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Expanding Our CARE for the Community

Jesus said, “35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.”

– Matthew 25:35-36 (NIV)

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A Message from Pastor David

The world is crying out for hope, and our church is answering with bold, transformative action to serve those in need. Jesus’ words compel us: “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me” (Matthew 25:35-36).

To turn away from the marginalized and overlooked is to turn away from Christ Himself. Chapter Two of Christ Church continues the mission we began with The Next Chapter (2023-2024), a movement of bold service to the whole person—body, soul, and spirit. Our goal remains clear: to serve in such a way that when our Lord returns, He will say, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me” (Matthew 25:40). This new chapter is about deepening our impact and fulfilling our call to be the hands and feet of Jesus.

Over the next two years (2025-2026), your prayers, generosity, and compassion will help bring God’s vision to life—expanding our reach, transforming lives, and creating a lasting impact. Together, we’ll reshape our community, one heart at a time.

Join Chapter Two and be the hands and feet of Jesus in this powerful movement.

Our King Cometh!

David D. Ireland, Ph.D.
Lead Pastor

Chapter Two is a MOVEMENT.

It is a movement designed to expand our CARE for our congregation and our community. This movement would greatly enhance our church’s emphasis of holistic ministry as we boldly demonstrate care, social justice, and defend the oppressed. By serving the least among us and meeting their needs, we have the power to influence the broader culture for Christ. Helping the overlooked fulfill God’s dream for their lives is a profound way to honor Him. This CARE movement becomes possible when we see ourselves as the eyes, hands, and feet of Jesus in our community.

As we step into Chapter Two of Christ Church, we’ve sought to answer these pivotal questions:

How can we best demonstrate care, social justice, and defend the oppressed by serving those at the margins?

How do we make a difference?

How do we continue uniting people to God and people to people?

The answer is The CARE Center—a transformative hub where we’ll serve the whole person. Inspired by Jesus’ words, we’re stepping up to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, welcome the stranger, care for the sick, and help prisoners reclaim their place in society by experiencing a second chance.

Expanding Our Care for the Community

Chapter Two is CARE.

The CARE Center is a central hub where holistic ministry to the whole person within our community would occur. By offering a myriad of ministry-based offerings that represent Community Services, Health and Well-Being Services, and Family Support Services, The CARE Center would be a beacon of hope and a practical way to speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice. We would also be walking out the call of Jesus “to love our neighbor as we love ourselves.”

Expanding Our CARE for the Community

Through the 15-20 programs offered by The CARE Center, we would be helping build strong families and flourishing communities. As you join this Movement of CARE, you’d be helping to provide hope and dignity through meeting felt needs, social justice, racial reconciliation, and compassion to those that that are the least among us.

Many of the programs of The CARE Center—like a Thrift Store and a Food Pantry (Food for HOPE^TM)—would be housed at our Rockaway Campus. The educational programs will be virtual and in person. There would also be a Mobile Food Program to allow all of our campuses to engage in caring for the marginalized and poor within their immediate community.

Our expression of CARE is best understood through this powerful lens:

Compassion: By answering Jesus’ call to meet felt needs, we are truly loving our neighbor as we love ourselves. Compassion means that we feel for others and we feel with others in their time of suffering.

Action: We believe the social mission of Christians is to be the first to take action to meet the felt needs of others, practice social justice, and defend the poor.

Resources: Our aim is to function as a resource hub that helps individuals and families move toward self-sufficiency and their God-given potential by assisting with basic human services and vital support groups.

Education: We believe that education is a key element to reaching your God-given potential, self-dependency, as well as emotional and economic stability.

Chapter Two expands our MINISTRY.

As we continue to fulfill God’s dream as an apostolic church, part of Chapter Two includes the expansion of some of our ministry efforts into a vibrant Ministry Training Center.

Expanding on resources such as: The School of Prayer, School of Worship, Impact Leadership Program, Global Preaching Summit and many others, the Ministry Training Center will equip local and global leaders with the tools they need to influence our ever-changing world.

