Outreach
Outreach is Christ the King’s passion and is central to our identity. We are a small church with a huge and generous heart. Whatever the need, Christ the King will meet it.
Five Talents Project
One of the most recent examples of our commitment to outreach was our undertaking of a Five Talents project. Our objective was to raise money to help improve the lives of the citizens of the small village of Shirotsa in western Kenya, which is the boyhood home of one of our parishioners.
In the late spring, each member of the congregation, regardless of age, was given $5.00, along with the charge of using his or her God-given talents, whatever they may be, to increase the $5.00 into profits to send to Kenya. Our
goal was to raise $3,000-$4,000, which the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Butere told us would be enough to improve the life of every family in Shirotsa.
Parishioners devised all sorts of ways to use their own talents to increase their seed money for the village. An artist painted and sold watercolors of the church building; two members organized and led a Girl Scout camp; the Youth Group had a Car Wash; bakers and cooks sold their specialty items; a family auctioned a dinner and evening out at their home; a quilter raffled her handmade quilt; and, a smocker crafted and sold a beautiful Christening gown.
After a summer of enthusiastic and energetic efforts, our September ingathering yielded not $3,000, not $4,000, but $10,000 for the Kenyan village! Not only did we raise more money than we ever imagined to change the lives of those so far away, but also we changed our own lives by sharing the commitment to and fellowship of this mission. Reverend Margaret Williams, at right, lifts the funds raised as an Offering To God in service to His people.
Diocesan Missionary Asking
While the Kenya Five Talents project is a recent example of Christ the King’s passion for outreach, our track record is long. Each year of its existence, regardless of circumstances, Christ the King has joyfully given its full Missionary Asking to support the ministries of the Diocese of Texas and the Episcopal Church of the United States of America.
Churches United in Caring
In 1984, when Christ the King was still on the east side of Lake Houston, the church helped establish Churches United in Caring (“CUIC”), a coalition of churches in the Crosby-Huffman area organized to provide food pantry relief to those in crisis need.
Today, we continue to support CUIC with food pantry goods and an annual monetary contribution.
Humble Area Assistance Ministries
In 1990, Christ the King was a founding covenant church for Humble Area Assistance Ministries (“HAAM”), which was established to address the growing demand in the Humble, Atascocita, and Kingwood communities to help the needy with food, shelter, clothing, transportation and other emergencies with which they may be confronted.
Since HAAM’s inception, Christ the King has continued to serve as a covenant church, supplying a congregation member to serve on the Board of Trustees, collecting food for HAAM’s food pantry each Sunday, participating in HAAM’s annual holiday Season’s of Sharing food drive, its annual Christmas Angel Tree gift drive, and its annual Back to School supplies drive. We also make an annual monetary contribution, which more than meets HAAM’s requested contribution from a covenant church.
Houston International Seafarers' Centers
This year the CTK Youth Group will be filling shoe boxes with the items for Seafarers at the Houston International Seafarer's Centers.
The Houston International Seafarers' Centers are a “home away from home” for seafarers visiting the Port of Houston. Chartered in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s as a non-profit organization under the laws of the State of Texas, the two Centers have during their existence, served over a million visiting seafarers. Both Centers exist as the result of a deep desire and concern within the local maritime industry, followed by active support and involvement of the community and local churches, to provide a safe and welcoming recreational and spiritual environment on land for those who have chosen the sea as their livelihood.
Recognizing that all human persons are a gift of God, the mission of the chaplains and Committee for Ministry to the Port of Houston is to carry out a ministry of presence, outreach, witness, worship, service, and advocacy to, with, and for seafarers and their families from around the world.
Christmas is the most recognized feast in the world and celebrated by all nations on our planet. Yet, there are some people who are unable to fully participate in Christmas celebrations. Seafarers are among them, because many are far away from home at Christmas serving the needs of the whole world. That’s why we kindly ask for people to prepare and fill Christmas Boxes with gifts for sailors and we will deliver them whenever their ship arrives at Houston.
See the Bulletin Board page of this web site for more about CTK Youth Group's efforts.
Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church
Christ the King is proud to be a support church of Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church, which ministers to the homeless in downtown Houston.
We honor our commitment to this important outreach in a number of ways, including sponsoring a table at the annual spring luncheon benefitting Lord of the Streets, periodically serving breakfast to the homeless following services at Lord of the Streets on Sunday mornings, and conducting drives to meet the various needs of the mission, such as clothing, warm coats, toiletries and toys.
One of our more significant undertakings in 2008 was to adopt, for decorating and outfitting, two rooms at a new Lord of Streets dormitory facility. As usual, the outpouring of provisions from the congregation was tremendous.
Hurricanes…
In the wake of the challenges Hurricane Rita brought to the Houston-Galveston area of the Texas Gulf Coast, Christ the King was honored to partner with Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Dickinson, Texas, agreeing to shelter the parishioners of Holy Trinity in the event of inclement weather. Dickinson, also in the Diocese of Texas, is quite close to the coast, and, therefore, more vulnerable than Atascocita to the perils of hurricanes and tropical storms. Parishioners of Christ the King have agreed to receive Holy Trinity parishioners into their homes in the event of a mandatory evacuation of Dickinson.
Outreach is Christ the King’s passion and is central to our identity. We are a small church with a huge and generous heart. Whatever the need, Christ the King will meet it.
