My Brother's Kitchen
My Brother’s Kitchen (MBK) is a collaborative ministry that brings suburban and urban communities together to prepare, serve, and share a meal with neighbors in need.
ECRC volunteers serve on the fourth Saturday morning of each month at 1241 S. Pulaski Road in Chicago, offering hospitality, conversation, and care around the table. Serving together is a meaningful way to build relationships and reflect Christ’s love in community.
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Outreach York
A multi-purpose neighborhood resource center serving the residents of Villa Park
The Outreach York supports local families by addressing physical, social, and spiritual needs through after-school and summer programs, life-skills training, and case management that helps families navigate economic and emotional challenges.
Elmhurst CRC partners with Outreach York in several ways. Volunteers lead a weekly, biblically based God Time at the Center, and we also support their work through Jubilee Furniture with both volunteers and donated items. Your time and generosity help strengthen families in our community.
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Yorkfield Food Pantry
The Elmhurst-Yorkfield Food Pantry (EYFP) partners with local churches and volunteers to serve neighbors in Elmhurst, Lombard, Villa Park, and nearby communities by providing food, compassion, and hope to those facing food insecurity.
Elmhurst CRC is glad to support EYFP through ongoing food donations. You’re invited to help by dropping off non-perishable food items in the cabinet in the Garden Room. Your generosity helps care for our neighbors in practical and meaningful ways.
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Helping homeless people in the community
LINK (Love, Interact, Neighbor, Kneel) is one of our outreach ministries, serving people experiencing homelessness and others in need within our community.
Through LINK, we partner with Bridge Communities, a DuPage County–based nonprofit that provides transitional housing and supportive services for families at risk of homelessness. Bridge offers housing, mentor training, and case management, while ECRC mentors walk closely with families—offering encouragement, financial guidance, and practical support as they work toward stability and independence. After two years, families are equipped to live on their own.
This partnership offers a meaningful way to build relationships and help families take lasting steps forward.
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Prison Ministry
We love. We Care. We'll be there.
“I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me,
I was in prison and you came to visit me.” Matthew 25:36
ECRC’s Prison Ministry brings grace, mercy, intentional hope, and support to men, women, and children who are incarcerated as we minister to them in local and out-of-state prisons.
Our goal is to let them know that “we love, we care, and we’ll be there” for them as we show them Christ’s love and help them develop a closer relationship with Him.
Our hope is that these individuals become followers of Christ and then show His love to others both in prison and after their release. We minister to the men and women inside prison with on-site visits and trauma healing. We show love with care packages and needed resources.