This document provides information about Overflow Ministry, including: - Its mission is to disciple people into Christ's abundant life that overflows. It was founded 35 years ago by Korean immigrants. - It has a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic worshipping community and helps the local community through various outreach programs like food and clothing pantries. - It assists those in need through emergency food/clothing, furniture, financial assistance, job assistance, housing referrals, and social service referrals. It has helped over 121 individuals and counting.

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OUR MISSION
TO DISCIPLE PEOPLE INTO CHRIST’S
ABUNDANT LIFE THAT OVERFLOWS

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Founded by Korean Immigrants 35 years ago.
Overflow Ministry had its beginnings in 1999.
We are the outreach arm of this church.
OUR CHURCH HISTORY

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Multi-Cultural
Multi-Ethnic
Worshipping Community
Reflecting The Face of Our Community

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OUR PASTOR
PASTOR ARNOLD HOSKINS, M.TH.

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OUR FAMILY

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OUR MINISTRY OUTREACH
Our Needs Based Social Help Program
Rebekah’s Clothing Pantry
Jacob’s Furniture Pantry
South Suburban PADS
Harvey YMCA Seniors Home
Overflow Breakfast Club
Ordered Steps Veterans Home
Vacation Bible School

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OUR ANNUAL EVENTS
Thornton Township Holiday Dinner and Luncheon
Needs Program Toy Drive
MLK Day of Serving
YMCA Seniors Home Thanksgiving & Christmas
Celebration

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OUR NEEDS PROGRAM
OVERFLOW MINISTRY - Individual/Family Needs Assessment Form
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name Date of Birth Date of Assessment
Address City State Zip Code
Home Phone Cell Phone Work Phone Email Address
Marital Status Spouses Name Proof of Identity (Some form of State I.D. Or License)
Children/Dependent Name/Age/Boy or Girl
INDIVIDUAL/FAMILY ASSISTANCE NEEDED
Food Donation - What Types of food and amounts requested?
Clothing Donation - What Types and Sizes?
Financial Assistance - Please specify particular needs:
Furniture Assistance - Requested Items:
Request Referral To Social Services? (Circle one) Yes or No?
Type of Social Services requested (Please Check Boxes Below)
Medical Employment Financial Educational XXXXXXX
Housing Other (Please Specify)
PRAYER REQUESTS
OTHER COMMENTS:
AUTHORIZATION FOR RELEASE OF OVERFLOW MINISTRY PARTICIPANT INFORMATION
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I hereby authorize release of my Overflow Ministry information on this form as For
Official Use Only and only to those federal, state, and local agencies that are approved by law to offer social services.
Signature: Date:
TYPE OF ASSISTANCE APPROVED BY OVERFLOW LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
Financial Amount Approved: Social Services Referral
Food Clothing Other
Signature Date:
Our Needs Program is open to all
who have needs, but our focus is on
those individuals and families who
are homeless.
We hear their stories and share them
with our donor network.

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We Provide Emergency Food Boxes
We Provide Clothing
We Provide Furniture
We Offer Limited Financial Assistance
We Assist in Getting Jobs
We Work to find Housing
We Have Referrals to Social Services and Help Programs
We Offer Spiritual Support Through Our Prayer Network
HOW WE HELP

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Through our partnership with Thornton Township we
are able to provide these one time food boxes to the
families and individuals in our needs program
whether they reside in the township or not.
When necessary we purchase food in emergency
situations.
Currently working to join the Chicago Food
Depository as a member organization, with plans to
open our own food pantry.
EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES

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REBEKAH’S CLOSET

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JACOB’S BASEMENT

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
We provide limited financial assistance in the
following forms:
• Grocery Cards
• Fuel Cards
• Bus and Train Passes
• Temporary Part Time Work Assistance

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JOB ASSISTANCE
Working with various organizations to provide jobs
for those in our needs program.
We have immediate job placement available
through a program which transports people to a
couple of different factory locations provided they
are physically able to perform the work.

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HOUSING ASSISTANCE
We work with South Suburban Pads, CEDA and
other state housing programs to provide
apartments and houses to those in need.
We work with the transitional housing program
Ordered Steps to provide housing for qualifying
veterans.

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SOCIAL SERVICE AND PROGRAM REFERRALS
For those individuals and families in our needs
program that we are unable to assist through our in
house programs. We have a list of qualifying local
and state social service organizations that will
provide assistance.

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PRAYER SUPPORT
We share the needs and concerns of those in our
needs program with a network of individuals both
inside and outside of our ministry. All of them have
become part of Overflow's Angel Network.
Pastor’s Prayer List

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OUR NEEDS PROGRAM TESTIMONIES
Our Musician Friend
Rice Family
Current and Former
Displaced Congregation
Members
 To Date 121 Individuals have been
helped through our Needs
program.
 There are currently 29 active cases
and new interviews every Sunday.
 We have served over 250 local
people through our clothing pantry.
 Our Clothing Pantry has provided
countless others through our
overseas missions support in
Mongolia, Guatemala and Africa.
 We have moved and assisted
moving 30 individuals from
homelessness to housing.
 We are currently providing food for
6 to 8 people each week

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OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM
Connecting Volunteers
to Serving Opportunities!

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OUR NETWORK ORGANIZATIONS
Thornton Township
Harvey YMCA
Restoration Ministries
Christ Cares Ministry
Oak Lawn United Methodist
Church
South Suburban PADS
Rich Township
Respond Now
South Suburban Housing Center
Housing Authority of Cook
County
Ford Heights Community Service
Organization
Flossmoor Community Church
CEDA Housing Program
Ordered Steps Veterans Home
Veterans Administration
Aunt Martha’s Youth Center
Set Free Ministries
Chicago Food Depository
Eden Place Nature Center
Excel-Into-Independence
Salvation Army
Korean United Methodist Church
Church World Service
True to Life Foundation
South Suburban Homeless
Alliance
Housing Action Illinois

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OUR FUTURE PLANS
Open Five Small Loaves Food Pantry
Develop Web Site
Continue to Network and Expand Our Outreach
Teach and Share Our Needs Program
Individual Continuous Improvement Program
Develop Youth Sports Program

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OUR MINISTRY NEEDS
We are seeking general operating support for our needs based social help
program. We wish to reduce some of the burdens to families in our local
communities who are suffering. We would like to provide more General
Assistance in the following ways:
•Grocery Cards: To assist those waiting for their approval in the state run
LINK program and as supplemental help for our food pantry
•Fuel cards: to help with transportation to work, job interviews and doctors
appointments.
•Bus and Train passes to work or school
•Operating expenses to provide temporary employment in our furniture,
clothing and food pantries.

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GRACE OVERFLOWING!
“ So that the Grace that is reaching more and
more people may cause Thanksgiving to
Overflow to the Glory of God.”
2 Corinthians 4:15, NIV

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