Mission Now

Current Mission Happenings and Opportunities

Global Missions

India - Fresh Passion

Prayer for India will be at the Akron Campus on Sunday, August 1, noon, Great Commission Room. Please join us!

Dr. D’Souza’s message will not be available on the internet but will be available on CD through the Worship Office.

Sponsoring a Dalit child opportunities continue in the lobbies.

Mozambique - Fresh Passion

Mozambique Trip Reports, Fall 2009 (see videos below)

Chapel Internationals Ministry

Outreach summer picnics for internationals on Friday evenings - July 30. Meeting at The Chapel's Akron Campus at 5:00pm and then going to different Akron Parks. Internationals website.

Local/National Missions

Chapel Community Service

Read about CCS volunteer opportunities. Updated weekly.

August 6 & 7 - Experienced or willing-to-learn roofers needed to tear off and replace roof at The Garage youth ministry in Wadsworth. One or both days, any hours. Contact Fred at 330.697.1089.

August 11 - Briarwood Estates Carnival in Uniontown, 6:00-9:00 pm. Volunteers needed to help set up, oversee kids at games, grill hot dogs, serve and clean up. Contact Sandy at 330.315.5603.

August 13 - Volunteers needed to help at Block Party in Green/Springfield area Friday.

August 14 - Serve motorcyclists at Hope Cafe. Great outreach event with music, food and fun. Contact Sandy at 330.315.5603.

August 22 - Help needed to "man" tables at all campuses before, between and after services. Contact Sandy at 330.315.5603.

Mission USA Disaster Relief Team

See the comprehensive team report.

First responders to disasters needed. Food service, equipment operators, prayer team, good listeners. If you can be flexible and respond with little notice, you are needed. Contact Fred or Sandy for more information.

IT person needed to help take photos and video at serving events locally, make short DVDs of event, help with websites and E-Newsletters. Flexible days and times.

Project leader needed at food service events or construction jobs, please contact Fred or Sandy. Will train. Flexible days and hours.

Through the Roof Disability Ministry

Urgent need! We are now accepting applications for Honduras Disability Mission trip November 13 - 22. We especially need a mechanic to work on wheelchairs and a photographer. Please contact Margaret at 330.310.1616.

See comprehensive report on recent Haiti and Honduras mission trips.

Urban Ministries

Volunteers needed at Leggett school on Mondays and Wednesdays for tutoring in reading and math to 3rd graders. No experience necessary. Training provided. Contact Lisa 330.315.5520.

Our Spiritual DNA

Worship, Community and Mission are the three components of the spiritual DNA of The Chapel. These three elements define our vision and what it means to be part of this church. Everything that we do is driven by these elements of our spiritual DNA.

Worship—Responding to God as Creator & Redeemer
Community—Loving & Equipping as One
Mission—Being Christ’s Body Everywhere

Worship, Community and Mission are the three parts of the Spiritual DNA o Mozambique boy f The Chapel. These three elements are a part of all our core activities.

About Mission

The Chapel’s long history of representing Jesus Christ with the gospel and good deeds outside its walls is consistent with its values and goals today. Our intent is to be personally, locally-nationally and globally missional.

Personally Missional

The Church gathers every Sunday for worship and then is scattered the rest of the week throughout our communities. We go to where God has strategically placed each believer to represent Christ where they live, work and play. It is there that the message of Christ is heard and seen by neighbors, co-workers and family members.

Locally-Nationally Missional

The Chapel is glad to link arms with many high quality local and national ministries that are meeting so many real human needs in many ways. Among ministries supported, local Mercy Partners are nine ministries with which The Chapel has a unique and long-standing relationship.

Urban Ministries is known best for its relationship with and adoption of inner-city Leggett elementary school. What’s been learned regarding school adoption is available to other churches wanting to do the same. The Chapel, through the leadership of F India girl ocus ABF, has a ministry to the Akron area homeless called The Word for the Street that meets every Monday night.

Chapel Community Service (CCS), born out of the Katrina Hurricane disaster ministry, was given the tagline, "externally focused, blessing our communities." CCS mobilizes volunteers to do just that all over our communities.

Globally Missional

The Chapel jumps cultures and oceans to take God’s truth and love all over the planet. Missionaries, many from our own church, teach and evangelize, build hospitals and schools, care and give food. Present in so many global efforts, Christ-centered, holistic ministry is especially profiled in the Fresh Passion ministries of Mozambique and India. Of course, the opportunity to reach the world through international students is right at our doorstep.