Partners in Mission
At Family of Christ, we are passionate about supporting mission efforts locally and globally! Below is a snapshot of the ministries we support as well as their website (if applicable). We encourage you to learn more about these mission organizations and invite you to stay up-to-date on their work by signing up to receive newsletters or digital/mail communications.
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Avant Ministries - Kelley |
Missionary support for Kelley, missionary in Central Asia. |
https://avantministries.org/about |
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Bakhita Mountain Home |
A safe and secure home for women rescued from sex trafficking. |
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Casas Por Cristo |
Dedicated to providing housing for families in Juarez, Mexico. Teams travel there and build a home that is given to a family in need. |
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Face of Justice - Missionary Support for Elise Kemp |
Support for missionary Elise Kemp who serves to defend, shelter, empower, and love survivors of human trafficking & sexual exploitation. This includes helping the men, women, and children working in prostitution in Central America through Intervention, Prevention & Restoration |
https://www.faceofjustice.org/ |
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Family Promise of Colorado Springs |
Provides transition services for families without housing to find a new place to call home. Family Promise's primary goal is to empower families with children to permanently transition into independent, affordable housing |
https://www.familypromisecos.org/ |
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Free Burma Rangers |
Ministry in Burma dedicated to bringing Christ to a war-torn area. |
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Gbarnga Lutheran Mission Project |
Mission focused on educating Liberian children to become effective Christian leaders who think critically and creatively as they serve their communities. |
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Hope and Home Foster Care Agency |
Trains and actively supports foster families all across the Front Range who feel compelled by Christ’s command to take care of “the least of these.” |
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James & Ali Everett - missionaries to Bangladesh thru International Mission Board |
Missionaries (James and Ali Everett) serving in Bangladesh to empower local churches with training and support for each congregation in this non-Christian environment. |
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LCMS Seminary |
Providing support for the LCMS Seminary |
https://www.lcms.org/seminary-education/seminary-topics/lcms-joint-seminary-fund |
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Life Network |
Provides outreach to community with respect to suicide & abortion prevention. |
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Lutheran Bible Translators (LBT) |
LBT works to provide missionaries and training to locals to translate the Bible. |
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Lutheran Valley Retreat (LVR) |
Christian Youth Camp that shares the Gospel with children who may never hear the good news otherwise. |
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Mary’s Dream Home |
Provides a safe haven for women and children while supplying them with the tools to support themselves and their families. |
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Military Chaplains |
Military Chaplains program to provide support for their continued operations - Operation Barnabas. |
https://www.lcms.org/ministry-to-the-armed-forces/operation-barnabas |
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Pastor Gary Schuschke |
LCMS Missionary as Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church reaching people in the community. |
https://missioncentral.us/schuschke/ |
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Pikes Peak Academy |
Provide a quality Christ-based high school education for students with troubled pasts and difficult family lives. |
https://pikespeakacademy.net/donate/ |
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Progressive Ministries Uganda |
A Christian 501c3 nonprofit orphanage/school that cares for vulnerable children and orphans in Kabale, Uganda. |
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Safe Families |
Dedicated to helping many families in vulnerable life situations to be safer for their children in Colorado Springs |
https://coloradosprings.safe-families.org/partners/ |
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SAT-7 USA |
Provides the churches and Christians of the Middle East and North Africa an opportunity to witness to Jesus Christ through inspirational, informative, and educational television services. |
https://www.sat7usa.org/ |
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Sponsor Child - Compassion |
Compassion International - Sponsor a Child program where for $38.00 per month you provide food, clothing, and school all through the local churches in each country. |
https://www.compassion.com/ |
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Springs Rescue Mission |
Provides community resources for homeless people in Colorado Springs. |
https://www.springsrescuemission.org/ |
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Tanzania Private Christian School |
Partnership with St. John's Lutheran Church to operate an early childhood through seventh grade private Christian school in Tanzania. |
https://sjlchurch.org/tanzania |
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Tearfund USA |
Devoted to seeing all people freed from poverty and injustice, living transformed lives and reaching their God-given potential. |
https://www.tearfundusa.org/ |
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Uganda Missions / |
Missionaries in Uganda serving through the LCMS church. |
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| Voice of the Martyrs | Provide help for those who have suffered persecution themselves or for the families of Christians imprisoned or killed because of their witness. |
https://www.persecution.com/ |
Our Board of Elders has allocated the budgeted funds across these ministries and are always looking for more Christ-centered non-profits to support. We are truly blessed to be part of such a giving and caring congregation!
Mission Partner Program
A percentage of the giving received by our church family has been allocated to support Missions. The management of the funds and overall program is assigned to the FOC Board of Elders (BOE). The BOE has established 3 areas of focus:
Local Missions/Outreach – Organizations within our local geographical area
Rocky Mountain District/Missouri Synod – Mission/Outreach opportunities within the greater Rocky Mountain District or LCMS as a whole
National/International missions – Any other Mission/Outreach opportunities that do not fit within the previous two categories
With that in mind, the BOE needs your help. We know of many great Mission opportunities out there but do not want to limit our potential mission partners simply because we don’t know about them. As such, we have set up a form that you can fill out to provide the BOE with background information about any Mission opportunity that you are passionate about. If you have an opportunity you would like to recommend, take a moment to complete the Mission Partner Program form. Please reach out to your Elder if you have any questions about our Mission Partner Program at Family of Christ.