carefest
May 3
CareFest means “being good neighbors.” With the goal to build bridges of love and compassion into the community, CareFest volunteers from Wheaton Bible Church and Iglesia del Pueblo give their time and skills to provide practical, physical help in order to serve families and individuals in our community, schools, not-for-profits, our church family, and more. Following the words and example of Jesus in Luke 10:25-37 and Matthew 25:31-40 we want to be neighbors that are intentional about serving our neighbors.
CareFest is a wonderful opportunity to fulfill Jesus’ command to serve one another. And by serving in our neighborhoods we get to see and learn firsthand about our community and communicate that we love and care about the wellbeing of our neighbors.
We want to be neighbors that are intentional about serving our neighbors. So, each year in the late spring more than 1,000 people from all Wheaton Bible Church campuses invite their friends and neighbors to join them at 60+ project locations and serve by cleaning, painting, organizing, repairing, landscaping, and more. With the goal to build bridges of love and compassion into the community, CareFest volunteers give their time and skills to help with all types of projects including at schools, not-for-profits, local ministry partners, and homes in need of care or repair.
1 Day
4 Hours
1000+ Volunteers
FAQ
CareFest projects typically involve gardening, landscaping, painting, repairing, mulching, planting flowers/bushes/trees, deep cleaning, building, and sometimes even putting on a parade!
Do you know of a friend or neighbor who could benefit from a little help? If the answer is YES, then ask yourself this question, “Is this project idea a tangible job that a team of 10-40 people could tackle in 4 hours on a Saturday to help your friend/neighbor?” If the answer is YES, then tell us about your project idea by answering a few simple questions through our online form: Tap here to open the form!
*Submitting a project does not guarantee project approval. Our CareFest leadership team evaluate and determine if the project fits within our scope and ability.
You do not need any special skills in order to volunteer! Bring a willingness to work and you’d be surprised what can be accomplished.
However, we also ALWAYS have projects where your special skills (gardening, painting, carpentry, plumbing, electrical) would come in handy. If you have experience in some of these areas, take a look through the projects to see what might be the best fit for you. When a project needs specialized help there will be volunteer descriptions asking for someone with a specific skill or experience.
If you want to let us know about your experience or skills in advance we will attempt to pair you with a project that needs your particular set of skills!
Tap here to view our Eventbrite page.
Projects are made public in April of each year and are added to the list on a rolling basis as they get approved and organized with enough detail. If you have an idea for a project, contact us using this form and we’ll work to help you get it set up and recruit volunteers!
Anybody! This is a church initiated event… but we’ve had friends and neighbors, employee teams, community members, teachers, students, and school board members join us to intentionally work for the good of our community.
Come be one of the many neighbors serving neighbors this year. You know you want to! You’ll even get a CareFest t-shirt to show you were part of the team!
Yes! Projects designated as “Family Friendly” mean they are parts of the project that kids age 10 and under can do. Look for the Family Friendly “Collection” on the Eventbrite webpage to see all these projects in one group.
We’ve found it works like a uniform for a sports team. There’s a unique sort of energy that comes from being part of a 1000+ person team. And because CareFest has been around since 2005 some people have quite the collection!
The phrase “Serving our Neighbors” is translated into six of the most common languages spoken on a Sunday morning at Wheaton Bible Church campuses. From top to bottom the languages are Spanish (above the CareFest logo), French, Arabic, Filipino, Khmer, and English.
Here’s what the 2025 CareFest shirt looks like:
