Midwest Mission — Organization Profile
Midwest Mission is a Christian humanitarian relief ministry based in Pawnee, Illinois, with an additional site in Jefferson, Iowa. The organization’s mission is bringing the hearts and hands of God’s people together to transform resources into humanitarian relief. Its public theme emphasizes sending tangible resources to those in need to make an intangible difference through hope and empowerment.
The organization’s core focus is transforming donated supplies, volunteer labor, and partner requests into practical humanitarian relief for people in crisis. Midwest Mission receives requests from trusted nonprofit partners, prepares supplies it already has, asks supporters for needed items, and relies on volunteers to process, revitalize, assemble, and pack resources for distribution. Those resources are then shipped through partners to people facing disaster, poverty, health challenges, educational barriers, or economic hardship.
Midwest Mission serves locally, nationally, and internationally from central Illinois and central Iowa, sending supplies “around the world and around the corner.” Its work is distributed through trusted nonprofit partners, including domestic and international agencies. The organization’s ministry areas include disaster relief, health, education, micro-business, kits, and sustainability, with supplies sent through both U.S. and global partnerships.
The ministry operates through donations, volunteer service, kit assembly, refurbished items, mission events, collection sites, and shipping partnerships. Volunteers assemble kits, refurbish bicycles and sewing machines, build student desks, sort supplies, process donations, and help prepare shipments. Midwest Mission also works with partners such as UMCOR and Food For The Poor to pre-position disaster relief supplies and respond to needs after storms and other crises.
A distinctive part of Midwest Mission’s work is combining hands-on Christian service with logistics, disaster readiness, and practical resources that empower recipients. Its disaster relief work includes Home Care Kits, Tornado Kits, UMCOR Cleaning Kits, UMCOR Hygiene Kits, Personal Dignity Kits, Student Kits, and fire equipment. Its education work includes student supplies and desks, while its micro-business work includes refurbished bicycles and sewing machines that can help people earn income and support families.
People can engage with Midwest Mission by volunteering at the Illinois or Iowa location, serving from home, hosting mission events, donating money or supplies, assembling kits, using patterns for handmade items, becoming an ambassador, joining the newsletter, or supporting current needs. Churches, families, groups, and individuals can participate through on-site mission experiences, weekend workshops, permanent collection sites, conference collections, and practical service that turns resources into humanitarian relief.
Key Links
- Website: https://www.midwestmission.org/
- Our Mission: https://www.midwestmission.org/our-mission
- Our Story: https://www.midwestmission.org/our-story
- What We Do: https://www.midwestmission.org/what-we-do
- Disaster Relief: https://www.midwestmission.org/disaster-relief
- Kits: https://www.midwestmission.org/kits
- Staff: https://www.midwestmission.org/staff
- Get Involved: https://www.midwestmission.org/get-involved
- Donate: https://give.midwestmission.org/
- Contact: https://www.midwestmission.org/contact-us
Contact Information
- Email: of****@************on.org
- Iowa email: io**@************on.org
- Phone: 217-483-7911
- Iowa phone: 515-386-2236
- Illinois address: 1001 Mission Drive, Pawnee, IL 62558
- Iowa address: 219 N Chestnut St., Jefferson, IA 50129
Socials
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MidwestMission
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/midwestmission/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@midwestmission
Leadership
- Chantel Corrie — Executive Director
- Cindy Chase — Business Manager
- Mallory Webster — Communications Manager
- Emma Gibbs — Communications Specialist
- Carolyn Wofford — Administrative Assistant
- Lisa Rigoni — Development Manager
- Pat Wright — Engagement Coordinator
- Kristian Smith — Database Specialist
- Melissa Brookens — Director of Missions
- Ramon Ortiz — Operations Manager
- Sarah Frazee — Inventory Specialist
- Barb Hedinger — Volunteer Manager
- Teresa Whitehouse — Project Manager
- Jeremiah Miller — Reservations Coordinator
- Danille Curtis — Iowa Director
- Alaire Willits — Mission Engagement Coordinator
- Kirsten Carman — Volunteer and Inventory Coordinator
