Our Lady of the Holy Angels Catholic Church - Sauk Centre, Minnesota

One of the compassion ministries of the church is the "CARES" ministry. It exists to be a link between parish members who are homebound / sick and active members of the parish. The most important role of this ministry is to help strengthen the spiritual life of homebound/sick at a time when they lose the opportunity to attend church on a regular basis. Besides bringing the Eucharist, the members of the CARES ministry provide other services: send special occasion cards, provide occasional transportation to doctor appointments, shopping, or to visit loved ones in nursing homes or hospitals in the absence of family members. Also, the parish has a limited number of volunteers who are willing to drive parishioners in need of transportation. They try to accommodate those who need to see a doctor; wish to visit someone in a nearby hospital / nursing home and have no one else to drive them; and also try to assist those who need someone to do food shopping.

River Bluff Church - North Charleston, South Carolina

They have a unique Cars Ministry for single mothers. People donate any unneeded vehicles (cars, trucks, motorcycles, RV's, campers, boats, etc.) to the church and the proceeds of the sales of these vehicles help purchase good cars for single mothers.

St Luke's Episcopal Church - Atascadero, California

Started the Atascadero Loaves and Fishes organization that provides short-term emergency assistance to those in need in Atascadero, Santa Margarita, Creston and Templeton. The church collects non-perishable food, money and baby items for the organization. Also, the church is a member of the ECHO El Camino Homeless Organization by providing and serving meals on the first Monday of each month . They also have a prayer shawl ministry. Also, the church has a parish nurse and a health ministry. St. Matthews Lutheran Church - Charleston, South Carolina

The church has many ministries through it's Community Outreach Center. Some of the many programs are: "After School" kids tutoring, Computer training classes, Emergency food pantry, English as a second language, Health screenings, Kids Cafe, Quality Time Alzheimer's Care, School readiness camp, Sharing With A Neighbor, The Cinderella Prom Project, Tot's Morning Out, etc.

St. Nicholas Episcopal Church - Flower Mound, Texas

As a way to welcome visitors to the church, church members bake small loaves of bread and give them to the visitors. The church also has a "Make A Difference Day".

St. Thomas The Apostle Roman Catholic Church - Rochester, New York

This church has several wonderful compassion ministries. Penny Sunday - Collecting "pennies" on a given Sunday, which are used to support a child in an underdeveloped country. Weekly "Food Basket" collection - about 100 pounds (2.5 tons a year) of food are delivered weekly to Catholic Family Center's food cupboard. October "Make-A-Difference" day - personal care items collected for Catholic Family Center and St. Andrew's Food Cupboard. Sock Sunday - During the winter, the church collects new men's, woman's and children's socks for the Francis Center (men) and Bethany House (women and children). Advent "Giving Tree" gift collection. There are several more but these are the best.

The Vine Fellowship - Arlington, Texas

This church provides a wide variety of outreach ministries. Before Christmas, the church has an Angel Tree. Before school starts in the Fall, the church gives out free school backpacks filled with school supplies (Operation Backpack). During the school year, teacher can come to the church to get free supplies from the teacher supply closet. The church has a food pantry. They also have a special ministry called "Thanksgiving in A Bag".