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The Sharing Organization
We Provide Christian worship services to nursing and adult foster care residents.
Read MoreEst. 2003
On September 7th., 2003 we began Sunday morning services at three locations to some 50 residents.
Read MoreWe are a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
In 2006 we started the inncorporation process and was approved by the IRS in mid 2006. You may look us up in the IRS database by clicking the button below. Be sure to search by our Employee ID Number 20-4287703.
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About
Who we are
During my college internship, I was tasked with going to the local nursing homes to do church services. After my month of services ended, the director of one of the homes asked me to continue doing the services through out the summer as the local churches took the summer months (June-August) off. I admit, I reluctantly agreed as I wanted my summer off too. But I agreed to do a weekly service throughout the summer. During my time I learned a few things.
- There was a great need for Christian services to the residents in the nursing care community.
- Some (not many) churches volunteer at their local nursing care home at their own liesure: once a month or (like where I first served) one month per year.
- I was convicted that if the love and gospel of Jesus was going to be of any real value to the residents, they needed to be served weekly and real relationship needed to be formed.
So after praying for God's direction and seekiing confirmation, mine and my wife's path forward to provide in the ministry to the residents who lived in nursing and adult foster care facilities was formed. It's been more than 21 years that we have walked this path and its been a great jourmey ministering to the people who are very muchh marginalized in our society. Though the years, I have been asked if I would consider taking a positon of a lead pastor at a church but I have passed those offers by because I recognized that God has created me for this particular ministry. At this point in my life, I realize that had I gone the lead pastor route, I would have harmed the Church because Christ has not gifted me to that service.
Services
What We Do
Weekly Worship
We conduct a weekly worship service in the nursing care home. Weekly services are important to build the relationships with the residents that communicate the care of Christ.
New Mom Kits
Twice a year, for Christmas & summertime, we assist the residents to create gift bags for new moms through our local Compassion Pregnancy Center . It's important that residents have an opporunity to continue to serve their local community and participate in Christian outreach.
Weekly Devotional
During the 2020 shutdown, we began writing and mailing a weekly devotioinal to people. Today, we still do this as it serves a niche to many people who are shut-in and live in there own home.
Our Daily Bread
Each quarter we provide 50 Our Daily Bread devotioinals to residents. We provide the larger print because as we all know, aswe age the letters in books magically shrink.
Monthly Prayer Letter
We are not alone in this mission. Over 100 people just like you support this effort prayerfully as well as financially. Each month we write our partners with the details of the latest happenings and prayer needs that we have. It's important to us that our partners always know what is going on so they know how to pray for us.
Our Time
The residents we serve appreciate the time that we spend with them each week. The service each week gives the folks some regularity and something to look forward to that isn't just another doctor's appointment.
Team
Our Dedicated Team
The John Rock Family
Missionary Family
Terry Olson
Mission Assitant
Brian Pike
Trustee
Cathy Rock
Trustee
Richard Racicki
Trustee
Paulette Racicki
Trustee
Tony Kilian
TrusteeWhere Our Prayer Partners Give
This link is for our Prayer Partners who desire to give a finacnial donation toward the costs of providing Christian Worship Services to the residents in the homes.
New Mom Gifts with Compassion Pregnancy Center
Since 2003 we worked with residents at Christmas time to make gifts for poor children. This program was adored by the residents as it allowed them the opportunity to be participate with a Christian Mission project from their homes. Unfortunately, this mission project has become unavailable to us so we had to create a new program. In 2022 we began creating gift bags for new moms through our local Compassion Pregnancy Center.
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Each mom kit gift bag has items in it that pamper moms and shares with them the love and gospel of Jesus. - The program helps the residents reach outside of their four walls and do a project that has a local impact in our community..
- Doing the mom kits has allowed us to run the program twice a year instead of at Christmas time only. Plus, we can grow into doing it two more times a year. The residents love that God still uses them to be a blessing to others.
At present, we create 200 New Mom Kits per year (100 in June and 100 in November) and the mission has quickly become a favorite program for the people we serve.
Non Profit Status
When the ministry began in 2003, it was 100% volunteer led and operated. By 2004 we were receiving phone calls requesting that we provide services to more locations than just the three Sunday morning services. By 2006, our family was encouraged to begin doing the ministry full-time and become a legally recognized non-profit organization/ministry. In over 20 years, we've never passed a collection plate, never sent an invoice for services rendered, and often had no idea how we were going to pay the bills, but never once has God not provided for our needs.
You can search for us through the IRS's website using our EIN# 20-4287703 in Chesterfield, MI.
Non Profit Status
The Sharing Organization has an official Mision Statement but I would have to look it up to tell it to you. What I don't have to look up however is our passion. Our passion is sharing the love and Gospel of Jesus with people who live in the nursing care homes. Residents who are elderly or infirmed are often overlooked by society as a whole. They may be cared for, housed, clothed, and fed, but mostly they are shelved. While the Church does try, it generally has too many pokers in the fire and the nursing home isn't her priority.
In my number one best seller, The Forgotten Church 10 Years of Ministry , I share many of the problems I had learning to minister in the nursing homes anf I also share about many of the people I met in that first 10 years of ministry. My book will not stand up to the test of time like War and Peace or Moby Dick, but it is still worthy of a quick read. Oh, and it's Large Print which is nice. You should really order yourself a copy. If you have Amazon mail it to me first, I'll sign it and send it to you.
Michigan Veteran Home
In February of 2021, we began regular weekly services to our local Michigan Veteran Home. I was chosen specifically because I am a veteran which supposedly would give me an automatic repore with the veterans. I can't say if my military service makes any difference but I do have a great relationship with the residents in this facility. On day one, a WWII veteran shook my hand and told me that he had been praying that God would send them a minister; I'm thrilled it was me. This is the largest group I currently serve and it is my greatest pleasure serve the soldiers of yester-year.
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