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See below, an alphabetical list of the IPC Supported Mercy Ministries in the Memphis area.
Each ministry has been assigned an IPC member, advocate.
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Adopt-A-School Ministry
IPC Member, Advocate: David Richardson
This is a church-wide effort to reach our community for Christ through meeting the physical, educational, and spiritual needs of students, families, and teachers in a local school – Wells Station Elementary School. There are numerous ways to be involved with this ministry, with varying time commitments as well. Involvement ranges from donating items to the school and families, serving at the school for special events, and spending time with the students, teachers, and families.
1610 Wells Station Rd.
Memphis, TN 38108
Phone: (901)416-2172
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Advance Memphis
IPC Member, Advocates: Bryn & George Wilson
The mission of Advance Memphis is to serve adults in inner city Memphis by helping residents acquire knowledge, resources and skills to be economically self-sufficient through the gospel of Jesus Christ.
769 Vance
Memphis, TN 38126
Phone: (901)543-8525 or (901)543-8725
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Bethany Christian Services
IPC Member, Advocate: Susan Madden
The largest national adoption and family service agency in the United States. Opportunities for service include- Transporters to drive pregnant client to and from doctors appointments or counseling sessions, Clothes Closet Organizer, Shepherding Home Family would provide a supportive Christian home for a young pregnant woman to live during her pregnancy, Special Friend to provide emotional support for a young woman experiencing an unplanned pregnancy: take her to lunch or to the mall, transport her to appointments, etc.
1044 Brookfield Road, Suite 102
Memphis, TN 38119-3834
Phone: (901)818-9996
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Church Health Center
IPC Member, Advocate: Hollis Halford
The Church Health Center seeks to reclaim the Church’s biblical commitment to care for our bodies and spirits. Our ministries provide healthcare for the poor and promote healthy bodies and spirits for all. Please see website for volunteer and service opportunities.
1210 Peabody Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
Phone: (901)272-7170
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Citizens for Community Values of Memphis, Inc.
“A Fight for Decency“ “A Way Out Program”
IPC Member Advocates: Keith Barger
IPC Member Advocates: Joyce Caldwell
CCV seeks to inspire, motivate and mobilize citizens, community leaders and electd officials to take action against sexual exploitation and pornography so that our children and families are protected, victims lives may be restored , the standard of decency raised and our quality of life is improved. CCV actively fights sexual exploitation and the harmful effects of pornography in the city of Memphis in children and adults. Opportunities for involvement include- Women to lead Bible studies at the Moriah House, Transportation needed to go to doctor appointments, mentors needed.
Please pray for wisdom for George Kuykendall (Executive Director) and Carol Wiley (Director of Victim Assistance) in this fight for decency in our city. Pray we will make safer places for our families to raise our children. May their be rescue to women who desire to leave the sex for sale industry and help that they may find restoration and wholeness in Christ.
P.O. Box 770775
Memphis, TN 38177-0775
Phone: (901)452-7884
Fax: (901)452-7886
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Gleaning Ministry
IPC Member, Advocate: Kevin Holt
This IPC Ministry is bringing together our harvest for the community and meeting the needs of the many IPC Mercy Ministries by providing clothing and other items. This ministry organizes specific collection times for specific items. In Summer 2011 school supplies were collected, and just in time for Christmas, teddy bears were collected.
Independent Presbyterian Church
4738 Walnut Grove Rd.
Memphis, TN 38117
Phone:(901)685-8206
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Life Choices-
IPC Member, Advocate: Lindsey Hughes
“Empowering young women to make the best choices.” Serving Memphis in two locations, helping women by giving better options. Please be prayerful of the women in our city and the choices that they make, that they will be willing to seek help and know that there are alternatives and support available. Please come to our offices to learn about ways to volunteer and be of encouragement to pregnant women of Memphis.
5575 Raleigh LaGrange
Memphis, TN 38134
Phone:(901)388-1172
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Midtown Location: 806 South Cooper Street
Memphis, TN 38104
Phone: (901)274-8895
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Memphis Union Mission-
IPC Member, Advocate: Don Taddia
Did you know there are approximately 2,000 people who are homeless in the city of Memphis, on any given day? Memphis Union Mission ministers to the needs of these people in crisis offering recovery programs to help them become self-sufficient.
