Mission Trip to Burnsville, NC

Pursuit Family we are heading up to the Mountains and we would like you to join us. We will be partnering with North Carolina Baptist on Mission in Burnsville, NC. There is still a lot of work to be done in the Mountains and Pursuit will be there for our Neighbors. We will be coming alongside our Neighbors to help repair and rebuild homes in the area.  It is open to youth, 8th grade or higher.

The cost of the trip is $100, that will pay for all lodging, meals, transportation, etc. Transportation will be provided as well unless you desire to drive yourself.  Dates for the trip will be Wednesday, June 11th – Saturday, June 14th. We will be leaving around 4 pm on 5/11 and returning late on 5/14.

Please reach out to our Missions Director, Ryan Smith at the email or phone number listed below if you are interested in joining this trip or have any questions!

For more information, please call Ryan Smith at (704)308-1528 or email ryansmith@pursuitchurch.org. To register as a volunteer, please click the link below!

East Lincoln Christian Ministries Family Fashion Store

Looking for a new opportunity to serve? Courtney and Jeff Quasny just accepted the day-to-day management responsibilities for East Lincoln Christian Ministries’ Family Fashions location on Hwy 150, where upscale clothing and accessories are offered.

The store is open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm. They need volunteers that can work any or all three days, starting at 9:30 am, ending minutes after closing. Retail experience is not needed. As with most of the ministries supported through Helping Hands, they simply seek folks with a humble and giving heart who wish to support ELCM through this work.

If you didn’t know, ELCM is a wonderful local resource that provides groceries, crisis assistance, free income tax service, a home meals ministry, and more. Most of this is funded through furniture and clothing sales. Please contact Jeff, at the email below with questions or if you’re interested in serving through this ministry.

For more information, please email Jeff at quasnyj@gmail.com.

LKN Food Mission at Denver Wesleyan Church

We would like to partner with LKN Food Mission at Denver Wesleyan Church. They need volunteers to help throughout the year. Specifically on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Starting on Saturday, May 10th.

Lake Norman Food Mission is an agency of Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina and also a ministry at Denver Wesleyan Church. We serve over 500 families a month, distributing around 40 000 lbs of food. This also offers an opportunity for our church family to give back to the community and to be the hands and feet of Christ. If you would like to help in this ministry please contact us.

Pickup times:
Mondays                8:30 am – 12:00 am
Wednesday          2:30 pm – 5:30pm.
1st & 3rd Friday  8:30 am – 12:00 am
2nd Saturday       8:30 am – 12:00

“The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;  therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Mt 9:36-37

Journey of Hope Ministry

Journey of Hope Ministry is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2019. Our mission is to help those experiencing chronic homelessness and/or those in danger of becoming homeless by providing love, support and tangible items that are needed daily. Journey of Hope Ministry was created to provide Christ-centered services to the poor, hungry and the unsheltered homeless through outreach, food/meals, blessing bags and advocacy.

For our unsheltered homeless community, we provide daily essential items such as food blessing bags, blankets, bug spray, fast-food gift card ($10), socks. For a complete list of donation items, please check out our website.

In 2024 we expanded our resources with rental assistance and food assistance.

Rental Assistance is provided to those that are in danger of being evicted from their home. Individuals that apply for this assistance are eligible once a year. Those seeking rental assistance will need to enroll and complete our Financial Literacy classes. These classes meet once a month for a minimum of 3 months. They will learn how to create a budget, identify areas for improvement in their spending habits, and begin the task of eliminating unnecessary debt. Our goal is to provide individuals with the tools necessary to make sound & stable financial decisions.

Food Assistance is available for those whose EBT is just not enough to provide food needed for their household. The assistance comes in the form of an Aldi gift card and they are eligible once every 6 months. We will also connect them to various food pantry resources.

For more information on how to partner with Journey of Hope Ministry or to donate to the ministry, please email us at journeyofhopeministry@gmail.com or call our office at 704-240-3177.

Room in the Inn

For the past 10+ years Pursuit Church has opened its facilities to provide shelter and food for homeless people during the winter months, December 1 – March 31. This year is different, we will be partnering with 10 other churches in the local community to make this happen every Friday night. We also will be picking up the Neighbors from Lincoln County.

We will offer a warm, safe place to sleep, serves two hot meals (dinner and breakfast) and then return our guests the following morning to downtown Lincolnton. The program offers a unique way for people of faith to become directly involved with individuals who are homeless. The basic goal is to keep homeless people from freezing on cold winter nights. A greater goal is to provide a more personal relationship to homeless people, at least for a night, and to foster a deeper understanding of the depth and complexity of the issue.

HeartBeats – A Pregnancy Care Center

Heartbeats – A Pregnancy Care center exists to assist women to carry to term by providing emotional support and practical assistance. Through God’s people and the community at large, women can face the future with hope and plan constructively for themselves and their babies.

There are several ways that you can become involved to help Heartbeats succeed in their mission. Through the “Baby Bottle Boomerang” fundraiser which is held at the end of April. Take a specially labeled baby bottle – fill a bottle with change and change a life.

The other way is the Annual Pregnancy Care Center Walk 4 Life Event. This is a fun family-friendly 2 mile walk, a 5k Trail Run and a Motorcycle Ride that is held at the Denver Baptist Church – West Campus in September. Fundraising for this event starts in August.

All the money raised is given to the Pregnancy Care Center. For more information on how you can become involved, please email us at: connect@pursuitchurch.org

Operation Giving Hope

Operation Giving Hope is a program that was created to pour God’s love into our local community. 

We have an annual event each Christmas and we are excited!  Operation Giving Hope, along with the help of many other local charities takes families in need from our local community and provides a Christmas experience.  This Christmas season you can register families, donate proceeds, and register to at the link HERE ->  https://pursuitchurch.org/operationgivinghope

We are collecting funds through October & November, and having a huge wrapping party in December.  Volunteers are needed for the wrapping party and the delivery of the gifts the week of Christmas. 

4:12 Student Ministries

4:12 Student Ministries Inc. is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 2015 to develop and empower selfless leaders in the lives of the next generation by uncovering their identity in Christ. The ministry currently serves 120-150 students from multiple backgrounds every Thursday afternoon, providing transportation from 2 elementary schools and 1 middle school in the Maiden, NC community. Students are brought to Lawings Chapel Baptist Church where they are provided an afterschool snack, participate in team building activities, inreach opportunities, and receive the gospel through worship, bible study, and prayer led by church and community leaders. 4:12 relies solely upon financial donations and the willingness of volunteers to provide transportation, a place to meet, and offer student support, engagement, and discipleship.