Go Light Your World
We are a family whose hearts are blazing;
So let's raise our candles and light up the sky
Praying to the Creator, in the name of Jesus
Make us a beacon in darkest times.
As a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a beacon of light in the darkest of times. The Easter offering, supports the General Ministries of the Christian Church as together, we bring the light of Christ to dark corners of the world.
In 2008, the Office of Disciples Women coordinated an all women, blitz-build through Habitat for Humanity in Beaumont, Texas. Not only did they provide a family with a home, but they deepened their own spiritual journey and helped one young woman express her faith in Jesus for the first time. She was a participant in the build, brought along as a friend and at the end of the trip she was a person reconciled with God and her family. Her candle of faith now burns bright.
The Division of Overseas Ministries is working faithfully to rebuild a hospital in the Bolenge region of the Congo. The hospital was first built by the Disciples in the 1920's and for over 80 years it stood as a beacon of light in a war torn region. The reopening of this hospital will be a beacon of light in the darkest of times.
The Pension Fund is a beacon of light for the faithful servants, primarily missionaries and small or rural church pastors, whose pensions today are insufficient to meet the basic necessities of life. Through the Easter offering, the Pension Fund increases pensions through the ministerial relief fund, which is supported by the Easter offering. The ministerial relief fund shines the light of Christ into the world.
Your gifts to the Easter offering are a beacon of light. Your gifts call us forward to be one family, a movement for wholeness. You are invited to give generously and faithfully, as together we GO LIGHT OUR WORLD!
*Adapted from Kathy Traccoli's "Go Light Your World"
Note: The Easter offering will be collected April 5th and 12th.
