Harrison Volunteer Center

MOM’s Harrison Volunteer Center was established in June 2014. The center provides year-round opportunities for individuals, families and church groups looking for a place to ‘give back’ and minister to youth.

In past years, volunteer groups were hosted by Mount Olive Ministries’ friends and family members of Tony Duckworth, Sr.  “All of the host families loved having the groups in their homes and hated to see the groups return home at the end of their trip”, Duckworth recalls.  Although the volunteer groups loved the fellowship and making new friends with their host families, it became increasingly difficult for the ministry to coordinate and find a host home that was available each year in June. Because of the Harrison Volunteer Center, individuals or groups can stay as long as necessary to fulfill their mission. The center enables volunteers to come year-round and assist with meeting the needs of Mount Olive Ministries and the surrounding community and not just in June.

Volunteer work ranges from Vacation Bible School with arts and crafts, tutoring, and small projects. Small projects at MOM have involved painting, computer repair, building classrooms, building bookshelves, and church renovation. Community projects have involved home repair for the elderly, widows, and veterans. Volunteers Groups have also met ministry needs by building new projects (playgrounds, classrooms, and the ministry’s kitchen).

There is no shortage of work to be done and groups are welcome to assist anytime. Some examples are:

• Mount Olive Ministries needs help renovating its downtown building into an Internet Café. The ministry took ownership of the building several years ago. There has been interest from concerned individuals to assist with the renovation, but the assistance never materialized.
• The main ministry building needs a roof renovation or roof repair.
• With the new Christian school, we also need assistance identifying additional sponsors, foundations, and partnering churches. According to Duckworth, individuals or group(s) can stay as long as their schedule allows in helping to meet the needs of MOM.

Mount Olive Ministries will also use the volunteer center to host quarterly lock-ins. Lock-ins are opportunities for young people to get away from their daily environment to spend the weekend being ministered to through the studying of God’s Word, praying, meditating, worshiping, cooking out, and sharing.

If you, your small group, or church group would like to volunteer at Mount Olive Ministries, please fill out the form on this page or contact the ministry.