Missions - East Columbus Christian Church

East Columbus Christian Church
Missions, 2008

East Columbus Christian Church is committed to making a difference in the world by revealing the love of Christ to others, through our work and donations to various international and local missions.

“Sing to the Lord, all the earth; proclaim his salvation day after day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all peoples." (1 Chronicles 16:23-24)

International Causes

All God’s Children: Founded in 1997 by Jim and Denise Hayes, All God's Children provides physical, emotional and spiritual support to families and children coping with HIV/AIDS in Zimbabwe.

Due to political problems and turmoil in the area, the children’s home and mission hospital that were developed by this organization were sadly closed. Our prayers go out to everyone who worked with this organization.

Heifer International: Heifer’s mission is to work with communities worldwide to end hunger and poverty, and to care for the earth. Heifer does this by providing appropriate livestock, training, and related services to small-scale farmers and communities worldwide. The animals and training the Heifer provides to various families help the families improve their quality of life.

Watoto: Watoto’s mission consists of placing parentless children in Uganda in homes where love, care, spiritual discipleship, and educational needs are provided.

Watoto currently operates 3 children’s villages and cares for over 1500 children. The villages include over 130 individual homes, each accommodating 8 children and a house mother. They also contain a complete school system, a medical clinic, a church/community center, an agricultural project providing food, a clean water source, and electrical power. The result is a self-sustaining village that serves the children while providing employment for women and teachers, and steady jobs for laborers.

East Columbus Christian Church sponsors Alex Nabanoba, born June 11, 1992, and Andrew Kato, born September 29, 1997. The children and the church have been corresponding with each other since 2003. With our donations, words of encouragement, and prayers, we are working together to make a difference in Uganda.

World Vision: World Vision is a non-profit Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes – not just the symptoms - of poverty and injustice. These projects include sponsorship of children, health care, education, economic development, agricultural training, livestock, food and water, and emergency aid.

Local Causes

Campus Life: Campus Life is a ministry of the Youth For Christ organization. They provide a balanced approach – physical, mental, social, and spiritual – to help senior high students make good choices, establish a solid foundation for life, and to have a positive impact at their home and school. It is a place to have fun, make friends, and talk to other high school students.
The east side chapter of Campus Life meets at the East Columbus Christian Church.

Mid-Ohio Food Bank:Mid-Ohio FoodBank serves the needs of central Ohio's hungry families by providing food to over 550 food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters and other charities. They help feed thousands of children, seniors, low-income families and others who have no place to turn.

The River is a local contemporary Christian radio station. Many of the songs that are heard on this station can be heard during our contemporary service. The River, WCVO, 104.9 Christian Radio:

Disciple Causes

Christian Church in Ohio: Christian Church in Ohio is the regional office of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It supports summer camp and annual conventions for youth, men and women’s ministries, lay ministry classes, The Cleveland Christian Home, new churches, retired ministers, and much more. They are located on the east side of Columbus.

Cleveland Christian Home: The Cleveland Christian Home exists as a haven for children, youth and families struggling with mental illness, abuse or neglect. They assist with residential treatment for children with emotional and behavioral disturbances, counseling for at-risk children, independent living programs for teen moms, at risk children in the Cleveland Public Schools, and in-home therapy for families in crisis.

Week of Compassion: Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Week of Compassion reaches out in the name of Christ to:

1.	provide emergency and long-term assistance to people in the aftermath of hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, droughts, civil war and other natural and human catastrophes. In a typical year WOC responds to a disaster about once every two days.
2.	support self-help programs of development and rehabilitation that empower people and communities to stand against and rise above hunger, poverty, disease, illiteracy, and other forces of injustice that deny and destroy human dignity. WOC supports projects in more than 80 nations on every inhabitable continent of the earth.
3.	encourage and support volunteer groups in "hands-on" mission and service opportunities. Annually, WOC partners with more than 50 Disciples work groups in mission projects in North America and abroad.

East Columbus Christian ChurchMissions, 2008

East Columbus Christian Church
Missions, 2008