We would like to thank everyone who helped CIC to make our 1st annual Christmas outreach a success. Thank you to everyone who volunteered or gave to this event. We were blessed to give out 300 coats to kids, 12 Christmas Trees, and 20 Christmas Dinners. We thank you again for all that you do!
Covenant is very active in supporting missions work from the uttermost parts of the earth to local organizations in the community. Listed below are just a few of the missions organizations that Covenant supports on a monthly basis, taking the goodness of our God to the ends of the earth.
THE VOICE OF THE MARTYRS
The Voice of the Martyrs is a non-profit, interdenominational organization with a vision for aiding Christians around the world who are being persecuted for their faith in Christ, fulfilling the Great Commission, and educating the world about the ongoing persecution of Christians.
Pastor Richard Wurmbrand founded VOM over 30 years ago. He was in prison in Romania for 14 years for his faith in Christ. In the `60s he and his family were ransomed out of Romania for $10,000 and came to the U.S. where he began traveling, educating the free world of the atrocities committed against Christians in Communist and other restricted countries. For more information click here.
ON WINGS OF EAGLES
International Fellowship of Christians and Jews
On Wings of Eagles helps rescue Jews from countries of distress where they struggle daily against anti-Semitism and battered economies. Every time another Jew returns “home,” biblical prophecy is fulfilled and Israel’s resolve and ability to stand strong in the face of terrorism is strengthened. For more information click here.
PASTOR PLAMEN PETROV
Renewal Ministries
Situated in southeastern Europe, Bulgaria is a country where ancient and modern truly converge. It is here that Pastor Plamen Petrov and his wife minister to the gypsy sub-culture in the city of Sofia, that exist in poverty, hunger and discrimination. Since 1997, Pastor Petrov has been ministering to over 100 gypsies weekly through the Word and praise and worship. His congregation has experienced the mighty hand of God move in miraculous healings, restorations and deliverances including AIDS, heart disease and deafness. For more information click here.
KRIS JENSEN (Field Linguist Missionary)
Kris is a field linguist and Bible translator with the heart of a minister, teacher and preacher. She loves the wonder, variety, and complexities of ethnic people groups and their languages and cultures. She loves to teach and to experience the joy that comes when learning takes place. In 2004 Wycliffe bible Translators asked Kris to be a consultant to Aramaic Bible Translation, Inc., a sister organization of Aramaic speakers who banded together for the purpose seeing the Bible translated into over a dozen modern Aramaic languages . She makes Peoria, AZ her base as she builds a partnership base for this new assignment.
THE ALLIANCE DEFENSE FUND
The Alliance Defense Fund is a legal alliance defending the right to hear and speak the Truth through strategy, training, funding, and litigation. “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof...” The First Amendment of the United States Constitution is unwavering in its affirmation of our religious liberty. Our Founding Fathers knew it was the most basic and inalienable of human rights. It is, in fact, our First Liberty.
Through strategy and coordination, world-class training for lawyers and law students, case and project funding, and direct litigation, our nation-shaping successes have begun to help secure and reclaim the most fundamental rights that our Constitution was designed to guarantee. For more information click here.
TEEN CHALLENGE
Teen Challenge is a worldwide organization dedicated to helping individuals who struggle with life controlling addictions. Since 1965, Teen Challenge of Arizona has been combating the drug and alcohol problem in our state with amazing results; a documented success rate of 86%! Teen Challenge is a nonprofit, residential program that receives no government grants. Teen Challenge aims to get the word out about substance abuse prevention and drug abuse education. For more information click here.
CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTERS OF GREATER PHOENIX
The Crisis Pregnancy Centers of Greater Phoenix, Inc. (CPC) was founded in 1982 with the vision of serving the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of women and families who are in crisis because of unplanned pregnancy. Since that time, God has grown CPC to become one of the largest crisis pregnancy centers in the nation, with three clinics (including the new Tempe clinic, which will reach the students at Arizona State University), an influential prevention and training program to local schools, and a strong, engaged, and dedicated group of supporters throughout Arizona. For more information click here.
PHOENIX RESCUE MISSION
Phoenix Rescue Mission is a vibrant and growing Christian Mission serving needy and homeless men, women and families in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Founded in 1952, the Mission today seeks to provide food, shelter, and other services to as many as possible of the estimated 13,000 homeless people in need throughout the Valley of the Sun. For more information click here.
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IN AFFILIATION WITH HOPE ENDURES
OPERATION BACKPACKAND BEYOND
In 1996, Pastor Carie Seratt birthed an idea that would bring hope, self-esteem and confidence to the children of the community for their first day of school.
Initially helping a few hundred children, OPERATION BACKPACK AND BEYOND now reaches over 1300 children supplying them with backpacks loaded with school items, brand new pair of shoes and a pair of socks. The Blue Cross/Blue Shield Health Safari Wagon has recently teamed up with OPERATION BACKPACK AND BEYOND to perform medical examinations and hand out community safety awareness material.
Strong support for the outreach comes directly from the members of CIC and other long standing businesses in the community such as Fry’s, Arizona Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks and TriWest Health Care. Every year this outreach reaches more and more children and is a blessing to families in the community of Glendale, Arizona.
THANKSGIVING OUTREACH
The Thanksgiving holiday is a time to show our gratefulness of family, friends and freedom. Although traditionally celebrated with a large meal, there are many that cannot share in this American custom due to either financial or domestic challenges. In 1998 Covenant International Church, launched a community program called, “Thanksgiving Outreach” that gave away over 100 turkeys to families in the community. Since that time we have teamed up with St. Mary's Food Bank and now provide 3000 meals to needy families during the Thanksgiving season. We also help indiviual church families with a Thanksgiving meal.
