There is a distinct feel of fall in the air and very cold weather is around the corner. We are excited and solemn about the Room Inn The Inn fall/winter feeding and sheltering program at Westminster – excited because serving together is uplifting and solemn because serving in this ministry can be outside the comfort zone of some of our members yet engaging more members in this ministry is an important opportunity where the impact can span generations.
Room In The Inn resumes at Westminster November 8th with many opportunities for engagement for singles, families, or small groups Wednesday nights through March 2024. We have many great opportunities to spend time with Westminster friends and 14 homeless male neighbors.
InnKeepers
2 Innkeepers to supervise and engage with 14 adult male guests overnight from 5:30 pm Wednesday – 6 am Thursday. Cots and bedding provided by the church, however you can bring your favorite pillow or sleeping bag if you prefer. Thursday morning the cots and mattresses will need to be returned to the RITI storage room. Most guests can assist with this, but innkeepers may need to help with older or disabled guests. Please contact James Boswell or Devin Childers…
Dinner Hosts & Servers
Great opportunity to serve the least of these as a family or with your small group. You will provide dinner for 14 homeless guests and 2 innkeepers around 6:15 pm in Good Pasture Hall on the lower level. The men love home cooked dinners but also appreciate store-bought or restaurant food if you choose to go that route. For example, casseroles, vegetables or salad, bread and dessert are common. Westminster provides the coffee, lemonade, iced tea, and water. Please stay and serve…
Mini-bus Driver
Westminster’s 15 passenger mini-bus is easy to drive, and it is an easy way to relate to our homeless guests as they transition from the rigors of the RITI program into our church. If you are not already on file with the church and authorized to drive the mini-bus, call or email Sherri Givens at the church to get the details about how to do this and arrange a time to pick up the bus keys during normal church office…
Laundry Team
(1 person, family, or group for signup) This year each guest and innkeeper will have a safe and comfortable cot to sleep on. Westminster sextons will set up and prepare 16 cots and mattresses by 5:15 pm so when the guests arrive they will feel welcomed. The pillowcases fitted sheets and flat sheets can be laundered at the church or taken home and returned to the RITI storage area at the end of the week. Please contact Karen Richardson if…
Provide Grab & Go Breakfasts
(1 family or group) Provide sack grab-n-go breakfasts for 14 hungry men – Easy service project can be done in advance and dropped off at the church in the RITI refrigerator before 5 pm Wednesdays. Individual servings of fruit like a banana or apple, a muffin, and juice box for breakfast are common. The church provides hot coffee and water. Please contact Beth Moore if you have questions.
Provide Sack Lunches
(1 family or group) Provide sack lunches for 14 hungry men – Easy service project can be done in advance and dropped off at the church in the RITI refrigerator before 5 pm Wednesday evenings. For lunch, a sandwich in a zip lock bag, bag of chips, an energy bar or cookies and a bottle of water are common lunches. Please contact Beth Moore if you have questions.
Vine Street Mini-bus Driver
Westminster’s 15 passenger mini-bus is easy to drive, and it is an easy way to relate to our homeless guests as they transition from the rigors of the RITI program into our church. If you are not already on file with the church and authorized to drive the mini-bus, call or email Sherri Givens at the church to get the details about how to do this and arrange a time to pick up the bus keys during normal church office…