In our effort to broaden our mission of Uniting People to God and People to People, we will seek to establish three new in-person campuses, as well as five Mini Campuses.

One of our new campuses will be Christ Church Espanol, which expands our Spanish Translation Ministry into a full-blown, Spanish-speaking expression of Christ Church at our Rockaway Campus.

Mini Campuses are places where 10-50 people can gather from different parts of the country, and even the world, to watch CC Online together and to grow in community. Some examples include: Nursing Homes, Prisons, College Campuses, Private Residences, etc.

The CARE Center Without Walls

The CARE Center Without Walls is all about reaching out beyond our Rockaway, NJ base by scaling our programs to make a difference across the entirety of New Jersey. With virtual classes, full engagement of our Clifton and Montclair campuses, and strategic collaborations with partner churches across the Garden State, and the mobility of our care units, we bring the Legal Clinic, mental health counseling, and a comprehensive range of services to those in need. The CARE Center Without Walls is our way of making sure we’re there for our community, from start to finish–before, during, and after construction.

Chapter Two is about IMPACT.

Launching The CARE Center and all of the compassionate ministry initiatives will exponentially increase our influence of the culture for Christ. By modeling the dual emphasis of the gospel—word and works—within the first year some 44,200 guests would be served and impacted through this innovative approach to CARE. Tens of thousands of people that would’ve been overlooked or uncared for would now be able to meet God’s dream for their lives and fulfill their God-given potential.

People to Be Served & Impacted

Chapter Two builds on the foundation of THE NEXT CHAPTER.

The Next Chapter was the name of our first two-year movement, which ran from 2023-2024. As as a result of your generosity from The Next Chapter, we:

Completed Legal, Architectural, Engineering, & Other Professional Work Needed to Secure Full and Complete Site Plan Approval (February 2024).
Remediated Asbestos from Building One (Future Home of CARE Center).
Launched One New Campus and Two Mini Campuses.
We Helped Build a Child Development Center in Uganda as Our Missions Project.
Launched Belong Group—Our Center for Racial & Cultural Reconciliation.
Scaled Many of the CARE Center Programs including Food for HOPE^TM, CARE 4 Kids, Legal Clinic, and the Offerings of the Ministry Training Center.
Purchased Three Mobile Care Units, Which Expands Our Reach to All 21 New Jersey Counties.

Chapter Two is a continuation of our movement to bring The CARE Center of New Jersey to life. As we boldly pursue our financial goals, we are strategically scaling the programs of The CARE Center Without Walls.

Chapter Two involves INVESTMENT.

Although this Movement is not about money but about ministry, there is still a financial investment. The approximate cost to launch The CARE Center, Mobile Care Unit, and all the associated in-person and virtual programs is estimated at $30 million dollars.

ITEM	ANTICIPATED COST
The CARE Center	$20,000,000
Ministry Training Center	$9,500,000
Launch 3 New Campuses & 5 Mini Campuses	$400,000
Mission & Center of Reconciliation	$100,000
The Next Chapter (Funds Received)	($2,750,000)
TOTAL	$27,250,000

The potential funding would come from three sources. We are pursuing public and private grants to the tune of over $15 million. If we are unable to secure more grant funding, we would secure a $5 million loan, with an accelerated repayment schedule. Our philosophy of ministry is to avoid saddling the church with debt. The third funding source is to engage the congregation in two (2) consecutive two-year movements, to raise $10M over the four years. Given that we raised $2,750,000 from The Next Chapter, we anticipate raising $7,250,000 with Chapter Two. These funds are above our normal tithes and offerings.

Potential Funding Sources

The success of The Next Chapter Movement (2023-2024) resulted in the launching of one new campus, two mini campuses, construction of a Child Development Center in Uganda (missions project), launching of the Center for Racial & Cultural Reconciliation (Belong Group), and much much more.

Chapter Two is a CHALLENGE.

