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Want to Get Involved in CCF?

We have a whole bunch of ministries here at CCF! They are a great way to get involved in the CCF community. Take a look and see if any of these interest you:

Activities Ministry (Audrey Perkins,audperk@truman.edu) We do fun stuff in CCF, including fall retreat, hayride, Halloween skate party, coffee house, and Java Co. hang outs. Anyone can help out for one or more of the events by emailing me. Cancer Support Group (Rachel Douglas,rfd073@truman.edu) For people who have cancer or who have been closely touched by it and have a heart to pray for those with cancer and meet weekly to encourage each other and discuss ways to cope. Children’s Ministry (Jillian Tappendorf,jkt777@truman.edu) If you love kids, Children's Ministry is a great way to give back to our great staff and families of the Kirksville community by serving them and their children. Opportunities in children's ministry include teaching Sunday school to staff children, volunteering to watch and play with community children for a Parent's Night Out, and many other fun activities. If you are interested in helping or want more information contact Jillian. Community Service (Beth Duff,emd255@truman.edu) If you want to get plugged in to CCF through serving others, you should try: Hope’s Kitchen (a local soup kitchen, which serves lunch 2 Saturday’s each month); Outreach missions (perfect for small groups or a few friends); Various other one-time opportunities which will be announced throughout the year. Contact Beth to see what’s up! Computer Ministry (David Ferry,dsf423@truman.edu) Need help with your computer? Let us serve you with hardware and software support. Follow-Up Ministry (Grace Curtright,ckc4565@truman.edu) Follow-up is a chance to let students know that they are noticed and we care about the people who come through our doors. It is an opportunity to get people connected into different ministries. Anyone who would love to help get other students connected in CCF and really has a heart for reaching out to people, or if you would like to find more out about follow-up ministry, contact Grace. This ministry meets with Hello Ministry. Food Ministry (Ann Harman,aeh722@truman.edu) Our purpose is to prepare the food over and through which great conversations will take place, friendships will be formed and strengthened, and God will be glorified. We prepare food for Truman Week, retreats, spring break, and other events. Please contact me if you have any suggestions or would like to get involved. Hello Ministry (Grace Curtright,ckc4565@truman.edu) Hello Ministry is a hospitality ministry. We try to welcome people and guests to Campus Christian Fellowship by showing them the love of Christ. Loving your neighbor as yourself can be as simple as inviting someone new to a cup of coffee. Hello Ministry is about connecting the body of CCF. To get involved in Hello Ministry just come to any meeting (Held Wednesdays before service in front of VH1000 at 6:30) or contact Grace Curtright. International Focus Group (IFG) (Keevin McGlumphry,keevin@mcglumphry.com) This is a group of people (7-10 people), led by Keevin and Stephanie McGlumphry, that work together to serve and reach out to the international community on campus. As a group we meet together each week to plan events, talk about different cultures, and pray together for the international community. There is an application process for being a part of this group, talk with Keevin if you are interested in serving this way. International Ministry (Keevin & Stephanie McGlumphry,ksemac@yahoo.com) There are over 300 students at Truman State from around 45 different countries. Most of these students come from countries where the Gospel of Jesus is restricted. We get the awesome opportunity to become their friends! We need your partnership in prayer and involvement. We want to help you catch a vision for loving on international students for Christ. For more information contact Keevin or Stephanie. Kenya Ministry (Chelsey Hickerson,cmh546@truman.edu) The Kenya ministry is centered around building the relationship between Elangata Enterit, a primary school in Kenya, and the body of CCF. CCF has committed to raising $600 a month through the Spare Change, Life Change program in which students donate spare change to help promote development of the school. We will be taking a team to visit the school May 11-28! For more information contact Chelsey Library Ministry (Thomas Hughes,thomaskhughes@gmail.com) This ministry encourages spiritual growth and knowledge by keeping the books shelved and organized in the CCF library, on the ground floor of the CCF house. If you are into books or have any expertise/suggestions within the library realm, contact me. Maintenance Ministry (Gabe Parker,gap1533@truman.edu) Our job will be to take care of routine jobs around the CCF house (for example taking out the trash, cleaning out the CCF vans, shoveling snow, and some mowing) and will also include doing random repairs our fixer-upper type things that may need to be done throughout the year. Also, I'd like to set up some type of small group or time when all involved with the ministry can get together and have informal fellowship and prayer. To get involved, email me! Media Ministry (Matthew Mahder,mjm265@truman.edu) We provide video services for the CCF body. If you’re interested in being a part of this ministry, please contact Matthew. If you have an idea for a video, let us know. If possible, please contact us 2 weeks in advance. Men’s Discipleship (Ryan Harker,rdh4485@truman.edu) Purpose of Men’s Discipleship Ministry: To help the men of CCF in seriously committing themselves to Christ by teaching them to do everything that