Current Service Projects

We are now forming CTK Response Teams to tackle the following projects on behalf of our neighbors, church families members, and community partner organizations. Click below to sign up for a project and save the date on your calendar. The Project Lead will be in touch a couple of weeks before the project with more specifics. If you have questions, please contact our Outreach Coordinator Daylee Baker-Hames at dayleeh@ctk.church.


CTK Pre Easter Clean Up
Mar
16

CTK Pre Easter Clean Up

In preparation for Easter our facilities team and volunteers typically do a general building cleanup day. (This includes jobs like carpet cleaning, vacuuming, trash pick up, wall cleaning, etc.) However, this season has been a bit harder on CTK staff. Many of you may not know that our Facilities Director, Kevin is married to Pastor Angel. And our sweet sister Angel has recently been diagnosed with cancer. To help shoulder the weight of this we'd love for our CTK Response Team volunteers to help bridge the gap for the pre Easter CTK Cleanup. Interested in volunteering? Please sign up below. Any questions please reach out to JordynMae, CTK Operations Coordinator. Thanks so much for stepping forward to fill this gap, friends! We are grateful for you! 

This project is now full. No additional volunteers needed. Thank you!

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Road2Home Gardenview Village Service Project
Feb
17

Road2Home Gardenview Village Service Project

  • 1399 Woburn Street Bellingham, WA, 98229 United States (map)
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Road2Home supports neighbors experiencing homelessness and housing instabilities while they are on their road to home by furnishing apartments, providing case management services, responding to individuals in crisis and helping them to connect to resources in the community. The CTK Response Team will be helping at their Gardenview Village location with a number of maintenance tasks. We are looking one volunteer with electrical experience (not contractor level but comfortable with general wiring and troubleshooting). We’d also love to have a team of 6 volunteers for general tasks that do not require any special skills; some cleaning, changing light bulbs, etc. Use the link below to sign up!

This project has been postponed! Stay tuned for more volunteer opportunities to come! Thanks!

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All is Bright Volunteering
Dec
6
to Dec 9

All is Bright Volunteering

All is Bright is a brilliant indoor light display designed to provide an opportunity for you to invite your friends, neighbors, and family to experience the wonder of Christmas. Mark your calendar and plan to experience this event with the people in your life. Even better, help make this event possible! We can’t do it without volunteers like you.

Whether you want to decorate, create one of our themed 15 X 15 displays, or help host the event, there is a role for you. To learn more contact MissyE@ctk.church.

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Winter Warm Up Blue Skies for Children
Dec
2

Winter Warm Up Blue Skies for Children

Thanks for your interest in serving with us! We have the opportunity to come alongside Blue Skies for Children to help families with basic essentials. We will be setting up a "store" and helping these families shop for things they need for the winter season. God cares deeply for these families and therefore we are asking the church to be present and care for those that He cares for! Please take a look at the days and times by clicking the button below and choose one or more that you are able to serve. Please also let us know if you have any physical restrictions or special needs.

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Cascade Connections Adult Group Home Flooring Project
Nov
4

Cascade Connections Adult Group Home Flooring Project

We're headed out to one of the Cascade Connections group homes for adults with disabilities in Lynden to replace flooring. Cascade Connections brings independence and community living to adults with developmental disabilities. The home in Lynden was born in 1980 and continues to provide quiet living with quick access to surrounding communities. It is currently home to eight adults who are supported in meeting their goals and desires.

PROJECT IS FULL - no additional volunteers needed

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Engedi Refuge Ministries Indoor Repaint (Day 2)
Oct
14

Engedi Refuge Ministries Indoor Repaint (Day 2)

Engedi Refuge Ministries provides safety and restoration for women who have experienced sexual exploitation or trafficking. Their phase 3 home is in need of a complete indoor repainting and we want to see it get done in one weekend! Sign up to get us started on Friday with prep work and furniture covering or Saturday for painting and finishing work. Ages 14 and up with a parent please.

