Together We Will Make a Difference

Serve Day provides an exciting opportunity for us, the local church, to go into our communities to show the love of Jesus to our neighbors through simple but intentional acts of kindness known as “SERVE projects.” Everyone can participate in Serve Day – small groups, families, singles, people new to the church, and those who desire to be more connected.

Ask God to show you how you can make a difference: create a SERVE project and invite others to join you, or sign up for an existing project and make some new friends.

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“God has given each of you a gift from his great variety of spiritual gifts. Use them well to serve one another…Do you have the gift of helping others? Do it with all the strength and energy God supplies. Then everything you do will bring glory to God through Jesus Christ.”
1 Peter 4:10-11
Better together.

Small Groups serving together multiplies the impact and demonstrates the value of being in community with other believers.

Plan your project
Bring your passion.

We encourage you to be creative with a project that will make a difference in an area of your community that you are passionate about!

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Before You Serve

Prepare your hearts before you serve and check out these resources to learn more about our ‘why.’

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Serve Project Ideas

Want to serve your community but don’t know where to start? Here are just a few ideas that would make a big difference.

  • Prayer walk or drive through the community, including local schools
  • Purchase groceries and make cards for someone who is sick or elderly
  • Yard work for a widow or single mom
  • Home repairs for someone who is out of work during this season
  • Take lunch or a gift basket to a local fire or police station to say thank you
  • Clean up the grounds surrounding a local school and plant some flowers
  • Canned food drive in your neighborhood for your local food bank
  • Free garage sale or car wash
  • Deliver fresh flowers to the residents in a nursing home
  • Hand out water and snacks to the homeless in your area

Cover your serve project in prayer!

Here are a few suggestions to get your day in the right direction

Participants

Protection over everyone serving Deut. 31:6; Josh. 1:9

Recipients

Who to serve and their hearts to be opened Matt. 5:6-10; John 4:13-14

Financial

God’s direction and provision for budget 2 Cor. 9:7-8; Phil. 4:19

Planning

Successful coordination of team and process Prov. 19:21; James 3:17-18

Projects

Clear direction on scope and locations Col. 3:17; Heb. 13:15-16

Partners

Our local mission community partners EccL 4:9-10; Heb. 10:24

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes! We will have many projects that you can participate in on Serve Day. Many of the Small Groups leave space for you to join them on their project. In addition, several of our Local Missions Partners will also have projects you can join. All opportunities will be posted by name and include detailed descriptions. Check out SERVE projects.
Most Small Groups take a break during the summer, but we encourage you to join a group in late August/early September when we have “Connect Weekends” across all of our Seacoast campuses. You can also text CONNECT to 320320 to get information about Small Groups or find a group here.
We would love you to be creative and create a project but, you are welcome to join someone else’s project and make some new friends.
Get creative! Assess the needs of people in your neighborhood and around your community. Perhaps there is a widow, single mother, or elderly person that could be assisted by cutting grass or cleaning up their yard. Firefighters, police officers, school resource officers, and local business owners are all great people to serve! Check out some serve project ideas.
In order for all project participants to have the best experience and maximize impact, we ask that you sign up for a project in advance. Each project will have a certain number of volunteer openings designed to suit the size and scope of the project.
Each group is responsible to provide the supplies and costs associated with their SERVE project. Spend time determining the scope of your project and plan your work based on your group size and commitment level.
Seacoast will not be able to provide tax receipts for Serve Day projects but if you or your business would like to provide materials and do NOT require a donation receipt, please work out the details with the project leader.
Plan to bring any personal items you may need, like your Serve Day T-shirt, sunscreen, bottled water, tennis shoes, a hat, etc., along with any items pertaining to your project such as rakes, gloves, lawnmowers, tarps, work tools, etc. For projects requiring physical labor, work clothes are a good idea.
If you have an outdoor project, we encourage you to make plans to have an inclement weather option in mind. Here are a few ideas to get you thinking: visit a local nursing home, bring quarters to a laundromat, take gift baskets or lunch to a local fire or police station, serve with your local food bank, send letters to veterans or those actively serving in the military, or volunteer at a local animal shelter. Project leaders will contact their team members should inclement weather interfere with the original plan.

More questions?

Contact our local missions team if you have any additional questions.

localmissions@seacoast.org

Plan Your Project

Here’s how you get started:
1. Discuss the following questions with your group:
  • Do you know someone in your neighborhood who has a need?
  • Is there a business or organization in your area that you can bless?
  • What are some areas you’re passionate about?
  • What serve opportunities best suit your group’s skills and abilities? (Prayer, worship, teaching, physical labor, etc.)
  • What resources are accessible?
2. Discuss some project ideas:
  • Prayer walk or drive through the community and be sure to include your local schools
  • Purchase groceries and make cards for someone who is sick or elderly
  • Yard work for a widow or single mom
  • Home repairs for someone who is out of work during this season
  • Take lunch or a gift basket to a local fire or police station to say thank you
  • Clean up the grounds surrounding a local school and plant some flowers
  • Do a canned food drive in your neighborhood and take the food to your local food bank
  • Free garage sale or car wash
  • Deliver fresh flowers to the residents in a nursing home
  • Hand out water and snacks to the homeless in your area

Register Your Project

Serve Projects

If you don’t have a project in mind, there are plenty of SERVE projects to participate in so don’t hesitate to get involved. Just choose your campus and check out your options.