2024 Christ Birthday Offering by CF Apps

Christ Birthday Offering

Why We Give

What if you could give a different kind of gift this Christmas?

While this time of year is known for the list of things people want, millions of people around the world have a list of things they need.

This is why we come together as a church every Christmas to give a special offering that helps to fund our mission projects throughout the year—and why we believe this kind of gift is the greatest gift on our list.

It’s the kind of gift that will give…

• access to clean drinking water for women and children in rural villages of Kenya (see page 22)

• a safe place to call home for foster children in South Florida (page 14)

• and critical relief supplies to families who’ve lost everything in a storm (more on this on page 38)

While opening gifts on Christmas offers a moment of joy, this gift offers something eternal—the kind of gift that lasts more than just one day. This Christmas, let’s make a difference by giving something different.

Add this gift to your list.

of impacting our world Years 40

For over 40 years, missions has marked Christ Fellowship. From the founding mission of our church to our founding pastors opening the doors to Place of Hope children’s home, and from our missions-focused summer camps to our mission field that spans the globe— impacting our world has been our heartbeat.

We want to have an impact in our state, we want to have an impact in our nation, and we want to have an impact in our world.

Pastor Tom Mullins Founding Pastor of Christ Fellowship Church First Sermon on ‘Mission Outreach’

In April 2024, Christ Fellowship was honored by the City of Palm Beach Gardens with this proclamation dedicated to our position as a pivotal partner to our cities and first responders around our region.

CITY OF PALM BEACH GARDENS

PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA

Proclamation

WHEREAS, Christ Fellowship started as a Bible study group of 40 people gathering together in the home of Dr. Tom and Donna Mullins in 1984; and

WHEREAS, over the past 40 years, Christ Fellowship has grown to nearly 30,000 people attending every weekend in multiple South Florida locations and online through Christ Fellowship Everywhere; and

WHEREAS, Tom and Donna are co-founders of Place of Hope, a faith-based, state licensed children and families organization offering neighborhood foster care, affordable transitional housing with independent living programs, maternity care, education and enrichment, child abuse intervention and prevention, and human trafficking intervention and prevention, which has served over 40,000+ children, youth, and families since 2001; and

WHEREAS, in 2011, Tom and Donna entrusted the leadership of Christ Fellowship to their son Todd and his wife, Julie; and

WHEREAS, through their leadership, Senior Pastors Todd and Julie Mullins founded Church United, a partnership of local churches across various denominations and serve on the lead team of the Association of Related Churches (ARC), as well as on the board of directors for Place of Hope Children’s Home in South Florida; and

WHEREAS, the mission of Christ Fellowship is impacting our world through the love and message of Jesus Christ; and

WHEREAS, helping in times of need, Christ Fellowship has led and provided for humanitarian aid and emergency relief, providing mission work both locally and internationally; and WHEREAS, the City of Palm Beach Gardens appreciates our partnership and the love Christ Fellowship has offered to both our residents and surrounding communities throughout the world.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Chelsea Reed, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, do hereby proclaim that the City of Palm Beach Gardens recognizes and celebrates the

40TH ANNIVERSARY OF CHRIST FELLOWSHIP CHURCH

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, to be affixed on this 4th day of April in the year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four.

This type of relationship is unheard of. But we’re the luckiest people on the planet to be in partnership with you.

Ron Ferris, City Manager, City of Palm Beach Gardens

Our 2024 Impact

by the numbers

14,378 VOLUNTEERS SERVED 64,450 HOURS, WHICH IS A VALUE OF $2,158,430.50 *

NUMBER OF PEOPLE IMPACTED THROUGH MISSION OUTREACH

108,210

36 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES THROUGH CONVOY OF HOPE *this is based on the “Independent Sector” value of volunteer time of $33.49 per hour in 2024.

