Step It Up Ministry

05/07/2026

07/05/2025

Tennis shoes for back to school— preschool to 12th grade. Must pre-register to receive shoes and child must be present to make sure shoes fit.

Step It Up provides new tennis shoes to children in Elgin, IL. and surrounding communities as they enter into the new school year.

06/21/2025

STEP IT UP distribution day set for August 2nd. Registration starts July 1st.

07/19/2024

We just finished counting shoes and checking our sizes and we have a need for men's size 9. If you can help that would be awesome. Famous Footwear just started a BOGO half off today.

If you can't go out and buy shoes, but you still want to help, then please visit our donation page at: https://pushpay.com/g/firstbaptistelgin
Please be sure to select Step It Up Shoe Fund.

Thank you for all your help!

07/19/2024

Our event is only 2 weeks away and we still have a need for volunteers on Saturday Aug. 3rd. It's a great experience where you get to see so many happy faces while putting new shoes on their feet. Please sign up at:

06/27/2024

Reminder: Tonight is our No Cook Night fund raiser at Nick's Pizza on Randall Rd. This is not only for dine-in, but also carry out. Be sure to mention Step It Up!

Learn more about Step It Up: https://fbcelgin.com/stepitup

★★★★☆ · Pizza restaurant

05/20/2024

It's that time of year again and Step It Up planning is on! Our first No Cook Night is actually two nights, today and tomorrow.

Come enjoy delicious food AND support a great cause! Join us at Chili's in South Elgin on Monday, May 20th OR Tuesday, May 21st to support our Step It Up ministry. Mention Step It Up when ordering (dine-in or carry-out) and Chili's will donate 15% of your check! Bring the whole family, invite your friends, neighbors, and co-workers, and join us in supporting Step It Up!

Not sure where Chili's is located? Follow the link below to get directions!

https://fbcelgin.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=96aa19e3fae8ca5b931f77212&id=3cdf078acd&e=b98e3671ff

Do you want to help but can't join the No Cook Night, then consider donating to our ministry at https://pushpay.com/g/firstbaptistelgin and remember to choose Step It Up Shoe Fund from the drop down.

08/04/2023

Now we’re ready!

08/04/2023

08/03/2023

We are almost there! Saturday is 2 days away and every year we go through a checklist of tasks to complete and now we think we are ready.

Registrations are full. We have 1,200 children signed up and emailed to receive shoes.

Shoe collection goal has been met. We reached our goal of 1,500 shoes ready for distribution.

Volunteer registrations are mostly filled. We still have a few openings, but we’ll be fine if they aren’t filled and those that signed up are ready to serve.

Tomorrow starts the set up. The Elks Lodge of Elgin and a handful of FBC volunteers will begin the process of removing tags, setting up shoes on the tables and laying out everything needed to make this event a success.

The stress that goes into an event like this can sometimes be overwhelming, but the joy and gratitude that is shared by the adults and children far outweigh the stress and that is what keeps us doing this every year. We are grateful to everyone who has been a part of Step It Up and we understand that we couldn’t accomplish this without your help and for that we are thankful.

We hope to see you there and may God bless you!

07/28/2023

Good morning!

It's not too late to sign-up to help. We still have open volunteer positions for our Aug. 5th shoe giveaway.

Currently there are openings in the following positions:
1. Morning and Afternoon Parking Lot
2. Afternoon Check-in
3. Morning Check-out
4. Morning and Afternoon Shoe Fitters
5. Worship Center
6. Afternoon Clean-up

Please visit our website to volunteer: