Outreach goes to the core of what Christ Church is about -- in terms of our time, talents and money. Through our outreach arm, the Board of World Fellowship, Christ Church provides financial support to a large number of worthy local, national, and international organizations, projects, and emergency relief efforts.

In addition, there are many opportunities for members of the Christ Church family to get directly involved in outreach efforts through the church. Click volunteer opportunities for details.

Here are organizations and programs currently or recently receiving funding through Christ Church's Board of World Fellowship.

• Centurion Ministries, Princeton, NJ: Aids efforts to vindicate and free from prison those who are completely innocent of the crimes for which they have been unjustly convicted and imprisoned for life or death. Also assists clients, once they are freed, with reintegration into society on a self-reliant basis..

• Community Food Bank, Hillside, NJ: Distributes unsalable (but edible!) food products to emergency food pantries, homeless shelters, soup kitchens child and elder care centers, and battered womens' shelters. Member of the Second Harvest national foodbank network.
• Eric Johnson House, Morristown, NJ:  Empowers people living with HIV/AIDS to re-establish their independence within the community.      
• Hudson Cradle, Jersey City, NJ: Group home for healthy babies whose families are either unable or unwilling to provide for their needs.
• Hyacinth AIDS Foundation, New Brunswick, NJ: First and largest AIDS service organization in New Jersey.
• Opportunity Project, Millburn, NJ: Providing a supportive, work-oriented community for people with acquired brain injury.              
  
• Pathways, Summit, NJ: Provides cancer support services for women and their families.
• Planned Parenthood of Greater Northern New Jersey, Morristown, NJ: Providing high-quality, affordable reproductive health care and sexual health information to more than women, men and teens.
• Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice, New Jersey Affiliate, Mt. Freedom, NJ: The sole national interfaith coalition for reproductive choice in the U.S.
• SHIP (Summit Helping Its People), Summit, NJ: Provides weekend meals to homeless residents in Summit and surrounding communities.
  

• Black Youth Organization, Newark, NJ: Independent elementary school and science high school for inner-city minority youth.
• Community Pre-School at St. John's , Summit, NJ: Provides quality preschool program to children of low- and moderate-income families.
• First Occupational Center of NJ, Orange, NJ:  New Jersey's oldest and largest vocational and job training agency, using an entrepreneurial approach to help secure employment for 2,100 residents each year.
• Mustard Seed School, Hoboken, NJ: Educates, stimulates and broadens the experiences of city children in an intercultural, interdenominational Christian setting, with an intentional mission to the urban poor.
  
• New York Theological Seminary - Sing Sing MPS, Ossining, NY: For more than 20 years, NYTS has offered a Masters of Professional Studies degree in Ministry to inmates at the Sing Sing Correctional Facility.
  
• Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ: Prepares men and women to serve Jesus Christ in ministries marked by faith, integrity, scholarship, competence, compassion, and joy, equipping them for leadership worldwide in congregations and the larger church, in classrooms and the academy, and in the public arena.
• Project Acorn, Morris Plains, NJ: Provides preschool tuition for 3 and 4 year olders whose families have a commitment to education and who need financial assistance to obtain a quality preschool education.
  
• Protestant Community Centers, Inc., Newark NJ: Providing education, literacy training, recreation and wellness activities, and housing assistance to at-risk children and disadvantaged community residents.
• Summit Area Community School - Languages curriculum, Summit, NJ: Offers courses in English as a Second Language (ESL), sign, and foreign languages to residents of Summit, New Providence, Berkeley Heights and surrounding communities.
  
• Yale University Divinity School, New Haven, CT: Fostering the knowledge and love of God through critical engagement with the traditions of the Christian Church in the context of the contemporary world.
  

• American Friends Service Committee, Immigrant Rights Program, Newark, NJ: Provides information and access to legal services to immigrants.
• Bridges Outreach, Summit, NJ: Founded by Christ Church congregants Geoff and Ginger Worden in 1988, provides weekly meals to the homeless population in Newark and New York. The "Friday Night Run" from Christ Church has become an institution for area youth.
• Family Promise (formerly National Interfaith Hospitality Network), Summit, NJ: Assists religious and community organizations nationwide in developing and operating network programs that provide shelter, meals, and assistance for homeless persons, and that increase community involvement in direct service and advocacy. 
  
• The Interfaith Council for the Homeless of Union County, Plainfield, NJ : Provides temporary living accommodations for the area's homeless families, on a rotational basis with other area churches. Begun in 1986 by Summit resident Karen Olson, the first network involved nine churches, including Christ Church, and one synagogue. The program has now grown nationwide, has assisted over 60,000 homeless family members.
 
 

International

• NICARAGUA
• Peaceworks, Morristown, NJ: Provides services, information and advocacy to the people of Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatamala.
 

Denominational / Other

• American Baptist Churches USA (headquarters), Valley Forge, PA:
• American Baptists Concerned, Walnut Creek, CA. Support, education and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Baptists.
• Baptists Joint Committee on Public Affairs, Washington, DC: Bringing a uniquely Baptist witness to the principle that religion must be freely exercised, neither advanced nor inhibited by government.
• National Council of Churches, New York, NY: The leading organization in the U.S. in the movement for ecumenical cooperation among Christians.  The NCC's 36 Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox member communions and denominations include more than 50 million persons in 140,000 local congregations.
• Priests for Equality : Grass-roots organization of laity, religious and clergy who work for the full participation of women and men in church and society.
• Summit Interfaith Council, Summit, NJ
  
• United Church of Christ (headquarters), Cleveland, OH.  In addition:
• UCC Central Atlantic Conference, Baltimore, MD
• UCC Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns, Guilford, CT: Provides support and sanctuary to lbgt sisters and brothers, their families and friends; advocates for full inclusion of lbgt individuals in church and society.