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Women’s Ministry Wednesday – Outreach Idea Starter – Loads of Love!

April 9, 2014 by Gina | 15 Comments


Looking for a new outreach idea? Here is a great one for your women’s ministry – we call it “Loads of Love”.


Our Women’s Involvement Ministry’s outreach team, which was led by my daughter, Kassie, at the time, came up with this idea. From Pinterest she has learned and come to love making her own laundry detergent. Her outreach team of like-minded gals decided it would be a great idea to serve the local laundry-mat customers with DIY detergent.

They met and put the ingredients together as follows:

The recipe is simple: just use equal parts of each ingredient, and sprinkle in the “smell good” as desired.

Next, they put the detergent into cute little bags. Here are some we recently put together.

I purchased the small bags from Hobby Lobby, and made these labels from an MS Word template. Click here to obtain the sheet of labels.  It is very important to add the ingredients to your tag in case the end user is prone to having allergic reactions. Don’t forget to add the instructions for use as well.

Unfortunately, I used the first draft of the label in my pictures and not the one with 1 John 1:7 –

“…and the blood of Jesus washes away all of our sins” 1 Peter 1:7

What a great verse for this ministry project! When we minister to those whom are both poor financially and spiritually, we must share the Good News of Jesus Christ!

“…The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.” Luke 7:22

For our Loads of Love initiative, not only did we hand out free detergent, but we also handed out literature about our church with a personal invitation to join us in worship. You can also include tracks or small books.


You may also like these idea starters for outreach projects:

Click here to see some other blogs I will be linking up to this week.

Gina Duke is the Director of Women’s Ministry at her church where she has implemented a Women’s Involvement Ministry, called “Joppa”. This project came from one of the many “Idea Starter” suggestions. Gina is an organizational leader imparting biblical and practical solutions for authentic Christian Living. She is the founder and president of Churchtown Ministries, and author of “Organizing Your Prayer Closet” (Abingdon Press). For more posts like these, go to GinaDuke.com or follow her board, “Joppa” on Pinterest – Gina Duke/ChurchtownMinistries. You can also follow her on Instagram and Twitter @TheGinaDuke

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Filed Under: Women's Ministry Tagged With: DIY, DIY Laundry Detergent, Outreach, Outreach Idea, women's ministry, Women's Ministry Ideas

About Gina

Gina Duke is the award-winning author of  Organizing Your Prayer Closet: A New and Life-Changing Way to Pray (Abingdon Press), that introduces the gift of structured prayer journaling.  You can enjoy her weekly #ShePrayerJournals weekend workshops on YouTube, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram at @TheGinaDuke.

Comments

  1. Roxy says

    April 16, 2014 at 10:37 am

    Hello, This is such a great idea for a tool to minister to women. I am making notes on this one! Have a wonderful Easter Blessing, Roxy

    Reply
    • ginaduke says

      April 18, 2014 at 3:22 am

      Glad you like! God bless you and your women’s ministry!!!

      Reply
  2. Ashley says

    November 25, 2014 at 9:05 am

    I was just wondering how many bags you guys made.
    Thanks in advance!

    Reply
    • ginaduke says

      November 25, 2014 at 9:28 am

      Ashley, we bought all of the ingredients and little bags, and then made enough to fill every bag. I know one time we had at least 24. You can leave the leftovers or take them to your local CARES center. If you have extra detergent, just keep the mixture in a container for when you want to do it again. Hope this helps.

      Reply
  3. Nicole says

    December 27, 2014 at 9:15 am

    I absolutely love this idea! It is on our WOM calendar for next month. I will let you know how it goes. Thank you!!

    Reply
    • ginaduke says

      December 27, 2014 at 12:09 pm

      That’s exciting! I can’t wait to hear about it. Have a Happy New Year!!!

      Reply
  4. Naomi says

    March 31, 2016 at 3:06 pm

    Going to try this with our group of ladies! Lovely idea! Thanks!

    Reply
    • ginaduke says

      March 31, 2016 at 9:52 pm

      Great. Pray it goes well!

      Reply
  5. Stacy Eikermann says

    August 17, 2017 at 1:49 pm

    I wanted to make sure I understood the recipe. Equal parts borax, washing soda AND oxi clean???

    Reply
  6. ANGIE RING says

    February 1, 2020 at 12:24 pm

    Awesome outreach project!

    Reply
    • Gina says

      November 19, 2020 at 9:10 pm

      thanks much! ~gina

      Reply
  7. Becci says

    February 2, 2021 at 9:33 am

    I can’t find the printable label

    Reply
    • Gina says

      February 3, 2021 at 10:15 pm

      I have sent it to you and am having this repaired. Thank you!

      Reply
  8. Amy says

    February 17, 2021 at 12:40 pm

    Hello! thank you for this idea! We are going to do this for our Second saturday Serve project in March. I have two questions for you though…..

    1. What are the measurements for each batch? Did you just put it all in a large container and then ration it out in the small bags?
    2. Would you be able to send me the printable label? I cant seem to click on it from the article.

    Thank you again!

    Reply
    • Gina says

      February 18, 2021 at 12:48 am

      Hi Amy,

      I am in process of having the label link reconnected. I will be glad to send you the information. So excited about your March project.

      Blessings,
      Gina

      Reply

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