About Local Outreach

Bayside Community Outreach Bio’s

Bayside Programs & Projects

Jim Holst has been the outreach pastor at Bayside Church since 2001. His duties include developing programs to help the disadvantaged & needy in the greater Sacramento area, as well as partnering with organizations around the world to ease the pain and suffering of those in need.. Jim is also responsible for planting and developing new Bayside churches in this area.

Jim worked for Youth for Christ for 22 years where he led a team of 35 paid staff and over 200 volunteers while developing programs for and working with at risk youth. He has been married to his wife Sarah for 28 years and has three children.

Dave Coburn is the Director of Community Outreach at Bayside Church in Granite Bay. He was called to this volunteer position in August of 2006 and has responsibility for developing and Maintaining Bayside programs aimed at helping the hurting, disadvantaged and lost in the Sacramento Area reporting to Jim Holst, Bayside Outreach Pastor. His time is spent working with individuals in need, encouraging Bayside volunteers To participate in programs and collaborating with local community organizations to define needs and ways to fulfill those needs.

Dave retired from the computer business in 2000 after 30 years. His final assignment was directing sales in the Bay Area for Sun Microsystems. Prior to Sun he was the CEO of Saloman Computers which managed the Computerland franchises in The Sacramento area.

Since 2000 Dave has volunteered at a number of organizations, mostly on a full-time basis. He spent 2 years with Habitat for Humanity in Sacramento. His first task was working out the past-due sales arrangements with 30 families living in Habitat homes. His second was opening Habitat’s 40,000 sq. ft. ReStore warehouse which today supports Habitat’s overhead and gives them a huge edge on building new homes for the needy.

Between 2002 and 2004 Dave volunteered his time as a management consultant aiding non-profits in the Sacramento area including: Habitat for Humanity – El Dorado County, Habitat for Humanity – Placer County, The Senior Legal Hotline, The Senior Connection – Eskaton and more.

In 2004 along with his wife, Marci, Dave took on responsibilities at Bayside for volunteer encouragement and recruitment by creating a group called “ServeAtBayside”. They encouraged volunteers from the growing Bayside Congregation to get involved in serving projects both at Bayside and in the Community. They encouraged and recruited volunteers for most Bayside activities until 2006

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Bayside Community Outreach

Bayside reaches out to help the hurting, disadvantaged and lost through:

1) Regular programs that bring Bayside volunteers together with people in need.

2) Donations programs which collect in-kind donation items and distribute them to people in need.

3) Special projects which meet a specific need of a Community Organization, family or individual.

Bayside has a growing array of Regular programs that have:

1) a passionate volunteer leader

2) a budget funded by Bayside for activity costs, meals, etc.

