Crista Ministries

CRISTA IS A FAMILY OF MINISTRIES EMPOWERED TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE WORLD WITH THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. THIS IS DONE THROUGH LONG-TERM HEALTH CARE, EDUCATION (PRE-K-12), CAMPING, BROADCASTING, RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER MEANS.

THROUGH CRISTA SENIOR LIVING, 665 RESIDENTS WERE SERVED, AND $211,361 WAS PROVIDED TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS TO REMAIN IN THEIR HOMES. THE NURSING CENTER PROVIDED 924 DAYS OF CARE FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENTS (NOTE: NURSING CENTER CLOSED AS OF 08/12/2020), AND CRISTA SHORES ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY PROVIDED 4317 DAYS OF CARE FOR MEDICAID RECIPIENTS THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTRACTS WITH DSHS. RESIDENTS, FAMILY MEMBERS, STAFF AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS VOLUNTEERED APPROXIMATELY 1400 HOURS ASSISTING OTHER RESIDENTS. SENIOR RESIDENTS OPERATE A MISSIONARY COMMISSION WHICH SUPPORT FAITH-BASED VOLUNTEERS AROUND THE WORLD. GIVEN THE PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, WE WERE UNABLE TO HOST COMMUNITY SERVICE AND FAITH-BASED MEETINGS IN OUR FACILITIES. APPROXIMATELY ONE ACRE OF OUR CRISTA SHORES PROPERTY IS MADE AVAILABLE AS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WETLANDS AND INTERPRETIVE TRAILS HIGHLIGHTING THE DYES INLET ECOSYSTEM.

KING'S SCHOOL OPERATES IN SHORELINE, WASHINGTON. KING'S SCHOOL HAD 1,046 K-12 STUDENTS AND 52 PRE-K STUDENTS IN THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR. KING'S GRADUATED 109 STUDENTS AND 100% OF KING'S STUDENTS INDICATED THAT THEY PLANNED TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION. TOTAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OF $1,330,618 WAS PROVIDED TO 252 STUDENTS. DUE TO THE CONTINUING RESTRICTIONS OF COVID-19, THERE WERE NO MISSION TRIPS THIS YEAR, AND VOLUNTEERISM WAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED. APPROXIMATELY 61 ADULTS VOLUNTEERED A TOTAL OF 431 HOURS TO VARIOUS SCHOOL PROGRAMS. PRESCHOOL FAMILIES RAISED APPROXIMATELY $200 TO SUPPORT HAND IN HAND MINISTRIES TO SUPPLY DIAPERS AND FORMULA. ELEMENTARY FAMILIES RAISED APPROXIMATELY $11,000 FOR THE LA CASA PROJECT: TO BUILD A HOUSE, CONTRIBUTED TO THE EDUCATION PROJECT AND FOOD STOREHOUSE PROJECT THROUGH BAJA CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES.

WORLD CONCERN PARTNERS TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF POOR AND MARGINALIZED PEOPLE THROUGH DISASTER RESPONSE AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. THE LOVE OF CHRIST COMPELS US TO PURSUE RECONCILIATION AND EQUIP THOSE WE SERVE, SO THAT THEY MAY IN TURN SHARE WITH OTHERS. IN THE PAST YEAR, WORLD CONCERN WAS ACTIVE IN 13 COUNTRIES, SUPPORTING THOSE WHO ARE LEFT OUT OF THE MAIN STREAM OF HUMANITARIAN AID BECAUSE OF THEIR LOCATION, ETHNIC BACKGROUND OR SOCIETAL POWER. THE ORGANIZATION SERVED 2,647,662 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDING LIVELIHOODS, CHILD PROTECTION, DISASTER RESPONSE & RISK REDUCTION, WATER & SANITATION, NON-CLINICAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, VISIT: WWW.WORLDCONCERN.ORG