We will now have our Outreach meetings IN PERSON at Hope on the 2nd Thursday of every other month (November, January and so on). It will be held 6:30-7:30pm. Please have all reports, questions or suggestions to Tori Cooper by the 1st Thursday of the month. Our next meeting will be March 12.
Outreach meetings are held the 2nd Thursday of every other month, in person.
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Ministry of the Month - Genesis House
February Ministry of the Month is for Genesis House. IT IS THE MISSION of Genesis House to provide emergency shelter for homeless women and their children, long-term student housing for mothers with children, and a shelter for homeless pregnant women. Genesis House, Inc is committed to providing a safe, supportive, caring environment. Education, self-discipline, self-reliance, and independence from public assistance are earnestly promoted. Counseling, personal improvement classes, and appropriate healthcare are obtained for all residents. They have been serving Brevard County since 1977.
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Our Food on the First collection will occur on two Sundays in February, February 1 and February 8 to coincide with the Super Bowl game day and Hope’s traditional friendly fan competition plus participation in the Souper Bowl of Caring. You may cheer for your favorite team by placing your donations on the team table of your choice—New England Patriots or Seattle Seahawks! All donations will go to the Eau Gallie Blast Program. For February, Blast is in need of pasta, jelly, canned fruit, side dishes and snacks If you have questions about Blast, please check with Nancy Sutter at 321-537-2717.
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Hope for the Homeless-Providence Connects
Providence Connects-Thank you for your donations of bars of soap for January. There have also been backpacks purchased using a Thrivent card. February we will be purchasing sleeping bags using a Thrivent card. Hope members may donate deodorant (stick or spray) for both men and women.
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Baker's Blessings on the Road
For February, our cookies will go to Melbourne Police Department. We are asking for 2 ½ dozen cookies to be bagged two to a bag in Ziplock Baggies. Please take a bag of “Baker’s Blessings” labels and put one on each bag of cookies. When you deliver your cookies, please put a check mark in the “Cookies Delivered” box. Should you have any questions, please contact Nancy Sutter at (321) 537-2717. Thank you!
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Hope Cares
Hope Cares is a program that matches needs with resources all within our Hope family community. Here are just a few of the categories we could use help in providing:
-Greeting cards to shut-ins and emails
-Meals to homes – mostly after surgery, births, and so on
-Transportation – mostly to church, appointments, important errands
-Contribute food to funeral lunches, as per the family’s request
If you would like to be a resource providing these activities, please fill out a gold half-sheet which is on table in the narthex then check off your choices. Next, please give the form to Deaconess Lois or drop off in the church office. You will receive an email, or phone call, when a request for these items comes up.
Hope Cares is truly a blessing to our Hope family. Thank you for your help.
If you would like more information, please contact Deaconess Lois Diebel at 321-536-0430 or deaconess.lois@hope-brevard.org
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Additional Community Support
- Operation Christmas Child
- Gifts from the Heart
- Guardian ad Litem Angel Tree
- Children's Hunger Project
- New Life Mission
- CITA Mission
- The Haven for Children
- Trinity Lutheran School
- Sherwood Elementary School
- Daily Bread, The Sharing Center, Genesis Food Pantry
- Family Promise of Brevard
- Habitat for Humanity
- LCMS and LWML
- Seven AA Groups
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Outreach Report for 2025
2025 Outreach Totals- Hope’s Outreach expenditures for 2025 totaled was $29,932.68 which included advertising, external and internal missions. The total income via our 11% of Hope’s total income for the year was $29,105.62. A very generous donation of $1,050 was added to our Outreach funds via David Heumann’s funeral offerings. Thank you, Leslie, for allowing us to honor David. We used eight Thrivent cards for BLAST equaling $2,000 in addition to donations which gave a grand total of 2,903 items purchased or donated for B.L.A.S.T - Food on the First. As of 12/1/2025, we used 56 Thrivent cards year-round which is an astonishing $14,000 in extra funds. The 12/31/2025 ending balance in our Outreach account was $ 15,191.25. It is magnificent to see our wide spread outreach in action as we strive to be people of Hope in our community.
