Love to shop?
Grab a tag!
Each tag represents an item that can be purchased for one of our city partners. Learn more about our partners below, then click on the link in each section to browse their corresponding tags. When you see an item you would like to purchase, “claim” the tag on the form, purchase the item(s), and return the gift to the church by December 4th.
Don’t have time to shop? Let a volunteer do the work for you!
As a church, we have committed to helping our partners during this holiday season. If you’re not sure where to give, let us do the work for you! All money that we raise through the Hope Project will be used to purchase unclaimed tag items and to help our city and global partners directly. You can donate today!
Drop off items you purchased.
You can drop-off items you purchased at two locations during weekend services: Ghent or Montrose. See details below.
Gift Cards
Gift cards sustain ministry! Grocery cards enable a ministry to provide a hot meal or snacks, they can be used for needed transportation to services and job, meals for a family, or even as rewards for a job well done!
Games/Toys
We exist to connect students and their communities to Christ and the church through real, loving, and non-threatening avenues. We offer teenagers and young adults a safe place where they are loved, valued and ultimately, through Christ, we provide them with hope.
First Glance offers programs to students (grades 6-12) and young adults (ages 18-29) in the Kenmore Community. Their programs include a recreational night, young adults program, skate night, an abstinence program, The Connect for young parents. Their goal is to offer teens and young adults a safe place of grace and unconditional love.
Personal Items
Akron Youth Mentorship aims to move students from dependence to personal independence through application of Biblical principles, importance of education, necessity of excellence in vocational efforts, and life skills mentoring.
Household/Small Appliances
Rahab offers concrete solutions to human trafficking by putting truth and love into action
Drop-in centers, street outreach, prison visits and mentoring programs engage volunteers and show trafficked women and children that they are seen them and there is a way out.
Household Decorations
South Street is a group of individuals who are committed to living, serving, and loving on the Summit Lake community through a variety of programs like bike shop, re-entry programmiing, church services, summer camp, after school tutoring, and open gym.
Body Care
The Garage helps at-risk or fringe youth in Wadsworth. Through club meetings, hang out time, teen moms and mentoring, The Garage encourages youth to think critically about their life choices and matters of faith. Their desire is that the youth find freedom and purpose through a daily walk with Jesus.
Home Care
Legacies of Success is a Christian community development corporation created to help revitalize and stabilize the North Hill community by providing affordable housing and promoting homeownership.
Sports/Outdoor
Help us care for our global partners by contributing to items they need/want. These include a new van for Shoulder to Shoulder, our ministry partner in Mazatlan, Mexico.
In Haiti, your gift will go towards computers for the 7th and 8th graders in Bercy, Haiti. Farther north our ministry partner, Hearts for Haiti, is rebuilding what the gangs have stolen and need funds for a new space for ministry use.
Feed My Starving Children packs food for students all around the world. We partner with them each May to help pack 500,000+ meals. Your contribute helps us do more!
Missionary Care packages. We support cross-cultural workers all around the world and within the US. Your gift helps us bring a little cheer to them this holiday season as they are away from family and friends.
Clothing
Provide needed items for individuals currently homeless, coming out of jail, or recovering from addictions.
Baby/Toddler
Legacies of Success is a Christian community development corporation created to help revitalize and stabilize the North Hill community by providing affordable housing and promoting homeownership.
Drop off to return your gifts will be on weekend services starting:
November 12th – December 4th
Ghent
Drop off in the main lobby
754 Ghent Rd. | Akron, OH 44333
Montrose
Drop off in the main lobby
565 S. Cleveland Massillon Rd. | Akron, OH 44333
211 N. Cleveland Massillon Rd. Akron, OH 44333