It's not the number of people we touch;

It's the number of lives we change.

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Mission

The mission of Cooperative Christian Ministry
is to
provide immediate assistance
to members of our community who are experiencing crisis
in the areas of food, shelter, or finances
while
providing them access to resources
that will empower them to move beyond crisis.

Support

Support for the Ministry is provided by churches, civic groups, organizations, and individuals that give their time and money to aid the people of Concord, Kannapolis, and Cabarrus County.

Before September 1981, the people in our community who found themselves in crisis often went from church to church hoping to find someone who could help. Because the church staff had no means of validating their needs or of knowing how to best apportion their limited funds, the situation often ended in frustration for both parties. In response to this situation, seven Concord churches; All Saints Episcopal, Central United Methodist, Concord Associate Reformed Presbyterian, First Presbyterian, Forest Hill United Methodist, St. James Catholic, and St. James Lutheran, organized a steering committee to establish a crisis assistance ministry for Cabarrus County.

On September 1,1981 the doors of the Cabarrus Cooperative Christian Ministry opened with a handful of volunteers, and a fierce belief in the rightness of its mission. The small office provided financial assistance as well as canned food and clothing, and the needy soon learned that they would be received with grace and compassion when they came for help.

Today, CCM continues to provide financial assistance, food, and counseling.

Values

The Ministry's core values are Prayer, Excellence, Encouragement, and Community and are further described in the Core Values page.

Generosity

CCM continues to operate only through the generosity of its supporters.

• Volunteers -- People are needed in each of our programs. For information please call (704)786-4709 ext 13.
   
• Monetary -- CCM is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and monetary gifts are greatly appreciated. Please select [ Monetary Gifts ] for information about how to make a financial donation.
   
• Non Monetary -- Donations of food and household items may be brought to the Crisis Center at 246 Country Club Drive, Concord.

  Listed below are the needs for the Cooperative Christian Ministry food pantries in Concord, Bethel Baptist Church in Kannapolis, and inside the Department of Social Services building for the upcoming month as of May 5, 2008:

  • Breakfast Items
  • Spaghetti in bags or boxes
  • Macaroni & Cheese
  • Ramen Noodles
  • Canned Mixed Vegetables
  • Canned Carrots
  • Canned Fruits

  Our Crisis Center in Concord will serve as the warehouse for most of the food. We will gladly accept all donations at that site from 9 am to 4 pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and 9 am to 2 pm on Wednesday.

  Bethel Baptist Helping Hands food pantry, located at 1209 1/4 Opal Street in Kannapolis, accepts donations from 9 am to 1 pm on Monday and Thursday.

• CCM is enrolled as a non-profit organization in Food Lion's Shop and Share Program . Anyone that has an MVP card can sign up with Food Lion, by linking their MVP card to a Non-Profit Organization (i.e. Cooperative Christian Ministry).

  To sign up, go to www.foodlion.com and do the following:
  

  • In blue selection list on left side of Food Lion's main page, select -- fundraising
  • On next page, select -- Link MVP Card to Not-For-Profit Organization
  • On Shop & Share page, select -- Register my card
  • On subsequent pages, fill in registration information and continue until registration is complete

  After registering with Food Lion, each time you shop at Food Lion and use your MVP card, a portion of your total grocery purchase will be donated to CCM.