Foster Feet, a ministry of Central Christian Church in Enid, recently donated 63 pairs shoes and socks to First Christian Church Midwest City to support their “Christmas for Others” program. Every Christmas, for the past 50 years, “Christmas for Others” has provided clothing, shoes and other necessities to families in the Midwest City area. This year, they will serve 60 families with over 200 family members. In 2020, Foster Feet will have provided over 900 new pair of shoes primarily to children ages 4 to 17 in Garfield as well as several other counties in Oklahoma.
In 2020, the Oklahoma Disciples Foundation provided grants to both of these churches for these ministries. This is a good example of how Disciples of Christ churches in Oklahoma, with the help of the Oklahoma Disciples Foundation and the Christian Church in Oklahoma, make a difference by working together.
This is an excellent example of a ministry to the community that is continuing even past the life of the church that originated it! Christmas for Others was founded by the members of Midwest Blvd. Christian Church of Midwest City in 1974. Then in 1994, First Christian Church of Midwest City accepted MBCC’s invitation to partner in this ministry. So for over two decades, both churches worked side by side to minister to children and families in need and distribute food, gifts, shoes, and other items at Christmas from MBCC’s Activities Center/Gym. MBCC concluded its 66-year ministry in 2020. Yet Christmas for Others will continue to bless lives of children in need and their families through the efforts of First Christian of MWC. Well done, good and faithful servants!