Outreach

LOCAL OUTREACH

Bread of Life Food Pantry Information

The pantry serves and welcomes our neighbors in Hamilton County who are food insecure.
Each family will be given:

two bags of groceries (per typical family) - non-perishable canned and boxed foods, toilet paper, paper towels
fresh produce - potatoes, apples, carrots, assorted greens, and other items as available
assorted food items - cereal, crackers, tuna, canned vegetables, beans, etc.
bread products
dairy products - milk, cheese, eggs, butter, and other items as available
meat products - beef, chicken, and often a third meat
other items - laundry detergent, dish soap, shampoo, toothpaste, and sometimes baggie products and tissue

Guests will be asked to show an ID and proof of residency (utility bill) on the first visit. One visit per month.

Bread of Life Pantry Hours:
Wednesdays, 5:00-6:30 PM
1st & 3rd Saturdays, monthly, 10:00-11:30 AM

Directions: Follow the signs to the modular trailers on the south side of the building. Park your car and then follow the signage to the pantry trailer. Someone will help you upon arrival!

For more info, email .

Food Pantry Donations

Want to be a blessing to local families struggling with food insecurity?

You can help keep our pantry shelves stocked! Just grab a reusable shopping bag from the stand in the church lobby and purchase that month's "Featured Item." Bring back your filled bag and place it in the lobby donation bin.
Thank you for helping our neighbors who are food-insecure!

Donations can be dropped off at the Bread of Life Pantry bin in Venture's lobby Monday-Friday between 8:30a-5p and Sunday between 9:30a-12:15p.

The Neighborhood Outreach

Jesus tells us in Luke 10:27 to “Love your neighbor as yourself."

The Neighborhood is a volunteer ministry of Venture that helps local families with household maintenance and repairs. Yard work and minor home repairs are completed by loving volunteers.

Need minor repairs or home project assistance?

Assistance Request Form

Interested in serving as a volunteer?

Volunteer Form

Backpack Blast

A few weeks before school starts each year, Venture partners with Shepherd Community to provide filled backpacks for 200+ under-resourced kids in Indianapolis. If you'd like to get involved, email for more information.

Harvest Thanksgiving

Each year, Venture folks gather non-perishable food items to feed 160 food-insecure families in our area during the week of Thanksgiving. If you'd like to participate, please email for more information.

MISSIONS (LOCAL/GLOBAL)

Our heart for compassion and our desire to live like Jesus every day puts our focus on missions, both local and global. Explore the international missionaries we support as well as those in the U.S. and in Hamilton County!