The Orlando Initiative is a safe place for different denominations to come together and focus on a common goal. We are always hosting local and out-of-state groups for work projects in the Orlando Mobile Home Park. Most of the people that get involved stay in touch because they never imagined this kind of living environment still exists in Orlando.
We tell them: Our mission field starts in our back yard. You don‘t really have to travel to distant countries to share the Gospel and change a life. Please contact us if you are interested in becoming a part of this grassroots movement. We have many opportunities for single volunteers to take a role in the many openings to empower these peoples’ lives.
Current partnerships:
- A Center for Women
- A Right Solution
- Aggressive Appliances
- All Pro Electrical
- Belzer Plumbing
- Cahill Homes
- CAM Construction
- Campus Crusade for Christ
- Celebrate Recovery Orlando
- Center Pointe Community Church
- Central Care Mission
- Christian Community Development Association
- Church in the Son
- Colorado Uplift
- Destiny Foundation
- Discovery Church
- FAS Windows and Doors
- Finding the Lost Sheep
- First Baptist of Orlando
- First Baptist of Oviedo
- First Presbyterian of Orlando
- Fulcrum Partners LLC
- Get Organized
- Harvest Time International
- Here’s Life Inner City
- The Home Depot
- Hosanna Building Contractors
- Just Doors
- Linder Industrial Machinery Company
- Look Up Orlando //
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- Mills & Nebraska
- Missionary Computer Fellowship
- Northland Church
- Open Doors
- Orange County Sheriff’s Office
- Orlando Mobile Home Park
- Palco Services
- Porter Paints
- Prime Construction Group Inc.
- Restore Orlando
- S.A.Y. Yes
- Southpoint Homes
- St. Paul Presbyterian Church of Orlando
- Summit Church
- Urban Immersion, Minneapolis
- Urban Ministries
- Watkins Paint & Wallpaper, Inc.
- Welbro
- Westbrook Inc.
Short and Long-Term Involvement
There are many ways to be involved in a project like this.
Some short term options are:
- Work groups that serve one day
- Financial, material and/or prayer support
- Donations of building materials used to repair the mobile homes
Some long-term options are:
- Recruit volunteers in your church and have them trained to become a facilitator in any of the running programs (Campus Crusade for Christ at Here’s Life Inner City) that will train volunteers for most of the programs and guarantees high quality education) This will allow believers in your church to develop their God given skills and talents
- Elect one or more programs and financially sponsor it.
- Provide young teachers/preachers and make other programs available from the chapel building on other week nights. We are open to hear some of your creative thoughts!
- Develop big brother/sister relationships with some of the residents and bring them to your church on Sundays. Be an accountability partner or sponsor for a resident in a ‘hands-on’ fashion.
- Provide employment opportunities from business people within your church community
- Donate a section of land for TOI’s work (In exchange for a tax deduction from the IRS)
The Orlando Initiative is a place where the body of Christ comes together, where we can work together in an environment that is safe from denominational—and/or ethnic differences and where we share the resources entrusted to us. Together, we can make a powerful impact to improve the community of Orlando.