Making a Difference
At Central, we believe God calls us to make a difference in our community and our World. Our missions are a critical part of our identity as a community of believers, sharing God’s love through service. Members of Central are involved in many causes throughout our community and our World. Our Missions & Outreach Team strives to find new and innovative ways to support these efforts.
It is our core belief that we can best make a difference by building relationships and walking in partnership with local people who understand their communities and who are striving to build their communities into strong and healthy societies. In keeping with this philosophy, we have adopted Rachel’s Children’s Home, Go Guatemala and the Cambridge Self Help Food Bank as our primary missions.
Together with our partners, we are striving to build God’s kingdom both at home and abroad.
Rachel's Children's Home
Central supports Rachel’s Home, an orphanage and Christian school for the child victims of Lesotho’s AIDS crisis.
For more than 10 years, Central has walked along-side Godwill & Hilda, the couple that runs Rachel’s Home, as they show God’s love to orphaned and vulnerable children. At Rachel’s Home, these children find a safe and loving Christian environment where they can begin to recover from the trauma they’ve faced. They also have a chance to attend school, maybe for the first time in their lives. Rachel’s Home is a place of hope.
With our partners, we continue to fund the orphanage, the school and the tuitions of the students attending secondary and post secondary institutions.
For more information, please click here.
Cambridge Food Bank
Central supports the Cambridge Food Bank.
The Cambridge Food Bank serves the City of Cambridge and Township of North Dumfries, which together have a population of approximately 145,000. The Food Bank helps more than 2,000 individuals and families each month, and distributes food to 26 community organizations.
Every Sunday, Central collects food for the Cambridge Food Bank. Please, even if it’s just one can, bring something for the food-bank. Every little bit counts.
Want to learn more? Click Here!
Go Guatemala
Central continues to support our friends in Cubulco, Guatemala. The chicken project startedwith our 2018 mission trip. A need was identified to help struggling families become more -sufficient. Alejandro and Kathryn Ortiz spent two years in Guatemala, serving and ministering to the local community. Though they have returned, the projects that they started continue and we continue to support them.
You can support this project too. For more information, please visit our Guatemala page.
News From Missions
Thanksgiving Food Drive
The Cambridge Self Food Bank's annual Fall Food Drive has begun. Let's make sure we fill the baskets. More than ever, the Food Bank needs your...
Missions and Outreach
The Missions and Outreach Committee manages Central's missions. We are currently supporting a pre-school in Lesotho. We are also supporting 6...
Urgent Appeal
The Cambridge Self Help Food Bank has put out an urgent appeal for fruit. They are looking for fresh, canned or frozen fruit. If you are thinking of...
Peanut Butter Challenge – We Made it
We made it! More than 200 jars in peanut butter. Congratulations Central. Don't forget the regular baskets. We collect food for the Food Bank every...
Mike’s Lunch Baskett – Volunteers Needed
Volunteers needed for Mike’s Lunch Baskett Program at the Food Bank As part of our “local” mission project supporting the...
Peanut Butter Challenge Update
One week to go. At last count, we have 192 jars of peanut butter. Let's make sure we make it beyond 200. Remember, all donations will go to the...
Peanut Butter Challenge – Update
We're at 175 and counting. We've got 2 Sundays left. Let's see how far past 200 we can get. Remember, all jars will be donated to the...
Steph in Lesotho
Stephanie's blog is now available on our site. You can go directly to her blog or you can follow the link on the home-page at...
Peanut Butter Challenge Update
We have some work to do. Our challenge is 200 jars. At the moment, our count is 156. We have two Sundays left. Remember, everything collected will...
