What does the Local Impact team do?
CHAIN OF LAKES LOCAL IMPACT TEAM organizes volunteer service opportunities serving the community around Chain of Lakes Church through local partners such as Hope for Youth, Stepping Stone Emergency Housing, River Trail Learning Center, Feed My Starving Children, and other organizations and service projects. There are 2-4 events every week that you can get involved with and help impact the world. Whether it’s packing groceries, organizing supplies, serving a meal, or just talking with people, we are called to serve.
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Serving is foundational to our faith life. Many of the service opportunities can be done as a family. Children are welcome to participate.
Adopt-a-Highway Clean-up
Saturday, April 26, Chain of Lakes will be picking up and bagging trash on a two-mile stretch of 125th Avenue. The team will have breakfast at Perkins (Ulysses St NE) at 9am and gather at the Church at 10am. Clean-up will take about two hours. Please dress for the weather and for walking in ditches. Gloves are recommended. Email info@colpres.org to join the team.
Hope 4 Youth Banquet
Saturday, May 3. Bunker Hills. Find more info and register here.
Stepping Up 4 HOPE Walk
Sunday, May 18, 2-4pm. Save the date! This is a fundraiser walk whose proceeds will be divided between Stepping Stone and HOPE 4 YOUTH.
Cub Food Grocery Bagging
Saturday, June 7, 10am. Contact Ann Turner for more information.
Stepping Stone BBQ
Wednesday, June 18, 5pm. Save the date!
Help out at HOPE 4 Youth
The Local Impact Team is looking for volunteers to help at HOPE 4 Youth in Anoka on the second Saturday of every month between 9am and noon. People will help move donated items to the appropriate spaces. This is an excellent opportunity for families or people who want to connect with friends. Sign up in the following ways:
- Help out on May 10, 9am – noon
- Organize a group of people to join you on an upcoming Saturday on an upcoming month..
Pick a month to help on the sign-up sheets in the Commons Area at church, or contact info@colpres.org.
Bags were filled with groceries to serve the families during the holiday break.


Chain of Lakes had the biggest group at the HOPE 4 Youth Darkest Night of the Year 4k fundraiser 10/4/24. See more photos on the Chain of Lakes FB page.
Summer, 2024, Kick-Off Challenge Fundraiser
Yay, God! Congratulations to the congregation for raising over two thousand pounds of food for HOPE 4 Youth during their summer food drive. This is an amazing response – the congregation brought in a ton of food for hungry kids! Thank you!