Right now, an estimated 1.7 million children have a mom or dad in prison. The number is huge—but so is the opportunity. Through Angel Tree, you can coordinate a program within your church to give children in your community Christmas gifts on behalf of their incarcerated parents.

It is the perfect opportunity to share the Gospel with a child while strengthening their relationship with their parent.

A few simple steps can help change a child’s life forever:  

1. Sign Up: By completing the registration form, you will become your church’s point of contact—or Angel Tree Coordinator—for the Angel Tree program.
2. Receive Angel Tree Names: Sometime in the fall, Angel Tree coordinators will receive the names of children who were signed-up by their mom or dad in prison.
3. Display Angel Tree Name Tags: Name tags of these children and gift suggestions are displayed in your church.
4. Angel Tree Announcement: Church members need to be notified of the program —bulletin, pulpit announcement, bulletin board, etc.—and invited to select names from the Angel Tree display.
5. Gift purchase and delivery: Church members purchase, wrap, and deliver a gift for each child on behalf on his or her incarcerated parent—and in the process, share the Gospel.

With Angel Tree, everyone benefits—the prisoner feels the dignity of doing something personal for his or her child and the children experience the joy of knowing that their parents haven’t forgotten them.

Become an Angel Tree Coordinator today and reap the rewards of service. Enjoy putting your faith into action!