Opportunities for involvement include- Prayer for individuals, Come serve lunch or dinner any day of the week, Offer MUM vouchers instead of cash to those on the street and you will cover the cost of a nutritious meal and safe lodging at the shelter.
383 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38105
Phone: (901)526-8403
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Neighborhood Christian Centers, Inc.-
IPC Member Advocate: Lee Gibson
The misson of the NCC is to provide compassionate, Christ-centered ministry to the practical and spiritual needs of the city's poor
785 Jackson Avenue
Memphis, TN 38107
Phone: (901)881-6025
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Palmer Home for Children-
IPC Member, Advocate: Grace Thompson
The mission of Palmer Home for Children is to present the hope of Christ to children who, through lack of adequate family structure, are in need of a permanent long-term Christ-centered home. Since 1895 Palmer Home has remained committed to privately-funded, non-governmental child care which keeps siblings together, models evangelical Christian values, mends emotional scars, and restores for each child the full opportunity to reach his or her God-given potential. Opportunities for involvement at the Hernando Campus are for volunteers to help with interior painting, general repair work on cottages, and fall landscaping. Those interested in an ongoing opportunity to volunteer may want to get more information on a Palmer Home volunteer organization that is currently being established to help with prayer for our ministry, special events, marketing, and fundraising. For more information regarding the Palmer Home volunteer organization, please contact our Hernando office at (662) 449-2400.
Palmer Home for Children
Hernando Campus
P.O. Box 929
Hernando, MS 38632
Phone: (662) 449-2400
Central Office
P.O. Box 746
Columbus, MS 39703
Phone: (662)328-5704
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Service Over Self Ministries, Inc.-
IPC Member, Advocate: Charles Clowers
Service Over Self (SOS) exists to glorify God by proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed through urban home repair camps. Thousands of homes in Memphis are in shocking condition. Many are unsafe to live in. SOS is seeking to improve the housing conditions of disadvantaged persons in Memphis. The organization is committed to providing free home repair service to deserving families in Memphis neighborhoods
Opportunities for Outreach- Stay in Memphis for a Mission Trip this Summer! During the spring, SOS offers four one-week sessions for college students, hosting up to 80 participants per week. Throughout the summer, SOS offers eight one-week sessions for senior/junior high groups, hosting up to 180 participants per week. With each spring and summer session, SOS provides participants with urban home repair work every day of the week, as well as a Christ-centered program each evening. Please check our spring and summer camp dates for availability. Every summer, SOS hires approximately 40 college staff to help run our camps.
2505 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN 38112
Phone: (901)681-9044
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Streets Ministries-
IPC Member Advocate: David Dickinson
“Every time you build into the life of another person, you launch a process that ideally will never end.“ Streets is dedicated to serving Urban Memphis You can change a life by mentoring. Mentors needed! Please pray for our staff, our students and the many families that are affected by this ministry. May God use our city for His Glory.
430 Vance Avenue
Memphis, TN 38126
Phone: (901)525-7380
Fax: (901)525-9628
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Su Casa Family Ministries
IPC Member, Advocate: Renee Cook
The mission of Su Casa Family Ministries is to glorify God and advance His Kingdom by ministering to the spiritual, physical and social needs of the growing Hispanic community in Memphis.
1302 N. Graham Street
Memphis, TN 38122
(901)320-9833
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Youth Leadership of Memphis
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Growing up without a positive male role model is difficult. Our organization resolves to teach young ment the principles of respect for authority, discipline, courtesy, tolerance of the views of others, anger management and compassion for others through work. Our organization uses work as the platform by which values can be both taught and nurtured.
Our Mission Statement is..."to change the lives of young men through the principles of strength, honor, and truth in the Christian Tradition."
1044 Brookfield, Suite 101
Memphis, TN 38119
Phone: (901)762-0020
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Youth Striving For Excellence
IPC Member, Advocate: Penny Keras
The mission of YSE is to encourage youth to build a strong relationship with God, family and peers by breaking negative life cycles and teaching life skills. We conduct Bible Studies, build self-respect, promote sexual abstinence and academic excellence. Opportunities for involvement include-Teaching ministry curriculum, Assisting teacher, Kitchen Helper to prepare snacks for club meetings, Chaperone special events planned throughout the year, Tutors.
2886 Allen Road
Memphis, TN 38128
Phone: (901)728-6294
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