15 INTERNATIONAL MISSION TRIPS IN THE COUNTRIES OF HONDURAS, JAPAN, KENYA, TANZANIA, AND UGANDA

571,000

KIDS RECEIVED HOT MEALS IN

4,919 KIDS AND STUDENTS SERVED

29,790 HOURS ACROSS OUR REGION DURING OUR SUMMER CAMPS

3,000 SAMARITAN’S PURSE BOXES ASSEMBLED AT KIDS CAMP AND MIX CAMP FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO THE BIBLE

79 DISASTERS RESPONDED TO LOCALLY AND GLOBALLY THROUGH OUR PARTNERS ON THE GROUND

Reaching Our Region with help and hope

Leading a radical transformation for Jesus Christ in our region and beyond requires strong relationships with city officials, local law enforcement, and neighboring schools. Together, we’re able to extend our reach throughout our communities and resource our region with help and hope.

Through our Family Mission Trip Experiences 218 people served

3,270

hours in the communities of Belle Glade and Okeechobee

37,500+

people impacted through the food truck and meals served in our communities

11,500+

homeless families and individuals fed at the Lewis Center, St. George’s Table, First Presbyterian Church, GraceWay Village, and the South Florida Soup Kitchen

24,500+

food-insecure people served through food distributions in Okeechobee County

2,500

high school student-athletes reached at 6 different schools through pre-game meals and pep talks from our pastors

1,050,000

pounds of food distributed across our region through our newly expanded Missions Distribution Center

990

hours invested into kids and students by our pastors in

schools across our region through First Priority Bible clubs

Through our annual Pack the Pantry food drive, we collected

86,000+

pounds of food for food banks in our region

John 13:35 (NIV) By

Children and Families

Delivering hope to every home.

In the race to the heart of the next generation, the first one there wins—and we want to Get There First. For 40 years, we’ve partnered with leading organizations to reach every heart in every home with the hope of Jesus. Whether it’s a young mom facing a crisis or an orphan needing a safe place to sleep—your Christ Birthday Offering transforms generations and impacts eternities.

FOSTER CARE

Place of Hope

Founded in 2001 by Pastors Tom & Donna Mullins, this state-licensed children’s home offers programs aimed at breaking cycles of abuse, neglect, homelessness, and poverty. Through our partnership, we’ve supported over 40,000 children and families across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast.

4Kids

We’re supporting foster and adoptive families in our church and our region through a CarePortal meeting critical needs, practical and spiritual mentorship, monthly “parents night out,” and more as we collectively carry the weight so these families can run this race for the long haul!

The Hands & Feet

This year, we redesigned the playroom at the Department of Children & Families (DCF)—where kids placed in foster care spend their first moments—to make it a comforting and safe space during their transition.

AT-RISK MOMS

Hearts for Moms

We’re breaking the poverty cycle for single moms through life skills and mentorships for personal and spiritual growth. As we supplement the cost of housing, childcare, education, transportation, and basic needs, these women are empowered to finish their education or work full-time.

First Care Women’s Clinic, Care Net, and the Okeechobee Pregnancy Center

We continued to support crisis pregnancy centers throughout our region in their collective efforts to provide women with the medical care, counseling, and support needed to choose life.

Words can’t express what this means for my family!

See how your generosity impacted a single mom in our church who was left paralyzed at 9 weeks pregnant after a tragic incident.

Alisha

Delivering hope to the hallways.

With over 275,000 students in public schools in Palm Beach, Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie, and Indian River counties—we know that we have to reach students right where they are. This past year, because of your Christ Birthday Offering, God has opened the doors for us to deliver hope to the hallways in schools throughout our region.

SCHOOLS

First Priority and Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)

We are in schools all across our region reaching students and athletes with the love and message of Jesus.

Christ Fellowship Life Academy in Belle Glade

Our after-school program provides daily educational and spiritual impact to 50 students.

Urban Youth Impact

Every week, over 300 inner-city youth are loved, equipped, and empowered to fulfill their God-given purpose.

Speak Life End Bullying the Musical

We will feature this top-rated school assembly program in 30 different schools across South Florida.

John F. Kennedy Middle School in Riviera Beach

Through this community partnership, we served as the spiritual covering over students and teachers through prayer, meals, school supplies, and beautification projects.

UGANDA AFRICA

Uganda Children & Families

Delivering hope to the heart of the next generation, in every nation.

