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Compassion Sunday

A day set apart to release even more children from poverty in Jesus' name!

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Compassion Sunday is an opportunity for you to share your heart for children in poverty with those who could change their lives forever — your church family. On this special day, you’ll be joining thousands of other churches in speaking up for those in need.

Here’s How To Get Started

  1. Order A Planning Guide

    In your FREE guide, you'll learn all you need to know about hosting Compassion Sunday — from planning your presentation to connecting your church family with children in need.

  2. Register your event

    Once you work with your pastor to set a date, it’s time to register your event. After you register, we’ll send you an Event Kit with table decorations, a T-shirt, child packets, helpful instructions and more!

  3. Host your event

    Show a short video to your church family, share your heart for helping children in poverty, and ask them to change a life by sponsoring a waiting child.

You might be asking yourself, “What exactly is Compassion Sunday?”

Watch this short video to learn the history of Compassion Sunday and to gain a deeper understanding of what saying “YES!” to hosting an event really means.

Take the First Step >Ready to Register? >

Children sitting on the ground

There are millions of children living in poverty. Every single one of them deserves hope.

And you can be the one to give it to them.

In less than an hour, on just one day, you can make an eternal impact. Host Compassion Sunday at your church and become a vital part of the nationwide movement that’s releasing children from poverty around the world.

Ready to change more lives?

Your voice is the one that will connect more children to the local church through sponsorship. So, say “YES!” to releasing more children from poverty in Jesus’ name. Answer this call to HOPE.

Take the First Step >Ready to Register? >

Yvonne, Compassion Sunday host

“I love sharing with people how sponsorship is changing lives. Your sponsorship story can be what God will use to encourage someone to sponsor a Compassion child, which will lead to an eternal life-changing relationship.”
— Yvonne, Compassion Sunday host