Ministries Making a Difference
Annual Dutch Fest, Kids Ninja Challenge, feminine hygiene kits, FCA’s new director of Global Field Operations
On September 28, Elim Christian Services is hosting its annual Dutch Fest, complete with Dutch fare, wooden shoe dancers, reptile shows, petting zoo, train rides, and Elim’s Dutch Village shops.
All proceeds go to Elim, which serves Illinois youth and adults with disabilities through its school and other programs. Elim also offers consulting services to schools who need expertise in special education. Elim Christian Services has 5 stars, an “A” transparency grade, and a donor confidence score of 100—the highest in each of MinistryWatch’s three database categories.
Five hundred and fifty kids participated in Miracle Hill Ministries’ Kids Ninja Challenge, running a ninja obstacle course to raise $140,000 for the South Carolina ministry. Miracle Hill provides the most comprehensive homeless services in the state. Other areas of service include children’s foster care program and an addiction recovery program. Miracle Hill Ministries has 4 stars and an “A” transparency grade in the MinistryWatch database, and a donor confidence score of 90.
Last year, Venture partnered with ministries in remote parts of the world to provide hygiene kits to women often stigmatized by their monthly periods. Partners reached 12,266 women with the hygiene kits and feminine health training, and 53 women were trained to become trainers to bring their education to their surrounding communities, according to Venture. Venture, which targets “areas with less than 2% Gospel witness…that receive less than 1% of all Christian Giving,” has 4 stars and an “A” transparency grade in the MinistryWatch database, and a donor confidence score of 84.
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes has chosen Shanta Crichlow as its new director of Global Field Operations. Crichlow has a long history with FCA, starting when she was a track and field athlete at her alma mater Georgia Tech. She interned with FCA her junior year, was later hired as an FCA representative in Atlanta public schools, and later as director at Georgia Tech. In her new role, Crichlow will, among other things, work to enhance synergy between multiple field regions and departments. Fellowship of Christian Athletes has 4 stars and an “A” transparency grade in the MinistryWatch database, and a donor confidence score of 90.
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