! Fun Family Friendly opportunity to make a beautiful difference in our KC Community! This activity is for all ages, but youth must be with a guardian.
Hillcrest Housing
Join us at the Hillcrest Transitional Living KCK Campus as we make a BIG Difference for their Youth Participants and Adult 90 Day residents. We’ll spend the morning cleaning and sorting their basement supply storage, cleaning and prepping apartments for new move-ins, and organizing their food pantry. You are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing and shoes to work in! 12 & Older
Community Justice
- Join us at our first Serve Saturday Justice track offering on March 21, 2026. We will focus on what our denomination says about immigration. Learn about what Resurrection is doing with our community partners and how you can get involved. There will also be a personal testimony.
- All ages are welcome!
Lunch & Learn Brookside
Join us as we grow together in our mission to develop cultural awareness and acceptance for all our neighbors. By participating, individuals will gain empowerment and education, fostering a deeper understanding of our diverse community and enhancing cross-cultural interactions. 16 & Older Light Lunch provided.
Mission Adelante
Join us as we serve at the Mission Adelante Thrift Store. Proceeds at this store fund the important work they do within immigration and refugee support work in our community. We will assist them with sorting donations, cleaning and organizing, and bringing a positive spirit to their store! We’ll also hear about the important work the organization is doing locally to impact immigrants and refugees.
10 & Older
Healthcare
The mission of Care Beyond the Blvd is that the homeless, uninsured, or otherwise vulnerable members of society have access to quality medical and mental health care despite adverse financial or social circumstances. 10 & Older
A Turning Point
A Turning Point’s mission is to support families by providing basic needs & education equipping them for self-sufficiency. A Turning Point provides a food pantry, clothes closet, academy, community meals, and an outreach for the unhoused. 13 & Older
Cross-lines
- Cross-Lines provides people in the Kansas City Area affected by poverty with services and opportunities that encourage self-confidence, meet the needs of today, and provide tools for future self-sufficiency.
- Join us in serving at the Community Market.
- Ages 10+ with accompanying adult.
Happy Bottoms
Happy Bottoms’ missions is to empower, connect and impact families by alleviating diaper need for the 21,000 KC area children needing diaper assistance.
Join in as we learn about Happy Bottoms while we count, label, and wrap diapers before they are distributed into our communities.
12 & Older
Della Lamb
Della Lamb has developed a network of services which move children and families out of poverty and toward an improved quality of life and, ultimately, to self-sufficiency. We’ll have a few different activities where we’ll be assisting! Click below for more details.
Ages 10 & Older
The Giving Garden
Join us at The Giving Garden! All ages welcome and no experience needed—if you can tell a plant from a rock, you’re qualified. We are ADA, black thumb, and preschool friendly!
All ages are welcome!
Helping Hands
- All skill levels welcome. Work with other volunteers on projects including construction, organization, and clean-up to support our community partners. We will be working at The Hub Argentine in Kansas City, Kansas.
16 & Older
Helping Hands
The mission of Helping Hands Ministry is to be the hands and feet of Jesus in our city by assisting with small construction repairs for local non-profit organizations that are doing important humanitarian work every day. For this Serve Saturday event, we will be assembling a metal-frame greenhouse in the garden area of Operation Breakthrough.
15 & Older
Homelessness
Relentless Pursuit Outreach and Recovery (RPOR) is a community-centered, faith-based organization dedicated to eradicating human trafficking. Join us as we help with worksite clean-up and sort donations. 18 & Older
The Hub Argentine
The Hub provides resources for the Argentine and Wyandotte County communities including a community market, clothing closet, community garden, and after school program. Join us as we learn about Asset-Based Community Development, which celebrates God’s abundant gifts and creation in every individual, while rolling up our sleeves and serving this beautiful community.
8 & Older
Jewish Vocational Services
Lazarus Ministries Personal Shopper
Lazarus Ministries utilizes volunteers as personal shoppers to help our guests shop for free clothing, toiletries, and household necessities. This opportunity requires sufficient mobility (stair-climbing).
12 & Older
Meal Ministry
- Be part of our Hunger Ministry at Resurrection Downtown by helping sort Sack Hunger donations and preparing casseroles to be shared with our community partner agencies across Kansas City.
Ages 5 & Older
Mercy and Truth Healthcare Ministry
Mercy and Truth Healthcare Ministry provides healthcare to the uninsured and underserved people of our community and world through Christian service. This Serve Saturday we will help paint and brighten up the space, making it look fresh and welcoming!
12 & Older
Partner Schools
Lead to Read KC provides books to children in our twenty-eight partner schools, at community events and through our Reading Is Everywhere program. Support our book distribution program by processing and labeling children’s book donations. 12 & Older
Meal Ministry
- Be part of our Hunger Ministry at Resurrection Overland Park by helping sort Sack Hunger donations to help prepare our location to be ready for upcoming casserole builds.
