Dear Metro Family,
As we enter this beautiful season of Advent, I’m thrilled to invite you to take part in our annual Christmas Offering, beginning Sunday, November 22.
For more than twenty-two years, we’ve had the privilege of watching God transform lives in powerful ways through Metro. We’ve seen broken marriages healed, lonely hearts restored, and lives forever changed by the hope of Jesus Christ. Every story of redemption reminds us that God is still at work—here in our church and beyond.
Each Christmas, we come together as one body to make a lasting impact for God’s Kingdom. This special offering is more than a tradition—it’s an expression of gratitude and faith. It’s our chance to give generously, trusting that God will multiply what we bring to bless “the least of these” (Matthew 25:40).
Year after year, your generosity has been a reflection of God’s heart. Because of your giving, lives have been touched, families supported, and hope extended to those who need it most. At Metro, we continue to believe that when we give out of faith and trust in God’s provision, He does far more than we could ever imagine.
As you pray about this year’s Christmas Offering, I encourage you to listen for what God may be placing on your heart to give above and beyond your regular tithes. Let’s come together once again to make this Christmas a season filled with hope, healing, and love for our community and the world around us.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out directly to me.
With love and gratitude,
Pastor Peter
So far we have raised
$0
of our $204,000 goal!
Goal: $204,000
Offering Period:
Sunday, November 22, 2026 – Sunday, January 31, 2027
Offering Breakdown
Metro Community Center, Englewood | $60,000
Metro Community Center continues to provide mentoring, tutoring, SAT prep, guidance counseling and a number of fun, new experiences to our Englewood high school students enrolled in MetroLIFE. This coming year we will deepen our partnerships with Englewood Health's Shirvan Live Well Center and Bergen Family Center to provide even greater programming for Englewood youth. In addition, we will continue to partner with Pa'Lante, to provide academic support to middle-schoolers and leadership development for high schoolers. Thank you for your continued support. We are so very grateful. If you'd like to volunteer as a mentor, tutor, College Navigator or to provide a fun experience to our students, please reach out to Coco Kim, Micahel W. Smith or Pastor Sanetta. We'd love to have you join us!
Zimele, South Africa | $50,000
Zimele USA believes every person has gifts and potential that can be nurtured to build lives of dignity and create lasting change in their communities.
Since 2007, we have worked to address the root causes of poverty in rural South Africa. In partnership with our sister organization, Zimele Wethu Foundation, we equip women in KwaZulu-Natal to recognize their worth, develop their skills and build self-sustaining communities.
Zimele women become leaders in their homes and communities—launching businesses, improving their farms and leading initiatives that care for widows, orphans, vulnerable children, youth, and the elderly.
More than 12,000 women have been trained, mentored, and equipped to break cycles of intergenerational poverty. Today, 3,325 women and children actively participate in Zimele savings groups.
Thank you for partnering with Zimele and the women of KwaZulu-Natal. Metro’s faithful support is transforming lives today and creating lasting change for generations to come.
For more information, please visit www.zimeleusa.org and www.zimelewethu.org.
Missionaries, Worldwide | $39,000
Metro is fortunate and excited to be able to partner with multiple in-house missionaries.
Linda Swanson serves missionaries through Paraclete Ministry (http://www.paraclete.net) in the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and Africa through various conferences and small group gatherings in their local region. Her ministry has allowed missionaries and their families to heal and be restored from difficult challenges that they face on the mission field.
Scott and Christina Kwak have been on the field for the past 11 years primarily focused on sustainable development and multi-generational impact through business as missions. They work with women and young adults coming out of challenging situations taking a holistic approach to fully love and care for anyone that is willing to take steps towards a new beginning in their lives. They equip and empower individuals / families through transitional housing, vocational training and job opportunities within the Bella Goose programs.
Jong Ah Park serves as Director of Global Mission and Leadership Development for Korean for CRU (https://www.cru.org), organizations that reach out and minister to college students around the U.S. Jong Ah will organize short-term and long-term mission trips, as well as develop curricula and implement leadership programs for college students.
