Outreach Ministry

Our mission is to integrate outreach in the discipleship formation process by offering ways to give and serve in our city and the world – formally and informally, individually and in community. For the Church to define culture, instead of the reverse.

Our Vision

For every person who calls The District Church home to be actively involved with an outreach ministry to ensure The District Church has an active, healing presence for Christ in our city, nation, and world.

“Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.” –Matthew 25

To advance our vision of impacting our city for Christ one neighborhood at a time, the District Church sends teams of volunteers to regularly serve with a variety of partner organizations and church plants that align with our mission, locally and around the globe.

Our Partners

We are compelled by Jesus’ love and the Bible’s vision that God’s message of love and salvation is good news for all people. The District Church partners with these organizations to spread that message locally and around the world.

Local Partners

At The District Church, our efforts at serving our city are rooted and grounded in love and prayer. We practice our faith by proclaiming hope and loving generously.

DC 127

Washington, DC | DC127 journeys with parents who are socially isolated, overwhelmed, under-resourced, facing significant life challenges and at increased risk of instability. We mobilize churches and recruit volunteers to build a support system that preserves families and ensures that children have a safe and healthy home.

Volunteer monthly (Saturday)

Casa Chirilagua

Alexandria, VA | Casa Chirilagua develops relationships with families to see the Chirilagua neighborhood transformed by Christ, learning together to love our neighbors as ourselves.

Volunteer weekly (MWF from 3:00-5:30 pm; TT from 4:00-5:30 pm; or TT from 5:30-7:15 pm)

The District School

Northeast DC | The District School provides a vibrant and excellent, Christ-centered education in a racially and socioeconomically diverse community.

Volunteer opportunities as needed

Christ House

Adams Morgan | Christ House provides comprehensive and compassionate care for people experiencing homelessness with acute medical needs in the District of Columbia.

Volunteer monthly (Monday-Friday 5:30-7:30 pm)

Community of Hope

Washington, DC | Community of Hope’s mission is to improve health and end family homelessness to make Washington, DC more equitable.

Volunteer monthly (Monday-Thursday 5:30-8:00 pm)

Columbia Heights Education Campus

Columbia Heights | Reach out to vivi@districtchurch.org to see if there are any upcoming service opportunities with the school.

Volunteer as needed

Little Lights

Little Lights Urban Ministries provides holistic ministry and services to children and families living in poverty in Washington, D.C., primarily focusing on Potomac Gardens and Hopkins, two public housing communities on Capitol Hill, as well as on Benning Terrace public housing, east of the Anacostia River in Ward 7.

Volunteer weekly (Mon-Thurs 3:30-6:00 pm or Tues-Thurs 6:00-7:30 pm) or monthly (Saturday morning)

Christian Legal Aid of DC

DMV | CLADC provides free legal services so their clients get access to the justice that would otherwise be denied them because they can’t afford an attorney.

Volunteer monthly (virtually on Saturdays, no legal experience required)

As needed casework for attorneys or law students.

True Ground Housing Partners

DMV | True Ground is a nonprofit affordable housing developer committed to creating an inclusive, caring, and economically diverse community in which each person is important.

Individuals/groups can schedule ad hoc service opportunities.

Seabury Resources for Aging

DMV | Seabury provides personalized, affordable services and housing options to help older adults in the greater Washington, DC area live with independence and dignity.

Volunteer monthly (Monday-Saturday 9:00 am-1:00 pm or 1:00-5:00 pm)

Samaritan Inns

Northwest DC | Samaritan Inns provides a safe place to help homeless and at-risk men and women struggling with addiction rebuild their lives along the long road to recovery. 

Volunteer monthly (Saturday or Sunday 3:00-6:00 pm)

 

Ayuda

DMV | Ayuda provides legal, social, and language services to help low-income immigrants in our neighborhoods access justice and transform their lives.

Volunteer monthly (Monday-Sunday) 

Thrive DC

Columbia Heights | Thrive DC provides individuals experiencing housing instability, food insecurity, and economic crisis with comprehensive services to help stabilize their lives.

Volunteer monthly (Monday-Friday various times between 7:30 am-1:00 pm)

Global Partners

We believe that God’s message is good news for all people, not just in our region but throughout the world.

Village Worship Initiative

Village Worship Initiative devoted to helping churches around the world build worshipping congregations and launch courageous worship leaders with a mission of making a difference. Our purpose is to equip worship leaders with both spiritual formation and practical experience.