In the country of Uganda, over 60% of its population are children—making it the largest youth population in the world. But Uganda also has one of the largest populations of orphans, with many of these children having no place to call home. This is why Watoto exists.

Watoto Ministries is a church and missions organization in Uganda with the goal of raising the next generation of African leaders. They’ve developed the “Watoto Model,” rescuing abandoned and neglected children and empowering vulnerable women, so that together, they can become leaders who impact their communities and rebuild their nation. At Watoto, children find mothers to love them, education to inspire them, healthcare to strengthen them, and their value and identity in Jesus.

In 2023, we established a new partnership with Watoto to take the heart of Get There First from our own neighborhoods into the nations of the world!

Watoto Village

A Watoto Village is where a child can truly experience the love of a family. In each house, a Watoto mother raises 8 orphaned children—and collectively, Watoto cares for over 3,000 children. These villages have classrooms, medical clinics, churches, playgrounds, sports fields, and, most of all, a place to call home.

In 2024, we sponsored a Watoto Village for the entire year— caring for 72 children and their village mothers through food, clothing, medical care, and education!

Baby Watoto

Many babies in Uganda are often found abandoned at bus stops, churches, hospitals, and even on the side of the road. At Baby Watoto, these infants are given the best possible start in life through a dedicated nanny, who mothers them as if they were her own until they’re ready to move into a Watoto Village.

UGANDA AFRICA Watoto

Neighbourhood

The harsh reality for many African women is a life burdened by poverty, disease, and hopelessness as they are left to care for not only themselves but also their entire family. Watoto’s Neighbourhood program empowers women by providing adult literacy classes, discipleship, business skills training, and job opportunities—not only equipping their family’s future, but restoring their dignity.

Eunice’s Story

At 15, Eunice lost her mother, leaving her alone to care for her siblings. At 17, she married a man who promised her a better future—only to face abuse and abandonment while pregnant. Looking for a way out, she was forced to leave her children behind, ending up homeless and sleeping on the streets. After finding Watoto’s Neighbourhood program, today, Eunice is not only reunited with her children but has a home of her own and a career to sustain her family.

Today, I’m breaking the cycle and giving my children—and other women in my village— hope for our future.

Eunice

Hear how your Christ Birthday Offering will empower Ugandan women like Eunice to be the mothers and leaders God has called them to be.

UGANDA AFRICA

Medical Mission Trip

This past summer, Christ Fellowship sent a specialized 10-person medical and dental team to Uganda to serve directly alongside Watoto in caring for babies and children from the Watoto Villages. The team performed general health exams, dental cleanings, and dental treatments—but most importantly, prayed over every child in their care.

Dr. Mary’s Story

Dr. Mary is the lead Dentist at Watoto, a clinic with a small team of just 13 medical and dental professionals overseeing the care of 1,400+ children from the Watoto Villages. The clinic often gets so busy that they can’t treat every child in need of treatment, but while our medical and dental team was on the ground, they were able to partner together to care for more children than ever before!

More than just the work you’re doing, the most outstanding thing I’ve seen is that your team is prayerful—declaring Scripture over these children in our care. And while your team didn’t know my story and the year of personal loss I’ve had losing my own child, their prayers even sustained me.

Dr. Mary

Hear Dr. Mary, a Watoto Dentist, share how Christ Fellowship’s Medical Mission Trip team cared for the children of Watoto—and how they even impacted Mary’s life!

One Step at a Time

How we can solve the world water crisis

In rural regions of Africa, natural water sources like ponds are often dirty and contaminated with disease-causing bacteria. Women and children must travel great distances to get this water and then carry it back home in jugs and buckets.

The walking route to get water is not only far but ﬁlled with hazards and dangerous obstacles.

These women and children make this long, dangerous journey carrying as much as 70 pounds on their backs.

But the best solution is for each village to have a well, where people can access clean water right at home.

Water trucks provide a temporary solution to give access to clean water closer to home.

KENYA AFRICA

Kenya

Why water?

In rural regions of Africa, millions of people walk miles for water— with women and children primarily carrying the weight of this responsibility, literally. These long treks average four miles roundtrip and cost not only their time but their education, income, health, and sometimes even their lives.