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Engedi Refuge Ministries Indoor Repaint (Day 1)
Oct
13

Engedi Refuge Ministries Indoor Repaint (Day 1)

Engedi Refuge Ministries provides safety and restoration for women who have experienced sexual exploitation or trafficking. Their phase 3 home is in need of a complete indoor repainting and we want to see it get done in one weekend! Sign up to get us started on Friday with prep work and furniture covering or Saturday for painting and finishing work. Ages 14 and up with a parent please.

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Boys and Girls Club Ferndale Repairs and Yard Work
Sep
23

Boys and Girls Club Ferndale Repairs and Yard Work

CTK asked the Boys and Girls Club for another honey-do list for their Ferndale location behind Central Elementary where they serve over 100 children during the summer and school year. We'd like to tackles outside yardwork, indoor painting, pressure washing, some tear-out of old garden boxes, and maybe some fall planting! All skills, abilities, and ages are welcome! Who could you invite to serve with you?

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World Relief Home 2 Home Walk-Thru Experience Set Up
Sep
10

World Relief Home 2 Home Walk-Thru Experience Set Up

This September CTK is hosting World Relief’s ‘From Home to Home,’ an experiential exhibit to build understanding around forced displacement and refugee resettlement. This exhibit develops our understanding around the challenges and decisions refugees and asylees face. Home to Home simulates these decision points and common difficulties in their walk through exhibit. As the host of this event we’ll need help setting up pipe and drape, as well as unloading and arranging different stations. Pizza lunch included! Ages 10 and up with a parent.

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Lydia Place Backyard Build
Aug
26

Lydia Place Backyard Build

This will be CTK's fourth response team to continue development of the backyard at Lydia Place's original home for families experiencing homelessness. Last year they added an 11-unit apartment building to the property and want to upgrade the space to accommodate more kids! We will be finishing a gazebo for shade near their community garden and adding 4 park benches. Whether you have experience or not, we could use your help. Ages 14 and up please-no exceptions.

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Cascade Connections Adult Group Home Painting and Yard Work
Aug
5

Cascade Connections Adult Group Home Painting and Yard Work

We've asked Cascade Connections for a honey-do list for both of their group homes for adults with disabilities in Lynden. There is something for everybody on this project , indoor painting, yard work with pruning, trimming and weed-eating, some flooring replacement and even a little cabinet repair. All skill levels, abilities, and ages are welcome. Bring you own yard tools and painting tools if you have your favorites. This is a great chance to serve as a family and meet other CTK'ers!

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Whatcom Strong Painting Project for Flood Victim
Jul
22

Whatcom Strong Painting Project for Flood Victim

We had a great experience partnering with Whatcom Strong back in June so we're back out to help another family with painting their home in July. Whatcom Strong provides coordination and recovery services to individuals, families and entities adversely impacted by disaster in Whatcom County. Whether you have painting experience or not, we could use your help. Ages 12 and older with a parent, please.

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Lighthouse Mission Project at New Facility Building
Jul
8

Lighthouse Mission Project at New Facility Building

One of our biggest projects this season is for the Lighthouse Mission so bring a friend, co-worker, family member to help! Their facilities team is stretched pretty thin with the build of their new facility so the grounds-keeping maintenance at the other four Holly Street locations is hard to keep up with. We've committed to significantly cutting back weeds, vines, and junk in their lot at F and Astor, the adjacent building, and fresh bark around the Agape home for women and children. This is a classic case of many hands make light work so we need 25 CTK'ers to see how much of a dumpster we can fill to get this neighborhood looking great for guests and neighbors alike! (Ages 14 and up-please register each person coming so we have lunch for everybody!)

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Whatcom County Pregnancy Clinic Flooring Installation (Day 2)
Jun
24

Whatcom County Pregnancy Clinic Flooring Installation (Day 2)

Our partner Whatcom County Pregnancy Clinic (WCPC) is dedicated to educating, equipping, and empowering individuals and families facing an unplanned pregnancy. We'll be tearing out older flooring and putting in a new floor for the reception area and hallway of their clinic. Join us for Friday or Saturday or both! No experience needed! Our trade specialists can show you how it's done and we need folks to paint the new base boards. Ages 18 and older please.

