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
November 2020
Springfield Ecclesia
Brattleboro, Vermont
This morning I rounded up some teenagers. We unboxed the sleeping bags and added a large print New Testament with a contact information card tucked inside to each bag. The card has some Bible learning websites as well as our ecclesial website and address printed on it. We delivered the sleeping bags today to three … Continue reading
Bags of Love
November 2020
San Francisco Peninsula Ecclesia
Sparks Reno, Nevada
My Experience: I was inspired by the Bags of Love Appeal due to the homeless situation and lack of affordable housing in the Sparks Reno Area of Nevada. It’s an old story: The Endowment Effect and Loss Aversion play out in the Real Estate Market and those in the lower range of median income suffer, … Continue reading
Bags of Love
November 2020
Orangeville Ecclesia
Ontario, Canada
Our ecclesia was blessed to have donated 20 sleeping bags to the David Busby Centre through The Garden Outreach Project’s winter initiative. Everything was well organized and straightforward. We received the sleeping bags within 2 days of placing the order on the Garden website. Wow! (Thanks Ani!!) Amazon packaged everything nicely in five boxes which … Continue reading
Bags of Love
October 2020
Cranston Ecclesia
Cranston, Rhode Island
We delivered 20 sleeping bags to the Providence Rescue Mission, a shelter that makes it their goal to share the gospel of Jesus Christ to every unhoused person that comes through their doors. Continue reading
Bags of Love
October 2020
Boise Ecclesia
Boise, Idaho
The Idaho Ecclesia received your newsletter late September and discussed participation the first Sunday of October. All members were eager and excited for the opportunity. Contact was made with Sister Ani Beeler, Sister Heide Molinaro, and Brother Jason Grant. 20 sleeping bags were received on Oct. 16 , the same day 20 plus cards arrived. … Continue reading
Grants
October 2020
Sylvia Grant
Ontario, Canada
Thank you so much to The Garden Outreach Project for your generous grant toward offsetting grocery costs for Youth Haven in Barrie. The Youth Haven is the County’s only emergency shelter for youth experiencing homelessness. Continue reading
Bags of Love
October 2020
Picton Ecclesia
Ontario, Canada
On behalf of our Garden Outreach Initiative, today Dave and I delivered several items to Kate’s Rest Foundation on Big Island. Brian Hart was very appreciative of the many items. We delivered 11 sleeping bags, 19 Gift Bags, 2 new pillows, 2 new Large T-Shirts, extra bottles of hand sanitizers and a new large winter … 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