Mission
The Arden-Arcade-Carmichael Faith Communities honors our merciful Creator by serving our neighbors in need. As we work together — sharing our strengths — we invite miracles.
Vision
Monthly public gatherings of all faith communities in the area to share and update needs and resources in the community on the fourth Thursday of each month at 1pm.
Regular support with volunteer hours and financial contributions for God’s Helping Hands Laundry.
An annual Day of Service on the second Saturday in September.
A regularly updated resource guide and website of needs and resources in the community.
A monthly featured faith community in the gathering, email and website.
A monthly email of events in the community.
And future endeavors as we are able.
Clothes closets. Food lockers. Free meals.
These are just a few of the things that churches in Arden and Carmichael provide each month to members of the community who are in need.
But imagine if the various churches worked together so that free hot meals are spaced evenly throughout the month so the hungry are fed regularly and so that volunteers from one church can work side-by-side with volunteers from another.
That is exactly what is happening with the Arden Arcade Carmichael Faith Communities, a consortium of volunteers from more than a dozen area churches. Volunteers meet each month to review the needs of the community, calendar free meals and find ways to lock arms in order to provide more help for the needy than they could each provide on their own.
The collective effort breaks down barriers among church members of various denominations while also allowing the entire effort more power. It’s not just free meals and clean clothing they provide. The collective helps find housing for the homeless, financial assistance to help the working poor stay in their family homes, tutoring, backpacks, school lunches, and transportation to jobs, banks and medical appointments
Every month, area representatives of various faith communities meet to plan shared efforts.