Community Serve Opportunities
Love the Hub
At Temple, we want to LOVE THE HUB city by being radically generous with not only our money but our TIME as well! Check out ways you can get involved by serving alongside our local partners.
RISE
Rise exists to educate, encourage, and empower women and men to RISE to a place of self- sufficiency. Free class sessions are offered 3 times per year. Each session is 8 weeks, 4 hours per day, 4 days per week. You can volunteer as a mentor or in many other capacities.
Contact: 601.544.4855
Christian Services
Christian Services provides several ministries to the Hattiesburg area. They have a food bank, provide hot lunches/meals on wheels, a thrift store and more. For more information you can visit https://www.christianserve.org/volunteer
Contact: Christian Services (Office) 601-582-5683
Serve On Campus
Equipping Class Every Wednesday night on campus from 6 – 7:15 pm in the HUB you can serve our local community through various opportunities, weekly. No registration required.
Contact: Missions Office – 601-450-3074
Edwards Street Fellowship
Edwards Street Fellowship provides our community with many social services. They have a food bank, social workers, thrift store, pharmacy and a medical clinic. Weekly volunteer needs, along with more information, can be found on their website.
Coffee talk
Edwards Street Fellowship provides our community with many social services. They have a food bank, social workers, thrift store, pharmacy and a medical clinic. Weekly volunteer needs, along with more information, can be found on their website.
Coffee Talk: As a monthly support group for Fellowship Health Clinic patients, Coffee Talk will cover topics related to mental and physical health. Facilitated by a social worker and a nurse, the group provides patients with wellness education and socialization.
Contact: Edwards Street (Office) 601-544-6149 www.edwardsstreetfellowship.org
Extra Table
Extra Table provides food to local food pantries across the state. Help pack meal boxes, bags of rice and beans and other services.
Contact: Extra Table 601.582.5683
Hope Clinic
Hope Clinic is a crisis pregnancy center that ministers to women who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant through medical care, counseling, baby showers, and Bible Studies. Opportunities include weekly office volunteers, Bible study leaders, and donations for monthly baby showers.
Contact: Karen Sims (Director) 601-264-2181
Lamar County Education Foundation
The Lamar County Education Foundation uses donations to purchase meals from the Mississippi Food Network for children who come from homes with reduced/low incomes to have meals throughout the weekend.
Contact: Marcia Line-
International Student Ministry
The iFriends group of Hattiesburg is looking for families/ individuals interested in International ministry. They serve international students at both USM and William Carey. There are short term and long-term commitment opportunities. Commitments have the goal of building relationships with international students in our community.
Contact: Missions Office- 601-450-3074
VA Van Ministry
Help drive veterans from Forrest General Hospital to the VA in Jackson twice a week.
Contact: Missions Office- 601-450-3074
Youth Challenge Mentor Program
Join The Mississippi National Guard Youth Challenge Program to help mentor a youthat- risk (16-18 year old young men) who has made the decision to work for a better future. This is a 22 week program. Training provided. Opportunities also include looking for 3-4 men to lead a Bible Study Group weekly. For more information visit: http://msyouthchallenge.org/mentors/
Contact: Terrance Lowery- 601-402-4899
Prison Ministry
Prison Ministry meets at the Forrest County Regional Jail on Mondays & Thursdays at 6:30PM, and Wednesdays at 9:30AM. The team will go into different cell blocks to hold Bible Study with the cell mates in that block.
Contact: Missions Office – 601-450-3074
Homeless Ministry
The Missions Office at TBC has backpacks for members to fill with small items that would be a blessing to someone in the homeless community. The purpose is to fill a backpack, then keep it in your car to give when you are given the opportunity interact with a homeless person in our community. Contact the Mission office before picking up bags. We have a limited number.
Contact: Missions Office – 601-450-3074
Military Family/Nursing Home Ministry
Temple currently writes cards to veterans at the Collins Veteran Home as well as several other nursing homes in our community. Care packages can also be made and dropped off. To join this group or find out more information about drop off(s) please contact the Missions Office.
Contact – Missions Office 601-450-3074
Camp Shelby USO Volunteers
Help serve the men and women of our armed forces by volunteering at the USO on Camp Shelby’s military base. Responsibilities are engaging with soldiers, renting out recreation equipment, serving snacks/food and helping provide an atmosphere for them to come and relax while on base. For more information contact the missions office or visit www.uso.org to learn more.
Contact – Missions Office 601-450-3074
First Responder Snack Drop Off
You can help minister to first responders and our front line health care workers by baking or purchasing snacks and/ or drinks to drop off to the Lamar County Sheriffs Department, Fire Departments, Covid drive thru test clinic/Covid floor at FGH and other clinics in our community as a thank you to our first responders and front line workers. Please contact each clinic directly for times and any guidelines for dropping off snacks.
Contact: Missions Office – 601.450.3074