Mercy Ministry
Food Ministry
Food is foundational to our ministry. Each Sunday service is followed by a meal for our church family and each of our weekly ministries includes a snack or meal. Food boxes and “Backpack Buddies” play a role in Mercy Ministry. Food boxes are delivered to help a family get through a tough time and opens the door for healthy interaction with adults. “Backpack Buddies” is a program which provides two days worth of food for a child that has no healthy adult to take care of them. The backpacks contain nutritious items that do not need to be cooked and are distributed on an "as needed" basis. They can even be distributed through school counselors on Fridays to provide food for a weekend.
Firewood
One of the goals of Sacred Road is to love our ‘first neighbors’ like family. One of the ways we do that is by providing free firewood to elders who cannot cut and stack their own. During the fall and winter we cut, split, deliver, and stack firewood for elders in our community. In 2020, we were able to provide over 100 large loads of wood to elders. That's over $20,000 of firewood!
Transportation
Reliable transportation is a major issue for many people living on the Reservation. Most of the people wanting to come to church and church activities don’t have a way to get there. To meet this need, Sacred Road sends out vans and buses to pick up people of all ages. Sacred Road’s “fleet” includes three school buses, one shuttle bus, and 6 vans. Approximately 300 rides are given each week and, in the summer, approximately 700 rides a week.