Welcome to our Outreach Ministries
Village Christian Church supports a wide variety of outreach ministries. The following highlights our most recent monthly features.
Our local mission ministry includes:
Non-perishable food items are collected throughout the year and donated to our local Care and Share distribution center which is Anchor Way Baptist Church, 3125 Virginia Ave, 80907. They are open for food distribution to those in need on Wednesdays from 11 AM to 3 PM.
The Colorado Springs Care and Share website is: http://www.careandshare.org
Northern Churches Care is a Colorado Springs nonprofit serving neighbors facing financial crisis. NCC provides crisis support to families and individuals in Colorado Springs enabling them to become physically self-sufficient and spiritually whole. NCC administers a variety of programs including rental & utility assistance, a food pantry, pastoral nurse, legal advice and tax preparation. Additionally, NCC provides spiritual support through prayer and by connecting individuals and families to caring Christian Communities.
Their website is: www.northernchurchescare.org
- One Nation Walking Together
We support One Nation Walking Together with both financial and in kind gifts. One Nation is committed to making a difference in the lives of Native Americans living in poverty. They are a local organization that is volunteer driven and which offers a wide variety of supports for Native Americans.
Their website is: http://www.onenationco.org
- The Marian House Soup Kitchen
The Marian House Soup Kitchen is a ministry of Catholic Charities of Colorado Springs. The Marian House provides a number of services one of which is a soup kitchen providing meals to those in need.
Their website is: http://www.ccharitiescs.org/page.asp?id=38&name=Soup%20Kitchen
- SET: Service - Empowerment - Transformation
www.setofcs.org
Village Christian also supports many of the denominational outreach ministries of the Christian Church(Disciples of Christ). Among those ministries we give to the following:
- Tennyson Center for Children and Families at Colorado Christian Home
Colorado Christian Home has been a ministry of the Christian Church for one hundred years and a ministry of this congregation from it's very beginnings. CCH is supported by congregational funds as well as Christian Womens Fellowship Funds. There are also a number of individuals in the congregation who donate directly to CCH. The mission of CCH Tennyson Center for Children is to be a community of people dedicated to breaking the cycle of child abuse and neglect, serving and strengthening children and families. As professionals and concerned citizens, CCH strives to provide competent and caring treatment, educational and advocacy services that are community-based, family-focused and child-centered.
In 2004 CCH is celebrating its 100th year of serving the children of Colorado. Learn more about the ministry of Colorado Christian Home at their website: http://www.tennysoncenter.org
DMF supports a great number of ministries of the church including Global Ministries, New Church Ministries and General and Regional level staff. VCC supports the DMF ministries through our general budget and through special day giving that takes place on various holidays throughout the year. If you would like to learn more about Disciples Mission Fund you can go to the http://disciples.org and find listed the ministries that DMF supports within the denomination.
Week of Compassion is the Disciples' way to reach crisis areas both nationally and internationally. WOC works in coordination with 16 other outreach organizations including Church World Service. VCC funds the ministry of WOC through gifts throughout the year and through a special offering in February. Information about the extrodinary work of Week of Compassion can be found at: http://weekofcompassion.org
As members of the body of Christ we are honored to be able to serve the least, the last and the lost through these various ministries and organizations. Please take some time to discover their gifts and perhaps to share some of yours.
If you would like any further information about the Outreach Ministry of VCC please call the church office at 719-634-6139.
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