Stepping Into The Need
The First Fruits’ mission is to cultivate hope within families around the world and empower them to grow into their full potential.
The First Fruits Fund exists to support and be a blessing to faith-based, non-profit organizations providing holistic care for families, at-risk youth, and orphans, both locally, and around the world.
Our Vision Statement
Our vision is for families and children across the world to be filled with unwavering hope and unconditional love.
The First Fruits Fund is working towards a world where children are safe and loved, families are cared for and helped out of poverty, and where the love of Jesus is being taught and lived through the hands and feet of His church.
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We founded First Fruits to bless and serve families locally and abroad through thoughtful investment into strategic partnerships. We have curated relationships to leverage and multiply our impact across the following three pillars:
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Holistic Family Care
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Youth Education & Enrichment At-Risk Youth
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Adoption Facilitation & Orphan Care
Non-profit Partnering Organizations
Providing transitional housing to individuals escaping homelessness, abuse, and addictions. ODM owns 6 or 7 buildings on or near Colfax and Marion Street in Denver, CO.
The Learning Center and Downtown Youth Center support working families by providing quality education founded on high academics and Christian character development. Provides structure, support, and discipleship for elementary, middle, and high school students.
The Street 2 Life Print Shop offers transitional employment and Christian discipleship to those coming off the streets.
Various services taking place every week, including a food bank, meals for the community on Saturdays, community building services for the disabled, and family room meals.
Housing Support
Providing transitional housing to individuals escaping homelessness, abuse, and addictions. ODM owns 6 or 7 buildings on or near Colfax and Marion Street in Denver, CO.
Kids & Youth
The Learning Center and Downtown Youth Center support working families by providing quality education founded on high academics and Christian character development. Provides structure, support, and discipleship for elementary, middle, and high school students.
Job Training
The Street 2 Life Print Shop offers transitional employment and Christian discipleship to those coming off the streets.
Outreach
Various services taking place every week, including a food bank, meals for the community on Saturdays, community building services for the disabled, and family room meals.
Community Impact in 2021
- Consistently served 282 people
- Open Door Ministries provided stable housing to 25 women and children
- Had over 41,000 points of contact within the Denver community
Helping couples or individuals navigate a pregnancy, both planned and unplanned, by walking alongside and providing counseling and education.
Experienced and compassionate caseworkers provided to help guide families through both domestic and international adoptions.
Providing family based orphan care, carried out through the local church in order to provide support for orphaned and vulnerable children around the world.
Specializing in providing support for foster families through a highly trained, ministry-minded social work team to help the family thrive.
Pregnancy Support
Helping couples or individuals navigate a pregnancy, both planned and unplanned, by walking alongside and providing counseling and education.
Adoption Services
Experienced and compassionate caseworkers provided to help guide families through both domestic and international adoptions.
Orphan Care
Providing family based orphan care, carried out through the local church in order to provide support for orphaned and vulnerable children around the world.
Foster Care
Specializing in providing support for foster families through a highly trained, ministry-minded social work team to help the family thrive.
Recognizing the Need
- Working globally in communities within the USA, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, Kenya, Nepal
- In 2019, more than 71,000 children nationally whose parental rights had been legally terminated were waiting to be adopted
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The most common reasons for entering foster care include:
• Neglect 64%
• Parental Substance Use 38%
• Physical Abuse 13%
To model after the Macedonian Stewardship churches in 2 Corinthians, whom willingly gave beyond their means, compelled by a sincere devotion to the Lord and a desire to help others.
Eliminate expressive individualism (“my fund, my way”) by building a community of givers, a community of generosity, and teach that to the next generation.
To have accountability and a single purpose among brothers for motive and goal.
To foster the friendship and fellowship of generosity.
To help train and disciple the next generations in giving and stewardship.
Joy in Giving
To model after the Macedonian Stewardship churches in 2 Corinthians, whom willingly gave beyond their means, compelled by a sincere devotion to the Lord and a desire to help others.
Community Giving
Eliminate expressive individualism (“my fund, my way”) by building a community of givers, a community of generosity, and teach that to the next generation.
Accountability
To have accountability and a single purpose among brothers for motive and goal.
Friendship and Fellowship
To foster the friendship and fellowship of generosity.
Multi-Generational Stewardship
To help train and disciple the next generations in giving and stewardship.
Making a Difference
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The King's Purse is a financial supporter of Colina de Luz (Hill of Light), a home for 50 to 60 children who have been abused or abandoned.
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Proud donor to the Beirut Baptist School of THIMAR - LSESD, a Lebanese non-profit organization.
Each spring and fall, Joyful Light offers two age appropriate, and high quality musical shows, as well as a week long summer camp in both June and July. It is fun for all ages, and offers a safe place for youth to develop their gifts and talents.
Even though it is only the youth on stage, a successful show season is a task that involves the whole family. From set creation, costumes, volunteer hours — and finally show week, it is a ministry that truly engages the whole family.
The vision at Joyful Light is first to share Biblical truth with kids in worship, Word, and prayer, and then to teach and engage in theater.
Joyful Light Youth Theater exists to use theater to discover and develop children's God-given gifts to make a joyful noise and bring God glory both on and off the stage.
Youth Theater Productions
Each spring and fall, Joyful Light offers two age appropriate, and high quality musical shows, as well as a week long summer camp in both June and July. It is fun for all ages, and offers a safe place for youth to develop their gifts and talents.
Entire Family Events
Even though it is only the youth on stage, a successful show season is a task that involves the whole family. From set creation, costumes, volunteer hours — and finally show week, it is a ministry that truly engages the whole family.
Biblical Teaching
The vision at Joyful Light is first to share Biblical truth with kids in worship, Word, and prayer, and then to teach and engage in theater.
Youth Discipleship
Joyful Light Youth Theater exists to use theater to discover and develop children's God-given gifts to make a joyful noise and bring God glory both on and off the stage.
Serving CO Families In:
- Centennial
- Parker
- Castle Rock
- Highlands Ranch
- Littleton
- Denver
- Aurora
- Lone Tree
- Golden
Community Impact in 2021
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Consistently served 282 people
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Open Door Ministries provided stable housing to 25 women and children
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Had over 41,000 points of contact within the Denver community
Recognizing the Need
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Working globally in communities within the USA, Zimbabwe, Vietnam, Kenya, Nepal
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In 2019, more than 71,000 children nationally whose parental rights had been legally terminated were waiting to be adopted
-
The most common reasons for entering foster care include:
• Neglect 64%
• Parental Substance Use 38%
• Physical Abuse 13%
Making a Difference
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The King's Purse is a financial supporter of Colina de Luz (Hill of Light), a home for 50 to 60 children who have been abused or abandoned.
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Proud donor to the Beirut Baptist School of THIMAR - LSESD, a Lebanese non-profit organization.
Serving CO Families In:
- Centennial
- Parker
- Castle Rock
- Highlands Ranch
- Littleton
- Denver
- Aurora
- Lone Tree
- Golden