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Local Service Opportunities

Weekly team opportunities

Packing food for school kids

Where	Every Meal, 2723 Patton Rd, Roseville, MN 55113
When	Weekly, Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m.
What	Fighting childhood hunger by packing food to be distributed to school kids.
Who	A student-led team of eight students serving each week for the fall semester!
Contact	Levia Anderson at lea68363@bethel.edu

Table Talk!

Where	Host's home
When	Weekly from 6-8 p.m. on an evening that works for students’ schedules.
What	Ever wanted to trade a recipe for a conversation? Introducing a community exchange where Bethel students get to swap skills with local immigrant neighbors—no textbooks required! Each week, our host couple Ronald and Louinie will open their kitchen and living room to share the art of cooking or the joy of a craft, while students bring their gift of gab to help sharpen conversational English. It's a two-way street of learning, laughter, and maybe a little kitchen chaos, running weekly from 6-8 p.m. on a night that works best for students’ schedules. Come for the language practice, stay for the new friendships and the amazing food!
Who	2-4 interested students with warm hearts and curious palates!
Contact	Pastor Matt Runion, matthew-runion@bethel.edu

Multigenerational meal and time with kiddos

Where	Grace Church Roseville
When	Mondays, 5-7 p.m.
What	Something cool is happening at Grace Church—young families are doing life together, praying for each other, and cheering each other on. They’re all trying to raise kids who love Jesus. The crew keeps growing, and now Bethel students are needed to keep it going! We are looking to send students to jump in with this movement. Come for dinner and hang time at 5 p.m., then take the kids to the kids area from 6-7 p.m. while parents dive into God’s Word together. Come be part of the story God's writing in these families!
Who	4-5 students
Contact	Pastor Tyler Howard at TylerH@gracechurchroseville.org

Weekly pop-in opportunity

Distributing food to school kids in St. Paul

Where	Bruce Vento Elementary School
When	Fridays from 10:15-11 a.m.
What	Discreetly distributing food to the lockers of students for their families over the weekend.
Who	Anyone! Pop-ins are just fine!
Contact	Katie Malik at KatieM@gracechurchroseville.org by 5 p.m. on Thursdays

Single-event opportunities

Compassion Clinic

Where	Roseville Area Middle School
When	November 7, 2026
What	Each year, four churches in Roseville gather to provide a free healthcare clinic to the community, including healthcare, vision, dental, and social services. Volunteers are needed to provide connection to guests, serve food, watch children, and especially translate. The four churches believe two important things: that God calls us to work together for His Kingdom, and He calls us to practically love our neighbors. We believe this clinic allows us to do both.
Who	Anyone! Healthcare-focused students may especially enjoy volunteering and seeing how God can use those gifts in powerful ways. Additionally, we have a particular skill needed for language translators for neighbors speaking Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Karen.
Contact	Karen Johnson at karenjohnson211@gmail.com Katie Malik, KatieM@gracechurchroseville

Christmas Sharing project

Where	Grace Church Roseville
When	December 4 and 5
What	Each year, Grace Church connects with local elementary school social workers to seek out families who could use some extra care during the Christmas season. We invite these families to Grace to connect with our church, provide an energetic Christmas program, gift the parents with stockings for each child, gift cards to purchase gifts, groceries for the season, and a gift just for them. The Lord has blessed and grown this event each year, and we anticipate at least 700 kids again this year.
Who	Anyone! Especially in the children’s event and carrying food out to vehicles.
Contact	Katie Malik at KatieM@gracechurchroseville.org

Other opportunities

Akina

Neighborhood outreach in South Minneapolis. Primary focus is in the community of Little Earth of United Tribes. It is the only Native preference housing off a reservation in the United States.