Dorothy Day House
Mount Olive volunteers serve on the first Friday of each month from 5–7 pm — cooking, serving, praying and eating with those staying at the house.
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Neighbors serving neighbors
Channel One Food Bank
The local food shelf for Olmsted County. We collect special offerings during Lent and on Thanksgiving Eve and arrange group volunteer shifts at the warehouse.
Visit websiteFamily Promise Rochester
A network of volunteers from 40 faith communities offering food, shelter and security to families experiencing homelessness — which Mount Olive helped found in 1999.
Visit websiteBolder Options
Mentoring, wellness and leadership for youth at risk. The Rochester office for Bolder Options is located at Mount Olive — 507.993.0554.
Visit websiteNext Chapter Ministries
Building lasting relationships with people in Olmsted County impacted by crime — mentoring, Bible study, housing and restorative justice.
Visit websiteSalvation Army
An ongoing collection of travel-size hygiene items for the day center, and members ring bells each Christmas season for the Red Kettle Campaign, usually at Hy-Vee North.
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02Neighborhood schools
Supporting Elton Hills & Gage
We strive to support the local schools in our neighborhood.
Throughout the year we provide needed items to Elton Hills Elementary and Gage Elementary. We always accept donations of healthy snacks for these schools, and we hold a winter clothing drive — the Mitten Tree — in November.
Women’s ministry & the Mitten Tree