Composed of members of the Whitworth community and local churches, En Christo focuses its ministry on four low-income hotels of downtown Spokane as well as people living on the surrounding streets. The members provide food and friendship for these people, demonstrating the love and grace of Jesus Christ. En Christo operates completely by volunteers from the Whitworth community. Each year En Christo delivers over 15,000 lunches, and since its beginning in 1990, over 75,000 lunches and 500 Bibles have been place in the hands of our friends downtown. En Christo is funded primarily by churches, social service groups and individual sponsors.
All donations go toward food and ministry purposes.
Every Saturday night , twenty to thirty students take lunches to people in each of the four target hotels, as well as to those living on the streets of downtown. Their main goal is to initiate friendships and to look for opportunities to share the Gospel message. Each team within Outreach visits the same people every week to build consistency in relationships. They look to deepen relationships with those who are open. They are responsible for distributing groceries and clothes, taking people to the hospital, leading bible studies, and fulfilling other specific needs, always seeking to strengthen the friendships that Outreach initiates.