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MVNU's many Community and Service Ministry Opportunities (CoSMO) groups encourage students to engage in service in the local and surrounding communities and discover their passion and ways they can give back.

CoSMO groups are student led, and student initiated. We live in a community with a lot of needs & these groups were created over the years to address the various needs or Knox and surrounding counties.

Below are the groups for the current academic year. Please note these groups will be modified in accordance with COVID-19 restrictions.

“I am so thankful for the friendships I've made and for the transformation God has made in me.”

Baillie Bryan, '19

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BETTER TOGETHER

Where: Jennie K Moore / MVNU Campus
Partner: Knox County Developmental Disabilities
What: MVNU students spend time with children on the autism spectrum through various types of activities and playing with them.

LUNCH BUDDIES

Where: Local elementary schools
Partner: Mount Vernon Local Schools
What: MVNU students are partnered with a local elementary school student to have lunch and play at recess together weekly. This is a great way to be a role model and impact a child’s life.

ESCAPE ZONE

Where: Escape Zone, 1 Old Mansfield Rd
Partner: The Escape Zone
What: Spending time with at risk youth of Knox County through providing a safe place to hang out on Friday nights. Rooms are full of ping pong tables, pool, board games & basketball.

GROW

Where: East Elementary School
Partner: Mount Vernon Local Schools
What: GROW is dedicated to empowering young girls to reach their full potential by becoming confident & effective leaders in their communities. MVNU female students are matched with a 5th grade student who they work one on one with.

MANDATE

Where: Various surrounding cities
Partner: Various non-profits and Churches
What: An urban ministry focused group that partners with ministries and organizations through weekend trips and various kinds of service projects.

PB&J CLUB

Where: Vernon Ridge Apartment Complex
Partner: Vernon Ridge Apartment Complex
What: Assembles bagged lunches & travels to the apartment complex to build solid relationships, teach bible lessons, play games, make crafts & eat the prepared PB&J lunches with the children that live there!

SCN (SOCIETY OF CHRISTIAN NURSES)

Where: Birch Lobby E
Partner: Various Partners
What: Nursing students coordinate various community events throughout the year, including screenings, first aid stations, blood drives, etc. The group also visits a local nursing home each week.

SMILE (STUDENTS MAKING AN IMPACT IN THE LIVES OF THE ELDERLY)

Where: Country Club Retirement Campus
Partner: Country Club Retirement
What: This group ministers to the elderly community through fellowship and various activities, bringing joy to them.

DAUGHTERS

Where:The Laurels of Mount Vernon Nursing Home
Partner:The Laurels of Mount Vernon Nursing Home
What:This group matched female MVNU students up with female residents at a local nursing home. Our students can encourage the residents, but also be encouraged by them.

SUNDAY SANCTUARY

Where: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Partner: The Winter Sanctuary
What: Ministering to the unhoused community of Mount Vernon through offering a hot meal, community time, games, and dancing.

SECOND: RED CROSS

Where:MVNU Campus
Partner: American Red Cross
What: Students recruit and assist with the function of various Blood Drives on campus for our students, faculty, staff and Mount Vernon Community.

HOLA

Where: First Church of the Nazarene
Partner: First Church of the Nazarene
What: Students have the opportunity to serve the Latinx community in Mount Vernon through tutoring the children of the families, offering homework help, and teaching basic skills, while their families are receiving support.

BAGGING HOPE

Where: Center of Hope in Bladensburg, OH
Partner: Center of Hope
What: Students assist in the packaging of produce and non-perishable food items to be delivered and distributed to those experiencing food insecurity in Knox County.

FOR MORE INFO

Stephanie Lobdell
Campus Pastor
Ext. 4111

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