1. Pastor David Blunt
2. About COTR
3. Your First Visit
4. Locations and Service Times
5. What We Believe
6. The Next Step
7. Ministries
8. Children
9. Outreach
10. Employment Opportunities
11. Contact Us
12. My Testimony

Below is a list of organizations that we have partnered up with.

• Salvation Army-O'Fallon
  • Contact: Colling or Captain Kelli (636) 240-4969
  • Location: 1 William Booth Dr. O'Fallon
  • Volunteer:
    Kids Club - The volunteer(s) will have the opportunity to cook for children in need every Wednesday night from 4:00-6:00. Up to 3 people are needed for this project.
    Food Pantry - Volunteers are needed Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 9:15-12:15. As a volunteer, you will be stocking shelves and helping the clients shop for their food items. A volunteer packet from Salvation Army must be filled out prior to volunteering.
    Shelter - Any day of the week from 3:00-8:00. The volunteer will be helping at the front desk and assisting the clients. A volunteer packet from Salvation Army must be filled out 2-3 weeks prior to volunteering.
    Thanksgiving - Volunteer(s) are needed for distributing Thanksgiving boxes on November 24th 2:00-6:00. The volunteer will be assisting people to their cars and helping them with any other needs they may have.
    Bell Ringing - As a bell ringer you would be helping the Salvation Army to raise funds for everything that they do in the community-providing a warm meal, shelter, clothing, and financial assistance. The link contains a list of dates and places to volunteer as a bell ringer.
    Click here for more information.

• Prison Ministry
  • Contact: Matt Prose 636-240-7775 ext. 317 mprose@cotr.org

• Medium Security Institution (North St. Louis)
  • Visits are made the first and third Friday nights in North St. Louis to the women's and men's units. Services include greeting inmates, testimonies for inmates, praise and worship, prayer, a message, and invitation to receive Christ. Orientation by the facility is required. Guards are present.
  • Contact: Matt Prose 636-240-7775 ext. 317 mprose@cotr.org

• St. Charles County Jail
  • Visits are made on Sunday afternoons with men and women inmates. Bibles are distributed and inmates receive the Word of God along with praise and worship. Guards are present.
  • Contact: Matt Prose 636-240-7775 ext. 317 mprose@cotr.org

• Camp Avery Juvenile Boys Facility
  • Visits are made every Sunday night. Camp Avery is an all boys facility located in Cuivre River State Park in Troy, MO. This is their last stop before going to prison. Our intention is to turn them to the hope they have in Christ. A background check done by the State is required in addition to the MOH process.
  • Contact: Matt Prose 636-240-7775 ext. 317 mprose@cotr.org

• Babler Juvenile Boys Facility
  • Visits are made every Monday evening to this group of boys. The Babler facility is in Balber State Park in Chesterfield. Services include praise and worship, teaching of the Word and personal sharing with the inmates. Bibles are offered to those truly seeking a new life in Christ.
  • Contact: Matt Prose 636-240-7775 ext. 317 mprose@cotr.org

• Mercy Ministries
  • Description: Mercy Ministries is a free-of-charge biblically based program that serves a diverse population of socio-economic backgrounds, aged 13-28. Many of the girls, who come to Mercy for help, are facing a combination of debilitating circumstances and have been in various treatment facilities with unsuccessful long-term results. Mercy helps give these young women a sense of self-worth and prepare them for their full potential; to permanently stop self-destructive cycles and to take hope out into their communities.
    
  • Contact: Volunteer@mercyministries.com to volunteer
  • Location: 1455 Romaine Creek Rd. Fenton, MO 63026
  • Ways to Help: 1.Donate 2. Sponsor a girl 3.Become a Treasure Builder (partner) 4. Volunteer.
  • Volunteer: There are 2 different areas to volunteer at Mercy. 1.Home Volunteers: Various administrative tasks, answering phones, tutoring, monitoring snacks for residents, etc. 2.Corporate Headquarters: Preparing donor meals, various administrative tasks, assisting the staff, product inventory, etc. An application from Mercy Ministries needs to be filled out prior to volunteering. Click on the link below to fill out an application, age requirements, and restrictions.
    
  • Click here for more infomation.

• STL Dream Center
  • Description: STL Dream Center is called to present the Gospel to the lost, disciple the nations, feed the hungry, clothe the poor, minister to the elderly, widows and orphans, visit prisoners and reach out to people of all ages and in all walks of life.
  • Contact: (314) 381-0700 or Click Here
  • Location: 4324 Margaretta Ave. Saint Louis 63115
  • Volunteer:
    DC Cafe: Volunteers are needed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday - Tuesdays are the busiest days, therefore more volunteers are needed on this day. Volunteer(s) can help anytime between 9:30 and 5:30. On Monday and Wednesday volunteer(s) are needed anytime between 9:30-3:30. Volunteers will be cooking, serving, and cleaning.
    Pantry: Volunteers are needed 1-3:30 everyday to bag food, hand out food and pray with hurting people.
    Clothing Boutique: Volunteers are needed 1:00-4:00 Monday through Friday to hang clothes, do inventory on the clothing, inspect and sort clothing.

• Helping Hands Healing Hearts
  • Description: Helping Hands provides foster children, and other children in need, with food, clothing, Christmas gifts, etc. They meet children's needs in emergency situations as well as when these children have spent the small amount of $150 for clothing that the state provides a year. Volunteers solely run this foundation and they completely rely on the generosity of our communities to provide clothing for foster and needy children throughout the year.
  • Contact: Phyllis at (636) 346-7000
  • Ways to Help: 1.Money donations 2. Purchase a $10-$15 Christmas gift (Click here to donate and a list of gifts that are needed.) 3. Volunteer
  • Volunteer:
    Volunteers are needed any day of the week. Families are welcome to volunteer as long as the children are of age to help.
    Clothing Department: Unload clothing from a semi truck, sort clothing and place on racks.
    Warehouse and Offices: Pull clothing for Family Services and deliver to Family Services, various office- related tasks, assembling Christmas bags, etc. Easter Hunt at Magic House: Call Phyllis for more details.

• Habitat for Humanity
  • Description: Habitat for Humanity works in partnership with God and people everywhere, from all walks of life. Its purpose is to develop communities with God's people in need by building houses so that there are decent houses in decent communities in which people can live and grow into all that God has intended.
  • Ways to Help: 1. Donations 2. Volunteer
  • Volunteer:
    An application must be filled out prior to volunteering, clink on link to download application and get more info (what clothes to wear, job descriptions, etc., click here. Builds are typically on Saturday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00-4:00 p.m. The site opens at 7:30 a.m. Volunteers should arrive no later than 7:45 a.m.