CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH and St. Barnabas Chapel
The Outreach Committee
The Outreach Committee promotes opportunities for Christ Church and St. Barnabas Chapel parishioners to continue the work of Christ through actively serving the world in God's name. The Committee oversees the awarding of time, treasure, and talent to the greater community. Christ Church supports causes that are local, national, and international.
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Outreach Projects
The Discretionary Fund
On the first Sunday of each month the loose offerings
in the collection plates go to the Discretionary Fund.
These funds are available for Father Chris to use
for outreach needs in the community at his discretion.
United Thank Offering
The annual United Thank Offering Ingathering occurs during the Diocesan Convention each fall. If you would like "a little blue box" to use to collect your offering throughout the year, you can talk to Marilyn Blake at Christ Church, Nancy Cotten at St. Barnabas Chapel, or contact the church office.
Shelter Meals
The purpose of this program is to provide one hot homemade meal for the homeless who spend the night in the shelter provided at the First United Methodist Church in downtown Clarksburg each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday during the coldest months of the year. Churches and organizations in the area have partnered together to accomplish this. Christ Church is responsible for the third Thursday of each month. Kipp Martin is coordinating the food preparation, packing and delivery of the meals to the cots in the evening.
Grab-A-Bag Program
The purpose of this program was to put a nutritional bag meal in the hands of every homeless or hungry person who came to the parking lot of the First United Methodist Church in downtown Clarksburg between 2:30-3:15 PM each Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday during the warm months of the year. Churches and organizations in the area partnered together to accomplish this. In 2023 Christ Church was responsible for the third Thursday of each month . Kipp Martin coordinated the packing and delivery of the food.
Backpack Blessings
Thanks to the generosity of our parishioners, we can fill 75 backpacks each week for two headstart programs.
Volunteer shoppers purchase the food each week with donated money and it is stored on shelves at Christ Church.
On Sunday mornings after the service, anyone wanting to participate is welcome to help fill the food bags.
Then midweek volunteers take the bags to the designated sites so those children will have food to eat on the weekend.
Christ Church gives each backpack family a grocery store gift card to help with their Christmas dinners.
Other Community Projects
As the Christmas parade formed on the streets around Christ Church, the church restrooms were made available to the public.
Over 250 Christmas parade goers were treated to a brief respite from the cold and/or free hot chocolate.
Free hot chocolate was offered to warm the cold Christmas parade participants and spectators.
The Mustard Seed & Shepherds Corner
One or two days a week parishioners deliver half gallon jugs of milk to the Mustard Seed.
Fresh eggs are also given periodically by another parishioner.
Monetary donations are periodically given to the Mustard Seed.
Parishioners also make donations of household items and clothing to the Mustard Seed.
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Several baskets of food, cleaning supplies, and clothing were collected by Christ Church and St. Barnabas Chapel and delivered to Shepherd's Corner in Bridgeport during June and July 2023.
Monetary donations are periodically given to Shepherd's Corner.
Hospitality to the 10 K Racers
On the day of the Clarksburg
Cecil Jarvis 10 K Race, Christ Church welcomed racers to use the church restrooms. The race begins directly in front of the church.
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