Local Outreach

Chosen Children is a ministry for adoptive and foster parents at First Bible Church. Church members can come alongside this ministry through prayer, advocating, supporting, sponsoring, fostering, or adopting.
Contact: Justin Barnes

Decatur Sav-A-Life exists to help young men and women that find themselves in a pregnancy situation. Our church members serve this ministry through helping with tasks at the facility, and donating baby items.
Contact: Jess Montegudo

Downtown Rescue Mission serves the homeless and those in need in our community through compassionate care and Gospel ministry. Our church members can join this ministry by leading a discipleship group, donating food and clothes, serving meals, helping with tasks at the mission, and supporting the local Rescue Mission Thrift Stores.
Contact: Jared Pittman

Faith RX’D exists to strengthen the fitness community for Christ-centered living and impact. Anyone is welcome to attend bi-monthly chapter events which include a workout and Scripture lesson.
Contact: Scottie Hubbard

Partner with this ministry by serving in local schools each week as a lesson is shared with students and by serving at FCA events.
Contact: Jere Adcock

Kids to Love is a local organization focused on foster care. They serve the community through their child placement agency, training and supporting foster families, through Davidson Farms, a group home for tween and teenage girls, and through many other means of support, resources, and therapy. They are also home to KTECH, a private school that offers job training in manufacturing, robotics, and more to young adults and people looking to make a career change.
Contact: Jared Pittman

Church members can serve as lunch buddies for students at our neighboring school, Frances Nungester. There are a few other opportunities throughout the year to meet the needs of students and staff at Frances Nungester.
Contact: Sherry Fite

Habitat for Humanity helps people in our community build or improve a place they can call home. You can partner with Habitat for Humanity by volunteering on building work days or by providing meals for volunteer work days.
Contact: Jess Montegudo

Kairos Prison Ministry seeks to bring Christ’s love and forgiveness to prisoners and their families. Church members can serve on teams which put volunteers twice a year on 4 day weekends at the 2 nearby state correctional facilities. Some team members go into the facility during the weekend days, and some handle outside duties such as cooking, transporting supplies, etc. Non-team members can bake cookies, contribute to meal costs, serve on the prayer team, etc.
Contact: Bob Johnson

Mary Magdalene Ministries reaches out to women in the Adult Entertainment Industry with the unconditional love of Christ. Church members can come alongside this ministry as prayer partners, mentors, and by donating to support this ministry.
Contact: Steve & Angie Keller

Neighborhood Christian Center seeks to serve our neighbors in need with the gospel of Jesus Christ and provide hope and healing through education and discipleship. Volunteers serve our community through providing meals, mentoring, tutoring, Morgan County prison ministry, providing needed items, and helping with Bible studies.
Contact: Glenn Byrd

YoungLife exists to introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith. YoungLife also strives to maintain a presence at all high schools and middle schools in the local area. You can join in this ministry by becoming a volunteer and investing in the lives of students and by supporting various events and fundraisers YoungLife puts on throughout the year.
Contact: Byron & Lisa Hood

HPRC provides free and confidential life affirming help for those facing pregnancy-related decisions in North Alabama. Our church members support this ministry through serving as male and female client advocates, donating baby items, service projects around the facilities and by participating in the Baby Bottle Boomerang fundraiser each spring.
Contact: Alexander Roberts

The mission of HAD is to empower and motivate the homeless and those in crisis by providing an avenue to self-sufficiency by making support services freely available: life skills, basic computer skills, advancement of reading and writing, resume and job placement assistance. In addition providing clothing, emergence food supplies and basic life necessities for those who find themselves in crisis in our community, while sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Contact:  bethone@handsacrossdecatur.org