Outreach Ministries

Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
Compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,
Yours are the eyes, you are his body.
Christ has no body now but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
compassion on this world.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours.

Kateri Medical Services

In 2003, our pastor, Tom Furrer, helped to found Kateri Medical Services, a foundation that partners with local church leaders in Nigeria to help them provide simple, decent and affordable medical care to people who cannot otherwise afford it. Their mission is to follow the example of Jesus Christ, who proclaimed the Kingdom of God and healed the sick as a sign of God’s love for people. Their clinics are part of the Church’s mission to teach and live and demonstrate the love of God.

Feeding the Hungry

The Lord's Lunch, is a free meal open to the public, served every Saturday at Trinity Lutheran. Christ Episcopal contributes to this ministry, as one of the organizations that prepares and serves the meal in rotation. We take pride in preparing a hot meal from scratch.

Clothing and Household Goods

We do regular collections for Kent Social Services, including a yearly backpack & school supplies drive and collecting blankets in the winter. We also have the Black Squirrel Piecemakers, a quilting group that makes quilts for Project Linus.

Support the Disabled

Each holiday season we organize an outreach collection for group home residents at Coleman Professional Services to provide them with gift cards so residents can buy gifts for themselves and their loved ones.

Programs We Support

Socially Responsible Sweatshop of Kent

The Socially Responsible Sweatshop is committed to repurposing landfill-destined textiles into useful, beautiful items. These items are lovingly crafted and priced affordably. Proceeds from the sales of these items are donated to provide extra funds for food-insecure community members and other social justice projects. The volunteers of the SRS strive to be helpful to our brothers and sisters while demonstrating responsible stewardship of our Earth and the protection of its environment.

SRS welcomes participation from folks of all abilities. We need sewists, people to cut out projects, and people to help with stuffing our mediation pillows. Regular hours are: Sunday and Monday 1-3 pm and Tuesday and Friday 10:00 am to noon at Christ Episcopal Church in the lower level. Enjoy fellowship and help to end food insecurity in Portage County.

You find a link to their online shop here. Learn more about the SRS here.

Ways to Help

United Thank Offering (UTO)

Give to the United Thank Offering with a designated gift in our offering plate or here.

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Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD)

Episcopal Relief & Development works in collaboration with church partners and other local organizations to facilitate healthier, more fulfilling lives in communities that are struggling with hunger, poverty, disaster and disease. We also work around the world and here in the US responding to and rebuilding after disasters. Find out more and donate here.

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