Opportunities for Involvement
Congregational Prayer Time for Our Missionaries
OUR MISSIONARIES NEED YOUR PRAYER SUPPORT!
Please join us for a Congregational Prayer Time for Our Missionaries on the fourth Sunday morning of each month after the first service.
• Arlington Heights Campus - 10:15-11:15 am in the Parlor
• Barrington Campus - 10-10:30 am in room 124C
Come and leave as you are able.
Each successive month we will focus on different countries and missionaries.
February 28*: 14 missionaries from North America (*meeting in the church office at the Arlington Heights Campus)
March 28: 19 missionaries from Asia
April 25: 14 missionaries from Africa
May 23: 17 missionaries from Latin America
Missions Prayer Teams
This group faithfully prays for our missionaries and receives urgent prayer requests via email as they hear about them. If interested in joining, contact Joy Goreham, 847.577.4374.
Missionary Care Team/Missionary Advocates
Throughout the year, there are teams of people who, as individuals and as a group, come alongside specific missionaries by praying for them and helping to meet their special needs. If interested in joining a care team, please contact Judy Gruber, 847.459.3735.
Christian Advocacy Group
“Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.” (Hebrews 13:3)
Meets the last Sunday of each month, 6-8 pm in the parlor at the Arlington Heights Campus. We pray and write letters on behalf of the persecuted church and those suffering human rights abuses around the world. This is a “drop-in” style ministry, so people can participate whenever they are able. No special knowledge is needed as the information is provided, as are template letters which can be adapted or copied verbatim. For more information, contact Juliet Skuldt, 847-749-2587, or Stephanie Bucataru, 847-398-8404. See our brochure for more information.
- Sunday, Feb. 28, 6 pm Prayer and Letter Writing, Parlor, Arlington Heights Campus.
- Sunday, Mar. 14, 6 pm Annual Easter Card Party, Fellowship Hall, Arlington Heights Campus.
- Sunday, April 25, 6 pm Prayer and Letter Writing, Parlor, Arlington Heights Campus.
Monday, May 17, 7 pm Film Forum: (TBA)
Sunday, May 30, 6 pm Prayer and Letter Writing, Parlor, Arlington Heights Campus.
White Cross
2nd Wednesday of the month, January - June
10 am-2 pm in the Arlington Room, Arlington Heights Campus
The TouchGlobal White Cross program provides the Evangelical Free Church of America the opportunity to be involved in ministries of compassion through various projects. For more information, contact Irma Northstrum, 847.259.8423.
Child’s Sponsorhip
The Orchard has two sponsorship programs for needy children in our world:
- Hope for Kidz-Haiti is a child sponsorship program of The Orchard Evangelical Free Church at our Sister Church in Astruc, Haiti. The Astruc Church has a school in which there are 215 students, many of whom cannot afford to attend and thus need sponsors. For $250 annually, you can sponsor a child. Sponsorships are one year at a time, voluntarily renewed each year. If you would like more information, please contact Amy Wilson, 847.401.7225.
- GlobalFingerprints-Congo is an orphan sponsorship program of the Evangelical Free Church of America for Congolese children. Almost 15% of children in Congo are orphans, due to tragedies such as AIDS, poverty, war, and lack of medical care. Through GlobalFingerprints, these orphans can attend school, receive medical care, and live with their extended family or with another loving family in their area. Visit the GlobalFingerprints website to sponsor a child.
Short Term Missions Trip
If you would like to receive missions related information via email in the future, please contact Eri Heck.