Through our partnership with WorldServe International, we have a goal to help solve the world water crisis by 2030 —which would mean access to clean water for every person on the planet. As Africa’s leading provider of solar-powered water wells, WorldServe builds sustainable solutions through clean water, sanitation, education, and economic opportunities.

790 MILLION

PEOPLE An estimated in the world live without access to clean water.

In Africa, women and children

spend up to 6 hours a day walking an average of 4 miles just to get access to a water source.

Delivering hope one water well at a time.

In 2023, we traveled to Kenya to be a part of the commissioning ceremony for a water well we funded and built together through our Christ Birthday Offering. Today, the Isinya Well in Kajiado County, Kenya, provides an accessible, clean water source for thousands of villagers, school children, and local churches— there’s now so much water they’ve even been able to use the excess to beautify their school grounds!

KENYA AFRICA

KENYA

KAJIADO COUNTY

Hear From Shamy

Shamy, an 8th grade student at Isinya Primary School in Kenya, used to have to miss school to walk miles for dirty water from the nearest river— often getting sick from water-borne diseases. Now, she no longer suffers from illness or dehydration and can focus on her education!

Hear Shamy share in her own words how this water well built by Christ Fellowship is changing her life!

KENYA AFRICA

Delivering hope through dignity.

Community Restrooms Project

Having access to a clean water well not only impacts physical health, but improves personal hygiene. For girls at the Isinya Primary School in Kenya, mass restrooms including toilets, sinks, and showers used to be a long, sometimes dangerous walk from the school—especially in the middle of the night. This year, through our Christ Birthday Offering and Sisterhood Projects, we built a modern restroom facility on-site at the school, using plumbing from the water well. This new facility will allow girls to stay in school, renew their selfesteem, and restore their dignity.

After (below): The new modern restroom facility we built this year, which utilizes plumbing from the water well we opened last year!

AFTER

Before (above): Girls from Isinya School had to bathe outdoors with no privacy or running water.

Water Filters Project

In underserved urban areas of Kenya, schools awaiting wells are often left with no choice but to supply school children with water from dirty and contaminated sources—causing many kids to miss school either from fetching water or getting sick from water-borne diseases. Through your Christ Birthday Offering, we will change that! WorldServe has created a sustainable water filtering system that can turn any water source into clean, safe drinking water. These filters can refresh and restore gallons of water in minutes— and each filter only costs $150, allowing 500+ kids to stay in school!

This year, every dollar given to the Christ Birthday Offering by Kids, Students, and Young Adults will go toward these water filters that help keep kids in school!

KENYA AFRICA

Water Trucks Project

In remote areas of Kenya still awaiting water wells, we partner with WorldServe by going the distance so these women and children don’t have to. Through our Christ Birthday Offering, we help fund getting more villages access to its rapid water supply trucks—a sustainable system of instant access to clean water that bridges not only the water gap but also the economic gap by equipping and empowering women to lead this initiative in their communities. Together, we’re not just giving water, but sharing about the living water of Jesus!

See how WorldServe’s rapid water supply trucks transform lives through water and the Word of Jesus!

142 people served on 15 international mission trips in the countries of Honduras, Japan, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda

Local & International Mission Trips

Delivering hope from neighborhoods to nations.

This year, Christ Fellowship Missions sent teams on international mission trips to Africa, Asia, and Central America. We also served our local communities through mission experiences right here in our own neighborhoods. Through our various mission partners, people representing every generation served in six nations!

It was an honor to serve on the medical mission trip— treating hundreds of kids who saw a dentist for the first time!

Dianne

Florida

In 2023, in our efforts to Get There First, we launched our Missions Family Experience where families can make a difference by serving together over two days in our local communities.

Honduras

Children’s Impact Network

This year, teams representing CFStudents, Sisterhood, Crew, Families, and Christ Fellowship Español served the children at the Honduras Life Center and shared the gospel message with hundreds of people in Honduran villages.

