Offices: 1111 N. Wells St. Suite 500
Chicago, IL 60610 - 312.573.8800
Serving at LaSalle
In accord with our values, LaSalle Street Church seeks to enable its members to serve the surrounding community in diverse ways.
Want to help?
Please contact Sharon Williams in the church office (312.573.8800 / swilliams@
lasallestreetchurch.org).
To make financial contributions to any of the ministries, you can write a check to LaSalle Street Church and designate in the memo line the ministry to which you would like the funds to go. One hundred percent of your gift will go directly to that ministry.
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ways to help
Current volunteer opportunities below. Explore the ministry pages for many more ways to be involved.
-Does the newest technology fascinate you? Do you love tweaking your home media center? Do you find yourself turning knobs, sliding T-sliders, crawling around with cables? The sound crew needs you. A soundcrew training is in the works - Email Gary Rand or call the church office for more information, 312-573-8821 or grand@lasallestreetchurch.org.
-The African phrase, 'It takes a village to raise a child,' has become commonplace in our culture. In the case of the Cornerstone Children?s Learning Center (CCLC), it takes an entire church, a teaching staff of 13, a national management company, and many others to raise nearly 100 children.
Every day this fall, over 95 children have been walking through CCLC's doors, along with their moms, dads, grandparents, or caregivers. Every day these families are affected by your generosity: you have provided a wonderful facility and high-quality education to many children who might otherwise not have the opportunity.
Over 25% of the children enrolled at CCLC are subsidized, either through scholarships or by the state. Over 80% of the kids are minorities. CCLC is the most affordable NAEYC-accredited center in the area, nearly 30% less expensive than other facilities.
CCLC is a 'radical presence' in the lives of many of the children enrolled. These children often experience gifts they might not receive anywhere else: regular prayer before meals, swim lessons in the summer, computer training starting at age 3, and, best of all, the attention and love of teachers and a Center Director, Bertie Kirchhoffer, who couldn?t be better at their jobs.
We ask for your continued support of this ministry. Specifically, we would be blessed by the following:
? Referrals: 90% of new students come to CCLC by word-of-mouth. Please be a part of that process by calling one family you know and telling them about CCLC.
? Prayer: our staff, particularly Bertie, works incredibly hard to provide an amazing learning environment, all on a shoestring budget. Please pray for the staff?s energy and patience. Please pray for the children whose presence gives life to the Center each day.
? Leadership: the CCLC board needs several new members. If you have a heart for children and have a teaching or business background, please contact Ami Campbell at ami.campbell@sbcglobal.net today to volunteer.
? Funds: please support a family by donating as little as $5 a week, or help fund new playground equipment. Mark your check to whichever effort you prefer.
? Other donations: do you have a skill or talent that could benefit the kids or staff? One LaSaller provided mini-massages to the teachers; another gave the kids a lesson on a day in the life of a doctor; others cleaned and mended cots. Share what you know with CCLC; you will reap many benefits, too!
Please feel free to stop by the Center at any time. Introduce yourself to Bertie and ask for a tour. You will be inspired what God is doing at CCLC. Your continued support of this ministry is appreciated. Please tell someone you know about CCLC. We also ask for prayer for the staff and children. For other ways to get involved, please call Ami Campbell at 847-920-9257.
Cornerstone Counseling Center of Chicago (CCCOC) is a full service psychological and counseling agency that strives to reflect Christ's model as the Great Physician and serve as an agent of hope and healing. CCCOC provides psychotherapy, seminars and assessments to the adults, couples, children, adolescents, families, groups, churches and schools of all income levels of our local community. Committed to serving all those in need of services, CCCOC offers a sliding fee scale program to the underinsured, uninsured and individuals who cannot afford the standard cost of therapy. Our sliding fee scale program is made possible by donors' generous financial gifts and in-kind contributions. CCCOC is looking for volunteers for our board of directors who possess professional skills, resources and networks. We also welcome volunteer professionals with skills in marketing, accounting, development, IT and internet systems. To become involved or gain more information, please contact Ms. Rachael Stowe, program manager, via phone at 312-573-8860 or by email at cccoc@chicagocounseling.org.
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If you know a LaSaller or LaSalle family who could benefit from some home-cooked meals?due to illness, birth of a new baby, a death in the family, etc., please contact one of the following people: Near North: Dee Dee Parnell, 708-386-3961, Northwest side: Ilene Kopanke, 773-794-0814, West Side: Anne Nelson, 773-261-3444, South side: Jeanine Bakker, 773- 233-5497, or Eva Stewart, 773-221-0448.
-The Intercessor group provides ongoing prayer support for the community and friends of LaSalle. Intercessors seek to pray for each individual in our community and contact them on a regular basis. If you have a prayer request, please feel free to contact Sharon at the Church Office, 312-573-8821, or Pam Mayer-Caes, 708-579-5382. Also, if you have not been contacted by an Intercessor and would like to have one check in with you regularly, please let Pam know.
For ongoing opportunities to help each ministry, please see the individual ministry page.
For current volunteer opportunities, please contact Sharon Williams at the church office (312-573-8800).
