Give to the White Christmas Offering - For more than a century, churches in the North Alabama and Alabama/West Florida conferences of the United Methodist Church have responded to the needs of children. Those conferences founded and support the United Methodist Children's Home. This winter, the agency's White Christmas offering reminds us that every gift is a response to God's call to "Comfort Ye My People."

"Gifts help not only with food, clothes and shelter for children," said Jill West, the Children's Home's Director of Development. "They also pay for medical and psychological care, special educational needs, and everyday needs like haircuts and school supplies."

Group homes supported by the Offering exist to care for children who are not able to live with their birth families. Usually, the kids have suffered some form of abuse or neglect.

"A welcoming home is a comforting home," she said. "And whether it's by making a child's family healthier or by giving her a safe home where she can thrive, gifts from United Methodists at this special time of year are what we use to provide that kind of comfort." read CURRENT EVENTS

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