Pure Religion is This!

Orphan Sunday? Nope. Stand Sunday? Not anymore. The new name is Pure Religion
Sunday! This year, Pure Religion Sunday is November 10, 2024. It is a day set aside to help your church and community engage in caring for vulnerable children and families where you live by bringing focus and attention to adoption and foster care. When you participate in Pure Religion Sunday, you will join churches in over 120 countries to bring attention to something close to God's heart.                                                         
Pure Religion Sunday was started by the Christian Alliance for Orphans, or CAFO, as a way for churches of all denominations worldwide to unite and be Champions for foster care and adoption. The name comes from James 1.27, "Pure and undefiled religion before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction..." CAFO strives to raise awareness of the needs of orphans around the globe by providing resources to churches to help recruit and care for foster and adoptive families.

You may wonder what observing Pure Religion Sunday at your church means. Well, that is entirely up to you! You can make it as big or as small as you like.

Here are some ideas:                                                                                                                     

1. If you have time to work it in your sermon series, you can preach on God’s desire for his people to “care for the orphans and widows in their distress” James 1:27.
2. You can have someone from Project 1.27 speak during your service
   
3. Host a panel of people working with foster care and adoption during your service to answer questions.
4. You can have someone from Project 1.27 host a table in the lobby to share more information about foster care and adoption in Colorado.

One last question you may have, “Can I only observe Pure Religion Sunday on
November 10th ”? And the answer is, “no”. You can absolutely observe Pure Religion at a time when it fits with your church calendar.

For more information on how your church can plan for and observe Pure Religion
Sunday, CLICK HERE. 

You can also contact our Church Engagement Manager, Kym Schnittker at
[email protected] with any questions.