Mission Statement:Christian Childcare in Matthews, NC for Single Parents, scholarships, Child care, After School, Summer Camp, Christian Public Library, Pre-school, Mother's Day Out & more.

Christ Our Shepherd, following Christ's example of love and compassion, strives to:
° Provide quality, Christian-based children's programs and education for all children, regardless of family structure;
° Empower, minister to and advocate for the unique needs of single parents; and
° Provide educational resources to the community through the COS Library.

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Some highlights of Christ Our Shepherd include:

Christ Our Shepherd began in the early 1990’s our founder established a women’s outreach ministry to single mothers in the community. The women she served and shared her life with consistently lamented that the frustration of being single centered in finding a safe place to leave their children while they were working. Desirous of instilling the Christian values that had attracted them to her home, a Christian childcare center seemed too impossible to imagine.

In 1994-1995 Church property became available in town and our founder had a clear calling from God to purchase the vacated property. In 1996 the formal ministry of Christ Our Shepherd was incorporated and created its first outreach to the community in its Child care and After school programs.

Christ Our Shepherd, created out of diverse religious traditions, seeks to improve the quality of life for the single and low-income parent households. We recognize the dignity, uniqueness, and value of each person, we accept individuals as they are, in an affirming and compassionate manner.

Today, Christ Our Shepherd has 26 Full Time and 26 Part-Time and over 65 volunteers continue the work that our founder began by continuing to bring our services to the point of need. We have been able to serve hundreds of individuals every year, providing affordable childcare (0-5 years old) and After School Programs (5 – 12). We have since added a Christian Library that is a resource to our community; 400 Families are current patrons. We cannot count the countless number of lives that have been touched in our 11 years. We estimate over 1,000 children have attended one or more of our programs and over 400 families. In 2007 we provided approximately $63,000 to 31 families.

Some highlights of the Christ Our Shepherd, Inc. include:

People who utilize our services are parents wanting quality Christian childcare. We offer full-time Childcare as well as Preschool, Mother's Day Out, Summer Camp, and After School Programs. The Christian community uses our library resources.

The COS Outreach Ministry targets the single parent household with children 6 weeks to 5th grade needing childcare. COS provides scholarships to qualifying applicants. Visit the Single Parent page.

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