28 Nov 400 Meals… and One Miracle in the Middle
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Feeding 400 on Thanksgiving — And What Comes Next
This week, our team served more than 400 Thanksgiving meals at the 48th Street Shelter. Monty and our kitchen crew spent hours smoking turkeys and preparing eight different sides so our guests could enjoy a true banquet — a meal made with care, dignity, and the love of Jesus.
While meals were served, our prayer team met with guests, offered comfort, and shared the Gospel. These moments are why Christ’s Body Ministries exists.
But our mission doesn’t end today.
Looking Ahead to 2025
God is calling us to expand:
Mobile Outreach
We want to increase to two outreaches every day, reaching more encampments and more people who can’t make it to us. This requires additional vans, shower trailers, clothing trailers, and staff.
Residential Programs
We currently have nine beds for sober living and discipleship. Our goal is to grow to 20–40 beds, giving more men a safe, Christ-centered path toward stability and transformation.
Monthly Support
To sustain these efforts, we need to strengthen our monthly donor base so our major gifts can go toward expansion — not operating costs.
Your End-of-Year Gift Matters
As we close the year, would you prayerfully consider supporting Christ’s Body Ministries?
Your generosity helps us feed more people, reach more neighborhoods, expand our residential care, and share the hope of Jesus with those who need Him most.
👉 Give your end-of-year gift:
https://christsbody.org/donate/
Thank you for standing with us as we bring God’s love to the streets of Denver.
Jim Copeland
Dr. Jim Copeland serves as a business coach to executives and organizations such as Promise Keepers, CORE Leadership, Life of Valor Men's Ministry, Christ's Body Ministries among others. Dr. Copeland served as the International Director of Journey Corps and Director of Recruitment for WorldVenture, Vice President of Operations for Dare 2 Share Ministries, Vice President of U.S. for Emerging Young Leaders, and seven years with Promise Keepers, where he served as Vice President of US and International Ministries.
Dr. Copeland has served on the Board of Directors for international ministries in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Jim has launched ministries in Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, ministering in more than 30 countries worldwide. Jim is a popular speaker worldwide on a wide variety of topics including Men’s Ministry, Fathering, Discovering Your Destiny and Leadership.
Dr. Copeland has also held executive positions in advertising, marketing, and church growth organizations. His research, in the area of evangelism and leadership, includes several national surveys, international research on the condition of men and the church, and articles. He is the co-author of Men’s Ministry, Every Man Ministering, 1994, and Women’s Ministry, A Model for Mobilizing and Equipping Women for Ministry, 1994.
Dr. Copeland planted two churches and also served in five churches for over 30 years and currently serves as an Elder in his church in Colorado. His education includes a master’s degree in theology and a doctorate in ministry.
Jim resides in Westminster, Colorado, with his wife Denise and has two sons: James (married to Kelly and serves the citizens of Albuquerque as a Fire Fighter) and Sterling (married and pastors at Christ Body Ministries, serving the homeless community of Denver).
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