3) a regular time or times to serve each month

4) a faithful group of volunteers who participate regularly

Name	Charter	Meets
Helping Hands for the Homeless	Befriend the Homeless through regular visitations, bag lunches, clothing donations, camping gear donations, hygiene kits and biblical literature. (The assurance that we leave a zero trash footprint is essential to this program!)	Downtown Sacramento on the 4^th Saturday of each month from 8am-1pm.
Serna Village	Befriend families transitioning from Homelessness to Hopefullness through regular activities alongside them. These activites include: BBQ’s, parties, get-togethers, programs, workdays, playdays, trips, going to church together, Kid’s Breakaway Summer Day Camp, etc.	McClellan Serna Village Center on the 3^rd Sunday of each month from 1pm-4:30pm. (Other sites and times as scheduled.)
Union Gospel Mission	Providing programs and a hot meal to the Homeless men & women who frequent the Downtown Mission by donating food, and providing friendship, a message, music, servers and ambiance for an evening.	Downtown Union Gospel Mission on the 4^th Friday of each month at 7:15-9:30pm.
Senior Convalescent	Provide worship services and a friendly environment to bless the Sunday afternoons of convalescent seniors. Provide activities and snacks to stimulate conversations and fun after the services.	Every Sunday afternoon at 3 locations from 2-4pm.
Loaves & Fishes	Prepare a hot breakfast for 400 and provided a friendly breakfast environment for the homeless at Loaves & Fishes Friendship Park. Mix with the people in the park, make friends and chat about life.	Every Monday Holiday morning at 7:30am to serve breakfast and the Sunday evening before at 6:30pm to prepare the breakfast caserole.
Teen Challenge	Prepare and serve dinner to the Alpha Henson Women’s home monthly. Women from Alpha speak to us about how their lives have changed through the Teen challenge Programs.	Scheduled monthly to meet the requirements of Teen challenge and the Bayside small groups doing the meals.
Prison Ministry	Life study with emphasis on the Bible done weekly at New Folsom Prison. Using the Purpose Driven Life, Softball games and other studies to teach.	Every Monday evening at 7pm at New Folsom Prison.
Re-Entry Outreach	Life study done by studying the Purpose Drive Life and the Bible with discussions driven by leaders who have experience with the challenges of re-entry.	Every Tuesday evening at 7pm at the Salvation Army in Roseville.
Through the Roof	an evening to meet to discuss the challenges of the disAbled and to develop new programs to meet their needs.	Tuesday evenings - meet to discuss and form new service groups for the especially challenged.
FridayNite KidzKlub	An evening for parents to go out for the evening and leave their special needs kids and their siblings with qualified volunteers. Crafts, games, studies and snacks make the eveings fun and meaningful.	First Friday Evening of each Month at 6:30pm-9:30pm at Bayside.
True Treasures	Special class on Sunday mornings for developmentally disabled adults. Special crafts, sudies and activities make the classes both fun and full of learning.	Every Sunday Morning at 11:30am-1pm at Bayside.
Safe Harbor	Classroom for children with special needs attending Children’s classes.	Every Saturday & Sunday during Children’s classes.
Joni & Friends / Parent Support Group/ Family retreats / Special Delivery	Supports parents of special needs kids with special seminars, five-day family retreats and encouragement visitations to the newly disabled.	Scheduled on an as needed basis.
The “Furniture” Depot	Volunteers gather twice a month to pickup and deliver donated furniture to needy families. This has been a great program for mentoring teens doing community service as each is teamed with a mature adult for the morning.	1^st & 3^rd Saturdays of each month from 8am-1pm at the Bayside storage locker across from the church.
Military Outreach	Various projects done throughout the year to honor our vets and soldiers.	Meet as needed for special projects.

The Bayside Donation Programs are varied:

Name	In-kind donations	Activities
The “Furniture” Depot Days	Furniture, household items	Pickups and Deliveries of items on the 1^st & 3^rd Saturdays of each month.
Fill the Truck Days	Everything	4 times a year we have a Fill the Truck Weekend and collect all donated items. They are disseminated to our Bayside ministries and many others as needed. We always have Salvation Army trucks standing by to backup our efforts as we tend to overflow our own church needs on these weekends.
Kidz Klothes Line	Clothing for kids of all ages, baby items including cribs, diapers, chairs, etc.	People can bring donations into the Bayside offices during the week or to services during the weekend.
Adult Clothing	Clothing for adults as well as camping equipment and hygiene items.	People can bring donations into the Bayside offices during the week or to services during the weekend.
Hygiene Care Packages	Hygiene items such as soaps, shampoos, combs, razors, shaving crème, wipes, toothbrushes, toothpaste, etc	People can bring donations into the Bayside offices during the week or to services during the weekend. We deliver boxes of care packages to various organizations during the year based on availability
Food Ministry	Non-perishable and canned foods.	People can bring donations into the Bayside offices during the week or to services during the weekend.
Joni & Friends / Wheels for the World	Wheel chairs	Collects used wheelchairs which are refurbished by prison inmates, then sent to third world countries around the world.
BOSS Bike Drive	Bikes, helments	Donate 500+ bikes to underpriviledged kids in /south Sacramaneto
Prison fellowship Ministries / Angel Tree	Gifts of kids	Donate 1000+ Christmas gifts to 500+ kids and their families. (One or more parents incarcerated).
Christmas Angel	Gifts of kids	Donate 300+ gifts to the moms of the Teen Challenge program who cannot afford to buy gifts for their own kids at Christmas.
Adopt a Family for Christmas & Thanksgiving	Holiday meals and gifts for kids	Provide and deliver a holiday meal at Christmas and Thanksgiving and Christmas gifts for 500+ kids during the holiday season.
Gifts for Kids	Holiday gifts for those who have none.	provide gifts to families-in-need who call Bayside during the 2 weeks prior to Christmas
Adopt a Mom	Gift Baskets for moms	Provide and deliver gift baskets to hundreds of Moms on Mothers Day
Operation Christmas Child	Gifts for Kids	Provide Christmas shoeboxes for kids in third world countries.
Backpack Drive	Backpacks	Provide backpacks for hundreds of low-income kids in the Sacramento area.
Toys for Troops Kids	Gifts for Kids	Provide toys for low-income kids that have a parent serving in the military.
Bloodsource	Blood	Give blood.