Our ability to expand our care to the community by launching The CARE Center is directly related to your generosity. Our vision is bold and daring, but it’s doable with our God. Real CARE must not be theoretical or conceptual. It must be practical! It must meet the felt needs of the one suffering.

We have a three-tiered financial goal*—$3.0M, $5.0M, and $7.25M. If we display unusual generosity, we should be able to achieve $3.0M; and exceptional faith towards God’s work would raise $5.0M for the Chapter Two Movement. And, if a supernatural feat in giving occurs, then we’ll achieve over $7.25M in a two-year period (January 2025 through December 2026) to expand our CARE for the community.

*The range of anticipated ministry impact is directly associated with our three-tiered financial goal—$3M (Generosity), $5M (Faith), and $7.25M (Supernatural).

Chapter Two is an — OPPORTUNITY.

Just imagine the incredible opportunity our Church has to impact a generation through each person’s sacrificial giving (above your tithe and offering) from January 2025 through December 2026. We would have the means to change the spiritual trajectory of tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands for Christ.

Deliberate with God through prayer and the Holy Spirit’s guidance to determine the size of the gift He would have you give.

Discuss your thoughts with your family as to the changes and sacrifices you could make to give a significant gift towards Chapter Two.

Determine your potential for giving by thinking outside the normal income stream.

Decide on a personal giving plan whether weekly, biweekly, or monthly for the next two years and then follow through.

Please zoom in to access a more detailed view of each giving level.

Once you locate your giving level, then make a commitment to give to the Lord through our Church. To register your financial commitment, please complete the online Commitment Card via the link below. On behalf of the poor, marginalized, victimized, and neglected, your gift will help provide CARE. Thank you!

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Frequently Asked Questions

If you still have questions after perusing the section below, please email Coordinator@ChristChurchUSA.org.

1. Why are we placing such a significant effort in serving the felt needs of the poor?

A1. The gospel of Jesus Christ calls for a dual expression of a transformed life—word and works. Preaching the message of salvation is not enough. There must be a strong emphasis on doing the work that demonstrates we love our neighbors as we love ourselves. We encourage you to listen to the entire sermon series, Do We CARE?

2. What happens if we don’t receive the $15 million in grant funding?

A1. The estimated cost of this Movement is $30 million. Our anticipated funding sources are $15 million from grants; $5 million from a loan; and $10 million from the congregation over a four-year period (or two consecutive two-year movements).

A2. If we don’t receive $15 million in grant funding (public and private) we will simply downscale the scope of the project or extend the phases to reflect our actual total funds.

A3. We’re asking you to pray that God will perform a historic miracle so that we can do all of what is in our hearts, in order to fully expand our CARE for the community.

3. What happens if my family and I need to revise our commitment due to unplanned financial setbacks?

A1. We fully understand when unexpected financial setbacks occur. While you’ll do everything in your power to maintain your commitment, if you have to revise it, simply contact our Movement Coordinator at Coordinator@ChristChurchUSA.org or 973.783.1010 (ext. 211). You may also complete a new Commitment Card signifying that this is a revised commitment.

4. Will new members be invited to join the Chapter Two Movement once we’ve started giving?

A1. Absolutely. New members and friends to our church will be invited to orientation sessions regarding the Chapter Two Movement as they take place. There, we will present to them the salient aspects of the Movement, answer their questions, and give them an opportunity to join the Movement.

5. Since the main activities of The CARE Center will be located at the Rockaway Campus, how will the other Christ Church campuses (and the Online Campus) be included in the efforts of CARE?

A1. Our approach is best described as The CARE Center Without Walls, and it’s all about reaching beyond our Rockaway, NJ base. For example, a significant element of CARE to the community will occur through the Mobile Care Unit. Each campus will take specific weekends to use the Mobile Care Unit to meet the felts needs of their specific community and region.

A2. Many of the programs of The CARE Center will be conducted virtually (and in person). Most classes will feature a strong virtual component. This includes a whole host of services like the Legal Clinic, Counseling Center, and the Eye and Dental Referral programs.

