8 Days of Service - Christ Lutheran Church

August 15, 2025

8:00 AM

Habitat Build #1 - Subfloor Day 1

Hope Springs

Help start our new Habitat home in Hope Springs. Registration on separate Habitat Website is required. Workdays during 8 Days of Service are Friday, August 15; Saturday, August 16; Friday, August 22; and Saturday, August 23 (there are more dates available on their website). If you can provide water, snacks and lunch, please email Amy Daniels at adaniels@christelca.org HOW TO SIGN UP: Click link below and search by group number: 6011. Click 'Search.' Then select "Christ Lutheran Church Volunteer Team" and click 'Select.' On the next screen, leave the fields blank and click 'Search.' This should show you a list where you can see the tasks for each day, any requirements and the number of open slots available. Sign up for one or several.

August 16, 2025

8:00 AM

Habitat Build #2 - Subfloor Day 2

Hope Springs

August 17, 2025

10:00 AM

Hunger Fight

Spirit Hall

Join us at the Hunger Fight Meal Packaging Event where we will be packaging 25,000 meals for our local community. A light lunch will be provided for all participants, making it a great family event where you can work alongside your children in this service project. Additionally, we will also receive 1000 books for children in the community, which will be distributed by Smart Start of Mecklenburg County. There are 2 shifts to choose from: 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m.-2:00p.m.

August 17, 2025

10:00 AM

Serving at the Soup Kitchen

Roof Above

We need 5-8 volunteers to serve at the Soup Kitchen to people experiencing homelessness. Youth 16 and up can be in the kitchen. Anyone under 16 needs to be with a parent and can serve in the dining room. Contact Liza Hack at (704)806-0064 if you have any questions regarding the Soup Kitchen.

August 17, 2025

5:00 PM

DO IT YOURSELF Men's Clothing Drive

Dropoff at Outreach Office

Invite your neighborhood, office or even your Book Club to participate. This can be done at a time & way most convenient for you! Neighbors can drop off clothing on your porch or maybe have the office bring in their donations on a certain day. Your clothing drive collections can be taken directly to Crisis Assistance on Spratt Street or dropped off at the Outreach Office. If you would like to drop your items at Crisis Assistance Ministries, you can do so Tuesday through Friday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.; or you can drop off items at the Outreach Office at CLC any day. Donations need to be bagged and not on hangers. Men’s clothing is especially needed.

August 18, 2025

7:00 AM

McPIE Teacher Breakfast

McClintock Middle School

Come help us serve breakfast to our fabulous teachers at McClintock. We begin at 7:00 a.m. at McClintock Middle School. Breakfast will be served from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. and then we will clean up.

August 19, 2025

9:00 AM

Painting McClintock Classroom

McClintock Middle School

Help Ms. Jones get classroom B2 painted before school begins.

August 19, 2025

9:00 AM

Building Workbenches

McClintock Middle School

Help STEAM outdoor classroom at McClintock build 3 workbenches.

August 19, 2025

6:00 PM

Garden Harvesting

Christ South land

Help our gardeners pick vegetables at our Christ South land at 315 Reid Dairy Road. What is harvested will be given away on Wednesday morning to our McPIE families.

August 20, 2025

9:30 AM

Quilting

Center Six

Help complete quilts for Lutheran World Service. If you can tie your shoes, you can help!!!

August 20, 2025

6:00 PM

Quilting

Center Six

Help complete quilts for Lutheran World Service. If you can tie your shoes, you can help!!!

August 21, 2025

8:00 AM

DO IT YOURSELF: Backpack Filling

Dropoff at Outreach Office

Purchase and fill a backpack for a McClintock student with 2 composition books, 1 pack of markers, 1 pack colored pencils, sticky notes, and a pencil pouch filled with mechanical pencils, highlighters, ear buds and glue sticks. Consider purchasing a dozen of everything and doing 12 backpacks if you like. This can be done anytime but please deliver to the Outreach Office by Thursday, August 21st.

August 21, 2025

8:00 AM

DO IT YOURSELF: Teacher Supply Boxes

Dropoff at Outreach Office

Create a supply box for McClintock Middle School teachers. Put together a box of supplies for a McClintock teacher with things like band aids, tissue, gum/mints, stress ball or mind game, hand sanitizer, hand cream, disinfectant wipes, Sharpies, Post It notes, paper clips and a handwritten note of support. Once assembled please drop off at the Outreach Office by Thursday, August 21st.

August 21, 2025

9:30 AM

Scrappy Quilt Blocks

Center Six

We will be making lots of quilting blocks. At a later date, these quilting blocks will be sewn together to make a complete quilt top benefitting LWR, but for the 8 Days of Service event, we will just be making lots of blocks. No experience necessary, we will have skilled sewists teaching participants what to do. All supplies will be provided, including machines already set up. Light refreshments will be offered. Youth participants will need a parent to sign up with them.

August 21, 2025

12:00 PM

Sandwich Makers

Church Office Great Room

We will make sandwiches for A Roof Above’s Soup Kitchen. We plan to assemble 200+ sandwiches.

August 22, 2025

8:00 AM

Habitat Build #3 - Framing/House Start

Hope Springs

August 22, 2025

9:00 AM

McPIE Copy Service

McClintock Middle School

Help shred documents and make copies for teachers. Three shifts available: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., and 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. We need 4 volunteers for each shift.

August 22, 2025

10:00 AM

School Supply Move to Mclintock

Outreach Office

We will load several cars at Outreach Office and then unload into our school supply closet at McClintock Middle School. We will also take stuffed book bags and teacher boxes if needed. We need 10 volunteers total, including 2 volunteers with cars.

August 23, 2025

8:00 AM

Habitat Build #4 - Framing Day 2

Hope Springs

August 23, 2025

9:00 AM

Garden Harvesting

Christ South land

Help our gardeners pick vegetables at our Christ South Land at 315 Reid Dairy Road. What is harvested will be given to local food ministry.