In Our Neighborhood
At First Christian, we take seriously Jesus call to “love your neighbor as yourself.” We are concerned about our neighbors in the Ames area who are in need and try to help by:
- Being a member congregation of Good Neighbor Emergency Assistance, Inc. providing food vouchers, rent and utility assistance to those in need in story county.
- Collecting food and donations each week to go the MICA (Mid-Iowa Community Action) Food Shelf http://www.micaonline.org/ helping neighbors in need of food.
- Being a member congregation of AMOS (A Mid-Iowa Organizing Strategy) http://www.amosiowa.org/ working with other faith based organizations to identify needs of neighbors in central Iowa, and encourage practices and laws which serve to make people’s lives better. Through AMOS we have tackled tough issues such as local healthcare access and affordability, economic justice, working with the city on environmental impact and awareness, and immigration.
- Holding an annual Free Community-Wide Thanksgiving Dinner inviting all our neighbors to join us as we give thanks and celebrate and share a meal together. You are welcome to join us for the meal or get involved by volunteering to help make this happen!
- Helping neighbors in need with food and gas vouchers.
We invite you to join us in making a difference in our community as we live out our love for our neighbors.