Ages 5 & Older
Lazarus Ministries
Lazarus Ministries KC serves 100+ hot meals, restaurant-style, every Saturday to people struggling with food insecurity. Volunteers will help set up, prepare, and serve meals. We also ask volunteers to clean up after the meal, as well as offer fellowship to those who dine. Please note this opportunity requires a lot of standing.
12 & Older
ReStart
Restart exists to end homelessness in Kansas City, working with unsheltered youth, families, men, women, and veterans. We will be serving ReStart by painting a couple of spaces, cleaning out rooms, and organizing storage spaces.
Ages 16+
Community Link
Ongoing serving opportunities
Can’t serve this Saturday? Join our Resurrection Ministries throughout the month. Opportunities from construction to preparing hot meals. We are always adding events to serve all month long!
June 18 - 27
Many opportunities for School Makeover from June 18 – 27. Join us as we paint, clean, repair, prep and bring new life into these important learning spaces.
Sack Lunches
Register and download our Hunger Ministry serve portal to sign up to assemble Sack Lunches on Serve Saturday and see all our hunger-serving opportunities throughout the month.
Join us in serving through our Hunger Ministry!
Resurrection Overland Park
- Join us at Resurrection Overland Park for Serve Saturday, as we honor Earth Day by cleaning the green spaces around our building, planting some new flowers in our memorial garden, and assisting with other projects to Upcycle (use items for another purpose to prolong their life)!
5 & older
Resurrection Brookside
Young Professionals
Join others in their 20s and 30s for Serve Saturday with Resurrection Brookside. We’ll serve together, connect with others, and make an impact in our community. No experience needed–just come as you are. Bring a friend and be part of something that matters.
20s & 30s
Resurrection Mission Center
Our Mission Center is home to our Food Mobile, Book Mobile, Bed Ministry, and Resurrection’s Truck Ministry. This Serve Saturday we will assemble sack lunches that we distribute through our Food Mobile and community partners to our homeless community.
10 & Older
Project Eagle
Project Eagle, one of our pre-k partner schools, is committed to the young children in Wyandotte County, Kansas. They have offered services in this community for more than 35 years. Thier programs focus on the health and well-being of pregnant women and young children and aim to prepare children, engage families and promote excellence in the broader field of early childhood education. We will help plant and organize their summer garden. 12 & Older
Hope Faith
Hope Faith is a non-denominational, Christian based low-barrier Homelessness Assistance Campus in Greater Kansas City. Join us at Hope Faith as we serve a homemade breakfast to the shelter guests. 16 & Older
Homeless
Serve with us at the Shelter KC Women’s Center. The Women’s Center supports women experiencing homelessness, many of whom have faced substance abuse and mental health challenges. Most have endured significant trauma, often beginning in childhood and continuing into adulthood—frequently leading to addiction as a way to cope with deep pain. Join us as we learn about the organization, sort and organize hygiene products. 18 & Older
Lee's Summit Social Services
This holiday season, help spread joy by volunteering with Lee’s Summit Social Services! They need our support to organize their pantry and clothing shop, ensuring families in need can access essentials during this special time of year. Your time and effort will make a big difference as they prepare to serve the community throughout the holiday season. Come lend a hand and help make the holidays brighter for those in need!
Resurrection West
- Help fight hunger! Join us at the West Missions Center to prepare and pack up our weekend Backpacks for Hunger. We will pack almost 1,000 bags that go directly to Olathe students!
- 6 & Older
Meal Ministry - West
- Help sort food donations collected from our Sack Hunger drive.
- All ages welcome!
Kindergarten Readiness Kits Friday
- Join us on Friday, April 17, to kick off Serve Saturday weekend. Bring your friends and family to help assemble Kindergarten readiness kits for the KCK Public School District to distribute to their Pre-K families.
- 12 & Older
Kindergarten Readiness Kits Saturday
- Join us at Resurrection Leawood for Serve Saturday. Bring your friends and family to help assemble Kindergarten readiness kits for the KCK Public School District to distribute to their Pre-K families.
- 12 & Older
Resurrection Lee's Summit
Meal Ministry
- Help sort food donations for our upcoming casserole builds.
- 6 & Older
Backpacks for Hunger - West
- Join us at Resurrection West to prepare and pack up our weekend Backpacks for Hunger. We will pack almost 1000 bags that go directly to Olathe students! All abilities welcome.
- 7 & Older
Center of Grace
Center of Grace is a community of diverse people from unique backgrounds spanning class, race, culture, and language. Join us to help keep the property maintained by helping them build a privacy fence for their playground. Best for ages 14+.
Foster/Adopt
Joy Meadows hosts camps, fun weekend events, and hundreds of therapy appointments and meetings for kids and their families who are part of the foster care system. Help us harvest fresh fruits and veggies from the garden so when they visit, they have nutritious treats to take home with them. 6 & Older
Refugee
Global FC uses soccer as a vehicle for transformative impact.
We support underserved youth, many of which come from refuge and immigrant families, with the tools to overcome obstacles to success by providing resources, opportunities, and relationships towards a brighter future.
