From supporting medical missions in Southeast Asia to teaching ministries in Appalachia, our Outreach is at work. We have yearly mission trips to Belize on which we do construction, instruction, and medical work. Locally, volunteers from First Christian take part in the Community Meal Program, an ecumenical mission project to feed the hungry, by arranging and serving meals at least once each month at Trinity Lutheran Church. We also participate in the Forgotten Man jail inmate ministry, the Food for Families Thanksgiving Project, our Santa Project to reach needy youngsters and their families, and many other special needs projects, such as the Crop Walk to end world hunger. First Christian Church is also a supporting congregation for Habitat for Humanity , a Christian-based organization which is dedicated to eliminating poverty and substandard housing by building houses in partnership with those who are in need.
Habitat relies heavily on the support of local churches and volunteer workers.
As part of the Circle of Twelve, First Christian has committed itself to join together with a dozen or so other congregations in the Traverse City area to build homes for economically-disadvantaged families. To fund this goal, the Outreach Committee sponsors numerous fund-raising activities, including breakfasts and dinners, and many individuals contribute both materials and time. There is always the opportunity to get involved in Outreach through First Christian Church. Background image courtesy of Wayfinder.