Outreach Ministries

HPC is heavily involved in the Madison community and beyond!

Haiti Earthquake Relief
Haitians need our help!  On January 12th, a major earthquake struck near Port-au-Prince, Haiti, affecting up to 3 million people and leaving massive devastation.  Our neighbors there are facing heartbreaking loss, and a long road to recovery.  Since the devastating 7.0 earthquake, they are in more need than ever of prayer, food, water, and medical supplies.  Here is a list of Christian organizations that are already on the ground and mobilizing resources to get people the help they need.
Haiti Relief Container Project
High Point Church is mobilizing to help the people of Haiti! We are participating with several local churches and Youth With A Mission (YWAM) - Madison to ship a container of relief supplies.  Terry Snow, National Director-YWAM Haiti, is coordinating efforts in St. Marc to initially house and feed up to 6,000 refugees.
The needs include:
Canned or bulk food items, including meat
Rice, beans
Cooking oil
Tomato Paste
Spaghetti/pasta
Soap
Charcoal
Generators
Work Lights
Tarps
Tents
Tin roofing material
Collections will held from January 24 - February 14
  There are specially marked containers located in the Narthex of the church, just outside of the Sanctuary main doors.
To cover shipping costs and the purchase of some items, tax-deductible contributions can be made via check to "YWAM Madison" with "Haiti" on memo line; or go to http://ywammadison.org/ and click on the "donate" tab to use a credit card.
For the most up to date information (including a list of the most current needs) about the Haiti Relief Container Project, please go to http://www.relieftrain.org/.  Any additional questions can be directed to John Morales at jgm81@live.com.
 
Global Missions
The GMT is responsible for managing the “missionary support” portion of the budget, financial and spiritual support needs, care and prayer for the HPC sponsored local, national, international missionaries, and individuals participating in short-term missions teams. If you have a strong vision for reaching the most unreached peoples and want to partner with our supported missionaries by praying and caring for them, please join the GMT, which meets monthly.

Dominican Republic Partnership
The Dominican Republic Partnership is a unique partnership between High Point Church (HPC), Food for the Hungry (FH) and the community of Los Botados, Dominican Republic (DR). This partnership, which High Point Church began in 2000, is known as the “DR Partnership.”

This ministry is lay led and overseen by an advisory committee from the HPC congregation. The ministry is 100% funded through individual donations. The DR Partnership is holistic in its approach, striving to provide for the spiritual and physical needs of the community of Los Botados. Since 2000, Los Botados has experienced a great many changes through the DR Partnership, some of which are:

  • Sponsorship of 160-170 children in Los Botados ($32/month)
  • Send yearly short-term work teams from HPC to Los Botados
  • Construction (labor/finance) of many latrines
  • Construction (labor/finance) of an elementary school
  • Construction (labor/finance) of a school kitchen, which now serves a meal to 700 children every day
  • Finance multiple water wells to provide clean water
  • Present Gospel to hundreds of children and families
  • Provide medical clinics during several short-term trips to Los Botados
  • Provide pastoral/theological training to pastors across Dominican Republic
  • Help community solve own problems
  • Provide hope and love!
To read more about the DR Team, click here. If you would be interested in joining an upcoming DR Team trip, contact Vonda Shaw at 848-4611 or ShawRVee@aol.com.

To view a video of the DR Team in Los Botados, click here.

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Disaster Response Team (DiRT)
Disaster Response Team (DiRT) was established in early 2006. In partnership with the Christian organization, Samaritan’s Purse International Relief, DiRT provides short-term recovery relief to the victims of local, state, and national disasters. Assistance is given in areas such as clean-up, repairs, and spiritual support and encouragement (Ministry of Presence). To find out what DiRT is currently planning, contact Bill Taylor at 836-5013 or billdian@tds.net.

Follow these links to view some videos from the first few DiRT Team trips to help others.
First High Point Church DiRT Trip - 2/06
Katrina DiRT Trips - 3/06
DiRT April 2007
Midwest Floods

To download forms to be able to join a DiRT Team, click here.

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Homeless Shelter Meals
Men’s Homeless Shelter Meal is prepared by approximately 6-10 youth and adult volunteers in the HPC gym kitchen on the first Friday evening of each month, beginning at 6:00 p.m..  The volunteers deliver and serve the meal at the shelter, run by Porchlight and located in Grace Episcopal Church, on the Capitol Square.  The food for the project is provided by the Benevolence Fund. To join in, show up on the first Friday, or contact Carol Boe at 242-1941 or cboe@meriter.com.

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Missions for Kids
Missions for Kids (MK) is a ministry formed to help children understand God’s command and our responsibility to share the news of Christ with unreached people groups. In September, 2006, the ministry began working with Kids’ Celebration to provide a monthly Missions related activity, with goals to expand into Sunday School and the Middle and High School Youth Groups. 

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