The family of God achieves more when we come together, so Stonebriar’s Missional Living ministry partners with a variety of Christian non-profit organizations to help meet needs in Jesus’ name. Throughout the year, we offer opportunities for our church family to give and serve in support of these organizations, and we encourage everyone to give or serve any time as they feel led.
Learn about our partner organizations below and visit their websites to get involved, or reach out to us at ml@stonebriar.org to find upcoming opportunities to support them through Stonebriar.
Our Partner Organizations
Serving Vulnerable Children, Families, and Seniors
Buckner International is a ministry that protects vulnerable children, strengthens families, transforms lives for generations, and serves senior adults through Christ-centered values. Buckner’s focus ministries include: Family Hope Centers provide critical services for families experiencing poverty and other issues, Foster Care & Adoption help vulnerable children flourish, Family Pathways provide comprehensive services for single parents in crisis, and Retirement Services foster vibrant communities for senior adult living.
Fighting Poverty in North Texas
For more than 40 years, Christian Community Action (CCA) has been healing, feeding, and educating families in need throughout Collin, Dallas, Denton, Tarrant and Wise counties. Headquartered in Lewisville, CCA is one of the largest private nonprofits in North Texas, providing more than 10,000 individual services each year. Through careful case management, CCA’s holistic approach from rescue to transition helps families in need achieve self-sufficiency by offering a “hand-up” instead of a hand-out.
Serving Our Neighbors in South Dallas
Under the leadership of Pastor Chris Simmons, Cornerstone Baptist Church started the Cornerstone Community Development Corp., Inc. with the mission of bringing about community development and revitalization in one of the most blighted areas of South Dallas. Cornerstone has acquired a number of properties in the South Dallas community that were once community nuisances and transitioned them into facilities that currently contribute to the growth and development of local residents. Among these are a former liquor store that is now the Cornerstone Kitchen, abandoned crack house that his now the Philemon House for the formerly incarcerated, a rundown apartment complex that is now the Cornerstone Care Center providing a number of outreach ministries in the community. In partnership with the City of Dallas, the development corporation has purchased a number of abandoned vacant so that new affordable homes can be built for the community.
Enriching Lives of Adults with Special Needs
The Coventry Reserve is a distinctive day program for adults with special needs that offers life enrichment opportunities, creative activities and therapeutic programs. Through this program, participants enjoy a full, active, and productive day. They are engaged in discovering and learning intellectually, mentally, physically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually in a positive and encouraging environment. Coventry establishes a foundation for each participant to accept themselves as valuable individuals, encourages personal growth, and helps participants discover how to be their best and how they can contribute, share, and engage in the world around them.
Making a Difference in the Little Elm Community
Feed My Sheep Food Pantry serves around 200 people per month and is funded by donations from the community. It is their mission to help feed the community when ends cannot be met. Housed in Button United Methodist Church, the Pantry helps families secure food, toiletries, household products, and gently used clothing. The Pantry is open to food donation drop-offs every Monday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Supplying Meals for Kids in Extreme Poverty
Founded in 1987, Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a Christian non-profit organization that provides nutritionally complete meals specifically formulated for malnourished children. The process is simple. Donations given by people just like you fund the meal ingredients. Volunteers hand-pack the meals. Meals are donated to FMSC food partners around the world, where kids are fed and lives are saved! Each meal costs less than a quarter to make, and more than 90% of total donations goes directly toward feeding kids.
Empowering Job Seekers
Frisco Connect is a career transition and networking group designed to help people get back into the workforce as soon as possible. At Frisco Connect’s monthly meetings, attendees can expect to receive practical help for their job search from featured speakers such as industry leaders, top recruiters, and more. These gatherings are a free resource for our community, so there is no cost to attend.
Meeting Urgent Needs in Frisco
For more than 25 years, Frisco Family Services has been assisting members of our Frisco and Frisco ISD community during their time of greatest need. These are our neighbors, individuals and families experiencing a crisis due to loss of employment, health or medical issues, death, divorce and other destabilizing situations. As Frisco has grown, so has the need for their programs and services.
