Outreach is a significant commitment of First Christian Church in Tyler -  to go outside our building to the community and around the world.  We have offered our facilities and many have worked countless hours to serve as a shelter for refugees from coastal hurricanes on several occasions.  First Christian Tyler has a long tradition of budgeting 10% of our operational budget to outreach.  Our church family has also committed additional resources from other groups, such as Sunday School classes, Disciples Women, etc., to Outreach.  In addition, we have sponsored an annual mission team to Central America for 9+ years.  Most recently, we sent a team of 17 to Guatemala, where we helped with several projects and a medical team.  In August, a group of our youth will be on Galveston Island to help with recovery from Hurricane Ike.

The following is a partial list of agencies supported by First Christian Church Tyler:

• Disciples Mission Fund
• Northeast Area of the Christian Churches of the Southwest
• Meals on Wheels
• Nursing Home Luncheon
• Week of Compassion (world-wide disaster assistance)
• East Texas Crisis Center
• Jarvis Christian College
• Bethesda Clinic
• Habitat for Humanity
• East Texas Food Bank
• People Attempting to Help (PATH)
• Tyler Day Nursery
• Breckenridge
• Disciples Crossing (Camp at Athens)
• Disciples Village of Tyler (Senior Housing)
• Pension Fund for retired ministers
• Red Cross
• Salvation Army

Aside from our money, members of First Christian Church provide countless hours of volunteer services for many organizations in the area. These include:

• Meals on Wheels (at least 25 people volunteer 2 hours every month to deliver meals)
• United Way
• Trinity Mother Francis Hospital
• Salvation Army
• Red Cross
• East Texas Hospice
• Habitat for Humanity
• Bethesda Clinic