Missions
Change the World
When I am helping another, why does it feel so good, so right? Because I am working in tune with what God has created me for and what Christ has called me to do. Christ Church members are people of action and are found faithful to what the Gospel has called them to do…“Feed my lambs”…”Take care of my sheep” (John 21:15-16). They know the Gospel means nothing unless we put it into practice.
GET OUT OF THE PEWS!
Take His love beyond this building...past these doors...and straight into your heart...and the heart of others.
The leaders of each of these missions are waiting for your call.
Pictures from Recent Mission Activities
More God, Less Crime Conference (1.14.12) & RJM Sunday (1.15.12)
Angel Tree 2011
4th & 5th Graders Prepare gifts for Mexico
Christmas Mexico Mission Delivery
Local Missions
Angel Tree
A seasonal ministry which provides gifts to those in need in Fort Bend.
East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry
Christ Church regularly supports this organization which addresses the basic human needs of families in temporary financial crisis in East Fort Bend County.
Fort Bend Family Promise
Part of a national organization created to provide shelter, meals, and comprehensive support to families without homes.
Four Corners
A local community located 8 miles northwest of Christ Church in need of our help.
Garden Ministry
The Christ Church garden is located behind the Family Life Center and provides fresh vegetables for the East Fort Bend Human Needs Ministry Food Bank.
Habitat for Humanity
Work alongside the recipient of a Habitat home as we “Offer Them Christ” by providing a new home for a deserving family.
Help A Hurting Child
A year-round ministry which supports organizations in the community which deal with the effects of child abuse.
H.O.M.E. Project
We gather each year to demonstrate the love of Jesus through the repair of low-income homes in Fort Bend County.
Manna Bags
Manna Bags are sacks of food that may be given to the homeless or those in need.
Mary Austin Holley Elementary
A ministry seeking to make a difference in our local community by making a commitment to the children of Mary Austin Holley Elementary.
Meals on Wheels
Deliver meals daily to homebound seniors in the Fort Bend area.
Restorative Justice Ministry
This ministry is committed to building a Christian community inside the prison walls and assisting ex-offenders as they leave prison.
SIRE
Part of a Houston-area organization committed to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities through therapeutic horseback riding.
Soles for Souls
This is a program to provide brand new shoes and socks for Fort Bend ISD students serviced through the Shared Dreams program and Lamar CISD students serviced through the Common Threads program, as well as, on an as-needed basis for families in the Family Promise program.
S.O.S. (Supply our Students)
An annual drive to fund new school supplies for needy children, pre-school through grade 12, in FBISD and Stafford schools.
Local And International Missions
Texas Annual Conference Safe Sanctuary Certification
Gifts Unto Others
This mission provides an alternative to commercial gifts for birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, and in honor and memory of loved ones.
Disaster Relief
We are involved in a variety of disaster relief efforts from our support of UMCOR and the assembling of medicine boxes and flood buckets to our hands-on relief efforts.
Other Ways to Help
There are simple ways to help right from your computer:
- Donate Free Rice by answering trivia questions.
- Donate Free Water by playing a simple geography game.
Africa
Nothing But Nets
Malaria kills a child every 30 seconds in Africa, and bed nets are the most cost-effective way to protect children from the mosquitoes that carry this killer disease. The people of The United Methodist Church are a founding partner in the Nothing But Nets campaign. For each $10 donation, an insecticide-treated bed net is purchased and distributed to Africa, where education also is provided about its use. Checks can be made out to "CUMC," but please notate “Nothing But Nets” on your check.
Mission to Cote d'Ivoire
A team from Christ Church traveled to Cote d'Ivoire in spring of 2010 to work at Dabou Hospital. If you missed the Cote d’Ivoire Report please check out our Christ Church members in action.
Bolivia
Rev. Diane Wimberley
Christ Church is in a three-year Covenant Relationship with Rev. Wimberly as she works in La Paz, Bolivia.
Mexico
Casa MAMi
Casa MAMi is a Christian girls shelter in Reynosa Mexico that is supported by a US non-profit Corporation. The girls are usually from the poorest colonias in the area and have suffered neglect or violence and need protection. Currently there are 35 girls at Casa MAMi and they range in age from 5- 17. The needs of the shelter are many, from financial support to building mission projects. For more information, contact Olinda Jehovics.
Mexico Medical Missions
Our Medical Mission team goes to the Mexican border to provide medical and veterinary care and medicines to those in need 3-4 long weekends each year. For more information, contact Janis Parsley.
Mexico Missions
Groups travel throughout the year (typically at Easter and Christmas) to the border towns of Mexico to deliver food bags & Bibles. We also hold VBS at our sister churches each summer. For more information on Mexico Missions, contact Olinda Jehovics