Providing Meals for FISD Children
The mission of Frisco Fastpacs is to ensure that no child in Frisco has to endure hunger when school is not in session. Every week throughout the school year, Frisco Fastpacs delivers individual pre-packed bags to FISD schools that include enough food for seven meals for each qualifying child to eat over the weekend at home. Along with donations, Frisco Fastpacs is always looking for volunteers who have a servant’s heart and who want to impact and make a difference in the community.
Distributing Bibles and Gospel Resources
The Gideons International is a body of believers dedicated to making the Word of God available to everyone and, together with the local church, reaching souls for Christ. What began in 1908 as an association of Christian businessmen placing Bibles in hotel rooms has evolved into an expanding mission to provide Scriptures to all people in nearly every facet of life. To date, The Gideons have taken more than 2 billion Scriptures in more than 95 languages to 200 countries, territories, and possessions around the globe.
Sharing Christ’s Love With International Students
Each year, more than 1 million international students attend universities and colleges across the U.S., so we have an amazing opportunity to make disciples of all nations as God brings the nations to us. ISI’s Friendship Partner program connects Christian volunteers with international students who are looking to practice their English and learn about the local culture. Volunteers often develop lifelong friendships with their students and support them in a variety of ways, such as picking them up from the airport, preparing meals, and helping them feel at home away from home.
Hosting Bible Clubs in Public Schools
KiDs Beach Clubs’ innovative ministry mobilizes the Church to take the message of Christ into the heart of its community. Through fun, engaging after-school programs, 3rd through 6th grade children learn biblical character through Bible stories and Scripture memorization. Each child who attends also receives their very own KiDs Beach Club® Explorer’s Study Bible, free of charge! Additionally, the multi-award-winning KiDs Beach Club® TV teaches preteens how to live out character while reflecting the heart of Jesus.
Sending Gifts & Supplies Worldwide
After sharing the story of the Good Samaritan, Jesus said “Go and do likewise.” That is the mission of Operation Christmas Child, a ministry of Samaritan’s Purse—to follow the example of Christ by helping those in need and proclaiming the hope of the Gospel. Every Christmas, OCC invites individuals and churches to pack shoeboxes with toys, hygiene items, and other small gifts for children in need around the world.
Putting an End to Human Trafficking
The Poiema Foundation educates the public and raises awareness in order to prevent sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and other methods of sexual exploitation. Poiema also facilitates the restoration journey of survivors by providing for their physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs. This organization’s goal is to provide a safe place where victims experience the unconditional love of Jesus Christ and receive trauma-informed care on their journey from victim to survivor.
Saving Lives on Earth & For Eternity
Located in Allen, TX, Real Options is a pregnancy resource center that has been serves Collin County and North Dallas. With the goal of empowering women to make informed choices when facing an unplanned pregnancy or possible STI infection, Real Options offers free and confidential pregnancy testing, sonograms, pregnancy options information, community resources, and STI screenings.
Supporting First Responders
Responder Impact seeks to encourage and equip first responders with the tools they need to thrive, both on duty and off. First responders, such as police officers, firefighters, and paramedics, are at risk of experiencing many emotional and mental health issues as a result of their work. For example, one out of four responders struggle with alcohol abuse, up to 30% suffer from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and they are twice as likely to die from suicide than in the line of duty. Responder Impact serves first responders by providing a variety of programs and resources, including support groups, counseling, retreats, mission trip opportunities, and more.
Equipping the Homeless to Achieve Independence
The Samaritan Inn is a comprehensive homeless program that helps willing people gain dignity and independence. Located in McKinney, The Samaritan Inn offers shelter and teaches self-sufficiency and life skills to meet the needs of individuals and families experiencing homelessness. On a typical night, approximately 160 people sleep at the Inn, of which 60 are children. All services and support are provided free of charge through funding made from donations by churches, service groups, organizations, corporations, and individuals like you.
Missional Living Team
Keith Tyler
Karen Hawkins
Jen Whitson
Michelle Flores
Emily Timpinani
Keith Tyler
Missional Living Minister & Ordained Pastor
keitht@stonebriar.org
Karen Hawkins
Community Care Minister
karenh@stonebriar.org
Michelle Flores
Global Engagement Ministry Director
michellef@stonebriar.org
Emily Timpani
Community Care Ministry Coordinator
emilyt@stonebriar.org
If you have any questions about Missional Living or want help deciding where to start, please reach out to us at ml@stonebriar.org. We look forward to meeting and serving alongside of you.