Local Impact teams serve our community with a heart focused on others, the willingness to act and a commitment to seeing lives changed through the power and love of Jesus Christ. Our hope is that our community will be changed through our service, and that you will be too!
Impact teams are started by members in the church and are sustained by the local church body. You can Impact the Temecula Valley in the following ways (click on the titles to read more):
Encourage-A-Child
Partnering with local group home foster kids. Encouraging a child through face-to-face events at the church and sending letters of encouragement.
encourageachild@ranchocommunity.org Food Distribution
Supplying food to low income families through our partnership with the Temecula Murrieta Rescue Mission. Weekly schedule: Monday – sort food at 9am –contact Dave for address. Wednesday – distribute food at 3pm (West parking lot), Saturday – harvest at farm in Rainbow (meet in West parking lot – 9am to carpool).
david.jones@rescuemission.org Treasure Box
Order a box of food for $30 (valued at $75-$100). The box is delivered to the church, the last Saturday of the month (between 2-3pm), outside of C-Assembly (East end of campus). Contact:
www.thetreasurebox.org to order a box.
Emergency Shelter
Meals Ministry
Providing meals for church members who are in crisis, suffering from an illness/surgery, or have suffered a loss.
andrea.i@ranchocommunity.org Adopt-A-Grandparent
Homelessness Response Team
– providing temporary shelter and meeting immediate needs for families that are homeless. Our team partners with Project T.O.U.C.H, Temecula P.D. and Murrieta P.D.
homelessresponseteam@ranchocommunity.org Sowers
Sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting and making “no-sew” (tie blankets) to be donated to local & global partner organizations. Contact the lead volunteer:
sowers@ranchocommunity.org International Christian Adoptions (ICA)
– Host a child from the Philippines in your home for a month in April or November. Or, consider adopting a child from an international country. Contact:
www.4achild.org or contact Cherie at: 951-695-3336
Thanksgiving Meals
Operation Christmas Child
Donating shoe-boxes filled with gifts, necessities and the gospel message to children around the world. Contact the lead volunteer:
OCC@ranchocommunity.org Christmas Angels
