Bonner County, Idaho

Helping Hands
Healing Hearts

A JOINT MINISTRY OF SANDPOINT AREA CHURCHES

Our Dream…

WE HAVE LAND!

Two acres on Triangle Dr in Ponderay across from school district offices. We have project manager and design. Our next step is to raise $4M to build. 

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Helping Hands Healing Hearts

Sprint 2022 Newsletter Update

May 24, 2023

We hope you are enjoying this warm spring.   For the first time in several years, our lilacs were not hit by frost this spring and were actually able to fully bloom.  They are beautiful and smell wonderful.

   

We are happy to have two new volunteers join our team, Christina Kettenring, first right and Rusti Brooks, second right.  They both are doing a great job serving clients and sorting donations. They also help in other areas.  Christina is great at helping our center stay clean and Rusti is a great help to our treasurer.  These ladies have fit in so well with the ministry and the other volunteers.

We deeply love and appreciate our volunteers.  We can’t say enough good about them.  Their faithful, amazing service is such a key role in this ministry.  And sometimes some of the husbands help as well. 😊 Helping Hands Healing Hearts wouldn’t be the vital ministry it is without these wonderful volunteers. It is a pleasure to highlight them in this letter.  In addition to Christina and Rusti above, here are the ladies that faithfully serve in this ministry.  From left to right row 1 server/sorters (serve clients and sort donations) – Carol VanNostrand, Freeda Wolfe, Kath Howard, Kathleen Alderman, Marcia Wanous, Noni Ellison.  From left to right row 2 server/sorters – Therese Stevens, Tina Sunquist. Receptionists – Alma McChesnie, Judy Trenholm. Data Entry – Janis Miller, Sue Hotelling

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Here’s the numbers from 2021!

Individuals Served

Hungry neighbors fed

Accepted Spiritual Guidance And Prayer

Volunteer Hours

Jon and Cathy Pomeroy Co-Directors Helping Hands Healing Hearts Community Assistance

Our Story

The former Love INC (In the Name of Christ) officially closed its doors in January of 2017. Having been housed in the back of the Sandpoint Church of God for the prior three years, the remaining assets of the ministry were “bequeathed” to SCOG. Hearing strong expressions from the community for the need of a similar ministry to fill the void, the SCOG Church Council decided to “resurrect” Love INC under a new name and renewed focus. After a “listening tour” of three months with numerous pastors and agency leaders throughout the community, “Helping Hands – Healing Hearts” was chosen as the name that would reflect the purpose and mission of the new ministry. Believing that every need is essentially a heart issue, the primary focus of “QH” would be healing hearts through helping hands. This reflects Jesus’ teaching to “use worldly wealth to make friends for eternity” (paraphrase of Luke 16:9). And so, after several months of reorganizing and preparation – in partnership with many other churches and agencies – “Helping Hands – Healing Hearts” officially opened on May 9, 2017. We celebrate this joint ministry that is helping people in need, and in the process, making friends for eternity! Thank you for joining us in celebrating God’s work through us all together!

Our Mission

Helping Hands Healing Hearts is a Christ-centered joint ministry of Sandpoint area churches and aims to be God’s vessel to lend a helping hand by providing assistance for material needs and in healing hearts by providing spiritual and emotional support to the needy in our community.

Who we are

Our Amazing Dedicated Volunteers

Kathleen Alderman

Kathleen Alderman

Server/Sorter

Rusti Brooks

Rusti Brooks

Server/Sorter

Noni Ellison

Noni Ellison

Server/Sorter

Kath Howard

Kath Howard

Server/Sorter

Chrisrie Kettenring

Chrisrie Kettenring

Server/Sorter

Tina Sunquist

Tina Sunquist

Server/Sorter

Carol VanNostrand

Carol VanNostrand

Server/Sorter

Marcia Wanous

Marcia Wanous

Server/Sorter

Freda Wolf

Freda Wolf

Server/Sorter

Sue Hotelling

Sue Hotelling

Data Entry

Janice MIller

Janice MIller

Data Entry

Alma McChesnie

Alma McChesnie

Receptionist

Judy Trenholm

Judy Trenholm

Receptionist

Our Wonderful Board of Directors

Jon and Cathy Pomeroy

Jon and Cathy Pomeroy

Co-Directors

Kyle Bostock

Kyle Bostock

Chair Person

Chad Wilks

Chad Wilks

Vice Chair Person

Sue Byers

Sue Byers

Secretary

Anita Byers

Anita Byers

Treasurer

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Helping Hands Healing Hearts

Hours of Operation​​
Tuesday: 1:30 – 6:00
Wednesday, Thursday 1:30 – 4:30 pm
Text only: 833-907-2187
Fax: 206-350-2499
Address:
530 Pine St,
Sandpoint, ID 83864