Serve at Echo
There are several ways to get involved at Echo—join the worship team, pitch in with tech, hang out with Echo Kids, help keep our building clean, volunteer for future outreach opportunities, and more!
Click the button below to email us and let us know how you’d like to serve; we’ll be in touch.
Serve in the Community
Below you’ll find upcoming special events plus ongoing groups in the Walnut Hills, East Walnut Hills, and Evanston communities that surround our church. Show up and meet Echo neighbors. Also stay updated with local events via our Instagram stories.
Each year we support local teachers & staff to treat the kids in our neighborhood:
Donate candy. From now until October 30, bring in bags of candy.
Hand out candy. If you're free 1:15–2:15 p.m. on Halloween, join us at the school. Message Kelly to RSVP.
Echo + churches across the city partner with City Gospel Mission to offer affordable Thanksgiving meals for our community. With our donations, families on a limited budget can shop for a holiday meal.
Our Goal: 250 cans. Please bring in cans of peaches between now and November 18. Echo has committed to contribute 250 cans.
peoples pantry
Drop off items anytime
Several churches in Walnut Hills keep small pantries stocked with items for any neighbor in need to grab. Drop off toiletries or non-refrigerated food at a box in the small, lefthand side parking lot of the Cincinnati Church of the Brethren. (Map their location here.) There is another box and a refrigerated option at the nearby Church of the Advent. (Find them here.)
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN-UP
First Saturday of every month at 9-11 a.m.
At 9am on the first Saturday of every month, residents of Walnut Hills and Evanston gather to clean up our community. Stay tuned to the East Walnut Hills instagram to see the meetup location for each Saturday clean-up.
Check out Keep Cincinnati Beautiful to find organized clean-ups in your neighborhood.
WALK ON WOODBURN
Second Friday of each month from 5-10 p.m.
Stroll down the Avenue and experience the best local art, shopping, dining, and more in the East Walnut Hills business district. Find more info and events on their Facebook or Instagram. EWH Farmer’s Market is open during the summer months.
Run/Walk groups
Wednesdays and biweekly Thursdays at 6 p.m.
This community event starts and ends at the outdoor tables behind Esoteric Brewery and Decibel Korean Fried Chicken. Park on streets or the pay lot behind the building. Each week offers several routes (3-5 miles)—you can walk or run all or part of the path with neighbors. Find schedule & routes on Facebook (Wednesdays) or Instagram (Thursdays).
Community Gardens
Gatherings vary by season
Gary Dangel with the Walnut Hills Redevelopment Foundation oversees several community gardens, and we shared a video about him in one of our services. You can keep up with them and interact directly with others who regularly care for the local gardens on their Facebook page.