Outreach & Service Near Little Rock, Arkansas
At Ferncliff, mission and outreach are at our core. We have year-round service opportunities for volunteers and mission teams, in our 10,000-square-foot Disaster Assistance Center and more.
In covenant partnership with Church World Service and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
Disaster Assistance Center
Where relief kits for people in crisis are inspected, built, stored and shipped, with Church World Service and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. The Center also houses Sharing the Goods, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, and the Over the Hill Gang.
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CWS Relief Kit Info
Exactly what goes in a hygiene or school kit, and where and when to drop yours off.
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Sharing the Goods
Nonprofits and churches can join for free and shop warehouse events for donated and discounted goods. Some products are free, and most carry a small administrative fee.
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Sleep in Heavenly Peace
Building beds for children in central Arkansas who do not have one. Book a bed build for your group.
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Over the Hill Gang
Our volunteer woodshop: skilled hands building for Ferncliff and our neighbors. Organizations can request a project, and new members are welcome.
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Mission Teams
Stay on camp for a week and serve at Ferncliff and across central Arkansas.
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The Farmstead
Where we teach campers and preschoolers about growing food, and where scheduled service groups and mission teams tend the garden and animals.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Ways to serve with us
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Residential Volunteers
Spend a year living and serving at Ferncliff. Housing and a living stipend are provided.
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Come as a mission team
Teams of 10 to 25 spend a week serving, staying in our Retreat House. Youth or adult groups, ages 12 and up.
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Schedule your small group’s service day
Up to approximately 15 people serve at a time, and service days are scheduled ahead. Youth groups ages 12 and up, with one adult for every eight youth.
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Find your way to serve
Start with the time you have and we’ll match you to the work.
A few hours
Suggested: a Rise Against Hunger meal-packing shift
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A full day
Suggested: kit building in the Disaster Assistance Center
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A week or more
Suggested: a mission team stay with lodging and meals
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Tour the Disaster Assistance Center
Take a behind-the-scenes look at where relief kits are built, stored, and shipped.
Service in Action
Real voices
What Families & Groups Are Saying
Thousands of families, campers, and retreat leaders have found something meaningful at Ferncliff. Here are a few of their stories.
Rev MP
CREDO Participant, Mission Team Leader
“You don’t understand what happens on a mission trip until you go on one. You can have both—supporting from afar and showing up in person—but there’s just something about being there.”
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“Our mission team had an absolutely wonderful time, and we have a group anxious to go again next summer.”
Mission Team Leader
Summer 2026
Mission Team
“I learned that I can do a lot more than I think I can do. Just being here made me a lot more confident and a lot less shy. I enjoyed working with other people and learning new things every day.”
Pauline
Residential Volunteer, 2024
Residential volunteer
“Participating in a service project to build beds was not only incredibly rewarding but also so much fun! We are so grateful to Ferncliff and the team that made this project possible.”
Betsy
Young Men’s Service League, 2026
Parent
Common Questions
The building and program at Ferncliff that houses our outreach ministries, including CWS relief kits, Sharing the Goods, Sleep in Heavenly Peace and the Over the Hill Gang.
See CWS Relief Kit Info. Kits are dropped off at the Disaster Assistance Center, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m
Sharing the Goods is one of the ministries the Disaster Assistance Center houses.
Nonprofits and places of worship in good financial standing. Membership is free. Individuals cannot sign up. See Sharing the Goods.
12.
Yes, as a mission team. See Mission Teams.
10 to 25 people.
Most of our service opportunities are for small groups rather than individuals. You are welcome to fill out the form on our volunteer page to be added to our email list for upcoming volunteer opportunities.
Emily Hooker, Director of Mission & Outreach, at emily@ferncliff.org or (501) 821-3063.
Volunteer at Ferncliff
Tell us when you can come and what your group can do, and we’ll build the day around you.