Outreach Ministries
Crossroads Bible Institute
Weekly, some of our members correct prison inmates' Bible lessons and send them an encouraging letter. Course material for the inmates is supplied by Crossroads Bible Institute. Members do this at home but try to meet together once or twice a year to encourage each other and for updating.
Hands of Grace
A volunteer program within our church to hlep those in need in our community helping with repairs and needs around the home.
Kids Hope
This is for adults who are interested in building a loving friendship one-on-one with a child at Brown Elementary School. Time commitment is one hour per week. Prayer partners are also needed to support mentors. No experience is necessary, just a desire to share God's love with a child through your actions. Materials and training are provided.
Stephen Ministry
Stephen Ministry has become an integral way in which Byron Center First CRC reaches out to its members and community to provide one-to-one care giving ministry. Through Stephen Ministry, a team of church members know as Stephen Ministers, has been equipped with 50 hours of intensive training to provide quality Christian care to people facing a variety of personal crises. A Stephen Minister is a Christian friend who listens, prays, and shares Christ's love with the bereaved, hospitalized, terminally ill, separated, unemployed, divorced, relocated, and others facing a crisis or life challenge. Stephen Ministry is a supervised and confidential ministry; those receiving care can be sure that their identity and what goes on in the caring relationship will remain private.
Summer/Winter Blast
A weekly summer and monthly winter ministry opportunity reaching the Byron Mobile Village children through games, crafts, Bible stories, and more.
Refuge Mobile Chapel
Refuge Mobile Chapel is located at the 76th Street Exit of US-131, and in Coopersville. They offer truckers a place where they can find encouragement, care, and the gospel.