Tanzania

Hand of Hope & WorldServe International

This year, Pastor Tom partnered with Joyce Meyer’s Hand of Hope ministry and WorldServe International to serve pastors at a conference in Tanzania.

Kenya

WorldServe International

This year, our Christ Fellowship Missions team traveled to Kenya for the commissioning ceremony of the Community Restrooms Project at Isinya Primary School.

Uganda

Watoto Ministries

This year, our Christ Fellowship Missions team, alongside a specialized 10-person medical and dental team partnered with Watoto Ministries to treat the babies and children from the Watoto Villages. A team representing Young Adults also traveled to Uganda in October.

Japan

Lifehouse International Church

This year, teams representing CFStudents, Young Adults, and Southeastern University at Christ Fellowship shared the message of Jesus with fellow young adults and college students in Japan—a country where less than 1% of its population are Christians.

Powered by Partnership

Every day, we partner with strategic mission organizations to deliver the hope and message of Jesus to those in our region and all around the world. Your Christ Birthday Offering is maximized by using their expertise in working with local churches, cultures, and governments.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

A21 & World Help

Human trafficking enslaves 49.6 million people around the world today. We partner with A21, founded by Nick and Christine Caine, to eradicate human trafficking through awareness, intervention, and aftercare. And in povertystricken communities of Thailand, Sisterhood partners with World Help to help young girls avoid child labor and exploitation.

Children’s Impact Network

Children’s Impact Network (CIN) is a nonprofit organization rescuing at-risk children in South and Central America. Through our partnership with CIN, we provide a place to call home for 113 abandoned, abused, and neglected children in Chile, Honduras, and Bolivia.

Embrace a Village

Embrace a Village transforms the lives of those affected by leprosy in India. Through our Christ Birthday Offering, we purchased the van that travels to different villages providing critical supportive footwear and medical care for leprosy patients who wouldn’t otherwise be able to receive the treatment they need.

SPORTS EVANGELISM

Impact City FC

Impact City FC is a mission-driven soccer club with a vision to see today’s players become tomorrow’s leaders who serve their city and change the world. Through our partnership, we’re reaching children in Cap-Haitien, Haiti using the game of soccer to share the gospel.

Hand of Hope

Hand of Hope, the missions arm of Joyce Meyer Ministries, has a goal to simply help as many hurting people as possible. This past year, our partnership reached vulnerable communities in South Africa through Seeds of Hope—a project that provides education, nutritious meals, fresh water, and agriculture jobs.

India Gospel League

In partnership with India Gospel League, we’re helping bring the message of Jesus to children and families across South Asia through practical help like education, medical care, and economic opportunity—with a goal of reaching one million children by 2040!

CHURCH PLANTING

Association of Related Churches

Through our partnership with the Association of Related Churches (ARC), we planted 34 churches this year in the U.S. and abroad. One of the churches we’re helping launch is 121 Church, a bilingual church plant in Barcelona, Spain. After just a few Sunday gatherings of overwhelming attendance and salvations, they are already looking for a bigger venue!

GLOBAL EVANGELISM

EQUIP

As a founding partner of EQUIP, a nonprofit organization founded by Dr. John Maxwell, we empower believers in 160 countries to share their faith and lead in their spheres of influence. This year, through its iLead student leadership program, which partners with national governments, we reached 2.4 million students in Guatemalan schools with the message of Jesus!

10/40 WINDOW

OneHope

OneHope has a vision of reaching every child in every nation with God’s Word by the year 2030. This year, we’re specifically funding this vision by sharing the gospel and love of Jesus with 450,000 children in the 10/40 Window in Southeast Asia.

PARTNERSHIPS

THE 10/40 WINDOW = A denselypopulated region containing a majority of the world’s Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and non-religious— an estimated 3 billion people who have never heard the gospel.

Crisis Response

Delivering hope to the hurting.

When a storm arrives or a disaster strikes, we’re positioned and prepared to mobilize alongside our partners on the ground—including relief organizations, local churches, and first responders—to aid in immediate and long-term relief efforts. Because of your Christ Birthday Offering, we’re able to make a difference amidst disaster and deliver hope to those who need it most.

