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

Bags of Love
January 2021
Vortriede Family
Cottage Grove, Oregon
My husband Eric and I live 150 miles away from our ecclesia in the Portland area. We were very happy that WCF enabled us to deliver 20 sleeping bags to an organization in our local community of Cottage Grove, Oregon. We selected Looking Glass Community Services’ Rural Program. This wonderful organization provides a safe drop-in … Continue reading
Bags of Love
January 2021
Treasure Coast Ecclesia
Palm Beach County, Florida
The Treasure Coast FL ecclesia assembled 24 care packs in January and delivered them to Adopt-a-Family shelter on January 23. Most all of the contents were purchased from dollartree.com online. The bags themselves were sewn by ecclesial members from fabric left over from previous sewing projects. Each bag came with handles. The bags contained a … Continue reading
Knit2Gether
January 2021
I can’t knit very well, but there’s a solution!
Joiner Family, Beaverton, Oregon
Getting Started When lockdown started back in March 2020, life slowed down for me. I home educate my two children (11 & 13) and usually we were out of the house every day attending classes at the Village Home Education Center, Beaverton, Oregon. I also taught some High School writing classes there, and worked as … Continue reading
Bags of Love
January 2021
Toronto North Ecclesia
Toronto, Ontario
A little bit about your chosen charity and its work We donated the 20 sleeping bags to the Rexdale Community Hub. This is the closest charity to our ecclesia and they assist many youth affected by homelessness, who are also without shelter. The Manager said the bags would be heavily used. The impact on you … Continue reading
Bags of Love
January 2021
Finger Lakes Ecclesia
New Field, New York
This was going to be a group effort but restrictions due to Covid-19 made it impossible. We chose Second Wind Cottages out of Newfield, NY. It is an 18 cottage community that provides resources to help men affected by homelessness to becoming independent and owning their own place. Care packages were put together which included: … Continue reading
Bags of Love
January 2021
St Paul Ecclesia
Anoka, Minnesota
The St. Paul ecclesia delivered 20 sleeping bags to the local Stepping Stone homeless shelter. They were extremely grateful to receive this donation and they plan to hand these out to individuals who are on their waiting list. The pandemic has had a huge impact on homeless shelters. They have 66 beds at this shelter … Continue reading
BagsofLove
January 2021
Portland Ecclesia
Cottage Grove, OR
My husband Eric and I live 150 miles away from our ecclesia in the Portland area. We were very happy that WCF enabled us to deliver 20 sleeping bags to an organization in our local community of Cottage Grove, Oregon. We selected Looking Glass Community Services’ Rural Program. This wonderful organization provides a safe drop-in … Continue reading
Bags of Love
January 2021
Keene Family
Kingston, Ontario
Q:Who you are (ecclesia / group)? A: Justin & Abi Keene, Mike & Sharon Keene, Kingston, Ontario Ecclesia Q: Which charity was the recipient of your donation? A: Community Friends in Motion Q: What does your charity do? A: “We are a group of friends in Kingston Ontario who volunteer to serve our community by … Continue reading
Bags of Love
January 2021
Ann Arbor Ecclesia
Ann Arbor, Michigan
I really appreciate this effort that The Garden has put together and look forward to participating more in the future. I had ordered the sleeping bags and had them sent directly to the homeless shelter. The Delonis Center is a homeless shelter in Ann Arbor, Michigan which my ecclesia (Ann Arbor) and I have been … Continue reading
Grants
January 2021
Alan & Ruthanne Giordano
Morristown, New Jersey
Here are the photos from dropping food off for the doctors, nurses, and staff who cared for Josie Giordano during her last three weeks, at Morristown Medical Center. The food went to the hospital unit where Josie was first admitted (5th floor), and also at the Hospice Unit (3rd floor). Left to right in the … Continue reading
Bags of Love
January 2021
Church of the Blessed Hope, Ohio
Painesville Township, Ohio
The Garden’s “Bags of Love” Winter Appeal Report The Garden’s 20 sleeping bags, plus Blessing Bags, were donated to Sub Zero Mission, located locally: 760 North Ridge Road, Painesville Township, OH 44077 (subzeromission.org).  Sub Zero Mission helps those affected by homeless stay warm during the winter months by providing hats, coats, gloves, boots, sleeping bags, … Continue reading
Bags of Love
January 2021
Schooleys Mountain Ecclesia
Morristown, New Jersey
Here is the photo when we dropped the sleeping bags off at Nourish NJ on behalf of Schooley’s Mt. Ecclesia. They were so, SO excited the sleeping bags were rated for sub-zero temperatures. Nourish NJ badly needed cold-weather sleeping bags. Before we dropped these 20 sleeping bags off they had nothing to keep the homeless … 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