Eden Reforestation Project- Plant Trees…Save Lives
Hillcrest partners with Eden Projects to plant trees in communities where deforestation has led to the devastation of communities. Through planting trees the environment is healed, jobs are created, and communities are restored. For more information watch the video to the right or check out their website: www.edenprojects.org.
Skagit Against Slavery- SKAS
Hillcrest is a Coalition partner with Skagit Against Slavery. To learn more about efforts in the Skagit Valley and beyond to fight human trafficking, see www.skagitagainstslavery.org/
The Gomez Family
Missionaries in Latin America
Hillcrest helps to support Beth, Ricardo, Julianna and Jonathan Gomez, missionaries in Santiago, Chile. The Gomez’s work with pastoral training, education, church planting, and pastoring. Ricardo was part of our Hillcrest family while attending Skagit Valley College. For more information on the Gomez’s visit: The Gomez Family
Sending Our Own People (SOOP)
Hillcrest is a sending church, both locally and beyond. We support our own people when their gifts and passion match with the needs of the world. Some international trips last year include:
Bob & Judy O’Brien – Haiti- Earthquake Relief. April 30 – May 10, 2010
Frank “Big Knife” and Carol Ogden – Kibuye Hospital (Burundi). Feb. 23 – April 21, 2010.
Paul and Linda Busic – Kibuye Hospital (Burundi). March 23 to April 21, 2010.
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Friendship House
Hillcrest cooks and serves meals once a month at Friendship House.
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Love Inc. of Skagit County
Love Inc of Skagit County serves those with physical and spiritual needs in the Skagit Valley.
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Hillcrest Baby Shower Ministry and Pregnancy Choices
Pregnancy Choices helps people facing choices in the midst of unplanned pregnancies. Once a month, Hillcrest ladies host a baby shower for a young mother needing support and provision for a new baby.
