Christian Layman Church
Mission Statement
The Compassion/Social Justice Ministry is dedicated to responding to God’s call to serve the world by investigating and moving towards social justice through living out God’s compassion.
Biblical foundations
Isaiah 58: 5-12
Genesis 1-2
Matthew 25:31-46
Purpose statement: Why do we exist? How does our team help to accomplish the church’s mission?
This ministry is important for us as a church to continually be engaged in what social justice means and looks like in the context we live in. Part of CLC’s mission is to serve the world, and this ministry is dedicated to expanding our understanding of how to do that. The ministry exists to build the knowledge, skills, and capacity of congregation members to pursue social justice in a way that dignifies and humanizes all as image bearers of God.
In addition, this ministry endeavors to inspire, encourage and equip our church to obey God’s call to be compassionate (Luke 6:36) in the name of Christ to those outside of the church who are in need.
Vision statement: where is our ministry going? What does the desired future look like?
This ministry will work to establish a commitment to social justice across ministry teams, home groups, and other sectors of the church community. CLC will be a church that loves the Lord and has a deep understanding of His mercy thus reaching out in compassion to serve the lost and the least.
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Some of our recent projects and events that you can mention:
- Provide dinner once a month to Turning Point - a bridge housing program for women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
- Prepare and serve food at Street Meal - a soup kitchen at First Presbyterian Church in Oakland
- Participate in Angel Tree every Christmas. Angel Tree is a ministry of Prison Fellowship that helps incarcerated parents express their love to their children.
- Volunteer with Project Peace Day of Service in which we help schools and community organizations with projects such as cleaning, assembling furniture, gardening
- To learn more about racism and race relations, we read and discussed books (We Gon' Be Alright by Jeff Chang and I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown) and we listened and discussed a few Martin Luther King, Jr. sermons
Mission Statement
The Compassion/Social Justice Ministry is dedicated to responding to God’s call to serve the world by investigating and moving towards social justice through living out God’s compassion.
Biblical foundations
Isaiah 58: 5-12
Genesis 1-2
Matthew 25:31-46
Purpose statement: Why do we exist? How does our team help to accomplish the church’s mission?
This ministry is important for us as a church to continually be engaged in what social justice means and looks like in the context we live in. Part of CLC’s mission is to serve the world, and this ministry is dedicated to expanding our understanding of how to do that. The ministry exists to build the knowledge, skills, and capacity of congregation members to pursue social justice in a way that dignifies and humanizes all as image bearers of God.
In addition, this ministry endeavors to inspire, encourage and equip our church to obey God’s call to be compassionate (Luke 6:36) in the name of Christ to those outside of the church who are in need.
Vision statement: where is our ministry going? What does the desired future look like?
This ministry will work to establish a commitment to social justice across ministry teams, home groups, and other sectors of the church community. CLC will be a church that loves the Lord and has a deep understanding of His mercy thus reaching out in compassion to serve the lost and the least.
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Some of our recent projects and events that you can mention:
- Provide dinner once a month to Turning Point - a bridge housing program for women who are homeless or at risk of homelessness
- Prepare and serve food at Street Meal - a soup kitchen at First Presbyterian Church in Oakland
- Participate in Angel Tree every Christmas. Angel Tree is a ministry of Prison Fellowship that helps incarcerated parents express their love to their children.
- Volunteer with Project Peace Day of Service in which we help schools and community organizations with projects such as cleaning, assembling furniture, gardening
- To learn more about racism and race relations, we read and discussed books (We Gon' Be Alright by Jeff Chang and I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown) and we listened and discussed a few Martin Luther King, Jr. sermons
