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

 

Summer 2023 Newsletter Update

September 9, 2023

As summer fades and fall comes, it is a reminder that seasons come and go, but God remains the same and guides us through them.  How thankful we are to have a God who is constant and consistently faithful through all our seasons!
We enjoyed two seasonal events this summer – the Bonner County Fair and our annual Fall Giveaway.  We again shared a fair booth with 7B CAREs.  Although it can be hot and tiring, we enjoy visiting with so many people throughout the week.  Jon has a knack for keeping it lively with his unusual ways of attracting people to our table. 😊  We handed out 120 Good Samaritan Inn brochures, 90 Helping Hands flyers and 70 Fall Giveaway flyers.  It’s a good way to get our information out.
We had another successful Fall Giveaway, and we thank Sandpoint Church of God for allowing us to continue to have this event on their church playground.  77 families signed in with a total of 258 adults and children served.  It warmed our hearts to hear the expressions of thanks as people walked away with bags of clothes for their families. We are so thankful for such great volunteer help this year that made the work much easier than normal.  In addition to ten faithful volunteers, which was more than normal, four ladies with two sons came from Sweet Magnolia and really pitched in.  It took extra energy this year since all of our stored clothing had to be carried up from a basement. Many hands made light the work…

 

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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

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

Chrisrie Kettenring

Chrisrie Kettenring

Server/Sorter

Carol VanNostrand

Carol VanNostrand

Server/Sorter

Tina Sunquist

Tina Sunquist

Server/Sorter

Marcia Wanous

Marcia Wanous

Server/Sorter

Freda Wolf

Freda Wolf

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

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

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

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