SERVICE LEARNING AT

FAIRMOUNT CHURCH
BY: HOLLY WEST, SAVANNAH TURNAGE, KAYLA MCCLURE, MORGAN
ATKINS, AND LAUREN GILLEND
 OVERVIEW OF THE COMMUNITY
• FAIRMOUNT CHRISTIAN CHURCH
• ELDERS, ADULTS, TEENAGERS, SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, PRE-
SCHOOLERS AND INFANTS
- THE CHURCH OFFERS PRESCHOOL CLASSES UNTIL 12PM
DURING THE WEEK
- SAFE HAVEN: MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY AIDS THOSE IN
THE COMMUNITY WITH A LISTENING EAR OR SOURCES
FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP
• ECONOMIC DATA:
- AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME $81,170 (2016)
- PERCENT OF PEOPLE IN POVERTY 5.8%
- PERCENT OF THOSE IN THE WORKFORCE 16+ 67.9%
 OVERVIEW CONT…

• ENVIRONMENTAL DATA:
• POPULATION 37,210
• MEDIAN AGE 40.2
• 83.6% WHITE, 9.5% AFRICAN AMERICAN, AND 2.9% HISPANIC
• SUBURBAN/RESIDENTIAL AREA, NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION,
PERSONAL VEHICLES PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION,
EASILY ACCESSIBLE GROCERY STORES

• HEALTH DATA:
HANOVER COUNTY HAS MRMC, A COUPLE STAND ALONE ER, PLENTY OF PCPS, DENTISTS AND OPTOMETRISTS
THAT ARE EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY
 OVERVIEW CONT…

• MORTALITY: • MORBIDITY:

1. CANCER 35.9% 1. TYPE II DIABETES

2. HEART DISEASE 30.7% 2. OBESITY

3. STROKE 7.9% 3. ALZHEIMER'S

 COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

• COMMUNITY LIAISONS:
• CHRIS SANTASIERE – ASSOCIATE MINISTER
• SHERRI FADOOL – ADULT MINISTRIES ASSISTANT

• COMMUNITY NEEDS:
• MORE VOLUNTEERS TO HELP WITH PROJECTS AND DIFFERENT MINISTRIES WITHIN THE CHURCH
 ASSESSMENT SUMMARY
• COMMUNITY STRENGTHS:
• COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
• DAY CARE
• SUPPORT GROUPS
• GROWING CHURCH
• SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY - THROUGH DONATIONS TO
CHURCH

• COMMUNITY WEAKNESSES:
• CHURCH MEMBERS ARE ABLE TO HELP BY MONETARY
DONATIONS, BUT MANY WORK FULL TIME AND ARE
UNABLE TO DONATE THEIR “FREE TIME”
• SINCE ADDING ON THE NEW SECTION THEY NEED EVEN
MORE VOLUNTEERS AND RESOURCES TO HELP MAINTAIN
CHURCH
 OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE DID

• TARGET POPULATION: THOSE WHO ATTEND F.C.C: IT’S A HUGE CHURCH, THEY JUST ADDED A NEW SANCTUARY THAT
HOLDS 900 PEOPLE
• THURSDAY 3/15 FROM 9AM-1PM
• WE WEREN’T QUITE SURE WHAT TO EXPECT SINCE THE INSTRUCTIONS WERE VERY VAGUE, BUT WHEN WE GOT THERE
THEY WANTED HELP WITH TASKS THAT THEY USUALLY DON’T GET TO COMPLETE
- FILLED THE PEWS WITH STATIONARY FOR THE NEXT SUNDAY’S SERMON
- PREPARED CARDS FOR THE CURRENT SERMON ON MIRACLES
- STOCKED FIRST AID KITS AROUND THE CHURCH
- ORGANIZED THE “NURSES” ROOM
- CLEANED WINDOWS IN THE NURSERY AND HALLWAY
 WHAT WE DID CONT…

• RELIEVED AN ELDERLY GROUP THAT VOLUNTEER WEEKLY TO STOCK

SANCTUARY

• ALL OF THE FIRST AID KITS WERE MISSING MANY SUPPLIES THAT SHOULD HAVE
BEEN INCLUDED

• THE “NURSES” ROOM HAD A BENCH FOR TREATMENT SERVICES AND A

STORAGE CLOSET WHICH HAD A FEW THINGS, BUT NOT NEARLY WHAT IT
SHOULD IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY

• WE MADE LISTS OF NEEDED SUPPLIES AND ORGANIZED THE FIRST AID KITS AS
MUCH AS WE COULD AND NOTED WHAT SUPPLIES NEEDED TO BE
REPLENISHED
 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• STRENGTHS UTILIZED:
• DAY CARE – CLEANED THE WINDOWS
• GROWING MEMBERSHIP OF CHURCH – STOCKED FIRST AID KITS/MADE SURE THERE WERE AN
APPROPRIATE AMOUNT
• DONATION SERVICES – STOCKED DONATION ENVELOPES

• METHODS USED TO INCLUDE THE COMMUNITY:

• CHURCH LEADER AND ELDERLY VOLUNTEER TEAM COMMUNICATING WHAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO
• CHURCH LEADER ASKING THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHAT THEY NOTICED NEEDED TO BE DONE
AROUND THE CHURCH
 FORMATIVE EVALUATION
• TRACKED WHETHER THE TARGET POPULATION WAS REACHED BY
TALKING WITH THE MANAGER OF THE VOLUNTEER SERVICES
• CHALLENGES:
• EXPECTED TO NOT BE ABLE TO FIND SOME OF THE FIRST AID KITS
• CHALLENGE THAT ACTUALLY OCCURRED WAS NOT HAVING ENOUGH
SUPPLIES
• WE WROTE DOWN WHAT EACH KIT NEEDED AND WHAT KIND OF
SUPPLIES TO ORDER
 SUMMATIVE EVALUATION

• COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO PARTICIPATED IN ACTIVITY: N/A

• OBJECTIVES:
• OUR OBJECTIVES WERE MET BECAUSE WE WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE ALL TASKS ASSIGNED TO OUR
GROUP IN A TIMELY AND EFFICIENT MANNER

• ACTUAL EXPERIENCE:
• THE CHURCH COMMUNITY WAS VERY SATISFIED WITH OUR WORK, BECAUSE IT WAS THINGS THAT
ARE NOT NORMALLY GOTTEN TO DURING THE WEEK BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET THESE TASKS
DONE
 CONCLUSION

• WENT WELL:
• WE WORKED AS A TEAM TO GET THE TASKS DONE THAT WERE ASSIGNED TO US IN A TIMELY
MANNER

• DONE DIFFERENTLY:
• IF THERE WAS BETTER COMMUNICATION AMONG THE STAFF MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH WE MAY
HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET EVEN MORE DONE THAN WE DID

• LESSONS LEARNED:
• TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT EXPECTATIONS AND ENSURE
COMMUNICATION BEFORE EVENTS
 REFERENCES

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• HTTPS://BONSECOURS.COM/LIBRARY/COMMUNITY-INVOLVEMENT/RICHMOND/BSR-
CHNA_FINAL-AUGUST2016.PDF?LA=EN
• NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS. (2017, MARCH 31). RETRIEVED MARCH 20, 2018,
FROM HTTPS://WWW.CDC.GOV/NCHS/PRESSROOM/STATES/VIRGINIA.HTM
• QUICKFACTS. (N.D.). RETRIEVED MARCH 21, 2018, FROM
HTTPS://WWW.CENSUS.GOV/QUICKFACTS/FACT/TABLE/HANOVERCOUNTYVIRGINIAPST045
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