List_of_parachurch_organizations
Parachurch organizations are Christian faith-based organizations that usually carry out their mission independent of church oversight.
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Most parachurch organizations, at least those normally called parachurch, are Protestant and Evangelical. Some of these organizations cater to a defined spectrum among evangelical beliefs, but most are self-consciously interdenominational and many are ecumenical.
Roles that parachurch organizations undertake include larger more national or international movements:
- Evangelistic crusade associations (patterned after the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)
- Evangelistic and discipleship ministries (such as The Navigators, Cru (Christian organization), and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship)
- Music and print publishers, radio and television stations, film studios, online ministries
- Study centers and institutes, schools, colleges and universities
- Political and social activist groups
And smaller, more localized movements:
- Welfare and social services, including homeless shelters, child care, and domestic violence, disaster relief programs, food pantries and clothing closets, and emergency aid centers (such as the City Missions)
- Self-help groups
- Bible study groups