Jesus said to do (Matthew 28:20). Discipleship is just this, learning from Jesus how to live life and then doing it. Our goal is to teach men to become true disciples of Jesus Christ, a process that inevitably leads to spiritual transformation from the inside out–change moving from the heart into actions. In other words, we exist to assist men in learning to live their lives as Jesus Himself would live them if He were they. There will be plenty of opportunities to learn more about the ministry early in the semester. If you're interested in being discipled or in discipling someone else, contact Ryan. Men’s Ministry (Clinton Narayan,narayan.clinton@gmail.com) The men’s ministry is aimed at developing men to serve the body of CCF, the university, and the community of Kirksville. Men’s ministry is also involved in partnering with men’s discipleship in giving men a chance to disciple or be discipled. This is accomplished through service events, men’s retreats, and various men’s activities. If you’re interested in getting involved or want more info, contact Clinton. Nursing Home Ministry (Lisa Brooks,lmb4717@truman.edu) Our mission is to encourage the elderly at Twin Pines Adult Care Facility. CCFers can adopt a "grandparent" and meet with him or her weekly to build a friendship. We will also be volunteering at Twin Pines throughout the week and on Saturdays to play cards, paint nails, or just hang out and chat. YOU can get nvolved in this amazing opportunity—just drop me an email! Office Administration (Thomas Hughes,thomaskhughes@gmail.com) This ministry is the 'behind the scenes' office work, which includes basic office tasks and general up keep of the CCF house to help Mark (the office manager) and to organize office volunteers (and remind them how amazing they are). So, if you want to get into the action and hang out at the CCF house, then contact me. ---Volunteers help for an hour a week. --- Prayer Ministry (Emily Bevington,emb458@truman.edu) Prayer ministry is an umbrella for a few aspects of CCF: 1) The Prayer Room is located on the ground floor of the campus house. Students can sign up for a weekly hour block during the semester to pray or just stop by. Resources are available in the room to guide prayer or you can use it as a quiet place to seek God; 2) Intercession: Monday nights at 9 a group meets because they feel called to and/or want to come before God on behalf of the Body. Contact Emily if interested. Social Mercy Ministry (Natalie Graf,ccfsocialmercy@gmail.com) Jesus says in Matthew 9:13, “Go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’” If you want to respond to this command by studying God’s vision for a socially merciful Body and putting your conviction into action, we welcome you to join us. This ministry meets and prays weekly at the CCF house and serves in a variety of ways in the Kirksville community (and beyond), all with a desire to partner with God in bringing His kingdom to a broken world. If you have questions, contact Natalie Graf at our new email, ccfsocialmercy@gmail.com. Spring Break Ministry (Josh Huber Courtney Perrachione,jdh488@truman.edu cjp133@truman.edu) Spring break is a super sweet trip opportunity. Everyone should definitely go! Spring break involves one week of serving and seeking God as well as meeting new people and having an amazing time. People should be stoked for this trip that is going down March 7-14! We are going to a camp in Alabama (near Birmingham). If any one would like to be involved in Spring Break planning committee, we have meetings Tuesdays, 4:30 at the CCF house. The spring break committee is involved in planning the games, activities, transportation, food, speakers, etc that go along with Spring Break. Sunday Morning Service (Matt Bartlett,msb055@truman.edu) This ministry is here to make sure Sunday morning service goes smoothly and as planned. The ministry includes ensuring that announcements are in the bulletin and are pointed out to the body during service. Sunday morning ministry is also here to welcome the body and make its members feel comfortable. People can get involved by volunteering to help with facilitating communion or the offering. Wal-Mart Trips (Josh Huber,jdh488@truman.edu) In this ministry we drive international students to Walmart so they can get whatever they need there. It's really just a great way to be intentional about not only helping international students but also getting to know them and sharing the love of Christ with them. If anyone is interested the trips are held 1:00 p.m. on Saturday afternoons. Just show up with your car at the international house (located on Patterson just west of Magruder). Beyond that prayer is always appreciated and awesome. Wednesday Night Ministry (Melody Mahder,mam476@truman.edu) This ministry coordinates the Wednesday night CCF services. Contact Melody if you would like to get involved! Women’s Ministry (Hillary Bleckman,hillary.bleckman@gmail.com) Our focus as a ministry is to bring the women of this campus to a closer relationship with our Savior. Our ministry exists to provide unique fellowship and teaching opportunities for women. Our biggest event of the year is the Women's Retreat, but you can also look forward to the Men's Progressive Dinner and Women's Prom. We need help organizing various activities for the women of CCF, such as women's prom. Worship Ministry (Drew Forrester Kyle Oesch,atf353@truman.edu kao448@truman.edu) This ministry seeks to effectively lead God’s people to His throne through music. Our desire is to help foster an understanding of worship both within Sunday and Wednesday services and also in our daily lives. If you have an interest in singing, playing an instrument, and/or running sound for this ministry, contact Drew or Kyle.