Weak Church Alliance | $15,000
Every pastor knows the pressure to have it all together. But the truth is, real ministry doesn't flow from a pastor's strength, it flows from God's strength, and that only shows up fully when a leader is willing to be weak. The WEAK Church Alliance comes alongside pastors through workshops, conferences, and cohort groups, helping them let go of the exhausting need to appear strong so they can lead from a place of honesty, health, and dependence on God. The end result is pastors discovering the better way, and helping build churches where people can bring their whole, imperfect selves and still belong.
Rooted Ministries, USA | $10,000
Rooted Ministries is a non-profit providing care to several dozen pastors around the country. Right now approximately 40% of pastors are considering leaving the ministry. They are burned out, tired of the politicizing of Jesus, weary of being the focal point of so much emotional baggage from so many, discouraged by the shallow nature of many of their relationships (because they are not safe), scratching their heads about the exodus of almost every demographic from the pews, and wondering how to bring Jesus Christ and his redeeming love to our culture that is changing at break-neck speed. We have come alongside pastors from all over the country this year so that they can abide in the love of Jesus Christ, and continue to live into their call to give that same healing love away to their churches…who in turn will give that powerful love to our broken world.
Gateway Foundation | $10,000
In 2026, Gateway’s Family Housing Program expanded to Bangkok, extending its reach and creating a safe haven where individuals and families can transition, grow, and continue their journey toward lasting stability. During this important season of change, Gateway Foundation has helped provide meals, education, medical care, and other essential support to meet the community’s most immediate needs.
As the community in Bangkok continues to grow, Gateway hopes to expand the program even further in 2027 and serve more people in need. Their desire is to be the hands and feet of Jesus by feeding the hungry, providing safe housing, and loving people with the compassion and dignity Christ would offer.
One Day’s Wages | $10,000
One Day’s Wages works toward a world where no one lives in extreme poverty. Founded on the belief that every person and community has inherent dignity and worth, One Day’s Wages invests in, amplifies, and comes alongside locally led, grassroots organizations that are creating meaningful, sustainable change in their own communities. This work includes addressing challenges such as food insecurity, education, healthcare, refugee resilience, and economic opportunity. Our approach is rooted not in seeing people as recipients of charity, but in recognizing their strengths, leadership, and capacity to shape their own futures.
Emergency Relief Interventions | $10,000
Over the past years, we’ve witnessed a significant increase in the number of disasters—not only natural disasters such as earthquakes or tornadoes, but also health epidemics that have ravaged entire communities. Without external assistance, many of these affected individuals and families lack the support to cope with the devastating losses they experience. In situations of crisis, the speed with which the aid is delivered makes a key difference, and beginning to collect funds once the event has already occurred will often result in a delay in assistance during the most urgent and critical times. For this reason, Metro will make available a Glo-cal Emergency Relief Fund to help ensure that funds are already on-hand to disburse to fitting global or local organizations in the event of an unforeseen disaster.
Ways to Give
1. App & Website
Whether you choose to give online via the giving portal on the website (emetro.org/give), or via the Metro App, the process is the same:
• Type the amount you wish to give
• Select either a one-time, or recurring Gift Type
• Select "Christmas Offering" as your Giving Type
• Click the Next button and follow the prompts
2. Online Banking
You can set up a one-time, or multiple check(s) to Metro Community Church through your bank’s online checking. Most banks offer this service at no charge.
Be sure to notate “Christmas Offering” on the memo line of any checks that you give.
3. By Mail
If you’d prefer to send your gift by mail, you can send it to our office at:
Metro Community Church
PO Box 5762
Englewood, NJ 07631
Be sure to notate “Xmas” on the ‘Other’ line of the envelope or “Christmas Offering” on the memo line of any checks that you give.
4. Donate Stock
If you own stock that has appreciated in value, it can be a significant benefit to both Metro and you if you choose to donate it to the Christmas Offering. Please contact Pastor Peter at peter.ahn@emetro.org if you would like to give in this way or desire additional information.
All donations to the Christmas Offering are tax-deductible. In order receive tax deduction credit for the year 2025, you MUST donate in 2025.
For more information regarding our Christmas Offering, please email info@emetro.org.