As a church, Eucharist desires to ever-increasingly embody the heart of God for the world he loves—a world he is actively working to redeem. To this end we intentionally cultivate mission opportunities and strategic partnerships in light of the following core values: Christian Identity, Connection to Eucharist, Mission & Effectiveness, Leadership, Transparency, and Sustainability.
During the season of Advent we want to focus on generosity and abundance.
Eucharist Church distinguishes our major giving goals into two buckets: our own General Budget and our Missions & Partnerships Partners. We have four, amazing MAP Partners this year and we have a goal of raising $65,000 for our Abundance Offering this Advent in support of them.
We invite you to prayerfully discern giving additional financial gifts this Advent season in support of the Abundance Offering.
Meet Our Current Partners
HOPE International trains, equips, and supports volunteers to facilitate savings and loan groups in local churches. These groups not only help to break the cycle of material poverty by providing safe places to save and lump sums to invest in businesses, but they also care for women, men, and children holistically by connecting them with the church, providing prayer and time to study the scriptures, and equipping members with business training to grow their businesses.
Rise University Preparatory is an independent Christian middle/high school with a mission for 100% of its scholars to gain access to a 4-year university. Rise was founded out of a desire to speak into a world where our identities are distorted and students lack a sense of their being God’s handiwork, and lack a call to do good work (Eph. 2:10). Rise nurtures its students to think beyond themselves, to their neighbor and community, so as to become fully human in the way God has intended.
The purpose of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in the East Bay (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) is to establish and advance at colleges and universities witnessing communities of students and faculty who follow Jesus as Savior and Lord: growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world. We work to achieve this purpose through Bible studies, prayer and worship nights, conferences and retreats, leadership team meetings, individual discipleship meetings, service and mission trips, fun/community events, and more.
Iona House will be a place to reimagine all of life in reference to Christ through retreats, symposiums, and experiential immersion into monastic rhythms that have spiritually formed Christians for two millennia. The vision of Iona House emerges directly from the context of 14 years of ministry in San Francisco and is designed as a regional extension of, and complement to, the ministry of Eucharist Church.
MAP Partner Podcast Interviews
Members of the Missions & Partnerships Team at Eucharist sit down with our current MAP Partners to hear more about each organization and how we can deepen our partnerships.
In this conversation Ferial speaks with Ivy Ritchie of HOPE International. Ferial and Ivy chat about HOPE's history and mission, the Savings Group Ministry in Malawi, and further ways that the Eucharist community can connect with and support HOPE.
In this conversation Ferial speaks with Fr. Ryan & Elizabeth Jones of Iona House. They chat about the dream and vision of Iona House, how this first year of building and developing has been going, and how the Eucharist community can further deepen our partnership with Iona House.
In this conversation Ferial speaks with Jeff & Joanna Boyd of Rise University Preparatory. The Boyds share about Rise Prep's origin, vision, and mission in San Francisco, as well as ways in which the Eucharist community can practically support Rise Prep.
In this conversation Ferial speaks with Elliott Haught, the Associate Area Ministry Director for InterVarsity in the East Bay Area. Ferial and Elliott chat about InterVarsity's history and mission, what it's like doing campus ministry in the Bay Area while simultaneously raising a family, and ways that the Eucharist community can deepen our partnership with Elliott and InterVarsity.