The Garden’s mission is to inspire the North American Christadelphian community to share Christ’s love through outreach initiatives that show compassion to our neighbours and provide assistance for their immediate needs.

Outreach and Initiatives

Join an outreach initiative! There are many ways to get involved in outreach. The following initiatives are available, all of which can be joined at any time. Thank you for your support! If you have any questions, just email us.

Food4Friends

Register today and receive a cash grant of $100USD ($135CAD) to purchase and donate food to a local charity. Involving our children in this initiative helps show them they too can make a positive difference in the lives of others. Download the free activity books! PreK – Grade 2 or Grade 3 – 6

Kits4Kids

Register and receive 24 FREE backpacks to support children affected by poverty. Donate to a local outreach group, make a connection, and show the love of Christ to people in need.

Bags of Love

Please help the homeless this year and donate sleeping bags to your local charity! Sign up today and we will send you 20 FREE sleeping bags to donate to your local homeless shelter.

GotYourBack

Educating and empowering individuals, ecclesias and CYCs to serve at-risk teens and young adults in their community. Register today to receive 24 FREE backpacks for you to fill with practical essentials.

Knit2Gether

For those who enjoy knitting, join us on Zoom as we come together as a group to knit gloves, hats and scarves for the North American homeless.

Care Packs

Assemble and donate care packs to your local charity! The Garden will provide a grant to you or your ecclesia for up to $250USD ($335CDN) to cover some of the costs associated with purchasing items.

Stories and Experiences

GotYourBack
October 2024
Toronto West Christadelphians
Toronto
Thanks to all those who contributed some items to go into the TW GOT YOUR BACK campaign. We assembled 24 backpacks to be donated to a local shelter that serves homeless teens and young adults. The backpacks, filled with practical supplies, will be very helpful for young people who are trying to get a job … Continue reading
Food4Friends
August 2024
Barrie
Barrie, Ontario
We are very thankful for the grant received from the Garden and chose to donate healthy food snacks to The Women & Children’s Shelter in Barrie. The shelter, committed to ending the cycle of violence, provides a safe refuge with 27 beds and emergency support services for women and their children experiencing abuse. We enjoyed … Continue reading
Kits4Kids
August 2024
Picton
Picton, Ontario
We stuffed 24 backpacks for distribution. The food bank folks were very happy to receive these as there is great need for the young families in our community. We will also be providing school snacks. The backpack initiative was a great project for our ecclesia here in Picton. We had as many involved as we … Continue reading
Kits4Kids
August 2024
Moorestown
Moorestown, NJ
With our Father’s blessing, The Moorestown Ecclesia successfully filled 48 Garden backpacks with school supplies and donated them to a local social service organization. Sisters, friends and Sunday School students created an assembly line and the task was completed with enthusiasm. We even had extra supplies (which were needed) to donate to the organization. We … Continue reading
Kits4Kids
July 2024
LA
Los Angeles, CA
Thank you so much for the backpacks [provided] to the LA ecclesia! We donated them to a local charity called Project Hope Alliance that serves over 400 housing-insecure kids in Orange County. We often donate to them for other events, so they are very appreciative of our continued support of their efforts. Each backpack contained: … Continue reading
Food4Friends
June 2024
Richmond Chapel
Richmond, VA
I have been volunteering with Atlantic Outreach Group (a local food bank) for about two years now. Back at the beginning of the summer, I had noticed a higher demand for their emergency food kits (small bags of nonperishable items meant to last for 2 days of meals). When I heard about the Garden Outreach … Continue reading
GotYourBack
April 2024
Baltimore
Baltimore, MD
We assembled backpacks to be donated to a local shelter that serves homeless teens and young adults. Each backpack included assorted personal items such as kleenex, hand sanitizer, chapstick, etc., as well as the items provided by The Garden Outreach, including a Bible and a postcard with a word of encouragement. The woman who accepted … Continue reading
GotYourBack
March 2024
Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Thank you for your donation of backpacks. Today I delivered to FosterLove an organization in Brea California that supplies new items to children in the foster care program. Today I saw the “store” where boys and girls come to pick out clothing and other items..accompanied by their social worker..to take with them. It was amazing … Continue reading
Grants
February 2024
Richmond Chapel
Richmond, VA
Here are a couple of photos from my project. I funded it using the grant and additional donations from my ecclesia. In total, we made 40 emergency food bags! Atlantic Outreach Group was very appreciative of our efforts as they were running low on emergency food bags at the time I made my delivery. Thank … Continue reading
Bags of Love
January 2024
Nashua Ecclesia
Nashua, NH
There was a lot of love delivered last month –and just in time. The balmy weather was on its way out, and the next day was bringing very cold temperatures with significant winds. Shelters were filled sending our unhoused Nashua, NH neighbors back under the bridges to do the best they could. But this time … Continue reading
Bags of Love
January 2024
Saanich Peninsula Ecclesia
Victoria, BC
We delivered the sleeping bags to Sandy Merriman House, Women’s Shelter, Victoria BC. Just the day before it snowed. As the shelter has limited capacity women are turned away when there is no room at the shelter. The staff are delighted to have the sleeping bags to hand in these difficult circumstances. The staff member … Continue reading
Kits4Kids
August 2023
Springfield Ecclesia
Springfield, Vermont
Our ecclesia members helped purchase items for the backpacks. Our youth group assembled them. We brought them to our local family center. They will pass them on to school teachers who will distribute them to children in need. Great project! Thank you! Continue reading

One gives freely, yet grows all the richer; another withholds what he should give, and only suffers want. Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 11:24-25