Five Talents Project
One of the most recent examples of our commitment to outreach was our undertaking of a Five Talents project. Our objective was to raise money to help improve the lives of the citizens of the small village of Shirotsa in western Kenya, which is the boyhood home of one of our parishioners.
In the late spring, each member of the congregation, regardless of age, was given $5.00, along with the charge of using his or her God-given talents, whatever they may be, to increase the $5.00 into profits to send to Kenya. Our
goal was to raise $3,000-$4,000, which the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Butere told us would be enough to improve the life of every family in Shirotsa.Parishioners devised all sorts of ways to use their own talents to increase their seed money for the village. An artist painted and sold watercolors of the church building; two members organized and led a Girl Scout camp; the Youth Group had a Car Wash; bakers and cooks sold their specialty items; a family auctioned a dinner and evening out at their home; a quilter raffled her handmade quilt; and, a smocker crafted and sold a beautiful Christening gown. After a summer of enthusiastic and energetic efforts, our September ingathering yielded not $3,000, not $4,000, but $10,000 for the Kenyan village! Not only did we raise more money than we ever imagined to change the lives of those so far away, but also we changed our own lives by sharing the commitment to and fellowship of this mission. Reverend Margaret Williams, at right, lifts the funds raised as an Offering To God in service to His people.
Diocesan Missionary Asking
While the Kenya Five Talents project is a recent example of Christ the King’s passion for outreach, our track record is long. Each year of its existence, regardless of circumstances, Christ the King has joyfully given its full Missionary Asking to support the ministries of the Diocese of Texas and the Episcopal Church of the United States of America.
Churches United in Caring
In 1984, when Christ the King was still on the east side of Lake Houston, the church helped establish Churches United in Caring (“CUIC”), a coalition of churches in the Crosby-Huffman area organized to provide food pantry relief to those in crisis need.
Today, we continue to support CUIC with food pantry goods and an annual monetary contribution.
Humble Area Assistance MinistriesIn 1990, Christ the King was a founding covenant church for Humble Area Assistance Ministries (“HAAM”), which was established to address the growing demand in the Humble, Atascocita, and Kingwood communities to help the needy with food, shelter, clothing, transportation and other emergencies with which they may be confronted.
Since HAAM’s inception, Christ the King has continued to serve as a covenant church, supplying a congregation member to serve on the Board of Trustees, collecting food for HAAM’s food pantry each Sunday, participating in HAAM’s annual holiday Season’s of Sharing food drive, its annual Christmas Angel Tree gift drive, and its annual Back to School supplies drive. We also make an annual monetary contribution, which more than meets HAAM’s requested contribution from a covenant church.
Houston International Seafarers' CentersThis year the CTK Youth Group will be filling shoe boxes with the items for Seafarers at the Houston International Seafarer's Centers.
The Houston International Seafarers' Centers are a “home away from home” for seafarers visiting the Port of Houston. Chartered in the late 1960’s and early 1970’s as a non-profit organization under the laws of the State of Texas, the two Centers have during their existence, served over a million visiting seafarers. Both Centers exist as the result of a deep desire and concern within the local maritime industry, followed by active support and involvement of the community and local churches, to provide a safe and welcoming recreational and spiritual environment on land for those who have chosen the sea as their livelihood.
Recognizing that all human persons are a gift of God, the mission of the chaplains and Committee for Ministry to the Port of Houston is to carry out a ministry of presence, outreach, witness, worship, service, and advocacy to, with, and for seafarers and their families from around the world.
Christmas is the most recognized feast in the world and celebrated by all nations on our planet. Yet, there are some people who are unable to fully participate in Christmas celebrations. Seafarers are among them, because many are far away from home at Christmas serving the needs of the whole world. That’s why we kindly ask for people to prepare and fill Christmas Boxes with gifts for sailors and we will deliver them whenever their ship arrives at Houston.
See the Bulletin Board page of this web site for more about CTK Youth Group's efforts.
Lord of the Streets Episcopal ChurchChrist the King is proud to be a support church of Lord of the Streets Episcopal Church, which ministers to the homeless in downtown Houston.
We honor our commitment to this important outreach in a number of ways, including sponsoring a table at the annual spring luncheon benefitting Lord of the Streets, periodically serving breakfast to the homeless following services at Lord of the Streets on Sunday mornings, and conducting drives to meet the various needs of the mission, such as clothing, warm coats, toiletries and toys.
One of our more significant undertakings in 2008 was to adopt, for decorating and outfitting, two rooms at a new Lord of Streets dormitory facility. As usual, the outpouring of provisions from the congregation was tremendous.
Hurricanes…
In the wake of the challenges Hurricane Rita brought to the Houston-Galveston area of the Texas Gulf Coast, Christ the King was honored to partner with Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Dickinson, Texas, agreeing to shelter the parishioners of Holy Trinity in the event of inclement weather. Dickinson, also in the Diocese of Texas, is quite close to the coast, and, therefore, more vulnerable than Atascocita to the perils of hurricanes and tropical storms. Parishioners of Christ the King have agreed to receive Holy Trinity parishioners into their homes in the event of a mandatory evacuation of Dickinson.
Phone: (281)852-1990 - Fax: (281)852-9073 - Church email:christthekingepiscopal@embarqmail.com