Church Relations

We host benefit dinners each year in cities across Florida and the Southeast. Churches play a key role in promoting these dinners and encouraging their members to attend. If your church is interested in participating in an upcoming dinner — or helping host a dinner in your city — please contact us (see contact information below). Visit here for a list of upcoming benefit dinners.

NEW: You can now sign-up online to attend a benefit dinner! Visit our online registration page.

The Change for Children program encourages churches to ask their members to save their loose change for the children at Mount Dora. It’s a program that everyone from business owners to children can support. We supply the coin cans and promotional ideas, making this an easy program for churches to administer. See the "Contact" information to request more information.

A representative from MDCH will be glad to come to your church and make a presentation about our ministry. For supporting churches, this is a good way for your members to learn more about one of the missions your church supports. Contact us (see contact information” below) to schedule a date.

Church groups frequently visit Mount Dora for campus tours or to spend time with our children and single parents. This can range from youth groups to senior saints. Contact us (see below) to discuss possible dates and agendas.

Some churches get creative and come up with their own ways of helping us, such as hosting cookouts for our kids, birthday and Christmas parties, or providing the funds for our children to experience cultural, educational, and travel opportunities beyond what would be covered by our normal budget. We would love to talk with your church, or your church’s senior saints, ladies’ group, men’s group, or youth group, about hosting or funding special events for our home children and single parents. See the Contact section below for more information.

Providing for the nourishment and daily needs of our children and adult residents can be an expensive task. Churches help by supporting our annual drive for gift cards. In the past, we ran a truck route each year to participating churches and collected food and supplies. Today, it is more efficient and effective to collect gift cards instead. Gift cards can be used for a much wider selection of foods, including fresh fruit and vegetables, refrigerated and frozen foods, meats, and other perishables. Gift cards also make it possible for our house parents and single parents to buy the exact food and supplies they need. For more information, email Chuck Shepherd, director of Social Services.