Phone:
217-422-4246
Central Illinois Christians in Mission
Central Illinois Christians in Mission
Our Mission
Central Illinois Christians in Missions provides our neighbors in the Decatur area with household goods. We've served over 1400 families each of the past four years, providing everything from cereal bowls to refrigerators at no cost. Clients are referred to us by social service organizations, schools, and churches in the area. The abundance that we share is donated to us by the people and organizations in our community. We have no revenue stream, so we depend upon the community's generosity for monetary donations to pay our operating costs. No one at the mission is paid, so any donation sustains our goal of assisting needy community members.
CICIM Receives United Way Grant
CICIM is proud to announce that we received a $20,000 grant from the United Way of Decatur and Mid-Illinois. It will allow us to purchase a used truck which we will use for picking up donations. We are so thankful for the help we received from Jessica Whitlock of Outrajess Impact. She guided us in preparing our presentation and created an outstanding visual element to accompany our talking points to help sell our grant proposal to the United Way panel of judges. Thank you also to James Keith for all his assistance in preparing the application for the grant. Check out the article that appeared on the Decatur Now website.
New Hours of Operation
CICIM will change its hours of operation beginning Tuesday, March 4th, 2025. We will revert back to our normal hours of 8 a.m.-12 p.m. Our policy of closing if the temperature is colder than 15 degrees will stay in effect.
Wish to Donate Items?
Call 217-422-4246 to schedule pickups for items to donate or to make a financial gift. Receipts are given for all gifts, as they are tax-deductible. We schedule pick-ups of household goods on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1 p.m. We ask for a small donation to offset the cost of picking up the items.
Items we will pick up or will accept as donations:
- Beds, mattresses, and box frames
- Blankets, sheets, and pillows
- Dining or kitchen tables and chairs
- Appliances in working order
- Refrigerators
- Stoves
- Microwaves
- Dishwashers
- Refrigerators
- Sofas, love seats, and chairs
- End tables
- Coffee tables
- Lamps--floor and table
- Dresssers and nightstands
- Small appliances of all kinds
- Dishes
- Pots, pans, and skillets
- Silverware
- Baking pans
- Linens
- Knick knacks
- Home health items
- Walkers, canes, crutches, and whell chairs
- Commodes
- Shower chairs and lift chairs
- Hospital beds
- Monetary donations
Items we won't pick up or accept:
- Electronic items--computers, TV's, etc.
- Exercise equipment
The process by which you can receive assistance from CICIM:
- You must have a furniture request form
- Request forms can be obtained from various social service agencies in Decatur
- Northeast Community Fund
- The Salvation Army
- Catholic Charities
- Macon County Health Department
- Department of Human Services
- Northeast Community Fund
Dresser Project
Dresser Project
CICIM recently started a new building project. These 4-drawer dressers cost the mission $80 in materials and take roughly 5 1/2 hours each to build. This is such a basic needs item and we never seem to have enough in stock to meet the demands of our clients. If you would like to make a monetary donation to cover the entire cost or part of the cost of one or more dressers, please contact the mission at 217-422-4246 or mail the donation to P.O. Box 343, Mt. Zion 62549.