Outreach & Missions
Upcoming Opportunities
Blood Drive — Wednesday, May 20
Join us at the Cross Center for the Forks of Elkhorn Blood Drive, in partnership with Kentucky Blood Center.
We’re Going to the Mountains: GAP Summer Mission Trip
Join Forks of Elkhorn on our annual GAP Summer Mission Trip to McDowell, Kentucky — June 21–25, 2026. Serve seniors, kids, and families alongside God’s Appalachian Partnership, one of our long-standing ministry partners. $150 per person, families welcome.
Vacation Bible School 2026
Get ready for an exciting week of discovery at VBS 2026: Illumination Station!
Manna House Donations Needed
The Manna House is our Forks food pantry and is open twice a month for families to come and shop for groceries and household essentials.
Caring Hearts Ministry
The Caring Hearts Ministry exists to provide love, encouragement, and support to Forks Family shut-ins, seniors, caregivers, military members, and veterans.
Manna House Food Pantry
Manna House is open to anyone in our community who faces a food emergency.
We offer clients the opportunity to “shop” twice a month in the food pantry located in the Parsonage Basement, across the street from the Main Church Building.
Manna House is open the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month from 9:00 to
We need volunteers to:
- Help sorts and stock items during the week
- Shop for items
- Greet & help distribute food during our Saturday hours
Contact the church office for more information!
Items we need:
- canned fruit
- canned tuna
- rice
- peanut butter
- sugar
- flour
- soup
- macaroni and cheese
- ravioli
- spaghetti O’s
- crackers
- spaghetti sauce
- cereal
- oatmeal
- ramen noodles
Visitation
On the first Monday evening of each month our pastors and church members visit people in the community. Visits are made to church guests, church members, those in the hospital or in a nursing home, shut-ins, etc. If you would like to serve in this important outreach ministry, please join us on the first Monday of each month at 6pm in the church office or send us an email to let us know you’d like to get involved.
The CROSS Center
We are blessed to offer the CROSS Center Recreation Center to our community. The CROSS in CROSS Center stands for “Christian Recreation Outreach Strengthening Souls.” We want every person that comes through our doors to feel the warmth of the Holy Spirit. Our CROSS Center volunteers are a key part of this and we are always looking for people to serve. If you would be interested in serving at the CROSS Center or just seeing where you might fit in, send us an email.
God’s Appalachian Partnership
The Missions Committee sponsors several trips each year to help out this great ministry in McDowell, KY.
God’s Appalachian Partnership (GAP) serves an average of 325 families in the McDowell area each month.
For more information about any of these trips, please contact Jeanie Mitchell.