Upcoming and Ongoing Outreach Opportunities
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Guns to Gardens
Guns to Gardens
Saturday, September 19
10am-Noon | 7701 Allisonville Road, 46250
The purpose of Guns To Gardens is to collect unwanted firearms and destroy them.
All gun donations will be anonymous. No record will be kept of any person or vehicle involved.
Safety is the first priority.
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Each firearm should be brought unloaded and stored in the trunk or cargo area of the vehicle.
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At the event all firearms will be handled ONLY by authorized personnel who will remove each firearm from the vehicle and examine it to determine that it is unloaded and secure.
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If ammunition is found in a firearm it will be unloaded and returned to the donor.
Gift cards will be offered as a “thank you” for donated firearms. The supply of gift cards is limited and they will be offered for as long as they last.
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Semiautomatic firearms (including hand guns and long guns) in working condition - $200
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Other firearms in working condition (rifles, shotguns, handguns) - $100
Only firearms in working condition will be eligible for gift cards. Guns that are not in working condition will be accepted for disposal.
All donated firearms will be destroyed. The gunmetal remains will be repurposed into tools or works of art. Upon arrival at the event volunteers will direct you through the process.
HOW CAN YOU HELP WITH THIS EVENT?
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We still are looking for volunteers on the day of the event. There's a sign-up sheet with descriptions of specific duties on the Outreach Table.
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We are currently looking for persons an additional chop saw to borrow for the day. Do you or someone you know have one that we can use?
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Guns to Gardens is designed to make it easy for people to dispose of unwanted guns. Please let your gun-owning friends and family of this opportunity and encourage them to bring their unloaded guns to this event.
The prophet Isaiah urges us to “beat our swords into plowshares and our swords into pruning hooks.” ACC now has this opportunity to transform instruments of violence into useful garden tools and unique pieces of art.
who we are
The Outreach Ministry of Allisonville Christian Church is dedicated to fulfilling the call in Matthew 25:34-40: “I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat. I was thirsty, and you gave me something to drink. I was a stranger, and you took me into your home. I needed clothes, and you gave me something to wear. I was sick, and you took care of me. I was in prison, and you visited me…Whatever you did for one of my brothers or sisters, no matter how unimportant it seemed, you did for me.’”
Our programs include, but are not limited to:
Blood Drive – four times annually.
Buddy Bags – School-age kids are most at-risk of going hungry during school breaks. Our Buddy Bag program provides 90 bags of food for each break for students at Clearwater Elementary, Eastwood Middle School, and Northview Middle School.
Christmas Families – Each year we adopt as many families as we are able and provide them with gifts and food for the holidays.
Global Ministries – We sponsor a child every year.
Green Chalice – We are a Green Chalice Congregation seeking to preserve the environment. We are constantly looking for ways to preserve and protect our world. We also plant a garden annually to feed the hungry. Learn more
Habitat for Humanity – We sponsor three builds: 2 Women’s Builds and one GIDA Build.
IHN/Family Promise – ACC works closely with Family Promise to provide items needed to furnish apartments and help tackle issues of homelessness in our community.
Horizon House/Second Helpings – Congregation members volunteer to serve the hungry with these organizations.
Jesus Fellowship (a westside Christian Day Care) – We worked on getting this ministry up and running with sweat equity and are proud to continue supporting this program.
Linwood Food Pantry – The first Sunday of every month is Food Pantry Sunday. We collect food, personal hygiene items and/or cash to help support the Linwood Food Pantry on Michigan Street. Members also volunteer there.
Refugee Family – Since 2015, we have given financial, emotional, and educational support to a Congolese family with four children who have settled here in Indianapolis.
Second Helpings – We are in our second year of sponsoring a Culinary Class in partnership with our youth.