Many teachers find that the best way to complete a charity project with a class is to latch on to a large, national or international charity that already has established fundraisers or local events, and serving them means not having to carve out a path of your own. Large charities count on grass roots clubs and businesses to loan support and many go out of their way to make it easy.
Most communities near a city have opportunities to serve at homeless shelters, women's shelters, etc. A simple phone call or email might reveal a program already in place where services are needed. Here are some ideas that have been used by children's ministries.
Communities vary greatly, and hence, so do the services needed. Sometimes an attitude of giving comes more readily if students are serving one of their peers. And kids don't have to know a child personally in order to reach out. By watching the newspaper, you will often see children with dire needs.
Communities vary greatly and so do the services needed. Rural vs. urban, coasts vs. mountains, affluence vs. great need--these are just a few of the issues that make community service differ from place to place. Here are ideas where you and your class could provide services to children in the community.
This area of community service requires parental cooperation more than any other as it requires parents to have scrutinized neighbors or to participate. One easy way to approach neighborhood outreach is with an attitude of "since we're doing ours, let's do theirs."
As your Sunday School or Bible Study students get a little older(ages 10 and up), this is a fun, beautiful craft that can be done during various holidays. With the Christmas season fast approaching, try this craft.
This is a great craft to have in your "Bag of Tricks" that can be easily adapted to any holiday or theme. These Thanksgiving Sunday school crafts can be used for most holiday themes.
Sometimes following God's will is like running an obstacle course. You don't know where you'll end up and when, but the idea is to complete God's will and get to the other side. Play this game with your students to reinforce your message of following God's will.
We all get materialistic urges at times. God usually spoon feeds us the things we get in life or we'd make a huge mess. These Sunday school activities are good for Holiday season as the discussion covers Holiday shopping.