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Saturday, October 10th, 2009
What Is ShareFest?
ShareFest began as a dream in the hearts of a handful of pastors as they discussed how "the church" can be a blessing to our community. In 2004, these pastors organized a day of service for Christians from all over Valparaiso to share their faith through deeds and actions, and ShareFest Valpo was born. In 2005, the vision of ShareFest spread to include several churches from Portage. In 2006, a group of churches in Chesterton got involved, and last year we were joined by churches in Kouts--we've morphed into ShareFest Porter County! The excitement of joining hands to serve our communities sharing hope and love is spreading fast! This year, we are teaming up with NeighborLink Porter County.
Most of the projects that we will be completing will be pulled directly from the NeighborLink site.
ShareFest Valparaiso Projects
ShareFest Chesterton Projects
How Can I Get Involved?
Donate goods for the needy. We will be accepting donations of liquid laundry detergent, diapers, toilet paper and food items for the local food pantries.
Drop these off at any partner church during the weeks before ShareFest. Specific churches will will coordinate collection of other goods in each community.
Serve by registering for a work project in your community. You can do this here on the NeighborLink website, or fill out a Registration form at your local church. You may also serve others by praying for the community and for those involved in projects. Each ShareFest Village will maintain a Prayer Room, open to the public throughout the event for devotions and dedication.
Give Blood! Red Cross Blood Drives will be at the ShareFest Village locations:
Trinity Lutheran Church in Valparaiso
Willowcreek Middle School in Portage
Chesterton First United Methodist Church
Kouts High School from 9am - 3pm on ShareFest - Oct.10th.
Please pre-register by emailing Gail Atkinson at AtkinsonGJ@usa.redcross.org or call her at 1-800-448-3543.
Please note: at this time, only Chesterton and Valparaiso are partnering with NeighborLink Porter County. If you wish to volunteer for Portage or Kouts, please contact the appropriate city director below or go to www.sharefestpc.org
Past & Present Churches & Organizations
Valparaiso
Bethel Valparaiso
Bridgepoint Church
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
Grace New Testament Church
Living Hope Community Church
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Valparaiso Church of Christ
Valparaiso Community Church
Valparaiso Mennonite Church
Valparaiso Nazarene Church
Portage
Central Avenue Church of God
Church of God Prophesy
Dominion Life
Evangelical Covenant Church
Family Bible Church
First Assembly Of God
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church
Grace Church Of Nazarene
House of Prayer
Iglesia Cristiana
Light of Light Church
Nativity
Ogden Dunes Community Church
Portage Christian Fellowship
Real Life Community Church
Redeemed Christian Center
South Haven Christian Church
The Bridge
Chesterton
Chesterton First United Methodist
Duneland Community Church
St. John's United Church
Duneland Resale Shop
First Baptist Church
Liberty Bible Church
New Life Wesleyan
Kouts
Cornerstone Community Church
First Presbyterian Church of Kouts
Hopewell Mennonite Church
Kouts Christian Center
New Hope Missionary Church
Open Door Fellowship Church
For More Information Contact
Valparaiso - Jim Drader at 1-866-608-7259
Portage - Peter Mueller at 741-0296
Chesterton - Allen Wright at 926-8119
Kouts - Dave Blue at 531-0915
www.sharefestpc.org
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