By Arwen McGilvra – There were over 225 people, from 22 churches, who turned out Saturday, July 8, for the 2017 Day of Service organized by Serve INC. The volunteers painted and landscaped Fairmount Elementary School in North Albany In Jefferson, volunteers worked on landscape maintenance around Jefferson Middle School. They also painted the Jefferson […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on Serve INC Celebrates 8th Annual Day of ServiceBy Arwen McGilvra – Transformations… that’s what Serving In the Name of Christ (ServeINC) is about. Transforming our schools, our community, and transforming lives. This year, the 7th annual ServeINC day of service, around 250 volunteers helped at 3 project sites; Timber Ridge Elementary, Jefferson Elementary and the new LoveINC office on Sanitam and Cleveland. […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on 2016 A Year of TransformationsAs we look forward to 2013 and begin the planning and preparation for another summer project, with the possibility of painting at 2 more schools, and a goal to promote more prayer among partner churches its good to look back and be reminded of what we’ve accomplished. In 2012 500 people from 20 different churches […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on Looking Forward, Looking BackWe wanted to say a special thank you to our donors and sponsors who made the 2012 ServeINC project possible. Presenting Sponsors: Anonymous Burcham’s Metals, Inc. Sponsors: Allied Waste Services ATI Wah Chang Best Potts Boshart Trucking Clay Dluehosh, Edward Jones Don David & Associates Express Personnel Izzy’s Mike Silva International Minute Man Press Northwest […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on Thank You Sponsors and DonorsBy Arwen McGilvra- July 14th was hot but still more than 500 people from 20 different churches and the community came together in Albany and Jefferson to paint two schools. This year Waverly Elementary school in Albany got a new exterior coat, and Jefferson elementary got a new interior paint job. In addition to painting […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on Day of Service- 2012Today, July 13th, 2012, ServeINC was featured on the blog for Mike Silva International. Mike Silva is an international Evangelist, Author, and Promise Keepers Speaker. In 2010 Mike Silva and his team worked to help bring Willamette Celebration to the Albany area. Below is an excerpt of the article Mike wrote about ServeINC. The service-oriented […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on ServeINC Featured on the Mike Silva International BlogA Note: One of the goals of ServeINC is to Proclaim the Gospel. As we prepare for this years service project we’ll be posting some blogs about Evangelism, to help you get more comfortable sharing the Gospel with friends, neighbors, co-workers, and any who might ask you why you’d spend a Saturday serving your community. […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on Sharing The Good NewsWe are in the process of gathering wall leaders. We need 12 wall leaders in Albany and 16 in Jefferson. As wall leaders start to sign up we will fill their names in the places. Please send your name and e-mail address to Mike Dedera if you’re are interested in helping ServeINC in this way. […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on Looking for LeadersWhat are we planning on completing in a day? We are planning on painting the exterior to Waverly Elementary school in Albany and the interior to Jefferson Elementary school in Jefferson. In addition we will do a landscaping project at Waverly Elementary What school will I be at? If you are a landscaper you will […]
Continue Reading... Comments Off on 2012 Frequently Asked QuestionsOn June 26, 2010 ServeINC (formerly called ISERVE) landscaped and painted the Jefferson Middle School (32,000-square-foot exterior surface). In addition, they landscaped the Jefferson Elementary School, and a nearby park. 300 workers showed up and all work was completed in 5 hours (excluding a small cleanup crew after the event). After that event was over […]
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