Have you heard the news? The Friendship Center has been selected as the beneficiary of the @HyVee Reusable Bag Program that supports local non-profits! Each time a $2.50 red “My Heart” Reusable Bag is purchased at the Hy-Vee at 3330 MLK Jr Pkwy during the month of July, we will receive a $1 donation.
Join us on Saturday, August 1st from 5 to 7:30 pm for our annual Back-2-School Backpack Giveaway. Five hundred backpacks filled with supplies will be given out to each child who attends. We will also offer Free Haircuts for all children, Free Dental Checkups for children, Free Laundry Services, and Free hot dogs, chips, and water, provided by MLK Hyvee for all. Our clothing closet will be open as well. For more information, follow us on Facebook @FriendshipCenterDSM.
Our Easter Egg hunt orignially scheduled for Saturday, April 11th has now been cancelled.
Donors of the Friendship Center actively obey Matthew 25:35-40 to the surrounding MLK community, and greater Des Moines. This emerging group financially partners with the Friendship Center and is a voice within their larger communities as allies for the ministries of the center.
The basic structure of a Ministry Donor is that each member commits to an annual term of partnership in which they will receive our monthly newsletter, invited to exclusive events, receive a special gift, and will be expected to contribute monthly.
Each individual, Family, or Business Group contributing as a Ministry Providers Level and above will be recognized on the Friendship Center Donor Tree along with other recognitions published throughout the year.
Thank you to our friends at Great Western Bank for sponsoring our Financial Peace University Class for the next four years. Through your generosity, generations of lives will be impacted to help break the cycle of poverty, become good stewards of God’s money, learn to live on a budget and prepare for a brighter future.
Every June, the Friendship Center will offer F.P.U. to 10 individuals freely, while capping the class at 20 individuals overall. If you are interested in taking this class, please email Joe at ministry@friendshipcenterdsm.org.
Welcome to America’s newest citizen!!!! Thank you to Becky and now Betty for helping her pass her test!!! Thank you to our ministry partners and donors for allowing our ESL program to exist!!! Thank you, Father, for this blessing!!!
Congrats, Gladiola, US Citizen!!!!!!! We are so proud of you!!!!
TIS THE SEASON!!!!!
Through October, we will be accepting Christmas Wish-Lists from our Teens, ESL participants, After-School Kids Club, and Women’s Bible study group. If you would like to adopt a child or adult, please contact us at ministry@friendshipcenterdsm.org. To be eligible, you must attend one of our ministries! No more lists will be accepted after October 31st. Each adoption asks for 2-items of clothing, 1-pair of shoes, and 1-fun item. Please spend only $100 combined on all gifts purchased. Gifts must be wrapped with a name tag on each item.
Lists will be made available to the public on November 1st. Please have all gifts sent or dropped off to the center by November 29th!!!
During October, each Monday, we will receive diaper donations for the MLK community. We are in desperate need of sizes 3-6. If you could donate one box of diapers, we would greatly appreciate it. Donation times will be from 8 am to 8 pm!!!!
Let Financial Expert Dave Ramsey show you how to dump debt, budget, build wealth and give like never before!
The Friendship Center, in partnership with the ministry of Dave Ramsey and Financial Peace University, are offering this great teaching from Dave Ramsey. Click the above picture or here to sign up.
Financial Peace University includes nine video lessons featuring Dave Ramsey, Rachel Cruze, and Chris Hogan. Follow along in your workbook as they teach you: