CCS’ Amazing Elkhart Race Recap (part 4)

The top two teams were neck and neck as they pulled into the specially marked racer parking and ran on the  red trail of pit stop mats toward the finish line.  In the end, The Bald and the Beautiful emerged victorious beating 2nd place Kem Krest by mere seconds.   Overall Team Race Results:   [...]

CCS’ Amazing Elkhart Race Recap (part 3)

Leg 7: Elkhart Riverwalk / NIBCO Water & Ice Park (Click here for more pics) Racers left the YMCA and made their way along the river walk to the NIBCO Water & Ice Park. Along the way, they were to take note of the 10 marked signs with numbers on them. They were told that [...]

Postal Carriers Food Drive

Stamp Out Hunger – 2012 Letter Carrier’s Food Drive Our new warehouse was christened this year with the annual post office food drive. Letter Carriers and teams of 2 “Bag Buddies” covered the county picking up bags of groceries left by generous community members next to their mailboxes. Hard-working volunteers brought back 12,000 pounds of [...]

CCS’ Amazing Elkhart Race Recap (part 2)

Kudos go out to the 68 racers who ran around the city and completed puzzles on the Civic Plaza, mimed nursery rhymes on stage at The Lerner, typed on vintage typewriters at The Bookworm, answered trivia questions and searched Wellfield Botanic Gardens for clues, played blind croquet on the Ruthmere Mansion lawn, sang karaoke on [...]

CCS’ Amazing Elkhart Race Recap (part 1)

Saturday, May 12, 2012 certainly was a day to remember!  68 racers and over 50 volunteers gathered on the Civic Plaza to kick off the first ever  ”Church Community Services’ Amazing Elkhart Race” sponsored by DuMor Water Specialists which ultimately raised $20,000 for CCS.  Special Thanks to the Pillars of Elkhart for partnering with us and [...]

Soup of Success @ Tulips & Tunes

Tulips and Tunes is an outdoor marketplace & festival where you can mingle with other gardeners, shop for plants & garden accents, learn from the experts and enjoy great food, live entertainment & entertainment inspired by a beautiful setting! All tickets available the day of the event. Ask about the benefits of membership and save! [...]

Tea with Ruth and Friends – May 5th, 2012

Tea with Ruth & Friends, a semi-annual event that supports Soup of Success, will be held May 5 from 1-4 pm at  Living Faith Fellowship, 2601 Benham Ave. in Elkhart. The event features dozens of fancy edibles, over a hundred affordable gift baskets, musical entertainment, silent auction, TEAGO, antique car rides, formal portraits, vendors and [...]

Thankful Thursday 5/3/12

Friday afternoon a donor brought 4 cases of jelly. One of our staff thanked him and added, “Now we’ll pray in some peanut butter to go with it and we’ll be all set.” Less than 30 minutes later a couple drove up to drop off — several cases of peanut butter! And no, the donors [...]

Church Community Services Volunteer Testimony

At our “Food for Thought” breakfast on May 1st, Linda Van Scoik, Church Community Services volunteer, spoke about her journey as a worker in the food pantry, and how her experiences have humbled her outlook and opinions about others and what it means to serve. Watch this full podcast video of reflections on a first-hand [...]

Robots for a Cause

Elkhart artist Jimm Showman creates robots out of recycled materials with his business Invention51. He has decided to dedicate his time and energy in the month of April to a project he calls 30 robots in 30 days.  Jimm  has been determined to build, promote, and sell a robot a day for 30 days.  He was [...]