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Members of First Baptist Church of Columbus, First United Methodist Church of Columbus, and St. Paul Lutheran Church of Columbus have teamed up this year to start planning Share Your Christmas.
It all started in 1980, when a family in Colorado County had a terrible tragedy just before Christmas. A neighbor went to her congregation of the First United Methodist Church on Milam in Columbus and asked if the church could help this family in distress. Although this family was not a member of the First United Methodist Church in Columbus, the church had the ability, and it stepped up to its Christian responsibility, and it helped.
In 1986, it officially became the Share Your Christmas Ministry. as the need grew, so did the help the church provided. In 2016, the First Baptist Church in Columbus joined with a helping hand as they saw the need growing from families that could not afford a decent Christmas for their families. In 2020, St. Paul Lutheran Church of Columbus added their helping hand to the Share Your Christmas Ministry.
Even with all three churches, it would not be possible without all the individuals who volunteer their time and money, organizations and businesses who support the Share Your Christmas Ministry, it would not be able to offer the helping hand of others.
In 1980, one family was helped. In 2025, 99 families were helped. Share Your Christmas is successful because of the hard work of all our volunteers and the generosity of our donors.
Christmas is a time for blessings, joy, hope, and for children, it should be magical. If you want to help in some way for the Share Your Christmas Ministry, call 979-256-7912 and see how you can shine a little light on a child’s Christmas.
