Serve God by Loving People

At Eastridge Community Church we love Duluth and the community that we live, work and play in. As a church it is our responsibility to make this town and region a better place to live and so we are actively involved with many great organizations throughout Northeastern Minnesota. On this page you will find organizations that Eastridge actively partners with to help serve the community. We have a passion to serve Duluth and we are always looking for opportunities to help others.

CHUM (Churches United In Ministry)

CHUM provides core social safety net programs which include emergency food, shelter, advocacy, and outreach to over 7,000 hungry, homeless and low-income people each year. Housing advocates and street case managers provide stabilization services through case management programs for homeless or imminently homeless families and single adults. CHUM's congregational outreach and community organizing efforts center on social justice issues relating to homelessness, poverty and employment.

Junior League of Duluth

The Junior League of Duluth is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

Hartley Nature Center

Hartley Nature Center Provides Opportunities for Understanding, Appreciation, and Stewardship of the Natural World

Understanding - We are all about education. Hartley serves more than 20,000 visitors a year, including more than 12,000 school aged children through field trips, special events and public programs. If people have a clearer picture of how nature functions, we believe they will enjoy it more and do all they can to protect it .

Appreciation - Hartley Park is 660 acres of widely varied recreational opportunities. Whether you enjoy cross country skiing, hiking, bird watching, fishing, snowshoeing, or just laying on a warm rock on a sunny spring day, there is something for you here. We are committed to improving a visitor's experience by providing programming, advice and information about this amazing park.

Stewardship - In our work to remove exotic species and return this park to a more natural state, we recruit college interns and volunteers who help us restore native ecosystems while learning about options and techniques available to them so they can help all of us do a better job of taking care of the land.