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Church employees find joy and satisfaction in using their unique talents and abilities to further the Lord’s work. From the IT professional who develops an app that sends the gospel message worldwide to the facilities manager who maintains our buildings and gives Church members places to worship, teach, learn, and receive sacred ordinances, our employees seek innovative ways to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the world.

Does this group help people in need? Is the Pope Catholic? Catholic Charities USA, one the nation's largest not-for-profit groups, is a network of some 175 Catholic charity agencies nationwide that work to end poverty, support families, and strengthen communities. It helps more than 7 million people each year by providing disaster assistance, emergency financial aid, food services, health clinics, housing services, and mental health counseling. Catholic Charities spends about 90% of its income on program costs; most of its funding (60%) comes from the US government. Although the group was officially founded in 1910, it traces its roots to 1727 when French nuns started an orphanage in New Orleans.

Life.Church is one church that is in multiple locations, meeting across the United States and globally at Church Online.

Compassion International exists to release children from poverty in Jesus’ name. We care for children holistically by providing spiritual, physical, social, and economic resources which empower them to become fulfilled Christian adults. Founded in 1952, Compassion began as a ministry to Korean War orphans, offering food, shelter, education, health care, and Christian training. The organization quickly grew into one of the world’s leading models of child sponsorship, providing a bridge for relationships and resources between children in poverty and donors. Today, through partnership with over 8,500 local church partners, we serve more than 2 million children in 27 countries. Compassion has over 1,000 US-based employees and more than 3,000 internationally-based employees. Whether they work in marketing, information technology, or program, our employees are invaluable in furthering our mission.

Young Life is focused on promoting Christianity among teenagers in the US and in more than 50 other countries. Founded in 1941, the not-for-profit organization provides activities and support for junior high, middle school, and high school students located in rural and urban communities. Young Life also operates week-long summer camp programs at about 20 locations throughout North America, as well as retreats held throughout the year. The group has grown throughout the years from a single club in Texas to about 600 international Young Life ministries dotting the globe. The organization boasts about 3,000 staffers and more than 27,000 volunteers.

Cru is a caring community passionate about connecting people to Jesus Christ. Our purpose is helping to fulfill the Great Commission in the power of the Holy Spirit by winning people to faith in Jesus Christ, building them in their faith and sending them to win and build others and helping the body of Christ to do evangelism and discipleship through a variety of creative ways. Cru was originally founded as Campus Crusade for Christ in 1951, when Bill and Vonette Bright began the ministry on the UCLA campus. God had given him a vision portraying the total fulfillment of the Great Commission throughout the world. We are only a part of God’s workforce to accomplish that, but we are passionate about our part and how we can help others achieve their parts. From the beginning we have sought to be a caring community as well as a community on mission.

Founded in Pennsylvania in 1967, The Bair Foundation Child & Family Ministries has provided quality care and services to children, youth and families through a myriad of effective programs that meet identified needs. Although foster care is our primary program, our mission is to restore and strengthen the family through a number of community-based services. Through Traditional and Therapeutic Foster Care and Kinship Care, children and teens are able to live in a safe, loving and stable home. Through Adoption, Legal Guardianship or Reunification, children can move toward permanency. Bair offers services such as Intensive In-Home Services, Outpatient Services, and a Multi-Systemic treatment approach to stabilize children in the home setting and decrease the risk of placement outside of the home.

Pine Cove Christian Camps is more than just a Texas summer camp. During the summer, Pine Cove hosts a full summer of fun-filled, life-changing experiences for campers of all ages. Nearly 30,000 children, youth, and families each summer attend sessions at six Christian Youth Camps and three Christian Family Camps in the Tyler, TX (near Dallas) and Columbus, TX (near Houston) area. During the non-summer months, Pine Cove offers the same experiences as our Christian summer camps, but through retreats, conferences, outdoor education, and other venues, accommodating over 40,000 visitors each year. These programs offer ample opportunity to get away to the peaceful surroundings of one of the most celebrated Texas Christian camps.