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Whatcom County Pregnancy Clinic Flooring Installation (Day 1)
Jun
23

Whatcom County Pregnancy Clinic Flooring Installation (Day 1)

Our partner Whatcom County Pregnancy Clinic (WCPC) is dedicated to educating, equipping, and empowering individuals and families facing an unplanned pregnancy. We'll be tearing out older flooring and putting in a new floor for the reception area and hallway of their clinic. Join us for Friday or Saturday or both! No experience needed! Our trade specialists can show you how it's done and we need folks to paint the new base boards. Ages 18 and older please.

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Whatcom Strong Flood Victim House Painting
Jun
3

Whatcom Strong Flood Victim House Painting

CTK Response teams will be partnering with Whatcom Long Term Recovery Group (Whatcom Strong) to paint a home in Sumas that was flooded. Whatcom Strong provides coordination and recovery services to individuals, families and entities adversely impacted by disaster in Whatcom County. Whether you have painting experience or not we could use your help. Ages 12 and older with a parent, please. Sign up below to join our team and receive more information!

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The Bridge Clean Up Project
May
21

The Bridge Clean Up Project

The Bridge Community Hope Center, among many other ministries, runs a Food Bank out in Birch Bay that has flooded two years in a row forcing them to move to another location.  This grassroots organization needs our help to move the rest of their damaged fridges, shelving and property out of the old building. If you're available on Sunday, May 21 to serve alongside our North Bay CTK please click the button below to sign up!

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Yard Clean Up Project
Mar
25

Yard Clean Up Project

We have a church family member who experienced a personal loss recently and needs help getting their property cleaned up. We'd love if you joined us! Tasks include extensive debris removal and general yard maintenance. All skill levels are welcome and needed! 

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Partner Furniture Move Sign Up
Jan
20

Partner Furniture Move Sign Up

We are excited to invite you to this unique service opportunity. A local business has recently closed its physical office space and reached out to us to help re-distribute the office furniture and supplies to local nonprofits. We are so happy that businesses think of us in times like this and that we are able to play the role of connecting local businesses with nonprofits and providing needed resources. So cool! This is where you come in! We need able-bodied movers, furniture disassemblers, and light-lifting volunteers to help load our delivery trucks. We will be providing the vehicles and drivers. Can you offer your time and abilities to join us and make a huge difference for many of our community partners and the people they serve?

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Partner Furniture Move Sign Up
Jan
18

Partner Furniture Move Sign Up

We are excited to invite you to this unique service opportunity. A local business has recently closed its physical office space and reached out to us to help re-distribute the office furniture and supplies to local nonprofits. We are so happy that businesses think of us in times like this and that we are able to play the role of connecting local businesses with nonprofits and providing needed resources. So cool! This is where you come in! We need able-bodied movers, furniture disassemblers, and light-lifting volunteers to help load our delivery trucks. We will be providing the vehicles and drivers. Can you offer your time and abilities to join us and make a huge difference for many of our community partners and the people they serve?

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Open House Coordinating for Partner Furniture Move
Jan
9

Open House Coordinating for Partner Furniture Move

We are excited to invite you to this unique service opportunity. A local business has recently closed its physical office space and reached out to us to help re-distribute the office furniture and supplies to local nonprofits. We are so happy that businesses think of us in times like this and that we are able to play the role of connecting local businesses with nonprofits and providing needed resources. So cool!

This is where you come in! Are you good at organizing people? We need a few people to help partners claim items during an open house on Monday, January 9th from 10 am -2 pm. We will provide everything you just need to show up and be ready to assist partners and fill out some checklists.