Bayside does Special Projects with

many organizations in the community:

Organization Name	Location	Activities
Bayside Acts of Kindness	All over Sacramento	Provide services to individual families in need. Services include: moving, rides, yarwork, handyman chores, home repairs, home makeovers, etc. Teams are assembled weekly to tackle the tasks that come up in the community. (Hundreds have been served.)
Serna Village	McClellan	- purchased & Constructed picnic tables - purchased materials and constructed community storage areas - joint community cleanup projects - put together video room & library for the community - bus rides to Bayside ARCO event - provide donated furniture and clothing on a regular basis. - BBQ’s and fun activities - Currently working on placing a kid’s dental clinic on site.
Teen Challenge	Lincoln Sacramento Rancho Cordova Yuba City	Alpha Henson Home: - new gazebo & BBQ - makeover of garage into food pantry for all TC locations - yardwork/landscaping - painted exterior of home - fixed electrical wiring issues Men’s Crisis Center: - extreme makeover of kitchen area - donated dressers - installed new shelving area Thrift Store - found shelving for use in store. - Transfer excess donations Yuba Center - Basketball hoops - Gifts for Christmas moms
Loaves & Fishes	Downtown Sacramento	Mustard Seed School makeover projects, regular donations of meals, volunteers, hygiene care kits
Acres of Hope	Applegate	Provide meals, remake individual rooms, contribution of startup monies.
Love, INC	Sacramento	- helped recover and reorganize warehouse after storm damage - painted interior of 20,000 sq ft warehouse.
Rebuilding together	Sacramento	- extreme makeover of Veterans house
Habitat for Humanity	Sacramento	- sponsored & built home for family in south Sacramento
Union Gospel Mission	Sacramento	- provide meals for homeless
Salvation Army Roseville	Roseville	- support homeless winter centers - reorged food pantry - helped with cleanup tasks - hygiene kits
The Gathering Inn	Roseville	- clean up projects - repaired iron gate - painted exterior - hygiene kits
Ronald McDonald House	Sacramento	- yardwork & landscaping - organized goods and cleaning items. - Painted inside
Powerhouse Ministries	Folsom	- donated basketball hoops - painted facility - yardwork / landscaping
The Francis House	Sacramento	- trimmed trees / shrubs - yardwark / landscaping - hygiene items - painting / cleaning
Salvation Army Sacramento	Sacramento	- clean up - prepared & planted garden - painting interior - wall & door repairs
North Sacramento School District	Sacramento	- gave money for fencing and playground improvements from ARCO ($50,000 +)
Aldar Academy	Sacramento	- gave money and installed special playground equipment for special needs kids.
St Johns’ Womens Center	Sacramento	- provided meals for holidays - cleaned - sorted donations in their warehouse - facilitated volunteers and food for their Christmas alumni party. - Donated baby wipes for their kids.
Alternatives Pregnancy Resource Center	Sacramento	Donated Ultrasound machine, regular baby supplies, painted interior of building, regular volunteers.
Project Go	Roseville, El Dorado Hills	- provided gardening and landscape help - facilitated Christmas events for their seniors
Lord’s Gym	Roseville	- aided them in fundraising - provided volunteers
Sac County Winter Homeless center