Extending Hope Beyond Our Walls
At Hope, we believe grace moves us outward, shaping a community that serves, supports, and walks alongside our neighbors.
Outreach Team
Hope’s Outreach Team builds meaningful relationships within our community and creates opportunities for members to live out a life of service. Serving others is not simply something we do. It is an essential expression of what it means to follow Jesus and reflects Hope’s long and faithful commitment to Christian service. We invite you to participate in both ongoing and one-time outreach efforts through donations, hands-on service, and shared partnership.
Outreach Ministries
Blessing Box
Hope’s Blessing Box, located outside on church property, is a small free pantry offering non-perishable food, hygiene items, and basic household supplies to neighbors in need.
We collect paper goods such as toilet paper, paper towels, and facial tissue; cleaning supplies including disinfecting wipes, dish soap, and laundry detergent; canned goods such as meats, vegetables, fruits, and soups; dry goods including cereal, macaroni and cheese, and ramen; snacks such as protein bars, crackers, and granola bars; and personal hygiene items like body soap, shampoo, and toothpaste.
Monetary donations are also welcome and help sustain this ongoing ministry.
Bags of Hope
Bags of Hope are care packages prepared by our congregation and shared with unhoused neighbors. Each drawstring bag includes a resource list, personal care items, water, and a granola bar. Members periodically contribute supplies and come together to assemble bags for distribution as a small but meaningful act of compassion and presence.
Alternative Christmas Fair
Hope’s Alternative Christmas Fair, held each year on the second Saturday of November, provides a thoughtful alternative to traditional holiday shopping. Every vendor represents a charitable organization, and 100% of the proceeds from each purchase benefit that charity. It’s an opportunity to give meaningful gifts while directly supporting those in need.
Our Ministry Partners
Working alongside trusted organizations to serve our neighbors.
Neighborhood House aids local residents with food, rent, and utility help. Hope supports it through holiday drives and pantry donations.
Samaritas supports vulnerable Michiganders through foster care, housing, mental health, and refugee services. Hope proudly supports its New American Families programs.
Oakland County Foster Closet provides free clothing and essentials to children in foster and at-risk families.
Drop off donations:
Mondays, 10 am–2 pm
24400 Sinacola Ct., Suite B, Farmington Hills, or email the outreach team for pickup.
Southeast Michigan Synod Task Forces
Through the Southeastern Michigan Synod, we engage in a variety of shared ministries, including focused work in diversity, immigration, and refugee support.
Diversity Task Force on Sexual Orientation and Gender Expression
This synod initiative focuses on matters of sexual orientation and gender expression within the church. Composed of lay and rostered leaders from diverse backgrounds, it offers education and resources to support congregations and individuals as they engage questions of sexuality and gender.
Immigration and Refugee Task Force
In a holistic, whole church commitment by the ELCA, as a church in the world, AMMPARO was envisioned to accompany children today and in the future who are forced to flee their communities because of complex and interrelated reasons, including chronic violence, poverty, environmental displacement, and lack of opportunities in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.
Community Resources
Connecting you with services that strengthen and sustain.
211 Community Hotline
When you call 211, your call is routed to a local or regional center, where trained specialists connect you with the help you need. Using up-to-date databases of public and private health and human service agencies, they can link you directly to organizations ready to assist.
Active Faith
Active Faith’s mission is to provide both short-term and long-term assistance to individuals facing difficult circumstances, helping them regain stability and move forward in the independent pursuit of their life goals.
CARES in Farmington Hills
CARES’ mission is to provide comprehensive support for individuals and families in Farmington Hills and the eight surrounding communities it serves who are experiencing financial hardship or family instability and need assistance with basic necessities.
Neighborhood House
Neighborhood House seeks to guide individuals and families toward self-sufficiency by building meaningful relationships with clients and the broader community. By supporting mental, physical, and financial well-being, they foster personal responsibility, independence, and self-respect—empowering people to build stable, productive, and generous lives.
St. Vincent de Paul
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul works to build a more compassionate and equitable community through meaningful personal relationships. By providing individualized support—ranging from food, housing, and utility assistance to education and mentorship—they help neighbors regain stability and move toward long-term self-sufficiency.
The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW)
The Heat and Warmth Fund (THAW) is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to stabilizing and empowering Michigan families by helping keep them healthy, safe, and warm. Working with nearly 40 agency partners and hosting annual mobile assistance events, THAW provides energy and utility support to households across Michigan, serving a growing number of families each year.
Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency (Wayne Metro)
Wayne Metro is a nonprofit organization offering more than 100 programs focused on quality housing, family stability, and economic opportunity. Through a wide range of services, they work to strengthen households and build more resilient communities.
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