Serve the Community
Place matters. Because Jesus took on flesh and blood, lived in a neighborhood and identified with a people, we also root ourselves in neighborhoods and identify with people. Our place is Washington, DC. While many come to this city to consume it and to use it, we want to be among those who love it.
As a community of faith, we are propelled into a beautiful, yet broken world as those called to serve and to share, to learn and to teach, to preach, and to pray.
For Christ City Church, that gets expressed practically as we seek justice, show compassion to those experiencing poverty, embody hospitality, care for our neighbors and neighborhoods, and invite others to follow the simple ways of Jesus. Our feeble efforts at serving our world are, above all, rooted and grounded in love.
On any given day you’ll find members of Christ City Church engaged in urban education, refugee resettlement, mentoring, community development, feeding the hungry, serving on nonprofit boards, coaching, meeting new neighbors, leading the local PTA meeting, raising money for children orphaned by violence, advocating for affordable housing, protesting racial violence and demanding equity, and praying for God’s kingdom to come. All of this and more in an attempt to live out the great commandments and great commission of Jesus.
Learn more about the different local ministries we serve with, and how you can get involved. For specific volunteer opportunities, check out our upcoming events.
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Miner Elementary School
Miner Elementary School is not only where we gather each week for worship, it is where we most consistently serve. We serve as chaperones for field trips and field days, we provide care for teachers and administrators throughout the school year, we serve as afterschool volunteers during PTA meetings to free families to attend, and a whole host of other ways. As church, we want to be the biggest booster for this neighborhood school.
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Washington Interfaith Network (WIN)
Washington Interfaith Network is a historic, faith-led community organizing ministry in DC focused on advocacy for those experiencing poverty and marginalization. Christ City has been working alongside WIN to advocate for affordable housing; specifically affordable housing to be built in the cluster of neighborhoods nearest to Christ City that have seen high rates of gentrification, dislocation, and loss of housing for those living in poverty.
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Miner Mutual Aid / Ward 6 Mutual Aid
Christ City began working with Mutual Aids, specifically the Miner (Elementary) Mutual Aid and the Ward 6 Mutual Aids during the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to provide much need food, clothes, diapers, and cleaning supplies to those financially affected by the ongoing pandemic. To that end, each month, Christ City joins with the Miner community and the Mutual Aids to host ‘Community Tables’ wherein helpful resources are distributed to the community.
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Little Lights
Little Lights is a 20+ year ministry located in Wards 6 & 7 that focuses on the academic and social well being of children. Christ City members have served as Little Lights tutors and mentors; and have been shaped enormously by the opportunity they’ve had to serve alongside the passionate Little Lights staff and leadership.
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Playtime Project
Even before Christ City officially started, members of the church served at the Homeless Children’s Playtime Project. Children living in homeless shelters often have little options for free-spirited play, and exercise. The Playtime Project addresses that by using volunteers to invest in children experiencing homelessness by providing guided play.
