The Enchanted Tree will be in the Gathering Area (just outside the Sanctuary) through Christmas Eve. This scrawny tree represents those less fortunate. We have an opportunity to change lives worldwide.

The tree holds envelopes marked with 5 charities: Grace Children’s Hospital, Lydia Patterson Institute, Methodist Children’s Home, H.O.P.E. Team, and ZOE. See below to learn more about each charity. To contribute, take an envelope, insert cash or check and place it in the offering plate or basket, turn it into the church office, or put it in the drop slot in Welcome Center.

To give online, use the link below and select "Other" under Fund and designate charity in the note.

Grace Children’s Hospital, founded in 1967, is recognized as Haiti’s leading medical facility dedicated to the treatment of children with tuberculosis (TB). Each year, the hospital receives thousands of children who are suffering from TB, HIV, and other diseases.

Lydia Patterson Institute is committed to providing an environment in which Christian faith, values, and knowledge converge to give students a cross-cultural, academic, and state-of-the-art education, by creating opportunities to develop skills to succeed and transform a changing world.

Lydia Patterson Institute has responded to the need for a quality education within the community of the Juarez-El Paso Border Region for over 100 years. Graduation rates of students exceed 98% of those entering as freshmen and over 96% of the graduates continue their education at colleges across the US. Many whom do not speak the English language when they arrive, yet will be successful bilingual college-bound students upon graduation.  

The H.O.P.E. Team is an Early Response Team (ERT) filling a specific need in the early days after a disaster.  The Team helps by cleaning out flood-damaged homes, removing debris, placing tarps on homes, helping prevent further damage and assisting survivors while providing a Christian presence.

380 million children are trapped in the cycle of poverty. Empowering all areas of life is the only way out. Orphaned and vulnerable children living in extreme poverty are abused, sick and isolated from their community. Handouts and begging helps them to survive temporarily. Our solution addresses all their challenges, across eight areas of life, equipping them to overcome poverty with their own efforts—and for good.

Empowerment–not handouts–has equipped more than 100,000 orphaned children to overcome poverty. 

If you have any questions, contact Pastor Steve, stever@friscofumc.org