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Overflow Shelter New Volunteer Training
Nov
20

Overflow Shelter New Volunteer Training

Our economy, job market, cost of living, housing market, childcare shortage, and mental health crisis...all of these big issues are forcing more and more people and families onto the streets of our community.  Don't stand by in despair or frustration...be part of the solution!  Again this winter, CTK will be hosting a winter shelter for up to 40 men who need a warm place to sleep between Dec 1 - Feb 28.  Year after year, volunteers tell us how thankful they are to have participated, to have their perspective shaped by experience, and to be part of making a life-and-death difference for some of the most vulnerable in Whatcom County.  We make sure you are well-equipped and comfortable serving at the shelter by asking that you:

  1. Complete an interest form that helps us get to know you and your skills and experience.

  2. Attend a team orientation on Sunday, November 20th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the shelter OR online on Wednesday, November 16th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

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Overflow Shelter New Volunteer Training (via Zoom)
Nov
16

Overflow Shelter New Volunteer Training (via Zoom)

Our economy, job market, cost of living, housing market, childcare shortage, and mental health crisis...all of these big issues are forcing more and more people and families onto the streets of our community.  Don't stand by in despair or frustration...be part of the solution!  Again this winter, CTK will be hosting a winter shelter for up to 40 men who need a warm place to sleep between Dec 1 - Feb 28.  Year after year, volunteers tell us how thankful they are to have participated, to have their perspective shaped by experience, and to be part of making a life-and-death difference for some of the most vulnerable in Whatcom County.  We make sure you are well-equipped and comfortable serving at the shelter by asking that you:

  1. Complete an interest form that helps us get to know you and your skills and experience.

  2. Attend a team orientation on Sunday, November 20th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at the shelter OR online on Wednesday, November 16th from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

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Overflow Shelter Returning Volunteer Training
Oct
30
to Nov 16

Overflow Shelter Returning Volunteer Training

Our economy, job market, cost of living, housing market, childcare shortage, and mental health crisis...all of these big issues are forcing more and more people and families onto the streets of our community.  Don't stand by in despair or frustration...be part of the solution!  Again this winter, CTK will be hosting a winter shelter for up to 40 men who need a warm place to sleep between Dec 1 - Feb 28.  Year after year, volunteers tell us how thankful they are to have participated, to have their perspective shaped by experience, and to be part of making a life-and-death difference for some of the most vulnerable in Whatcom County.  We make sure you are well-equipped and comfortable serving at the shelter by asking that you:

  1. Complete an interest form that helps us get to know you and your skills and experience.

  2. Attend a the returning team training on Sunday, October 30th from 12:30 to 2 pm at CTK Bellingham Room 215

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Demolition Prep for Lighthouse Mission Ministries
Oct
22

Demolition Prep for Lighthouse Mission Ministries

This project will be from 9 am to 4 pm.

The Lighthouse Mission hopes to be through the permitting process and beginning demolition of their current building to make room for the future site of all the Mission’s programs. This new building will allow them to expand services in several exciting and much-needed ways. We will spend the day on a variety of demolition tasks and hauling out furniture and appliances that will be saved for the new building.

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Lighthouse Mission Program Tour
Oct
18

Lighthouse Mission Program Tour

This tour will be on Tuesday, October 18th from 5:30 to 7 pm.

As this community's primary low-barrier shelter, Lighthouse Mission Ministries runs at or near capacity year round serving 200+ individuals experiencing homelessness at their Base Camp location on Cornwall. With the recent approval of their proposal to build a new shelter on their current location in Old Town, it's a perfect time to come see for yourself! This tour of base camp paired with information on all their programs will be hosted by their knowledgeable, huge-hearted staff. We are so excited for them to share how the Lighthouse Mission offers a continuum of care to those at all stages of recovery and rebuilding their lives.

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CTK Flood Victim Home Rebuild
Oct
8

CTK Flood Victim Home Rebuild

This project will be from 9 am to 4 pm.

One of our own CTK families whose home was devastated by last year's flood is finally able to really tackle the rebuilding of their home. But they could use our help in hopes of moving back in by winter! We could use trade specialists, handy folks with some know-how, and people with willing hands. This project may span several weeks but if you're interested in learning more, sign up for the 10/8 workday and we'll contact you to find out what part of the project you'd be the best fit for.

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Move World Relief into Their New Office
Sep
10

Move World Relief into Their New Office

This project team is full—thank you!!

This project will be from 9 am to 4 pm.

World Relief, one of our newest partners, helps welcome refugees to Whatcom County and supports them as they rebuild their lives. They are still fairly new to Whatcom County and have found an office space to call their own! Join us as we clean and prep the office, move in furniture, and build shelves to store donations from the community.

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