THIS SATURDAY!

May 17   8:30 AM

This year’s 6K will be held at CLEMENT PARK in LITTLETON, SHELTER P, on Saturday May 17th. Event opens at 8:30 am, and the race begins at 9 am.  Run, walk, watch and cheer, bring friends, enjoy fun and food in our covered shelter at Clement Park.

Registration fees and donations will help fund water projects, hand-washing stations, water for local schools, village wells, and 24/7 water for hospitals and medical clinics. Any funds raised by Covenant churches across North America will be designated to the Covenant Kids Congo in Democratic Republic of Congo.

REGISTER OR DONATE TO CENTENNIAL’S TEAM HERE

Team Cov4Congo

(YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE REGISTERED TO PARTICIPATE!  YOU WON’T GET THE BLING, BUT YOU WILL GET TO BE PART OF THE FUN 😊)

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Global Outreach musings….

If Centennial Covenant Church is supporting a mission partner, why do they need individual supporters?

CCC, like all churches, designates a portion of unrestricted general giving to local, national and global missions. (Currently 14.45%) In this fiscal year, approximately $120,000 is being divided among close to 20 individuals and organizations.  While CCC’s contributions are significant, they certainly aren’t going to fully support any one ministry!

Individual donors are like the mortar that holds the bricks together.  Individuals usually commit to prayer for the people they financially support. Individuals are well-positioned to introduce their friends—from any church—to the mission partners they personally know and champion.

Nations with developing evangelical churches and nations in poverty still need the financial support of western Christians. Giving is a part of discipleship and is an ethos and habit that develops over years.

How do we know how our money is being spent?  That’s an important role of CCC’s Global Outreach team!  Mission partners are asked for regular communication and asked annually about their funding needs.  Vetting potential partners and maintaining strong and honest relationships with our partners is a high priority. It is a constant work of discernment and prayer, and a constant balancing act to decide how many partners to support, and how to divide that support among them.

“Raising support” is a concept found throughout scripture.

  1. The example of the Levites (Numbers 18:24)- The Jews gave their tithe to the priests for support.
  2. The example of Jesus (Luke 8:2,3)- Many people supported Jesus and the disciples.
  3. The teaching of Jesus (Mt. 10:9,10)- A Kingdom worker is worthy of his support.
  4. The example of Paul (Acts 18:4,5)- He stopped tentmaking to preach full time on support.
  5. The teaching of Paul (1 Cor. 9:1-18)- He had the right to be supported by the churches

From

Global Frontier Missions

 

Speaking of prayer, mission partners covet this support!  All the finances in the world cannot change a person’s heart toward Christ; ultimately, it’s the power of prayer that calls on the work of the Holy Spirit.

For more information about personally supporting any of our ministry partners, contact a member of the Flourish or Global Outreach teams!