Join us for City Serve
City Serve is an annual opportunity for churches across Omaha and the surrounding communities to come together to unleash unprecedented love and compassion on our city. This year, City Serve will be a weeklong event beginning on Friday, September 18, and ending on Saturday, September 26. King of Kings will partner with Open Door Mission, American Red Cross, Care Corps LifeHouse, Project Pink’d, Disney Elementary School, and other organizations for serving opportunities throughout the week.
SEPTEMBER 18-26
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This Year’s Projects
Standing Bear Elementary
5:30-7:30PM | 20 Volunteer Opportunities for Students
Outdoors, Ages 12+, Moderate, Standing Bear Elementary School, 15860 Taylor Street, Omaha, NE
Help repaint the US States map on the Standing Bear playground.
Open Door Mission
9AM-2PM | All Staff Serve Day plus 20 additional volunteers
Indoors, Ages 10+, Easy to moderate, Open Door Mission, 2828 N. 23rd Street East, Omaha, NE
Join the King of Kings staff as we spend the day serving at Open Door Mission. Clean and sort items, serve food, and other projects as requested.
Heartland Hope Mission
6-9PM | 20 volunteer opportunities
Indoors, Ages 12+, Easy to Moderate, Heartland Hope Mission, 2021 U Street, Omaha, NE
Assist families in shopping for food at the Heartland Hope Mission food pantry. Stock shelves.
Cards of Encouragement
6-8PM | 40 volunteer opportunities
Indoors, Ages 3+, Easy, King of Kings Northwest Campus, 15656 Fort Street, Commons Area
Write encouraging messages and birthday cards for the staff of our partner school or beneficiaries of some of our City Serve partner organizations.
Standing Bear Elementary School
9AM-3PM | 20 volunteer opportunities (morning and afternoon shifts available)
Indoors, Ages 3+, Easy, Standing Bear Elementary School, 15860 Taylor Street, Omaha, NE
Assist with Standing Bear Elementary School’s annual Fun Run. Encourage kids, hand out water, and help along the route for the run.
Heart Ministry Center
9:45AM-1PM | 25 Volunteer Opportunities
Indoors, Ages 12+, Easy to moderate, Heart Ministry Center, 2222 Binney Street, Omaha, NE
Assist families in shopping for food at the Heartland Hope Mission food pantry and load it into their vehicles. Stock shelves.
Love Your Neighbor Boxes for Abide
You can grab a Love Your Neighbor Box from the Millard or Northwest Omaha Campus, fill it with the identified items, and return it to King of Kings by September 27.
Goal: 30 boxes.
Amazon Wish List for Open Door Mission
Order items from the Open Door Mission Amazon Wish List to support their assistance programs.
Goal: 25 donated items.
Baked/Bought Goods for Omaha Fire & Police Departments
Select a fire or police station from here to bake or purchase treats for and deliver directly to that station by September 27. If possible, include cards or notes of encouragement.
Goal: 25 stations blessed.
FAQs
Exciting news—King of Kings handles the projects and t-shirts, which means City Serve is free! If you pick specific projects, you’ll have the chance to choose your spending upfront—just a reminder, though—registration is needed. You can sign up right here.
Registration and Projects: You can easily register for your favorite project online—click here to jump right in! If you want that awesome t-shirt, sign up by Sunday, September 13. No worries if you miss it; you can still join the fun, but t-shirts might be limited. Plus, some projects fill up fast, so don’t wait!
You can pick it up on Sundays in the Next Steps Space at your campus.
Yes! We’re excited to share that we have opportunities to serve from the comfort of your home this year. You can explore all the options available here.
Of course you do! You can pick it up on Sundays in the Next Steps Space at your campus.
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2026 City Serve Partners
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. The American Red Cross, through its strong network of volunteers, donors, and partners, is always there in times of need. We aspire to turn compassion into action so that, all people affected by disaster across the country and around the world receive care, shelter and hope; our communities are ready and prepared for disasters; everyone in our country has access to safe, lifesaving blood and blood products; all members of our armed services and their families find support and comfort whenever needed; and in an emergency, there are always trained individuals nearby, ready to use their Red Cross skills to save lives.
Care Corps Thriftology & LifeHouse
Care Corps’ LifeHouse provides shelter, homeless prevention services, and five supportive housing programs. We also offer wrap-around case management services and life skills training. LifeHouse also provides food security to the community through its food pantry and thrift store, Thriftology.
Heartland Hope Mission
Heartland Hope Mission helps working poor families by providing them with some of life’s most basic staples, including a week’s supply of food, clothing, hygiene items, SNAP assistance, community referrals, and job resources. Heartland Hope Mission is a faith-based organization that also offers Bible studies and prayer.
Open Door Mission
Open Door Mission offers more than 40 programs to break the cycles of homelessness and poverty. Their core values, Rescue, Redeem, Rebuild, and Restore guide their work through their Gospel Rescue Mission.
Abide
Abide’s Mission is to revitalize the inner city, one lighthouse at a time. They provide an integrated approach that focuses on developing stronger families, safer neighborhoods, and emerging leaders. They believe that stability brings safety. They connect and stabilize neighborhoods, making our community safer. Abide believes that success starts at home, and they inspire hope and bring healing by equipping children, students, and families. They are investing in leaders to see our community transformed from the inside out.
Disney Elementary School
Disney Elementary is in the Millard Public School District, a partner school of the King of Kings’ Millard Campus. It has 380 students, 65 staff, and three classrooms per grade.
FurEver Home, Inc.
FurEver Home, Inc. is an animal rescue located in Fremont, Nebraska. Their team of volunteers is passionate about improving the lives of pets and their owners through adoptions, fostering, owner support, training, and education.
Howard Elementary School
Howard Elementary is in the Fremont Public School District and is a partner of the King of Kings’ Fremont Campus. It has about 300 students and 40 staff members.
Heart Ministry Center
The Heart Ministry Center programs guide people along a personal journey leading to individualized breakthroughs, permanent transformations, and dignified change by providing a way forward to people severely affected by poverty in the Omaha area. They offer a food distribution program, a healthcare clinic, a job placement program, and a laundromat to help bring change to the families, volunteers, supporters, and this community.
Omaha Fire & Police Departments
The Omaha Fire and Police Departments comprise a diverse group of men and women who strive to keep Omaha a safe, family-friendly city.
Standing Bear Elementary School
Standing Bear Elementary School is part of the Omaha Public School district and is a partner school with King of Kings’ Northwest Omaha campus. The school offers programs in Gifted and Talented, Special Education, English as a Second Language, and Speech. Five hundred sixty students attend pre-kindergarten through grade 5.
Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is a movement of people in your local area and around the world, working together to build more prosperous and vibrant communities by making sure everyone has a decent, safe, affordable place to call home.
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