As a ministry branch of Cornerstone Bible Church, Mulch for Missions exists to help fulfill the mission of CBC of making more and better disciples of Jesus Christ. Mulch funds are primarily directed towards helping fund outreach endeavors, CBC-led mission trips, and to bless our missionaries as needs arise.
If you have ordered from us in the past, you probably know the name Christy Burdick. She began working with Mulch for Missions in 2006 through another church. Around 2013, Christy and her husband Bobby asked Cornerstone Bible Church, where they serve and worship, about using our parking lot to “stage” the mulch after the other church decided to stop their involvement with M4M. A few years later, our elder overseeing missions approached the Burdicks about bringing M4M into the church. During this time, sales grew steadily each year with the help of many volunteers and loyal customers. Then in 2017, our fundraiser experienced tremendous growth, nearly doubling in size.
In 2020, we sold pansies when a local grower donated flowers due to an order cancelation. These beautiful flowers were so popular, we added pansy sales to our mulch fundraising efforts in 2021.
The Lord’s provision of Christy’s vision, along with countless volunteers, M4M has raised funds to help send teams to Haiti, Nicaragua, Peru, Uganda, Kenya, Spain, and Miami to support and encourage our missionary partners. To God be the glory!
For the past three years, we have averaged selling, delivering, and spreading about 1100 cubic yards of mulch. In 2021, we sold out our capacity to spread before the first weekend of the season had begun. As you can imagine, this is no small undertaking with a 100% volunteer workforce!
After last season, Bobby and Christy decided to step down from their leadership roles with Mulch for Missions. We thank them and their kids: Shannon, Keegan, Trinity, and Carissa for their tireless service to this ministry!
As we transition to new leadership, we are sure to experience some challenges. We ask for your patience and prayers. We have decided to scale back the ministry in 2022 as we evaluate how best to sustain Mulch for Missions into the future, while providing the level of service our customers deserve.
Unfortunately, this likely means we will not be able to serve some of our loyal customers due to a reduced schedule in 2022. We apologize in advance for this inconvenience. We are so thankful for your past support.
The Mulch for Missions 2022 season will include one weekend of flower sales and 4 weekends of mulch delivery and spreading.
New service area boundaries include:
• South of 206th Street
• North of 106th Street
• East of Hamilton/Boone County Line Road
• West of Hazel Dell Road
Mulch for Missions is not possible without many volunteers. We are fully-staffed by volunteers and have opportunities for anyone willing to share their special talents, or are just willing to lend a helping hand where needed. To volunteer click on the links below:
MFM Volunteer Breakfast
MFM Volunteers
Fun, detail-oriented bodies needed:
• Mid April-early June (1-2 hours/week)
• Prepare weekly file of delivery and spreading jobs
• Record customer payments
• Order Mulch from Tiffany’s
• Record expenses
To volunteer send your name, email, phone number to mulch@newcbc.discovercbc.org.
• Answer phone calls/emails
• Enter customer info into database & calendar
• Tuesdays, Thursdays or Fridays
• Beginning April 5 until we sell out capacity
Invoicing
• Create invoices from database
• 1-2 hour a week
Schedule Deliveries and Spreading
• Delivery Schedule must be complete
on Wednesday evenings,
• Spreading schedule complete by Thursday
evening (1-2 hours a week)
To volunteer send your name, email, phone number to mulch@newcbc.discovercbc.org.
• Unload from truck, take customer donations,
load customer vehicles (2 people per 2-hour shift)
MFM Volunteers
• Attend Driver Training
• Need drivers who can back a trailer into a driveway
• Need trucks able pull a trailer with up-to
10 yards of mulch
To volunteer send your name, email, phone number to mulch@newcbc.discovercbc.org.
Team Leads
• 2 for every Friday and 3 for every Saturday
• Communicate with scheduler for assignments
• Confirm and follow spreading instructions
from customer
• Need truck or trailer for hauling spreading tools
Organize Tools
• Organize and maintain tools before each
of the 8 spreading days
• Complete prior to Friday and Saturday spreading
Spreaders
• 2 teams of 10-12 on Friday (5:30 • 8:00 pm)
• 3 teams of 10-12 on Saturday (8:30am • 1:30 pm)
MFM Volunteers
Cornerstone Bible Church supports multiple mission efforts from around the world.
