Your church & CHC
This World Homeless Day, we invite you to join us in prayer, remembrance, and action – to raise awareness and support for those experiencing homelessness in our communities.
At Church Homeless Charity, we believe that every church has a vital role in addressing homelessness. Whatever you choose to do this World Homeless Day, your involvement can bring hope to those in need.
How we can help your church
We want to equip and empower your church to offer the right support for people experiencing homelessness when it is needed. Through a range of free resources, we aim to give you knowledge and confidence.
If you choose to spread knowledge and raise awareness of the challenges of homelessness with your congregation to mark World Homeless Day, we have resources for that too.
And if, you’d like to support our work directly, we offer fundraising resources and 1-2-1 support.
Practical guidance
Our guide, poster, and support slips are available for download, designed to help you and others in the church feel more confident in supporting homeless callers.
Helping Someone Experiencing Homelessness – A Practical Guide
This comprehensive booklet provides essential facts about homelessness and practical steps churches can take to support homeless visitors – and members of your congregation who may be experiencing housing instability – compassionately and effectively.
Support service slips
Printable slips that can be filled out with details of local support services, ensuring that people in need are directed to the right help quickly.
Case study postcards
A collection of eight real stories from grant beneficiaries in postcard form. Download and print out, or contact us to request a printed set of case studies for discussion and reflection.
Posters
Helping homeless callers poster
A poster designed for anyone working in the church, offering actionable advice on responding to homelessness.
‘About CHC‘ poster
This poster is ready to download and display on your noticeboard.
‘We’re supporting’ poster
This poster is ready to download and display on your noticeboard.
Editable fundraising poster
This is an editable Canva poster is ready to download and display on your noticeboard.
Social graphics
Facebook/LinkedIn social graphic: ‘We’re supporting’
An image to share on your socials to show you are fundraising as a group and raise money for CHC.
Social post overlay
Download this overlay and use a tool like Canva to place it on top of your photo, helping spread the word that you’re fundraising for CHC on social media.
Activities
Bunting
Print and cut out the CHC bunting to help decorate your fundraising event.
Cake flags
Print and cut out the cake flags to decorate your cakes.
Colouring page
Print out and colour in our colouring page for a fun activity.
Fundraising support
We can tailor fundraising materials and resources to suit your needs.
Sermons
Why not inspire your congregation with a special homelessness sermon?
We have written a sample sermon based on the parable of the good Samaritan. Simply download and print – and it is ready to use!
Prayers
We offer a range of prayers that share the experiences of the people we support.
Churches are welcome to use them in their services to reflect on homelessness and those in need.
Videos and messages
We can create bespoke videos or messages to inform your congregation about the work we do at Church Homeless Charity and the transformative impact of their donations.
Don’t see what you need?
The team will be happy to help – just drop us a line.