Nadra Kareem Nittle

Nadra Kareem Nittle has written for Outreach magazine since 2009. She has written about faith and other issues for a number of publications and websites, including the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education, About.com's Race Relations website, TheLoop21.com, PRISM magazine and the Inland Valley Times. She lives with her husband in Los Angeles.

Bear Hugs

Until their participation in the ministry, the children had never thought about how such a small thing like a stuffed animal could help a child in distress.

A Space to Create Art

Faith- and non-faith-based community groups can use these performance spaces for concerts and recitals.

Feeding the Community Together

Hard-hit by the pandemic’s economic fallout, the churches realized that people in New Berlin still need assistance securing basic necessities like food.

Special Delivery

The outreach entails purchasing the goods most requested by people in need, and packing those items into boxes that volunteers then deliver to food pantries, shelters and underserved neighborhoods.

Canine Comfort Ministry

With comfort dogs Louie and Jackson, the church not only helped community members recover from the tornado, but also visited public schools, nursing homes and hospitals with the animals.

Old Spokes Home

Bicycle donations come in from individuals, recycling events and area bike drop-off locations. To raise funds, the team will sometimes sell some of the best donated bikes at the annual Tacoma Bike Swap event.

Baby Basics

For years, families have turned to St. Paul United Methodist Church in Fort Smith, Arkansas, for help with necessities. As the church worked to meet their needs, Rev. Steve Poarch noticed that these families also were in need of diapers.

Pastoral Humility: The Bridge Church

Transparent leadership creates a come-as-you-are environment at The Bridge.