Mission Opportunities
More Than Reading is a new outreach program to promote adult literacy for our More Than A Meal friends. Volunteer reading tutors are needed; training is provided. If you are interested please contact Becky Cremer.
More Than a Meal volunteers are always welcome. Every Thursday evening Idlewild offers worship (5:00) and a healthy, hot meal (5:30) for our guests from the streets and neighborhoods around the church. Please come any Thursday evening—bring friends and family—and help make a difference in the lives of people in Midtown Memphis. Contact: Margaret Burnett.
McMerton Neighborhood Garden is in Binghamton, at the corner of McMerton and McAdoo. If you would like to work in the garden this spring and summer please contact David Bell.
MIFA Meals are delivered to homebound seniors each Thursday morning by Idlewild staff and lay members. If you are interested in helping contact Margaret Burnett.
Adopt-a-School provides tutors, mentors and readers for students at Memphis's Idlewild Elementary School. Other volunteers read to preschool classes each week. You can volunteer anytime to help with the program. Please contact Margaret Burnett to learn more about our exciting Adopt-A-School programs.
The Clean Water program supports mission trips to install clean water systems in cooperation with Living Waters for the World. In addition to the installations, people in the local communities are trained to maintain and support the systems. Our Idlewild teams have installed systems in Ghana and in Mexico. Contact: Buddy Nix.
For additional opportunities, see Outreach and Missions.