Restore
ReStore generates funds that support our work with local families in need of a safe, decent, and affordable place to call home. Sorting donations, taking inventory, and assisting customers, are some examples of group volunteering opportunities in Kansas City that help us increase our impact.
Hunger
Kanbe’s Markets invites you to join us to help sort donated produce into our four redirection tiers: Kanbe’s Healthy Corner Stores – bringing fresh, affordable produce to underserved areas. Community Partners — providing fresh produce to over 40 local food pantries for neighbors in need. Animal Feed — supplying animal feed to nonprofit rescue farms. Compost – what isn’t fit for human or animal consumption. 12 & Older
Uplift
Three nights a week, Uplift takes four vans loaded with food, clothing, and other essential supplies out to our KC homeless, typically serving 250-400 people each night. Join in as we roll up our sleeves sorting donations and tackling various projects within the warehouse. These sorting sessions are the heartbeat of Uplift’s mission. 10 & Older
Resurrection Spring Hill
Resurrection Spring Hill. Join us as we clean, paint, and freshen up our new location before opening the doors in September. 14 & older
Health Partnership Clinic
Health Partnership Clinic offers a range of medical, dental and behavioral health services through four clinics and at sites throughout the community. They strive to help provide care for individuals without insurance or experiencing homelessness. 12 & Older
The Single Mom KC
Join us at Walk for The Single Mom KC to be a hands-on part of celebrating and empowering single-mother families! Volunteers will help serve breakfast, sell raffle tickets, the registration table, and a variety of other activities. Great for families with kids 10 & Older
Newhouse
As a place where survivors of domestic violence become empowered to achieve their full potential, Newhouse is an 88-bed domestic violence shelter providing transformative services to survivors of domestic violence. Join us as we spend time with children and adults at Newhouse. Activities will include helping serve lunch, hosting a craft station, preparing Halloween activities, and more. 15 & Older
KVC Olathe
KVC helps over 30000 people annually through family preservation, family reunification, outpatient therapy, foster care, and adoption. Come help us, help them! We will be doing some organizing in their warehouse that freely gives to families in need. 7 & Older
Hillcrest Hope
Hillcrest Hope empowers the unhoused and working poor to achieve personal independence through transitional housing, accountability, education, and community support. Join at Hillcrest Hope Thrift Store in Liberty as we roll up our sleeves and assist, serve, sort, clean, and much more to bless the important work they do. 12 & Older
Hillcrest Thrift
Join us at Hillcrest Thrift in Lee’s Summit as we spend the morning sorting donations, organizing the shopping floor, welcoming guest, and more. 84 cents of every dollar sold goes directly towards Hillcrest’s Transitional Living Program and their clients. Our time and service allows them to continue to allow these important programs to thrive. 12 & Older
KC Farm School
Come learn about all the ways KC Farm School is fighting food injustice and making Kansas City look more like the Kingdom of God! We will be assisting the farm in a variety of indoor and outdoor fun in the soil activities!
No experience required; all ages welcome.
Homelessness
Mother’s Refuge has a mission to shelter and educate homeless, pregnant and parenting young women. They provide comprehensive services that empower them to make successful life decisions for themselves and their babies. Join us as we help address current needs in the shelter and communal spaces.
Blessings Abound
CHRISTMAS IN OCTOBER! Blessings Abound Thrift Store is a Christian not for profit organization called to serve the metro Kansas City Community by selling and recycling donated merchandise in order to provide aid to people in need. We will assist in merchandising both locations with all their Chrismas needs! 9-11:00am 12 & older
Questions?
Email us here if you have any questions or need help finding a serve opportunity.
Resurrection Ministries
As we seek to love one another and follow Christ, these ongoing roles invite you into faithful, consistent ministry.
Through Hunger, Partner Schools, the Giving Garden, and more, you can build relationships and be part of the steady presence bringing hope to our community.
Serve With Resurrection Ministries
Join us in supporting our ongoing ministries that make a lasting impact in the community. From filling backpacks and preparing sack lunches to working with our Helping Hands construction teams, there are monthly opportunities to serve. These initiatives directly support our in-house missions. Opportunities at each Resurrection location vary based on current ministry needs. Together, we can make a difference right where we live.
THE GIVING GARDEN
Love fresh air, playing in the dirt, and making a BIG impact? Join us at The Giving Garden! All ages welcome and no experience needed—if you can tell a plant from a rock, you're qualified. All ages welcome!
HELPING HANDS
Work with other volunteers on projects supporting local non-profit organizations or individuals. This month we will be working on various projects at Blessings Abound. All skill levels welcome. 15 & Older
SACK LUNCHES
Our Mission Center is home to our Food Mobile, Book mobile, and Resurrection’s Truck Ministry. Join us as we assemble sack lunches that we distribute to our homeless community. 10 & Older
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Backpacks West
Help fight hunger! Join us at Resurrection West to prepare and pack up our weekend Backpacks for Hunger food. We will pack almost 1000 bags that go directly to Olathe students! Ages 6 & Older
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