by Sarah Phelan | Nov 11, 2017 | Missions, News & Updates, Orphan care
On Orphan Sunday, we remember the Bible’s command to care for orphans. As we approach the Christmas season, Memphis Family Connection Center (MFCC) offers one way for you to make a child’s Christmas brighter. Since 2010 MFCC has sponsored “Red Tub Day” to ease the...
by Grant Caldwell | Nov 10, 2016 | Missions, Orphan care
This Sunday, Nov. 13, is a special day around the world as churches, communities and organizations celebrate Orphan Sunday. Christ Church is committed to changing lives of children around the world and in our city, especially the children who need it most in our...
by Grant Caldwell | Aug 23, 2016 | Missions, Orphan care
By Laura Greenwell Orphan ministry, adoption, and foster care are all a huge part of who and I am in Christ and who my family is. We have three adopted children and were foster parents to six children. Our lives have been so touched by this in so many ways. I know not...
by bethgsanders | Nov 10, 2015 | Missions, Orphan care
Over 100,000 children are available for adoption in the United States. There are over 330,000 churches in the United States. If not even a third of U.S. churches (not families) responded to our God-given responsibility as the body of Christ to care for the orphan in...
by bethgsanders | Oct 10, 2015 | Missions, Orphan care, Special Events
The Church’s mission includes welcoming, caring for, and sharing with those who are in need. The Church’s mission is also global in scope–so what it is it like to be in poverty in other places in the world? Do not miss a truly rare opportunity coming...
by bethgsanders | Mar 3, 2015 | Missions, Orphan care
After having breakfast recently with some Christ Church members to talk with Bethany Christian Services of West TN, I began to share the excitement that these members already had about Safe Families for Children, a network of families in many different churches...
by bethgsanders | Dec 23, 2014 | Orphan care
Though we recently observed Orphan Sunday as we stepped into November focusing on issues related to Orphan Care at Christ Church (including the first-time display of the Heart Gallery of Tennessee), the ways that we extend God’s love and compassion for children...
