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Christian Community Action has come through for us by diverting approximately 200 pairs of children’s shoes from its thrift store operations. The amount is beyond our capacity to pick-up at one time, so we are preparing a few shoes at a time to ship to Lucian. A Sunday school class at Grace Presbyterian Church is making the shoes like new and individual class members are packaging readied shoes to mail to
Christian Community Action was founded in the 1970s by a small group of Christians studying the Bible in search of the meaning of love. They were compelled by what they had learned and committed to become a visible channel of God’s love. It was this resolve that led to the organization of a continuing community effort focused on living out the mandate of Jesus Christ to care for "the least of these."
It has since grown to a large operation that cares for over 15,000 individuals annually. Last year, CCA distributed over a million dollars of food; provided medical services to more than a 1,000 and served 50,000 free lunches for kids during the summer. To help meet agency expenses, CCA operates three thrift stores where people can make donations of
gently used clothing and household appliance. Businesses can also donate excess inventory. Items are prepared for sale at one of the agency’s three Re-Stores and sold to bargain hunters.
The stores now account for 54% of CCA’s organizational income and allows them to provide consistent financial aid to families in more than 46 communities. Their stores have created more than 110 jobs and generate gross sales of $5.5 million per year for the ministry.
Donations of clothes and appliances can be made at
