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
- Ecumenical Social Ministries(ESM)
ESM was founded in 1982 by eight downtown churches to provide for the basic emergency needs of the hungry, the homeless and the jobless in Colorado Springs, CO. At that time, each of those eight churches was involved in social ministry to the poor in small ways. By collaborating, they were able to combine financial, in-kind and volunteer resources to serve the most vulnerable by feeding the hungry, clothing, the naked, giving drink to the thirsty, and caring for the sick.
“In response to the Gospel, the mission of ESM is to provide food, medicine, housing, and other emergency services in conjunction with job placement and educational programs promoting self-sufficiency, to prevent the low-income public from falling further into poverty, and to help them attain a more abundant life.”
VCC supports the ministry of ESM through our outreach budget and our prayers. We often refer folks in need to ESM for their wide range of services.
ESM is located at 201 N. Weber in downtown Colorado Springs. Their phone number is 719-636-1916. Their website is: www.ecusocmin.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
"Our vision is to provide holistic health services and basic medical care to the low-income and uninsured. Since its inception in 1990 SET has provided holistic health care services and assistance to the uninsured, underinsured and low-income residents of the Pikes Peak region. SET also provides a holistic model of health services designed to keep older adults independent while ensuring quality of life. By collaborating with other agencies, SET provides unduplicated services to the community."
"Serving clients in collaboration with other agencies. Empowering persons, through educational awareness, to become more accountable for their personal well-being. Transforming systems and individuals by offering services that value human dignity, justice and love."
www.setofcs.org
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825 E. Pikes Peak Ave. Building 29 Colorado Springs CO 80903
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Phone 719-328-0908 Fax 719-328-0910 E-mail info@setofcs.org
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The mission of Springs Rescue Mission is to reach the poor and needy of Colorado Springs with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to provide for their physical needs while ministering restoration to their spirit, soul, and body. Programs include emergency services, evening chapel, hot meals, education, vocational training, and transitional housing. Springs Rescue Mission is located at 5 W. Las Vegas in Colorado Springs. Their phone number is: 719-632-1822. You can find out more about their ministry at www.springsrescuemission.org.
TESSA stands for Trust, Education, Safety, Support and Action. This organization seeks a community without domestic violence and supports those who have been victims of domestic violence. Our congregation provides financial support to TESSA, and supports those who are working with TESSA through prayers.
The contact information for TESSA is:PO Box 2662, Colorado Springs, CO 80901. Phone:719-633-1462 and the crisis line: 719-633-3819.
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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