Churches Offer Christmas Giving Opportunities for Missions
Two Indiana churches created Christmas giving programs that allowed members to support local and global mission efforts in honor of family and friends. The giving opportunities included practical needs such as food, camp scholarships, mosquito nets, bus fare, tuition, and medical assistance.
- Sherwood Oaks Christian Church created a Global Christmas Market catalog for missional giving.
- Common Ground Christian Church offered its “Redistribute” program for world missions giving.
- Both efforts connected Christmas gifts with practical support for local and global ministry partners.
Sherwood Oaks Christian Church (Bloomington, IN) created a Global Christmas Market catalog to provide opportunities for missional giving this season. The catalog included information about the local and global missions supported by SOCC, as well as specific “wish list” items for each ministry: food for the hungry, a week at camp for a needy child, mosquito nets, and many more. Participants could designate their financial donation toward any item and the church also provided gift acknowledgement cards for them to explain their donation to recipients.
Common Ground Christian Church (Indianapolis, IN) also created a way for members to give to world missions in honor of family and friends. Their “Redistribute” program included five mission partners, ranging from a local homeless outreach to ministries in Mexico and South Africa, with options to give bus fare, tuition, and even medical assistance.
Author: Christian Standard
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