Church Partnerships
Partnerships between these organizations and MCC have developed because members of our congregation have served regularly with these groups and established relationships.
EACM – Eastern Area Community Ministries
The mission of Eastern Area Community Ministries (EACM) is to provide support services to people in need by building cooperative relationships between communities of faith, organizations and businesses in East Louisville.
Contact: Lisa Hebert at 502-244-6141
www.eacmonline.org
The Learning Center @ The Valley (TLC)
The mission of TLC is to enhance the learning process and inspire
children to value education through building consistent and caring mentoring relationships. Tutors and volunteers serve children who are struggling in the current classroom setting and qualify for the free or reduced school lunch program each Tuesday and Thursday evening at The Valley campus.
Contact: K.J. Powell at 502-939-2270 or powell.kj@insightbb.com
Middletown Elementary School
MCC has partnered with Middletown Elementary School as part of our CHIP (Children in Poverty) initiative: to reduce the impact of poverty on the lives of children. To focus our efforts, we have chosen education as a primary means of breaking the cycle of poverty. We are partnering with local area schools to provide meals through Blessings in a Backpack and provide volunteer support in the classroom and serve in the local school community.
Contact: Casandra Swift at 502-253-9043 or casandra.swift@jefferson.kyschools.us
Summit Academy 
Summit Academy is an independent, not-for-profit school that provides a nurturing educational environment for students with learning differences. Summit Academy is located in MCC’s former church building in the heart of Middletown.
Contact: Janice Cates at 502-244-8311 or jcates@summit-academy.org
www.summit-academy.org
Middletown Christian Village 
A non-profit, ecumenical Christian Retirement Community located adjacent to MCC. Many of our older church members live in this community.
Contact: Stephanie Bradshaw at 502-254-1799
Hand in Hand Ministries 
Hand in Hand Ministries believes that all people deserve life’s essentials – food, water, clothing, shelter, education and medical care. Building community locally and around the world is their focus. Our partnership efforts with Hand In Hand include an annual adult Mission Trip to Appalachia. Our next scheduled trip is June 29-July 1, 2011.
Contact: Marla Cautilli at 502-459-9930 or marla@hhministries.com
www.hhministries.com
The Cornerstone Foundation
The Cornerstone Foundation remains one of our global partners, as they support the efforts of the hospital Loma de La Luz and children’s home and school located in the very remote and yet highly populated northern area of Honduras near the city of Belfate.
Middletown Christian Church has sent a team annually to Loma de La Luz since 2003, to build casitas where hospital patient’s families can stay near their loved one. Most must travel many miles and hours on foot through the jungle to reach the facility. The team has also worked to restructure a former single-family home into the children’s home where children suffering from abuse or those left behind find safety, healthy food and an education.
Contact: Rodger McAlister, 245-7282 or colrodger@att.net
www.crstone.org
American Red Cross
Some four million people give blood—the gift of life—through the Red Cross, making it the largest supplier of blood and blood products in the United States. For more information about giving blood, visit www.givelife.org.
Convenience, for many people, turns out to be the deciding factor whether they give blood or not. The American Red Cross works closely with companies, community groups, military bases, churches and synagogues, colleges, universities and high schools to organize blood drives at places most convenient for donors — the places where they live, work, worship, and play. In fact, 80% of blood donations made through the Red Cross are made at blood drives rather than fixed donor centers.
Middletown Christian Church is proud to sponsor regular blood drives through the American Red Cross. Click here for information about upcoming blood drives at MCC.
