LOCALLY

Hillcrest has several local ministry partnerships in Oregon and the greater Madison area. Some are financial while others offer opportunities for you to serve.  Email the Hillcrest office to get further info or learn about involvement!

LIVING EVERDAY MISSIONARY FUND

We are people helping people find life with Jesus, one life at a time. That’s our mission as everyday missionaries as we pray, watch and step into opportunities to seek ongoing spiritual transformation through real relationships with people in our homes, neighborhoods and world. So— what are some creative ways to build these relationships? What if there was some help to overcome financial hurdles to your creativity? The Everyday Missionary Fund is available to provide financial resources to help make your creative dreams a reality, one life at a time. For more information and to apply for this fund, contact Fred.

LEGACY ADOPTION AND ORPHAN CARE INITIATIVE

Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. - James 1:27 The Legacy Adoption and Orphan Care Ministry provides opportunities for each of us to serve the 130 million orphaned and waiting children worldwide, as we strive to live out James 1:27. Our ministry is focused in a few key areas.

Adoption & Foster Care

The Legacy Adoption Ministry is designed to provide connections and social gatherings for the many adoptive and foster families at Hillcrest and in our community. Additionally, as couples consider building their family through adoption or foster care, we try to connect them to a church family who has “been there” before them, to relate to, encourage and offer prayer support along the journey. In everything, we strive to share the beauty of Jesus with the world through the adoption message, as it parallels the story of our own adoption as children of God.

Legacy Adoption Fund

The Legacy Fund aids families with the financial aspect of adoption. Considering adoption or foster care? Email the Office and we’ll put you in touch with someone who has walked this road before!

OREGON-BROOKLYN FOOD PANTRY PARTNERSHIP

Oregon is blessed to have a generous food pantry to help meet the needs of those in our community who struggle to put food on the table for their families. Located at the corner of Janesville Rd. and Alpine Pkwy. (on the campus of People’s United Methodist Church), the pantry is staffed by area churches and organizations. Hillcrest helps stock the shelves through Food Drives and serves periodically with food sorting and distribution. In need of assistance? Click HERE to learn more.

CARE NET OF DANE COUNTY PARTNERSHIP

Care Net provides compassionate, nonjudgmental care to women and men facing a pregnancy decision. They offer help, hope and healing through medical services, education, a residential program and ongoing support. Care Net seeks to become the first choice for every woman and man in Dane County facing an unexpected pregnancy or sexual health concern. All of their services are free and confidential. Contact Care Net 

Care Net Baby Bottle Initiative

Make a real change by sharing yours. We love our baby bottle campaign because it represents a fun, easy, and consistent way for us to support CareNet as they help parents say "yes" to life! Each year God provides around $3,000 of much-needed income through this ongoing initiative through our local Church. Launches: Mother’s Day (May) Collection: Father’s Day (June)

OREGON CLERGY PARTNERSHIP

Oregon area churches have partnered to encourage one another, and to effectively provide financial assistance to individuals and families in need in our local community.

NEIGHBORS IN NEED OF ASSISTANCE (NINA) FUND PARTNERSHIP

Hillcrest gives an annual gift to the NINA Fund which assists families in the Oregon-Brooklyn School district who have children under 18 with funding for rent and utilities in emergency situations. The fund collects donations from individuals and organizations in the Oregon Brooklyn community and disburses over $25,000 in assistance each year. This program is administered by Ryan Estrella, Oregon’s social worker through the statewide “Joining Forces for Families” program, which is a service of the Dane County Department of Human Services. For more information contact Ryan by EMAIL or phone at 608-835-4188.