Epiphany House

Epiphany House Dedicated

On Sunday, June 6, 2010 Epiphany House was dedicated and has accepted its first residents.

The whole Christ Church community made possible our $100,000 capital gift to this project. With the leadership of Linda Boyden, former real estate offices have been turned into a home. Many parishioners gave furniture, household items, and donations to fuel the effort to set up the house. Youth planted a garden, children have prepared welcome baskets, men have moved furniture, others have cleaned and arranged. In addition, parishioners serve on the Board, work on their fund-raising events, or host their own on behalf of Friendship House. We are so blessed and humbled by ongoing leadership and generosity of so many parishioners. Thank you all!

For questions about this project and ministry, please contact Tom Scott.

Additional Opportunities to Help

There are several ways to continue helping the women at Epiphany House.

Providing Meals: Christ Church is responsible for providing dinner to six delightful women at Epiphany House at 722 N. Union Street on the second Tuesday of each month. We bring a simple dinner to share with the women, and we need only one or two volunteers for each meal. Anyone interested in helping with this gesture of hospitality is asked to contact Joe Stoeckle.

Teaching Decision making Skills: Join parishioners Key Murray and Carolyn Karney in one-on-one mentoring on decision making. This group meets once a week with the residents at Epiphany House currently Mondays at 6:30 PM for 90 minutes. Key trains future volunteers who will be asked to sign on for a 7-week cycle. His expertise comes from 16 years of teaching decision making skills to prisoners. For more information, please contact Key Murray at 777-7171.

Teaching Employment Skills & Money Management: Assist Benita Allen, executive director of Pathways to Wholeness, in teaching employment skills to Epiphany House residents. Skills include resume writing, setting up email accounts, using a flash drive, navigating an internet job search, and interviewing for jobs. Volunteer training for this 6-week course will include three sessions with Benita as well as an orientation. This group meets on Thursdays at 6:30 PM for less than two hours. Benita also offers another 6-week course: Money Management and Credit Restoration. For more information about helping with these courses, please contact Tomoko Werbe.

Please consider if any of these life-giving and rewarding activities may be your calling!