Operation Inasmuch United

Thank you for showing an interest in volunteering with ABCCM during Operation Inasmuch United. Please contact the coordinators below to learn about further opportunities with each of these ministries.

Questions? Call us at 828-398-6743 or email us at volunteer@abccm.org for more information.

Crisis Ministry

Four locations providing counseling, food, clothing, furniture, household items, and financial assistance for rent/mortgage utilities, heat, homeless preventions/rapid rehousing services.

Aaron Schnurbusch, Assistant Director

Project 39 – North Samaritan Crisis – Sand and stain ramp
Project 40 – North Samaritan Crisis – Sand and stain back ramp
Project 41 – Downtown Crisis (Montford) – Build shelving
Project 42 – Downtown Crisis (Montford) – Landscaping
Project 43 – Downtown Crisis (Montford) – Pressure washing
Project 44 – Downtown Crisis (Montford) – Replace RR timbers in parking lot
Project 45 – Downtown Crisis (Montford) – Painting ceiling tiles
Project 46 – Hominy Valley Crisis (Candler) – Spread mulch
Project 47 – Hominy Valley Crisis (Candler) – Gardening
Project 48 – Hominy Valley Crisis (Candler) – Deep cleaning
Project 49 – Hominy Valley Crisis (Candler) – Fix kitchen cabinets
Project 50 – North Samaritan Crisis – Pressure washing
Project 51 – North Samaritan Crisis – Clearing out ditch
Project 52 – North Samaritan Crisis – Landscaping
Project 53 – North Samaritan Crisis – Shampoo carpets
 

Veterans Restoration Quarters (VRQ)

Men’s housing facility providing a total of 246 beds—160 designated for transitional housing, 36 for emergency overnight shelter, and 50 for permanent supportive housing.

Rick Schilling, Volunteer Coordinator

Project 18 – VRQ – Painting curbs
Project 19 – VRQ – Planting vegetables
Project 20 – VRQ – Rotate compost piles
Project 21 – VRQ – Till vegetable garden
Project 22 – VRQ – Mulching garden area
Project 23 – VRQ – Plant Flowers
Project 24 – VRQ – Mulch river area
Project 25 – VRQ – Clean out trash receptacles
Project 26 – VRQ – Room painting
Project 28 – VRQ – Deep cleaning of dining area
Project 29 – VRQ – Paint hallways
Project 30 – VRQ – Dusting
Project 31 – VRQ – Clean windows
Project 32 – VRQ – Vacuum laundry area
Project 36 – VRQ – Assemble and paint picnic tables
Project 37 – VRQ – Mulch flower beds
Project 38 – VRQ – Paint dining room baseboards
Project 60 – VRQ – Install blinds in rooms
Project 61 – VRQ – Replace flooring
Project 62 – VRQ – Building retractable awning
Project 63 – VRQ – Rebuild garden gates
Project 64 – VRQ – Re-shingle garden pavilion
Project 65 – VRQ – Rebuild ‘Return to Bethlehem’ frames
Project 66 – VRQ – Build animal cages for ‘Return to Bethlehem’
Project 67 – VRQ – Build storage for art supplies
Project 68 – VRQ – Weeding vegetable garden
Project 69 – VRQ – Relocating compost
Project 70 – VRQ – Harvesting vegetables
Project 71 – VRQ – Pressure washing
Project 72 – VRQ – Seal concrete pathways
Project 73 – VRQ – Expand fencing
Project 74 – VRQ – Build 3 sides of garden fencing
Project 75 – VRQ – Twine plants to fence
Project 76 – VRQ – Rake debris in courtyard
Project 77 – VRQ – Replace lobby curtains
Project 78 – VRQ – Wash and wax floors in ACTS building
Project 79 – VRQ – Shampoo lobby carpets
Project 80 – VRQ – Recondition resident rooms
Project 81 – VRQ – Deep cleaning dining hall
Project 82 – VRQ – Clean exterior second floor fascia
Project 83 – VRQ – Organize and clean garden tools
Project 84 – VRQ – Sew buttons and hems for residents
Project 85 – VRQ – Provide haircuts for residents
Project 86 – VRQ – Put on movie night for residents

Medical Ministry

Partnership with Mission Hospital to provide essential medical primary care services including a dental clinic and pharmacy. This facility holds the highest level of accreditation for free clinics.

Maia Price, Volunteer Coordinator

Project 33 – Medical – Organizing
Project 94 – Medical – Landscaping spot #1
Project 95 – Medical – Landscaping spot #2
Project 96 – Medical – Landscaping spot #3
Project 97 – Medical – Landscaping spot #4
Project 98 – Medical – Landscaping spot #5
Project 99 – Medical – Landscaping spot #6
Project 90 – Medical – Shampoo carpets and chairs
Project 91 – Medical – Deep cleaning

Steadfast House

Women and children’s housing facility providing transitional housing units an average of 43 individuals which include 7 units for mothers with children, 27 beds for single women, 10 beds for female veterans, and 2 beds for emergency shelter.

Beverly Brock, Volunteer Coordinator

Project 34 – Steadfast – Build trash can corrals
Project 35 – Steadfast – Build outside toy box
Project 56 – Steadfast House – Add lockers
Project 57 – Steadfast House – Seal driveways and paths
Project 92 – Steadfast House – Host movie night
Project 93 – Steadfast House – Host Mother’s Day celebration

Servant Leadership Center

The ABCCM Servant Leadership Center houses ABCCM’s administrative offices and meeting rooms where ABCCM will host volunteer training sessions. The building also serves as a strategic planning center for ABCCM and a community gathering place. 

Rick Schilling, Volunteer Coordinator

Project 55 – Servant Leadership Center (20 20th St.) – Grounds beautification

Donation Warehouse

John Kennedy, Volunteer Coordinator

Project 87 – Warehouse – Cleaning van
Project 88 – Warehouse – Clean ABCCM truck #1
Project 89 – Warehouse – Clean ABCCM truck #2
Project 100 – Warehouse – Clean truck #3
Project 101 – Warehouse – Clean van #2
Project 102 – Warehouse – Clean van #3
Project 103 – Warehouse – Clean van #4


Safe & Warm Emergency Hotline 828-398-6011

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