serve day 2023
July 15th, 2023What is Serve day?
All your Serve Day questions answered in one location!
As the family of Mercy City, we partner with organizations in our city to help meet needs and connect with people. There are over 1000 churches that participate in Serve Day every year and we have so many different places to serve in both locations! This year is no different and we are so excited about the opportunities we have to partner with people to connect them to the Heart of God and the House of God–we can’t believe we get to do this!
Thanks for helping bridge the gap with us,
Pastors Matt and Carrie Erikson
Lincoln Serve Areas
We are so excited for Serve Day on Saturday, July 15th! You won’t need to bring any specific supplies with you and you will have a serve leader assigned to you that will reach out to you once you sign up for a serve area that will give you any specific instructions! The flow of the day will look like this:
7:45AM – Shirt pick up, donuts, and hot coffee
8:00 – Worship at the Logan Ave. building
8:10 – Pastor Matt encouragement
8:25 – Announcements and any direction needed for the day
8:30 – Breakout into serve teams
8:45 – Head out to specific serve areas
9:00AM-until serve area is finished – Serve Day serve areas
Pancakes in the park
Join us as we love on the Havelock Neighborhood Community at Havelock Park! We will be flippin’ up some fluffy pancakes for breakfast, playing yard games, listening to music and playing on the playground together! There will even be an End of Summer Memory Maker Giveaway that each family can enter to win! As the Serve Team, we will get to connect with families, hear their stories, spend time with, encourage, pray and love on the community! We are believing for a spiritual awakening in the Havelock Neighborhood! This serve is family friendly.
Carwash
Join us as we offer FREE CAR WASHES! We will be paying for car washes at Dirt Sux and connecting with the community! As the Serve Team we will get to welcome people in, put the coins in the machines and wash and dry cars to anyone who comes by! We are believing for connection and opportunities to hear stories and pray with families who are coming by!
Cold brew and Donuts to First Responders
Join us as we connect with our local First Responders! We will be taking time to connect with the first responders of North Lincoln. As the Serve Team we get to bring them Donuts, serve them Cold Brew coffee and a giant “Thank You” card from our City Kids classes. We then get to spend time connecting with our responders, hearing their stories, asking questions, encouraging and praying over them as they serve our community! We are honored to get to build relationships with our First Responders at LPD and LFR. This serve is family friendly.
Laundromat
Join us as we offer FREE LAUNDRY MORNING! We will be paying for loads of laundry at Laundry Land, and connecting with the community! As the Serve Team we will get to help carry in baskets as needed, put the coins in the machines for people, connect with families and hear their stories, spend time with, encourage and pray for families as well. We will have bibles and SOAPD guides available to handout as we believe for a spiritual awakening in the people of Lincoln! We will also have Laundry Soap and Dryer sheets if they’re forgotten. This serve is City Youth friendly.
Fresh Start
Join us as we paint the inside and outside of the renovated Fresh Start building! Fresh Start has been working hard getting their building renovated and now it’s time to make it look welcoming! As the Serve Team, we will get to prepare the walls, paint both the inside and parts of the outside of the building. If we get done with painting, there will even be an opportunity to organize and help Fresh Start get closer to reopening! We are believing for a deeper connection with the staff and volunteers at Fresh Start as we spend time with them, hearing how they got connected and why they’re passionate about people!
Families Together
Join us as we deliver items to various families across Lincoln! As the Serve Team we will get to pick up larger items (like beds, dressers, ect) from the Families Together office in Walton NE and take them to families across Lincoln! We will get to connect with families and hear their stories as we bring necessity items into their homes! We are believing for connection with these families! Trucks or large vehicles are required for this serve. This is a City Youth friendly serve.
Foster Care Closet
Join us as we help organize and sort donations at the Foster Care Closet! As the Serve Team we will get to sort donations, organize the “store” front, and prepare the space for Foster Care families to come in. We will get to pray over the space and items for the children that will receive them as well as build relationships with the staff and volunteers of the Foster Care Closet. This is a family friendly serve.
Lincoln Pregnancy Center
Join us as we give the outside of the Lincoln Pregnancy Center a facelift! As the Serve Team we will be painting the outside railings and the entry stairs of the center! We will get to connect with the staff and volunteers of the Pregnancy Center, hear their stories, encourage and pray with them. We are believing for lasting and impactful connections here.
Trinity Fitness Lincoln
Join us as we build the warriors at TFL a place to rest between sets!! As the Serve Team we will be building and upholster a seating area for gym goers to sit on. We will get to pray over the gym and the future gym members while we are there. When we finish making the seating area, we will get to help TFL with a summer deep clean of their space so that their area can shine! This is a City Youth friendly event.
Norwood Park Garden
Join us as we serve the Norwood Park Elementary neighborhood!! As the Serve Team we will get to partner with Norwood Elementary and work in their gardens and flower beds! We will get to pull weeds and help maintain their beautiful grounds area to help keep it ready for the school year in the fall! We will get to pray over the grounds and over the kids who call Norwood home! We will also get to connect with various employees and volunteers of Norwood as they come by. This is a Family Friendly serve.
Norwood Park Kindergarten Packets
Join us as we serve the Norwood Park Elementary families! As the Serve Team we will get to partner with the Norwood Elementary teachers and help them prepare for the incoming Kindergarten families! We will assemble all new family orientation packets at Logan Ave, pray over each folder and the family that will receive it and package them up so that teacher can easily access them as they prepare their classrooms in August! This serve is intended for those who are unable to be outside for long periods of time or do physical labor.
Nominate Your Neighbor: House Painting
Join us as we love of the Neighbors of Lincoln! As the serve team we will get to help with some painting of houses while we connect and love on our neighbors! We are believing for great connection and relationship as we serve, encourage, and pray over these houses. Exact details of this serve are coming soon!
Nominate Your Neighbor: Deck Repair / Flooring
Join us as we love of the Neighbors of Lincoln! As the serve team we will get to help with some deck repairs & flooring of houses while we connect and love on our neighbors! We are believing for great connection and relationship as we serve, encourage, and pray over these houses. Exact details of this serve are coming soon!
Nominate Your Neighbor: House Cleaning
Join us as we love of the Neighbors of Lincoln! As the serve team we will get to help with some cleaning of houses while we connect and love on our neighbors! We are believing for great connection and relationship as we serve, encourage, and pray over these houses. Exact details of this serve are coming soon!
Nominate Your Neighbor: Various House Repairs
Join us as we love of the Neighbors of Lincoln! As the serve team we will get to help with some various house repair while we connect and love on our neighbors! We are believing for great connection and relationship as we serve, encourage, and pray over these houses. Exact details of this serve are coming soon!
Photography and Videography
Join us as we document Serve Day 2023! As the Serve Team we will travel to the different servers to get photos and videos of serves and volunteers! We will be looking for moments that capture our core values as well as ways we are connecting people to the heart of God and house of God!
Seward serve Areas
We are so excited for Serve Day on Saturday, July 15th! You won’t need to bring any specific supplies with you and you will have a serve leader assigned to you that will reach out to you once you sign up for a serve area that will give you any specific instructions! The flow of the day will look like this:
7:45AM – Shirt pick up, donuts, and hot coffee
8:00 – Worship at the Seward location building
8:10 – Pastor Matt encouragement
8:25 – Announcements and any direction needed for the day
8:30 – Breakout into serve teams
8:45 – Head out to specific serve areas
9:00AM-until serve is finished – Serve Day serve areas
Cold brew & Donuts
Join us as we serve the community of Seward at the farmers market! As the Serve Team we will get to hand out free donuts and cold brew to those attending the farmers market, have our new building open, answer questions and connect with people. We are believing for a harvest to come of people who have questions and have been wanting to check out Mercy City, we are beliving for an opportunity to pray with people, and will have bibles and SOAPD guides available to handout as we believe for a spiritual awakening in the people of Seward. This is a Family Friendly serve.
Foster care Friends
Join us as we help organize and sort donations with the Foster Care Friends! As the Serve Team we will get to sort donations, organize items, and prepare the space for Foster Care families to come in. We will also get to set up new shelving spaces and get the garage area ready for those families coming in. We will get to pray over the space and items for the children that will receive them as well as build relationships with the staff of Foster Care friends.
Seward Elementary
Join us as we serve the Seward Elementary neighborhood!! As the Serve Team we will get to partner with Seward Elementary and work in their gardens, flower beds and grounds! We will get to pull weeds, layout mulch and help maintain their beautiful grounds area to help get it ready for the school year in the fall! We will get to pray over the grounds and over the kids who call Seward home! We will also get to connect with various employees and volunteers of Seward as they come by. This is a Family Friendly serve.
Car Wash
Join us as we offer FREE CAR WASHES! We will be paying for car washes and connecting with the community! As the Serve Team we will get to welcome people in, put the coins in the machines, wash and dry cars! We are believing for connection and opportunities to hear stories and pray with families who are coming by! This serve is City Youth friendly.
Nominate your Neighbor: Various House Repairs
Join us as we love of the Neighbors of Seward! As the serve team we will get to help with some various house repair while we connect and love on our neighbors! We are believing for great connection and relationship as we serve, encourage, and pray over these houses. Exact details of this serve are coming soon!
Photography and Videography
Join us as we document Serve Day 2023! As the Serve Team we will travel to the different servers to get photos and videos of serves and volunteers! We will be looking for moments that capture our core values as well as ways we are connecting people to the heart of God and house of God!
Sign up for Serve Day today!