SERVE OUR COMMUNITY

Christ the King is involved in a variety of ministries allowing you to serve the Lord!

“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

Year to Date (April 2026) Christ the King has contributed $19, 154 to our Community in cash or in-kind donations

Outreach Ministry

The Outreach Ministry mission is to help and support those in need in our community. The Outreach Ministry endeavors to find out what the needs of these organizations are and donate accordingly. The donations are intended to directly address ministry needs and not administrative costs. Outreach sponsors many programs, projects and special events throughout the year offering numerous opportunities for congregational members involvement. Currently, the Outreach Ministry is supporting the following charitable organizations:

  • Forsyth County’s “The Place” – Collect food for the food pantry and volunteer help.
    • April – May 2026- $648 worth of food
  • Jesse’s House – Safe, temporary youth shelter home for teenagers in Forsyth County until more permanent housing can be provided.
    • May 2026 – $1,500 towards a security fence
  • Wellspring Living – Initiative to End Minor Domestic Human Trafficking
    • April 2026 – $1,000 towards a generator
  • Whispering Hope Women’s Resource and Pregnancy Center – Offers compassion, hope, and help to anyone vulnerable to abortion by providing life affirming alternatives and support and by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ
    • March 2026 – $1,500 towards a security fence
  • Team River Runners – Support returning veterans who have sustained physical and mental injuries by providing them confidence-building activities through river kayaking.
    • March 2026 – $5,000 to help send a disabled Vietnam veteran who lost use of his legs due to Agent Orange on a once in a life trip kayaking down the Grand Canyon
  • Food for Thought Project – Provide an easy way for individuals to donate food to food banks and soup kitchens through their “orange bag program.”
    • February 2026 – $600
  • Bald Ridge Lodge –Residential group home for boys age 12 to 21 facing adversity preventing them from living at home.
    • February 2026 – $1,500 to help renovate their kitchen
  • No Longer Bound – Long term, residential, faith-based program for men battling addiction.
    • February 2026 – $1,000 each toward their scholarship fund and their leadership program
  • Angels Over Forsyth – Provide Christmas gifts for local community foster children.
    • December 2025 – 3 gifts each to 70 children in Forsyth County
  • Music4Chief – A music education program in Forsyth County, Ga., serving financially-disadvantaged and at-risk middle and high school students.
  • Family Promise of Forsyth County – Participation as a sponsor congregation in providing temporary housing for homeless families.
  • Meals by Grace  – Provides food for the hungry through its “Meals by Grace” and several innovative programs.
  • About Face-USA – Provides essential resources, programs and support to help veterans overcome challenges and thrive.

Outreach Ministry Coordinator:  Mike Myers | 678-455-0814

Next Host Week:

June 21 – July 5

We always need volunteers to stay with the families during the day and at night, and people to provide the evening meals for the families during the hosting week.

SIGN-UP GENIUS will be live a couple of weeks before the next hosting week. When live, click on the button below to go to the CTK Sign-Up Genius.

SIGN UP TO HELP

Make a difference in the lives of homeless Forsyth families.

Volunteers are needed to prepare and serve meals; serve as evening hosts to play and mentor the children; and as overnight hosts to assist the families if needed and help get them going in the morning.

SIGN-UP GENIUS will be live a couple of weeks prior to our next host week. There you will be able to pick your activity, date and time for volunteering your help. Join up with a friend. Simply click the button on the left and you will be taken to the website to sign up.

We always need donations for breakfast, lunch, fruit, and snacks. Please help replenish our pantry by donating Walmart, Publix or Target gift cards. Purchase them at the Scrip table in the fellowship hall on Sunday mornings and pay down the church mortgage at the same time!

Family Promise Volunteer Orientation & Training is offered monthly at the Family Promise day center located at 3335 Hutchinson Road, Suite D, Cumming. You will need to go through this orientation and training along with getting a background check done if you want to volunteer to interact with the families or be an overnight host. If you are interested in volunteering and have not received the training, please contact Lu Leeds.

You DO NOT need training or a background check to supply meals.

CTK Family Promise Coordinator: Lu Leeds

Olivia’s Story: It Started with an i-phone

In Their Own Voices

A collection of reflections from the girls of Jesse’s House, told in their own words. Each piece offers a glimpse into their journeys as they speak with hope about their experience at Jesse’s House.  

Women’s Ministry

The Women’s Ministry at Christ the King is active and varied in its programs. Two of the circles meet regularly to use their talents to provide needed quilts and knitted items.

Women’s Ministsry Coordinator: Sue Hallman | 470-297-3098

LYDIA CIRCLE KNITTERS

The Lydia Circle meets each Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. for knitting and fellowship. They often knit caps and blankets for newborns, scarves and knit caps for chemo patients, and Prayer Shawls. Don’t know how to knit? They will teach you!

  • For May 2026 – Lydia Circle knitted $580 worth of baby blankets, scarves, hats and prayer squares.

Information: Carol Reed | 470-309-5540 or Denise Yoho | 404-545-4173

PIECES FOR CHRIST QUILTERS

This energetic group of women meet monthly to assemble and sew simple mission quilts for Lutheran World Relief distribution worldwide. No sewing skills are needed to volunteer your help.

Information: Cathie Gibbons | 678-923-2964

Christian Education Ministry

Each year the youth help our community by providing snack bags for first responders, school backpacks and toys to those in our community who need them.

BACK TO SCHOOL BACKPACKS

Each August, the youth collect bag to school items to fill backpacks for students at Sawnee Elementary.

GOD’S WORK. OUR HANDS 

Each September, the youth and congregation donate non-perishable snacks to assemble goodie bags for distribution as a “Thank You” to our community’s first responders.

THE PLACE’S HOLIDAY HOUSE

Each November, the youth shop for toys for The Place’s Holiday House which is open to families in need.

COMPASSION CHILD SPONSORSHIP

The Christian Education Ministry sponsors a child through Compassion. Through a monthly donation, a local church is equipped to share the gospel in word and action by fulfilling a child’s critical needs, from medical checkups to education.

  • Through May 2026 – Our child sponsorship is $215.

NOISY OFFERING

On the third Sunday of each month, the youth invite you to “lighten your load” by donating all your loose change. There are buckets on the floor by the offering plates to deposit your change into. The Noisy Offering will be used to fund youth service projects.

Youth Coordinator: Deborah Scarazzo | 770-889-5328

Organizations Supported by the Congregation

Throughout the year, the congregation supports the work of the ELCA and various ministries as the need arises.

GOD’S GLOBAL BARNYARD 

During Advent and Lent congregation members support God’s Global Barnyard in honor of or in memory of a loved one. These gifts support the ministries of the ELCA in more than 80 countries around the world. God’s Global Barnyard asks for donations that will change lives:  a chick for eggs, a cow for milk, honeybees for honey.

  • Donations for Advent 2025 – $3,629
  • Donations for Lent 2026 – $1,610

LUTHERAN DISATER RESPONSE

ADVENT / LENTEN SPECIAL OFFERING

Offerings designated as Advent or Lenten Offering and those from Ash Wednesday, Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are donate to a local charity chosen by the Church Council.

  • Advent 2025 / Lent 2026 – $3,000 to AboutFace USA

Office Administrator: Michele Luthart | 770-889-5328

Evangelism Ministry

Evangelism and spreading the gospel through community goodwill is the responsibility of everyone at Christ the King. The Evangelism Ministry works to find meaningful and innovative ways to do this within our immediate community.

Evangelism Ministry Coordinator: Cathy Beard | 770-407-9207