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Christian Action/Community Service (CA/CS) Department
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| The Christian Action/Community Service (CA/CS) Department coordinates
activities and events to assist the Church in expressing Christian
concern for the needy in Topeka and surrounding communities. We encourages members to take action in the name of Christ and the Church.
The following community agencies and organizations have
received help from this Ministry.
 | Doorstep |
| Breakthrough House |
| Topeka Rescue Mission |
| The Florence Crittenden Home |
| Cornerstone |
| Let's Help |
| Battered Women's Task Force |
| Mother to Mother |
| The Christmas Bureau |
| Community Action |
| Christmas in April |
| Crisis Pregnancy Outreach |
| Faith in Action |
| First Apartments (pantry) |
| Local Elementary Schools |
| Red Cross |
| Ronald McDonald House |
In addition to volunteering at these agencies, supplies and other
items needed by them, for which they have no funds, are purchased and
donated. These donations are totally funded from profits from the
department's "Loaves and Fishes" program.
The "Loaves and Fishes" program allows the church to purchase
grocery gift cards from Dillon's and Hy-Vee at a discounted
rate. The gift cards are then sold to church members
(and non-members) each Sunday and weekday morning in the church
office. The gift cards may be used the same as cash at
participating grocery stores.
$70,220 worth of Loaves and Fishes were purchased by members
and friends of First Christian during 2007. There was a
profit of $3,105. Donations to community agencies totaled
$2,600. If you purchased Loaves and Fishes grocery coupons,
you were a part of this community service. If you would like
to join those who use Loaves and Fishes, check the table in the
Narthex next Sunday.
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| Become a volunteer for Faith in Action, a
program that ministers to those in our community that need someone
to visit, grocery shop, respite care for a caregiver, light
housekeeping, yard work, minor home repair or other similar services.
Call Carolyn Hanson at 430-2361.
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Volunteer for Battered Women's Task Force and Shelter
as a Crisis Counselor or a Court Advocate. Training will be
provided. If you are interested, contact 354-7927.
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Help feed the hungry at no cost to you! The Hunger Site,
www.thehungersite.com
is a website where your daily viewing brings food to millions of
hungry people around the globe. Check it out today and every
day.
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| Doorstep - Remember when you do your
grocery shopping!! Bring your items to the church.
Needs include pinto beans, canned fruit, tuna, cold and hot
breakfast cereals, egg noodles, jelly, spaghetti sauce, macaroni &
cheese, chicken noodle soup, tomato sauce, fruit juices and dry and canned milk.
OCTOBER is the month that FCC is responsible for helping to
restock the food pantry but they need donations year around! |
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| Fair Trade Coffee - We are
selling Fair Trade Coffee from El Salvador. Regular is $6.00
a pound and DeCaf is $7.00 a pound. Coffee beans sell for
the same prices listed above but you only receive 12 ounces of
beans. Buy your coffee from the church office or contact
Linda Kemp. |
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| Box Tops for
Education -
Susan Bernhardt is
collecting Box Tops for Education for her class you may bring
them to the church office. |
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| Pop Tabs -
CA/CS collects pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House. There was a
box in the office and Narthex. |
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| Empty Computer
Ink Cartridges - Williams Magnet school recycles
empty computer ink cartridges. There is a box in the office to
put them in. |
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