Shepherd Society - Bethlehem

Shepherd Society – Bethlehem Reaching out to needy people in the greater Bethlehem community in the West Bank by providing material and social support.

Heart for Lebanon

Heart for Lebanon comes alongside families living in despair by helping meet physical needs, providing access to education, and building authentic relationships that allow us to introduce them to the hope that is found in Jesus Christ.

Family of Christ - Ukraine

Family of Christ – Ukraine Their ministry is focused on ongoing humanitarian needs, coordinating volunteers and planning mission trips, and raising financial support. The purpose of Family of Christ International is to deliver help, hope and healing in the name of Jesus Christ to people and places in crisis.

Compassion International - Colombia

Compassion International – Colombia is a Christian child sponsorship organization working to release children from poverty by meeting their right-now and long-term needs in partnership with the local church.

Biblica

Biblica creates and shares life-changing Bible resources that power hundreds of global Gospel ministries.Partnering with Biblica to translate 5,000 biblically based trauma healing books for children and adults in the Sudanese church in Cairo, Egypt.

Creative Hands - Greece

Empowering refugee women to live again. Creative Hands focuses on giving women living as refugees the opportunity for employment and to create their own livelihoods. We’ve chosen to achieve this through training and production, specifically in the weaving of textiles and sewing of goods for purchase.

Food for the Hungry - Guatemala

Collaborating with local leaders across sectors, Food for the Hungry co-creates solutions that build resilience by strengthening mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. We serve nearly 10 million people in 18 countries so that communities have the agency and resources necessary to realize their God-given potential.

Questscope - Jordan

30 years ago, Questscope was founded with the goal to put the last, first. From Jordan to Syria to Germany, we see and believe in people who have been invisible, helping them find a pathway toward a meaningful future. This looks like opening our arms to young people in places like Za’atari Refugee Camp in Jordan, where our Youth Center helps young people heal through music, art, learning, and building trusted connections with mentors. It looks like preventing a young girl from a poor family from being married at 14 through our food voucher program in Aqaba, Jordan. And it looks like creating systemic change, pioneering a first of its kind non-formal education program for dropouts. Fueled by decades of deep learning, Questscope transcends the limitations of traditional philanthropy in the region—walking alongside those whom others have forgotten

New Generation - Burundi

New Generation is a non-governmental Christian organization based in Burundi and focused on preparing young people to become future leaders. It was founded by Nahimana Dieudonné in 1998 and has worked with over 10,000 young people, many of whom are now in positions of influence in Burundi.

Children Community Center - Transnistria, Moldova

The Children Community Center is dedicated to stop social orphanhood through the support of children and families in difficult life circumstances and through provision of financial, psychological and other necessary assistance

Cristiana Children's Homes - Bapatla, India

The Christiana Children’s Homes (CCH) have their own land, school, and accommodations for over 260 children. Each year, orphaned and destitute children find their way to a loving staff of caretakers and teachers, who devote their lives to seeing these kids overcome their generational hardships and succeed in life. The homes provide food, education, and medical care for orphaned, destitute, and sick children, with priority care given to children with HIV.

Fuel Youth - Liberia

Fuel Youth is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the development of schools and educational opportunities across Liberia.

Church Planting

Planting a church is one of the most strategic ways to reach people who are far from God. At The District Church we are called to be a multiplying church which means we are called to reproduce leaders and churches locally and globally. We believe the local church is the best way to reach the lost and respond to the injustices around the world. The Kingdom of God is much bigger than our local church and so we are honored to be in the business of praying for and raising up future church planters and investing in these new works. We want to help plant flagship churches in spiritually hard to reach areas.

East Jerusalem Church
East Jerusalem Church is an international congregation and the only English speaking Evangelical church in Jerusalem that is not associated with Zionism. It also oversees and stewards a church building, and land, in a Palestinian neighborhood of East Jerusalem.
    La Chapelle - Montreal
    Led by Pastor David Portier, La Chapelle is a thriving church that is reaching a young generation of French Canadians; a population that has long been neglected by churches. This year we are helping them plant a new church in Ottawa, Canada.
      Mavuno Church - Kenya
      Muriithi Wanjau leads Mavuno Church with the mission of turning ordinary people into fearless influencers of society. They have the vision to plant a culture-defining church in every capital city of Africa and the world’s gateway cities by 2035.
        Union City DC

        Union City Church is led by Pastors Delaney and Brandon Woodward and planted in 2021 in the heart of Washington, DC.

        Reach out to vivi@districtchurch.org with any questions.