J. J. Hill and Obama School

The Obama School Ministry Team serves the scholars and staff at the elementary school located directly across the street from Unity Church. Obama School is currently closed for renovations this outreach ministry team is supporting J.J. Hill until Obama reopens in 2025. Get in touch with the team by contacting Nancy Heege at [email protected].

Vision and Purpose for the JJ Hill-Obama Outreach Ministry Team [2024 - 2025] 
Our four goals detail our vision and purpose and how we hope to make a difference:

1. Enhance the learning of JJ Hill/future Obama scholars.
2. Assist the faculty and staff at the school.
3. Provide support to the JJ Hill school community as it transitions and establishes itself in the Unity neighborhood.
4. Create and maintain a leadership team that supports positive volunteer experiences at the school.

Team News

June 2025
As we approach the end of the school year, we’d like you to know:

• Eighteen Unity Church members and friends volunteered their time at JJ Hill Montessori Magnet School this year. 
• They served as reading tutors, math mentors, library book shelvers, food providers for special staff occasions, a knitting teacher, and more.
• They showed up consistently, week after week, and were counted on by the teachers and other staff to provide welcome support for staff and students. 
• In the next few weeks, they’ll help pack up the school for the big move to the newly renovated Obama building across the street from the church. 

As we look forward to the next school year, we’d like you to know:

• More volunteers will be needed as the PreK – fifth grade population grows and  the school expands to include the first-ever class of sixth graders, who will be the first class of the new middle school in the west tower.
• The principals are excited to build on the relationship that has developed over the past two years. The middle school principal is wondering whether some of her students’ service learning programming might fit with some of our community outreach ministries. 
• We are excited as we look to the future. Please consider how you might be involved with this important part of church life — building and maintaining a great relationship with our newest neighbors across the street — and to grow spiritually as you go “within, among, and beyond” with us. 

Click an image below to view the JJ Hill and Obama School Team brochure!

Join Us at JJ Hill

If you’d like to learn about how you can give a few hours a week and make a real difference, contact us. Email [email protected] or John Christiansen at [email protected].