Unite Tarrant - Leaders Luncheon (4th Thursday each month)
Join us to: 1. Identify community needs, 2. Collaborate to meet those needs, 3. Garner resources and develop infrastructure in support.
Location
Central Bible Church - The Connection Building
8200 Anderson Boulevard Fort Worth, TX 76120Lineup
Agenda
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
NETWORKING and PICKUP LUNCH: Informal networking, get your lunch, be seated.
12:00 PM - 12:10 PM
WELCOME and PRAYER
12:10 PM - 12:20 PM
UNITE TARRANT - VISION and UPDATES
12:20 PM - 12:40 PM
ROUND ROBIN INTROS and UPDATES: Each leader is invited to share briefly (1min)
12:40 PM - 1:20 PM
LEADER PRESENTATIONS:
1:20 PM - 1:30 PM
WRAP-UP, ANNOUNCEMENTS, and CLOSE
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
INFORMAL NETWORKING and CLEANUP: Fell free to mingle or pitch in to cleanup.
About this event
- Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes
You're invited to our Leaders Luncheon (4th Thursday each month)
Unite Tarrant (https://www.unitetarrant.org) is excited to host our monthly Leaders Luncheon on the 4th Thursday of each month beginning in June. We are honored and grateful to serve as local representatives of Unite DFW (https://www.unite-dfw.org) to engage and support local leaders in Tarrant County and surrounding counties to work and serve together to meet one another's needs, and to meet the needs of our communities. Lunch will be provided (Thank you to our sponsors, HIM Food Bank).
Communities flourish when we UNITE!
- MAP to LOCATION: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Gr7gYCUkFKxFsmMU8
- ADDRESS: CONNECTION Building (See Detailed MAP) 8200 Anderson Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76120
- DATE and TIME: June 24, 2025 from 12 Noon-1:30pm (4th Thursday each month)
- PURPOSE: Leaders engage over lunch to share needs in their area, consider ways to work together to meet those needs, and collaborate to garner grants and other resources as well as forge partnerships and infrastucture to bolster capacity and improve outcomes.
- COUNTY CHAMPIONS and ORGANIZERS: Dr. Eli D. Mercer (eli@unite-dfw.org) and Chris Bankus (chrisb@unite-dfw.org)Please reach out with any questions.
THANK YOU!
We are incredibly grateful for our servant leaders and partners across North Texas.
- Thank you to our host partners at Central Storehouse and Central Bible Church in Fort Worth for providing our meetingplace: https://central-storehouse.org
- Thank you to our luncheon partners at HIM Food Bank in Mansfield for providing our meal: https://himfoodbank.org
- Thank you to this month's speakers.
SPEAKERS
We will be joined by several community leaders and partners who will share about their organizations and the impact they are having in the community. We will also learn about the Unite DFW model, see success cases and opportunities for impact, and hear from the Tarrant County CoChampions on their vision and ways to get involverd.
Hope you can join us. Feel free to bring a friend and please help us to spread the word!
Frequently asked questions
For more information including videos, tools, and links, please visit our website at: //www.unitetarrant.org/
For more information including videos, tools, and links, please visit our website at: https://www.unite-dfw.org/
OUR MISSION We foster community and coordinate resources to serve the needs of Tarrant County. We accomplish this through collaboration, compassion, and targeted impact initiatives.
Three focus areas: We identify and assess needs in Tarrant County and enhance systems to meet needs. We help organizations, families, and churches to connect, coordinate, and communicate to address specific cases. We partner with community leaders and volunteers to host events, forge partnerships, a
Our initial goal is to develop a robust close-knit network of 25 partner organizations and 100 committed volunteers in Tarrant County working together for impact by 2026. Our ultimate goal is human flourishing and greater quality of life for all people in Tarrant County and surrounding counties.
The Cost of Poverty Experience is a 3-hour simulation of a community living in poverty coupled with facilitated discussion among participants and opportunities to engage in your local community. GOALS: 1. Raise awareness, 2. Foster Compassion, 3. Spur engagement and follow-through for impact.
Become a Partner: If you serve Tarrant County and surrounding counties and you'd like to collaborate with our leaders, join us!, 2. Volunteer: We have a range of volunteer opportunities from one-time, to ongoing, to leadership roles, 3. Host a COPE Community Experience in engage your community.
We've broken Tarrant County into 11 Zones based on school districts and existing collaborations. We do this in order to "zoom in" on the needs of people and to empower and support impact leaders to better serve in that zone. If you have a heart for the people in your community, let us know.
We have 12 focus areas of need: Poverty Alleviation, Food + Nutrition, Workforce + Workplace, Education+Training, Financial, Children + Youth, Foster Care + Post Foster Care, Seniors, Holistic Health + Wellness, Housing, Transportation, and Faith Communities.
We meet in Building B in the back of the property. Park anywhere in the front or the back and walk to the meeting location. See detailed map below.