Project Registrations Are Open!
This annual all-church service project is when MDPC leaves the pews to serve our city. There are service opportunities on both Saturday and Sunday of CITC weekend, Feb 24-25, 2024. So plan to not have plans and be part of the action!
- Participants provide their own transportation to all projects. Carpooling from home or MDPC is encouraged!
- T-shirts will be available for sale soon. The design is carrying over from 2023.
- We will be collecting the following for our CITC24 projects:
Toilet Paper – any size package
Socks – NEW tube or crew socks
Bread – White or wheat. Nothing fancy, NO Texas toast.
Collection tables will be in the Front Office, Parlor Hallway, and Grand Staircase - MDPC Café will offer Grab-n-Go breakfast items, 9:00-11:00am:
Cinnamon Roll $3
Breakfast Taco $2.25
Fruit Cup $3 - For more Frequently Asked Questions and their answers, check out this PDF.
This year's project line up:
HOUSTON FOOD BANK
- At Houston Food Bank
- Pack food boxes, repackage bulk items, bag rice, pull "grocery" orders for local organizations.
- Ages 6+ and youth 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult
HCU CAMPUS OUTREACH (Saturday opportunity)
- At Houston Christian University on Sat, Feb 24
- Burger Bash + Volleyball: Share the love of Christ with students at HCU by building relationships through conversations around food and volleyball. We need team members for food setup, playing volleyball, and relational connection.
- Families encouraged to serve together
KIDS' MEALS (Saturday shifts available)
- At MDPC
- Make ham and cheese sandwiches
- Saturday & Sunday options
- Ages 5+ with adult (intended for our youngest volunteers and their families and those with limited mobility)
MAGNIFICAT HOUSE LOAVES AND FISHES
- At Magnificat House. Magnificat Houses (MHI) offers an alternative to the streets, providing shelter, meals, community, and guidance toward a brighter future. Loaves & Fishes, a large soup kitchen in downtown Houston, serves over 300 of Houston’s chronically hungry by providing nutritious, home-cooked meals and distributing necessities.
- Join us to assemble and distribute bags of toilet paper, socks, and cards to clients.
- Ages 16+ and youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
PARTNER PROJECTS
- At MDPC
- Decorate superhero candy bars, bag beans and rice, assemble snack bags, fill Easter eggs, and decorate birthday lunch bags
- Ages 3+ with adult (intended for our youngest volunteers and their families and those with limited mobility)
SANTA MARIA HOSTEL
- At Santa Maria Hostel
- Build and repair benches, build a garden shed, landscape, paint, and assemble cleaning kits
- Ages 6+ and youth 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult
SPRINGSPIRIT
- At SpringSpirit
- Paint backstop walls around fields and parking lot stripes
- Ages 6+ and youth 18 and under must be accompanied by an adult
PROJECTS FOR THOSE AT HOME
- Write letters of encouragement to missionary partners. Return letters to MDPC by mail or drop-off at Front Office. Click HERE for a list of our global missionary partners for 2024.
- For those not able to attend Church in the City in person
- No registration required