OUR LEADERS -
Ralph & Angela Valdes
We are a faith based, 501(c)3, non profit organization.
A collaboration of people who love God and believe according to His word that we're to help the poor, the lost and the hurting. We do not have a building, we are the church in action.
We help not only the homeless and the hurting but our focus is also ministering to children in vulnerable communities, human trafficking rescue and restore education and disaster relief.
Our St. Louis outreach teams meet every Monday night & Alton area every Thursday night, helping those that are homeless or in vulnerable communites with food, clothing, blankets, toiletries, etc, encouragement, the Word and other practical resources.
For Florida outreaches see that page under 'About Us.' And check out our other beautiful ministries.
We believe that the Word of God changes lives and through our own testimonies we're able to positively influence those we come in contact with and build relationships with those on the streets.
We believe the great commission, to go into all the world and preach the gospel and that includes our own backyard.
COTS is here to ignite people out of their church seats and into the streets helping those in need.
We're impacting and changing lives through serving!
All are welcome!
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Mailing address:
Churches on the Streets
P.O. Box 602
Wood River, IL 62095
Email: ChurchesontheStreets@gmail.com
We are 100% volunteer driven by incredible, committed and gifted people! Please join us!
ST. LOUIS MINISTRY OPPORTUNITIES:
Monday Night Family Dinner Outreach -
Many of our homeless, children, veterans and those less fortunate that we serve tell us we're the only family that they have so Monday nights are family dinner!
We pray and are spirit led EVERY Monday at 6:00 - 8:30 pm mobile helping those in most need on the streets.
We feed them a hot meal, give out clothing, and other seasonal needs, share a word and prayer with them.
We have church, celebrate JESUS and have a great time.
See our NEEDS page and feel free to bring any items with you when you come out!
Thursday nights:
We also have an evangelistic outreach in the Alton, Illinois area every Thursday.We meet at 5:00 - 7:30 pm. We feed a hot meal, encourage, pray with and minister to people in tough times Email us for meeting address at churchesonthestreets@gmail.com.
Human Trafficking Rescue and Restore educational workshops:
We offer free workshops to teach indicators to look for and how to be a part of the solution. Contact Angela Valdes at 618.558.6433 for more information and to schedule.
Disaster Relief:
We've been providing disaster relief since the Joplin, MO tornado as needed. This is an area that we are still growing in. Currently we are looking for relief supplies to be ready to assist. For a list of items, please see our disaster relief page.
KIDS MINISTRY IN ALTON:
See our Alton Children's Outreach page for information.
The recording above is great info about us but please disregard the meeting locations.
See below for updated locations.