local
ministries

"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem,
and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Acts 1:8 

Our Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria
The Chapel supports these local organizations.  If you would like to volunteer, please contact them directly.

Chapel in Action Day
Join us and others from our Chapel family as we serve the community in Jesus' name. This event happens one Saturday morning in April and October. In the past we have had up to 150 people participate, so this is a great time to meet new people. Plus, there are opportunities for people of all ages to participate!

Here's an example of the wide variety of our past projects:
  • Blossomland Learning Center: Mulching
  • Niles Pregnancy Care Center: Inside and outside cleaning
  • Grace Christian School: Painting
  • Therapeutic Equestrian Center: Barn maintenance, leveling stalls, and cleaning
  • Warriors For The Homeless: Painting, fence repair, electrical
  • Woodland Terrace & Westwoods of Bridgman: Singing hymns
  • Emergency Shelter: Painting
  • Mosaic: Sort clothing and other retail items
  • SonSet Solutions: Pre-tuning solar shortwave radios
  • Quilting at Upton Middle School: Make small lap quilts
  • Chapel Family Needs: Various projects—mostly unskilled work
Five Pines Ministries
6597 Smith Road, Berrien Center, MI 49102
Phone: 269-815-5527

Five Pines Ministries exists to provide their guests, especially youth, with the experience of the abundant life through experiential education, discipleship, evangelistic outreach opportunities, and Christian hospitality.

They offer programs for elementary, middle school, and high school students through regular gatherings, summer camps, and retreat programs. The high-adventure MAX program is used for students, as well as corporate team-building opportunities. They offer school-group winter programs and also make their grounds available for winter cross-country skiing and tubing for the public.

Five Pines welcome volunteers who have a desire to serve God through their gifts, talents and skills to assist and support the ministry of Five Pines. Needed are people for work groups to prepare for summer camp crafts, facilities and grounds work, individuals to drive for hayrides, tubing hill attendants, weekend/ weekday snack servers, and kitchen help, etc.

Olé Afterschool Program
4250 Washington Ave., St. Joseph, MI 49085
Contact: Adrianne Smith
Olé is The Chapel’s afterschool program which provides help and encouragement for students from homes where English is not the primary language. Olé draws about 25 students and involves more than 20 volunteers. In addition, Olé offers English as a second language (ESL) classes for parents or family members of students.

Opportunities to serve include:
  • Listening to the students read or reading to them
  • Leading games or activities
  • Helping with the ESL classes
  • Providing childcare during ESL class
LifePlan
1161 E. Napier Ave., Benton Harbor, MI
Phone: 269-684-6200
Email: info@pccniles.org
We exist to spread the Gospel by helping people choose life and live a Hope-filled life. We strive for a world where everyone embraces God’s value for human life, born and unborn.
Aaron & Teresa Krause
As missionaries with Word of Life Evangelism Ministries, we bring the Gospel to the lost, equipping the local church to do the same by training believers to biblically and effectively share the message of Jesus Christ with unbelievers wherever they are. By so doing, we seek to reproduce disciples of the Lord who in turn will make messengers of others. While our ministry focuses primarily on Southwest Michigan and the Chicago area, our work has extended to New York City and worldwide to locations such as Ecuador, Africa, Jamaica, and Canada. Our passion is to share Christ with the lost wherever they may be found and to train other believers to do the same. Learn more at: www.makingmessengers.com
Support them
Well of Grace Ministry 
5707 Red Arrow Hwy, PO Box 130 Stevensville, MI 49127
Phone: 269.428.WELL (9355)
Well of GRACE Ministries has created faith-based programs designed to educate and encourage girls and women to live life with potential, purpose & possibilities.

Club H2O: For teen girls 13-18 years old—Discover who you really are and develop all you’re created to be!
Oasis: For adult women—A place of calm in the midst of chaos.
Dewpoint: For teen girls and women with eating disorders—The point at which change occurs. 
The Chapel also routinely supports the following denomination-related organizations:
  • EFCA Great Lakes District
  • EFCA National Office
  • TEDS - Trinity Evangelical Divinity School