Once a month (the last Sunday of each month), Countryside Christian Church is a collection/pick-up point for the community’s local food pantry. We join with URICMA (Upper Rock Island County Ministerial Association) in offering this service to those in need.
What started as a Prayer Shawl Ministry now includes hats, scarves, gloves, cowls, and lap blankets knitted and crocheted by women in the church. They donate their items to local ministries such as homeless veterans, battered women, foster children, homeless individuals, those experiencing loss or death in the family, and illness.
Each year, Countryside Christian Church hosts a blood drive. Donating blood is an easy way to serve our immediate community especially right now! One donation can save three lives – so this small act matters so much more than you know! Our next blood drive hosted by the Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will be held in January. Please take this opportunity to donate blood and help our community.
Our Annual Cruise-In is something the community looks forward to! Each year, we use the donations received to benefit a community need such as new furniture for the school library, funds for the local food pantry and IDES (International Disaster Emergency Services), we’ve even auctioned cars! We have free food, music, classic cars, and activities for kids. The local fire department brings one of their firetrucks for the kids to tour along with giveaways.
Each year during the month of July, Countryside Christian Church holds a School Supply Drive. We collect needed items for the local school children such as backpacks, crayons, pencils, markers, tissue boxes, etc. These items are delivered to the school where they can be distributed to children who need them.