A3. The tons of volunteer opportunities will be a major way each campus engages in serving and meeting the felt needs of our regional community. No one will feel left out.

A4. We will monitor the engagement efforts of each campus through focus groups, etc., in order to ensure every member of our church is afforded an opportunity to serve and benefit from the holistic ministry of The CARE Center.

6. How will the Church keep the congregation informed over the course of this two-year Movement?

A1. There will be financial updates during select weekend services, as well as on our Life at Christ Church (LACC) email newsletter. If you don’t receive our email communications, please subscribe via the link below.
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A2. We will offer quarterly newsletters featuring stories of life change, progress of Chapter Two, and other noteworthy happenings to keep you fully engaged.

7. What was the result of the last Movement the church conducted?

A1. Our last Movement was a one-year initiative in 2018 called, 4RS. Our emphasis was to Rebrand, Reach, Renovate, and Recruit for our student ministries. If you take a look around the children spaces of our Montclair and Rockaway Campuses—the two campuses at that time—you will see remarkable spaces branded for children, teens, and college students.

A2. Because of the amazing generosity of our congregation, we exceeded our $1.25 million Supernatural Goal—the highest-tiered financial goal. We collectively gave $1.57 million above and beyond our normal tithes and offerings in a one-year period. We were able to pour 100% of the funds into creating and maintaining our amazing student facilities and ministry called Quest.

8. How will the Church help the participants of the Movement grow in generosity, faith, and endurance over the course of the two years (2025 & 2026)?

A1. We will create blogs that teach, encourage, and promote biblical stewardship and faithfulness in answering God’s call to practicing a lifestyle of generosity.

A2. We will regularly showcase personal stories of changed lives. This is sure to motivate and encourage you along this two-year journey.

A3. Along the journey, we will publicly celebrate milestones of victory, faith, and accomplishments, as we seek to expand our CARE for the community.

9. How can I give a gift towards Chapter 2 if it’s stocks, real estate, or another asset type?

A1. We welcome all kinds of gifts towards the advancement of the work of the Lord. The simplest way to make the arrangement of the transfer of your gift is to contact at Finance@ChristChurchUSA.org. They will walk you through the process in an easy and secure manner.

10. Can I make a one-time financial commitment toward Chapter Two Movement?

A1. Absolutely. You may do so at any time at ChristChurchUSA.org/Giving (kindly select "Chapter Two" as your designation before giving your gift). Or, simply fill out one of our offering envelopes and drop your gift in the offering box following a worship service (kindly select "Other" and then write "Chapter Two" when filling out your designation). The box is entitled, THANK YOU for Your Generosity.

A2. If you so choose, you may also to the church specifying it’s for Chapter Two. The check is made payable to Christ Church.

Expanding Our CARE for the Community

NEXT CHAPTER UPDATE NEWSLETTER

A Message from Pastor David

Chapter Two is a MOVEMENT.

Expanding Our Care for the Community

Chapter Two is CARE.

Expanding Our CARE for the Community

Compassion: By answering Jesus’ call to meet felt needs, we are truly loving our neighbor as we love ourselves. Compassion means that we feel for others and we feel with others in their time of suffering.

Action: We believe the social mission of Christians is to be the first to take action to meet the felt needs of others, practice social justice, and defend the poor.

Resources: Our aim is to function as a resource hub that helps individuals and families move toward self-sufficiency and their God-given potential by assisting with basic human services and vital support groups.

Education: We believe that education is a key element to reaching your God-given potential, self-dependency, as well as emotional and economic stability.

Chapter Two expands our MINISTRY.

The CARE Center Without Walls

Chapter Two is about IMPACT.

People to Be Served & Impacted

Chapter Two builds on the foundation of THE NEXT CHAPTER.

Chapter Two involves INVESTMENT.

Potential Funding Sources

Chapter Two is a CHALLENGE.

Chapter Two is an — OPPORTUNITY.

When Compassion Meets Action

Messages

Stories

Frequently Asked Questions

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140 Green Pond Road

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