If you are looking to serve with a team on a one-time basis or a large group Saturday Workday, please visit our volunteer page and complete the group volunteer form! This is a great way to see what Good Neighbors is all about and see first hand some of what we do!

If you’d like to get your church involved on a more regular basis, and would like to partner with us in a variety of repairs as well as come alongside homeowners to care for them spiritually,

we invite you to read more…

Set Up a Repair/Care Team at Your Church

What is a Church Service/Ministry Team or CREW?

CREW stands for Churches Repairing, Engaging and Witnessing. Simply put, they are a small team (between 2-5 people at a time) from a church who is willing to join us in repairing client homes, engaging with the homeowners, and ultimately witnessing the love of Christ to them. CREWs are smaller and more skilled than volunteers that we would have during our large group workdays and would ideally complete “Quick Fix” projects for us.  These are projects that we define as taking only 1-2 days to complete (maybe less) and cost around $750 or less.  They could require skills in plumbing, electrical and carpentry. 

How do we form a CREW?

Here are the roles needed to start a CREW:

  • A well-organized point person.  This person is crucial in making a CREW successful, and they don’t need to have any repair skill qualifications.  They simply get to know skilled and handy people in their congregation, invite them to be a part of the CREW, and help organize the jobs that we would invite them to participate on.

  • Technical leader.   This could be one or more people who have some building/remodeling skills and are willing to lead the team on the job site. 

  • Skilled, semi-skilled volunteers.  Maybe you have some carpenters, plumbers or electricians, or just all-around handy people willing to donate their time to help families in need!  We would love to be able to provide them with opportunities to serve a local home in their community.  We’d also love if these folks would be willing to pray with the homeowner and be open about their faith.

  • Client Care advocates.  These folks visit with homeowners before or after a repair is done. Many of our homeowners are aging adults or live alone.  Having someone take time to just visit with them and have a conversation is deeply meaningful and appreciated. These visits create meaningful opportunities for connection between churches and homeowners on a spiritual level.