Christmas Challenge

We are happy to support Wayne Church in their annual tradition to gather a very special Christmas offering, where 100% goes to those outside of Wayne Church. In our community, most of us have been richly blessed by the Lord, but there are those among us in our communities and around the world that do not have enough. 

Wayne Church challenges their church members to give to the Christmas Challenge an equivalent amount to what they would spend on Christmas gift giving. For some, that means reducing what they buy for others by half, so they can give the other half to the Christmas Challenge. For others, that means balancing the gifts they’re giving to others with an equivalent donation to the Christmas Challenge. 

The Christmas Challenge committee selects charities and missions where the challenge donation can make a lasting impact and touch as many lives as possible.

Donate today to the Christmas challenge by clicking the Donate button, and make sure to select the Christmas Challenge option for your donation.

Results from Years Past

The Christmas Challenge started in 2015 and has been going strong for almost 10 years! Through the Christmas Challenge, the Wayne UMC community was able to impact lives both near and far:

• We helped with the construction of a school through Sinyea UMC in Liberia
• We helped buy a van to deliver food and pick people up for worship in Guayna, South America through Chosen 300
• We helped support Chosen 300 with roof repair, appliances, and floor renovations in Center City and West Philadelphia locations
• Closer to home, we helped replaced drywall, plumbing, electrical, exterior doors, flooring, and bathrooms in Otterbein UMC of Mont Clare
• We helped support the Wayne Cares food pantry with new appliances to support their food distribution