Be Part of the Mission

We want to equip you and provide opportunities for you to serve outside the church walls and help others. Helping others is at the core of who we are. In fact, it’s so important that it’s part of our church mission – helping people experience Life Change, Life Growth, and Life Purpose! Life Purpose is all about doing what God created us to do, which is to serve others!

Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.

We want to be an exceedingly generous church giving BIG to help people in need locally, regionally, and globally. Check out Reclaim3d, which exists to reclaim bad circumstances into something beautiful locally, regionally, and globally.

Here Are Ways We’re Helping Others

Local and Regional Missions

But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk, but in deed and truth.

Global Missions

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  • Serving Outside the church

    Events and Updates

    The Big Give For Kids Grows in 2025

    The Big Give For Kids is an event to help families with free gently used clothes for kids, size infant – adult.  A limited quantity of new shoes, socks, underwear and laundry detergent is also available to these families.

    This year 126 families visited the Minooka Campus during the event and someone with connection to a ministry in Nigeria came and received a generous amount of clothes to send to help families in that country as well!

    The Seneca Campus was also able to participate in The Big Give For Kids for the first time and 100 families visited the church to receive gently used clothes for their kids to have for the new school year starting in the next couple weeks.

    We give all the glory to God and we thank everyone who donated and volunteered their time to help make this event such a big success!!

    2025 Fueling Local Change: A Banquet for Action

    The event goal was to raise $50,000 for Reclaim3d locally so we can invest in our communities each month!

    A very generous donor has offered to match the $50,000! The match has been met and Reclaim3d has raised $100,000 for the local communities of Minooka, Seneca, Coal City and Shorewood! You can still donate to Reclaim3d. Donate Now

    2025 Dance The Night Away

    The Village Christian Church loves to celebrate our community! Dance The Night Away, a free prom for guests with special-needs was hosted at the church on April 4.

    170 guests and their designated volunteer buddies enjoyed a red-carpet walk, limo rides, dinner, DJ music/karaoke and lots of dancing! 

    2024 Make An Impact

    Thank you for your participation to Make an Impact this holiday season as we partnered with Reclaimed, to make a difference locally, regionally, and globally. 

    • Angel Trees: Over 150 local kids have been sponsored via Angel Trees. 

    • Ms. Pearl’s Christmas Store: Over $9,000 of supplies were purchased for the Good News Community Day Care & Coffee House. 

    • Heart for Africa Ornaments: Over $15,000 in ornaments sold goes to the care of orphans and vulnerable children in Eswatini Africa.

    2024 Meal Pack For Hungry Families Around The World

    We would like to thank everyone who served at the Meal Pack to send out 101,736 meals to hungry families in need outside of the United States. We are so grateful to be a part of what God is doing around the world!

    2025 Mobile Food Pantries

    Minooka Mobile Food Pantries @ Minooka Campus:

    Monday, September 8 @ 5 PM
    Monday, October 27 @ 5 PM


    Seneca Mobile Food Pantry @ Seneca Elementary South, 410 South Main St, Seneca:

    Monday, October 6 @ 5 PM


    Braidwood Mobile Food Pantry @ Reed Custer Middle School, 407 Comet Dr, Braidwood. (West Parking Lot)

    Monday, September 22 @ 5 PM
    Monday, November 10 @ 5 PM

    Adopt-A-Highway Clean Up Dates

    The Village Christian Church has partnered with the Village of Minooka to help keep our community clean. Volunteers meet at the Minooka Campus at 8 am. Safety equipment is provided by the Village of Minooka (gloves, safety vests). Safety guidelines will be reviewed before clean-up begins. Volunteers contact Shannon.

    2025 Clean Up Dates

    August 23 and October 25
     
    2026 Clean Up Dates
    May 16, July 11, August 22 and October 24