Upcoming projects...

February 2012
We'll be serving with the Winter Haven Rotary Club in making dried food bags for "Kids Against Hunger." The 50,000 food bags will be distributed locally and around the world. Deep Roots will also be making and serving lunch for the hundreds of volunteers.

For information on any of our service projects, please contact Greg at greg@deeperchurch.org.

Past Projects (check out pictures of our service projects on our Facebook page -- www.facebook.com/deeperchurch ):

December 2011
"Children of the City" Christmas Project -- we grilled a few thousand hot dogs for the families attending the citywide Christmas party
Advent Conspiracy -- collected money for Living Water International, the Good Samaritan Orphanage in Tanzania, and LifeChoice Pregnancy Resource Center in downtown Winter Haven

November 2011
Thanksgiving Dinner at Street Angels -- made and served Thanksgiving dinner at Street Angels, a local organization that provides food for the homeless and needy

October 2011
"Ghoul's Night Out" -- helped the city with their annual Halloween event for the community -- gave away 5,000 pieces of candy and 1,500 cards about our church

September 2011
"Freedom Walk" -- helped the city to remember the victims of 9/11 and honor our heroes who serve us

August 2011
The Mission -- did a deep cleaning in the kitchen and dining areas, as well as tore down the old clothing donation area in preparation for building a new one

July 2011
Brandywyne Health Care Center -- played Bingo and ministered to the residents of the nursing home

June 2011
Car Wash & Cookout for Haiti -- had a car wash and cookout to raise funds for a school in Haiti

May 2011
Winter Haven Fire Department -- gave baked goods and gift cards for each shift of the Winter Haven Fire Department

April 2011
Easter Egg Hunt -- Deep Roots joined with the city of Winter Haven for its annual Easter Egg Hunt

March 2011
Winter Haven Police Department -- the church gave goodie bags to all the officers at the Winter Haven Police Department

February 2011
Kids Against Hunger --helped fill over 50,000 food bags for local food banks and for Haiti. Our church also provided lunch for all the volunteers.

January 2011
Bike Night -- sold grilled corn and pulled pork sandwiches and talked with people attending the event about God and church
LifeChoice Crisis Pregnancy Center -- did jobs around the center such as painting, pulling weeds, moving items to storage

December 2010
Children of the City Christmas Party -- made and served 2,000 hot dogs at the city-wide Christmas party sponsored by The Mission
Christmas Presents for Jesus -- raised money for the Good Samaritan Orphanage in Tanzania, school supplies for a school in Haiti, and Living Water International

November 2010
Cruisin' Winter Haven -- sold hot dogs and passed out church information at an old car show in downtown Winter Haven
Bike Night -- sold grilled corn and passed out church information at downtown Winter Haven's Bike Night
Street Angels Thanksgiving Dinner -- made and served Thanksgiving dinner for the homeless at Street Angels

October 2010
Cruisin' Winter Haven -- sold hot dogs and passed out church information at downtown Winter Haven's Cruise In, an old car show
Bike Night -- sold grilled corn and passed out church information at downtown Winter Haven's Bike Night
Ghoul's Night Out -- passed out candy and played games with the kids who came out to downtown Winter Haven's annual Halloween party; we passed out candy and church information to thousands of families
Halloween in Terranova -- passed out candy, church information, and tracts to about a hundred families in the neighborhood of Terranova

September 2010
Big Day -- had a huge cookout at Rotary Park and invited our family and friends, as well as all the neighbors around the park
Street Angels -- made and served a bbq dinner for the homeless
Cruise In -- sold hot dogs and passed out church information at downtown Winter Haven's Cruise In, an old car show
Bike Night -- gave away boiled peanuts and passed out church information at Bike Night in downtown Winter Haven

August 2010
The Mission -- cleaned The Mission in order to help them prepare for their health inspection -- cleaned & organized the freezer, kitchen, bathroom, outside bathrooms, dining room, and offices
Cruise In -- sold hot dogs and met with the community at downtown Winter Haven's Cruise In, an old car show
Bike Night -- gave away boiled peanuts at downtown Winter Haven's Bike Night
Mobile Dentist Unit -- provided lunch for the Florida Baptist Convention's Mobile Dental Unit, a group that provides free dental care to the poor

July 2010
Brandywine Nursing Home -- played Bingo and Family Feud with the residents -- also had a clown make paper flowers, visit the rooms, and entertain the residents

June 2010
Week of Service -- church attenders were challenged to serve as much as possible during the week of June 13 -- some places served were Cub Scouts, Street Angels, helping a co-worker move, cleaning up a neighborhood

May 2010
Friend Day & Park Clean-Up -- had a cookout for our church and friends and cleaned up some trash at Rotary Park in Winter Haven
Good Samaritan Orphanage -- raised almost $10,000 for a water well for an orphanage in Tanzania

April 2010
Project Eagle -- worked with the City of Winter Haven for a lake cleanup day -- cleaned Lake Elbert, the lake right by our church on the Polk State College campus

March 2010
Street Angels -- prepared and served dinner to about 80 homeless people in Winter Haven

February 2010
Stop Hunger Now -- joined with the Rotary Club of Winter Haven, as well as other organizations, and made over 50,000 food bags that will be distributed in Haiti and to different organizations in Winter Haven.

January 2010
Winter Haven Fire Department -- showed our appreciation by giving them baked goods and Publix gift cards
Haiti -- collected items that were sent to Sanford, FL, to give to the refugees coming into the country and gave 20% of our offering on 1/25/10 to the Florida Baptist Convention's Haiti relief fund

December 2009
Living Water International -- collected over $500 for drilling wells in countries with no clean water
"Children of the City" Christmas Project -- cooked and served 3,000 hot dogs for a Christmas party for the needy children of Winter Haven and gave the leftovers to The Mission in Winter Haven and The Rivers Church in Eloise

November 2009
Street Angels -- prepared and served Thanksgiving dinner for about 125 homeless people

October 2009
City of Winter Haven's "Ghoul's Night Out" -- passed out candy and played games with the kids
Polk State College's Fall Fest -- made a pumpkin craft for the kids attending the fair

September 2009
Pinewood Elementary -- gave goodie bags to the teachers and employees

August 2009
The Mission -- helped The Mission get ready for their health inspection

July 2009
Brandywyne Nursing Home -- played games and passed out treats to the residents

June 2009
LifeChoice Pregnancy Resource Center -- painted, installed computers, and did other odd jobs around the center

April 2009
Mobile Dental Unit -- provided lunch for the dentists who were providing free care to needy families