1990 – Founding

• Founded by Bruce McBoog, who was in a shootout with the Denver police in a liquor store robbery gone bad, a homeless person was killed in the crossfire. Bruce went to prison and served his time, while in Prison he gave his life to Jesus and vowed to serve the homeless community when he was released.

1990s–2000s – Early Service Expansion

• Through the 1990s and early 2000s, the ministry continued to grow its presence on Denver’s front lines of service, providing food, clothing distribution, and support for people living on the streets.
• Christ’s Body Ministries is an interdenominational, interchurch Denver inner-city ministry that has served the poor, homeless, and oppressed since 1990 in cooperation with several suburban and urban churches, ministries, small groups, and individuals.
• Christ’s Body Ministries’ inner-city purpose can be characterized as cooperative Christ-Centered service to the poor and oppressed through “…trusting Almighty God to multiply the giving of fish, teaching men to fish, and being fishers of men.”
• Christ’s Body Ministries was active in the early 2000s, with support from local philanthropic foundations, indicating ongoing community engagement and recognition.

1997 – The mission:

• “Annually, Christ’s Body Ministries provides over 20,000 meals, 15,000 bags of groceries, and countless clothing items, transportation, employment, and emergency assistance in Jesus’ name to the inner-city poor, homeless, and oppressed. Faithful hugs, prayers, love, and the gospel of Jesus Christ abound daily in Denver’s inner-city because of faithful support of people like you.”
• Christ’s Body Ministries’ Cooperative Evangelism, Discipleship, and Services with the Greater Body of Christ:
  • Capitol Hill Resort – Mobile and on-site food bank
  • Employment Ministries and On-the-Job – Teaching and mentoring with the biblical values and practical means of work; developing and offering employment-related bible studies and leadership materials for the local church.
  • Christ’s Body in Capitol Hill – Sunday evening interchurch, nondenominational service, ministry, and meal.
  • Inner-city Outreach Center – Cooperative ministry, reconciliation, and resource provision to the inner-city, with affordable ministry office and meeting space for church outreaches, small churches, and church plants, and nonprofit ministries.

1999 – Purchased the building at 850 Lincoln, Denver, CO

2000 – New Executive Director hired, John Moorhead

2010 – Strengthening Community Outreach

• By the 2010s the ministry was widely recognized in local collaborative efforts addressing homelessness, being listed alongside key Denver area providers in the 2014 State of Homelessness report alongside organizations such as Denver Rescue Mission and Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.
• Community partners and volunteers continued to support the work, including donating sleeping bags and supplies to Christ’s Body Ministries for distribution during harsh winter conditions.

2010 – 2021 Respite Program with Denver Health

2017 – Jim Chapman named Executive Director

• Christ’s Body Ministries’ new mission statement: “Feed, clothe, and share the Gospel with Denver’s poor and homeless 365 days a year.

2020s – Program Development & Expanded Services

• Christ’s Body Ministries’ new mission statement: “Feed, clothe, and share the Gospel with Denver’s poor and homeless 365 days a year.

January 2022 – CORE Residential Program started in partnership with The Department of Corrections

2024 – Dr. Jim Copeland was brought in as a fractional CEO & hired full-time in January 2025

• Over recent years, Christ’s Body Ministries developed a variety of programs beyond daily food and clothing outreach, including:
  • Daily Bread: breakfast from 7:00 am to 9:00 am and daily care services
    • Food, clothing, showers, and pastoral care
  • Mobile Outreach: Food, clothing trailer, pastoral care with shower and laundry trailer
  • 90-Day CORE Residential Program: Reentry transitional housing in partnership with the Department of Corrections (5-beds)
  • RISE Residential Program: 1-year Discipleship Program (5-Beds)
    • These expansions reflect a broader strategy of offering both urgent care and longer-term support for individuals rebuilding their lives.

2025 – Annual Reports & Growth Focus

• In 2024 and into 2025, leadership reports documented both challenges and successes:
  • A 2024 Annual Report framed 2024 as a year of regained financial stability and growing impact, with plans to expand outreach and residential program capacity.
  • A year-end reflection from late 2025 highlighted record levels of meals served, clothing distributed, and Gospel opportunities, with a prayerful focus on even greater outreach in 2026.

2026 – Recognition & Continued Service

• In early 2026, Christ’s Body Ministries was selected as a Grants for Good winner, reflecting local corporate recognition of the organization’s impact on homelessness and community care.