How Citylife Responds to Suffering

“Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.”

- 1 John 3:18

Citylife believes that a heart authentically moved by the gospel will respond in an outpouring of love. Loving our neighbor as Jesus loved us means opening our hearts to the Spirit’s transformative work: embracing real-life opportunities to re-order priorities, be uncomfortable, and loosen our hold on things that have become idols, whether material or philosophical. In this, God reveals His glory and character to the watching world and to us.

Book Office Hours with Nam Hee

Upcoming

Volunteers Needed Sat 12/20 @4:30-6PM

Help serve dinner to the residents of the men’s shelter at Pine Street Inn this Christmas season! Volunteers must register on Pine Street Inn’s database at least 12 hours before your shift.

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Food Insecurity

Read about Citylife’s response to increased food insecurity

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Catie's Closet Christmas Coat Drive & Match

Pledge and donate new and like-new coats for kids who need them
Ends Sunday Dec. 21

Pledge Coats

Citylife seeks to support and build community with neighbors who are unhoused and chronically impoverished. Join one of our monthly efforts:
Somerville Homeless Coalition
L Street Mission
- Serve Saturday lunch
- Make Hygiene Kits
Pine Street Inn
Yearwood House
Chinatown Respite Care
- CRC provides respite care to Chinese families with neurodivergent children every 4th Saturday of the month, from 4-8pm. Sign up HERE
Foster A Child
- Foster families welcome and care for children who have been temporarily removed from their homes by the state for their safety. There is a desperate shortage of loving foster homes for the thousands of children in the MA child welfare system. Not quite ready to be a foster parent? Volunteer to support Citylife foster families with material and babysitting needs.
CASA
- A Court Appointed Special Advocate volunteer is a trained citizen who is appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of a child in court. These children and youth are removed from their homes due to abuse and neglect, and they often end up in foster care. Learn more
Partakers provides academic support through mentoring teams that assist those incarcerated in Massachusetts prisons who are trying to earn their college degrees. Learn more
Citylife provides specialized support for survivors of abuse and sexual assault. Learn more here.

What We Do

Equip and enable the Church to pursue mercy and justice for the needy, suffering, and marginalized, as essential attributes of an authentic Christian faith.
Raise awareness and plant seeds to encourage the Church to engage the gospel in thinking about and responding to suffering.
Form and maintain service partnerships with vetted service providers; offer service opportunities and coordinate volunteers.
Connect and support lay-led ministries and new initiatives; equip and support lay leaders.