Child Advocacy Center Ministry

The Springfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church has many outreaches to the hurting. Our region of the country has an unusually high number and percentage of abused and neglected children. The Child Advocacy cCuncil meets regularly, as a team with everyone involved with the children, (from medical professionals to police to social workers to school personnel) to decide the best options for caring for the needs of the children. One of our members knows some in the group so she was aware of some of their needs. That is how our little CP church got involved.

The teams come together for an entire day to go over as many cases as possible. Budgets are a concern of the group. They want to have more money for the children instead of spending it on their meeting needs. Other groups have been providing them lunch on those days and we are one of those groups. We provide the meal for the workers so they do not have to leave to go buy lunch. The response of the group has been very enthusiastic. They love the food we have provided for them. I think we provide for about 20 people. The food is dropped off in a room in the same building and those meeting come and eat.

The Springfield Cumberland Presbyterian Church is signed up to provide the meal again in the next few months. In Matt 25:40 Jesus says, that when you have done it for the least of these, you did it for Him.