North Carolina: Hurricane Helene

Hurricane Helene brought catastrophic flooding and destruction as it moved across Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas—devastating unprepared mountain towns and becoming the deadliest hurricane to hit the U.S. since Katrina. Through our strategic partnership with Convoy of Hope, we were among the first to arrive with relief supplies.

IN THE DAYS AFTER THE STORMS…

130,000+ PEOPLE IMPACTED 50+ COMMUNITIES SERVED

We can always count on Christ Fellowship to be one of our first partners ready, willing, and able to respond to whatever is needed.

Stacy Lamb VP of Disaster Services Convoy of Hope

3.5 MILLION POUNDS OF RELIEF SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTED

120,000 DIAPERS DONATED TO FAMILIES IN NEED

Florida: Hurricane Milton

Just days after Hurricane Helene, Hurricane Milton brought devastating destruction across Florida—with the worst damage stemming from a widespread tornado outbreak that unexpectedly impacted the South Florida region. Together with our cities and first responders, we were among the first to respond and we’re supporting long-term relief and restoration efforts in the communities most affected like Wellington, Western Palm Beach Gardens, Stuart, and Spanish Lakes.

As heard in our communities…

“Christ Fellowship was here serving our neighborhood within an hour of impact.”

“We are so very grateful to be on the receiving end of your incredible love and care for people.”

“I have never met people like I did from your church!”

“We’re going to start attending this church because of how you cared for us!”

“When Christ Fellowship showed up, the spirit of our community started to change.”

The partnership between our police department and Christ Fellowship is a brilliant example of community collaboration and resilience—and proved instrumental in our response to Hurricane Milton.

Dominick Pape Chief of Police Palm Beach Gardens Police Department

Vision 2025

Every dollar you give to Christ Birthday Offering will make a difference as we step up to meet more needs in our own neighborhoods and the nations of the world.

We will increase our financial commitment to WorldServe to help provide clean water to even more people and villages. Our Kids, Students, and Young Adults will help provide sustainable water filters in areas without water wells, keeping hundreds of kids in school.

In partnership with Convoy of Hope, we will help feed over 571,000 children in 36 different countries on a daily basis.

Through our prison ministry, we’re reaching incarcerated people in three Florida state prisons. Next year, our goal is to expand and reach even more with the hope and love of Jesus.

We will continue to partner with Children’s Impact Network to care for orphaned children in Honduras, Bolivia, and Chile.

In partnership with St. George’s Table in Riviera Beach, the Lighthouse Cafe in Belle Glade, the Lewis Center and First Presbyterian Church in West Palm Beach, GraceWay Village in Fort Pierce, and the South Florida Soup Kitchen, we will meet the needs of people in our region by feeding the hungry and caring for the homeless.

Through 4Kids and Place of Hope, we will expand our foster care initiatives across our region—helping every child find a home and equipping every home with the resources they need.

We will race to Get There First by meeting students where they are through mentorship in our local schools and supporting sports and Bible clubs like Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) and First Priority.

Through our partnership with Watoto Ministries, we will continue to sponsor a Watoto Village for the year— caring for 72 orphaned children by providing food, clothing, medical care, and education.

In partnership with OneHope, we will reach 450,000 children in the 10/40 Window—a geographic area stretching from Asia to North Africa and the Middle East where an estimated 3 billion people have never heard the gospel.

Through our various partners around the world, Christ Fellowship Missions will lead international mission trips to Africa, Asia, and South and Central America. We will also provide local mission trip experiences for families in our church to serve together.

In partnership with relief organizations, cities, and local churches, we’ll support long-term relief and restoration efforts in the communities most affected by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Every Christmas season, we celebrate our impact over the last year and anticipate what God wants to do in the next. Every dollar you give through your Christ Birthday Offering delivers hope to those who need it most.

That’s why this offering is more than just our money. It provides physical and spiritual hope for the hungry, the hurting, and the helpless.

While there are so many gifts we will give this Christmas, let’s make our Christ Birthday Offering the greatest gift on our list because the impact will outlast and outlive any other gift we will give.

Merry Christmas!

-Pastors Todd & Julie