Local Missions

A vital part of our identity as Christians is living out Christ’s call to provide for the “Least of These” (Matt. 25), which we interpret as anyone God leads us to help as we are able. During the Pandemic, our focus on missions shifted greatly from addressing the needs of the wider community to addressing the most urgent need we were witnessing – namely the hunger of our neighbors.  As a small congregation with limited resources, we decided that the most effective way we could meet their needs was to provide food to anyone who came to us.  Monthly, our members will make financial donations as well as food donations, and with those we have been able to give non-perishable food to every person who comes to our door each day, since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020.  Many of our neighbors come by on a daily basis to help supplement the food they either buy for themselves or get from larger charities in the community. In addition to the contributions of our members, we have also received a grant from Week of Compassion, the Disciples of Christ/Church of Christ Disaster Relief Fund, for which we are exceedingly grateful.

Regional and Global Missions

Through Global Ministries, The Christian Church in Alabama and North West Florida is in partnership with two ministries in Honduras: Christian Commission for Development, and the Evangelical and Reform Church of Honduras.  We are working with these two groups to develop and implement a plan to create long lasting changes in the lives of the Honduran people.  The goals are set and prioritized by our partners, and we are then using our gifts and talents here in this Region to help them reach those goals.  First Christian Church is extremely involved In this partnership.  Not only does the church support the ministry financially, but the pastor and several members of our church have traveled there to work with our partners in person; and the pastor has been on the Honduras Task-force from its inception 6 years ago.

Honduras

Some crosses and artwork brought back from Honduras.