As we embrace the spirit of giving and the true meaning of the Christmas season, there’s no better time to support organizations that protect and nurture vulnerable lives in our community. Pro-life ...
Read More »Giving TOYSday can help make Christmas brighter for kids in need
With Black Friday, Small-Business Saturday and Cyber Monday over, the focus now turns to giving. The Marine Toys for Tots Program is encouraging the public to embrace the spirit of generosity on ...
Read More »Oklahoma secures funding to place Bibles in every school
The top elected education official in Oklahoma has a goal of placing a Bible in every school in the state. Ryan Walters, superintendent of public instruction, told Fox News that his department ...
Read More »Chick-fil-A Shared Table donation program has provided 30 million free meals
The Chick-fil-A Shared Table food donation program has provided more than 30 million meals to local communities in need across the United States and Canada, the company announced. The program also is ...
Read More »Churchgoers increase giving to make up for lower attendance
Faithful churchgoers have stepped up their giving to make up for attendance declines since the pandemic, a new study from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research found. In “Finances and Faith: A ...
Read More »How Christian donors may be worsening Haiti’s orphan crisis
As the security crisis in Haiti continues, the humanitarian aid group Haiti Family Care Network is urging U.S. Christian donors to refrain from worsening the situation by donating to orphanages and to redirect their ...
Read More »With Spring donations, watch out for Planet Aid scam
You’ve noticed them everywhere as they seemingly fill the landscape. They seem to pop-up over night and we’re not talking pot holes but those large, yellow Planet Aid donations bins. Many retailers ...
Read More »Christian organization Passages donates $500K to two Israeli communities attacked by Hamas
Passages, which sponsors trips to Israel for Christian students, has donated $500,000 to two communities in southern Israel that were damaged in the October 7 attack by Hamas. The group presented the ...
Read More »Missouri Baptists raise over $900,000 to fund Great Commission
Missouri Baptists donated more than $900,000 to state missions through the Rheubin L. South Missouri Missions Offering (MMO) for the second consecutive year. MMO receipts in 2023, which are disbursed in 2024, ...
Read More »Inside the Christian concert and child sponsorship relationship
Go to a contemporary Christian music (CCM) concert and often you’ll be greeted by materials about a child sponsorship ministry or other charitable group the band asks you to support. During the ...
Read More »Optimism over giving in 2024 despite economy
A recent survey found reason for optimism about faith-based giving in 2024. Despite ongoing economic challenges, donations to churches and ministries remain strong. That’s according to the Giving in Faith report from ...
Read More »Coffee company gives $300k to crisis pregnancy centers
Seven Weeks Coffee, which is named after the stage in a woman’s pregnancy when her preborn child is the size of a coffee bean, has donated more than $300,000 to crisis pregnancy ...
Read More »City Union Mission distributing over 11,000 gifts to at-risk families
The City Union Mission Christmas Store, a key component of the ministry’s Mission Christmas outreach, will close on December 21. Here, at-risk, income-qualified men, women, and children can “shop” for their families ...
Read More »Missouri attorney general investigating Media Matters for America
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced on Monday that his office is investigating Media Matters for America for allegedly fraudulent solicitation of donations from Missourians during its efforts to target Twitter. “We ...
Read More »On Giving Tuesday, U.S. Christians donate generously to charities
As Americans share with others on this Giving Tuesday, Christians once again are among the most charitable people. “It won’t come as a surprise that people who are invested in their Christian ...
Read More »Walmart condemns Hamas, gives $1 million to Israel
Walmart is donating $1 million to an Israel relief agency in response to the “horrific and inhuman” October 7 attacks by Hamas. The Walmart Foundation sent a message to its employees and ...
Read More »IFCJ providing practical support to Hamas attack victims
The International Fellowship of Christians & Jews (IFCJ) is on the front lines of relief efforts in Israel. “I will never forget the second that I heard that Israel was in this ...
Read More »Churches, ministries responding to deadly Maui wildfires
Local churches in Maui are reaching out to wildfire victims despite many members suffering loss themselves. They are the first on the front line as national ministries rprepare to rush in aid. ...
Read More »Fox News matched donations to Satanic Temple, other liberal groups, whistleblower says
Fox News donated money to the Satanic Temple and other liberal groups, whistleblowers told Blaze Media. The network’s parent company is willing to match donations of up to $1,000 to several left-wing ...
Read More »Caffeine with a cause: Seven Weeks Coffee gives 10 percent to crisis pregnancy centers
Caffeine lovers are helping Seven Weeks Coffee donate more than $100,000 to crisis pregnancy centers. “At seven weeks, a baby is the size of a coffee bean and it’s the same time ...
Read More »Christian author donating Bibles to persecuted church for each book sold
If your New Year resolution includes reading more books, you can purchase one and help believers around the world in the process. A Christian author is putting his own books and digital ...
Read More »The more people read the Bible, the more they give to charity
A recent survey confirmed what Christians already knew – Americans who are engaged with scripture are more generous. Members of this group donated more than $100 billion to charity last year, according ...
Read More »2023 Area Adoption and Life Ministry Wish List
Increased costs for this year’s Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations on family budgets remain in the news. Donations to nonprofits are especially important as they have adjusted their budget and next year’s budget ...
Read More »Economy impairs ministries providing Thanksgiving meals
High inflation and a slow economy are making it harder for local shelters to feed the needy this Thanksgiving. Shelter KC, which will serve nearly 4,000 meals this week, is feeling the ...
Read More »City Union Mission says increased food, housing need at crisis level
A perfect storm of food costs and winter temperatures poses a looming crisis for City Union Mission. The Christ-centered organization, which provides homeless men, women and children with shelter, clothes, food and ...
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