Room for Every Child
Every child deserves a place to belong. Yet around the world, millions of children have been displaced by conflict, disaster, poverty, and instability. Many have been forced to leave behind homes, schools, communities, and the sense of safety every child needs to grow and thrive. Behind every number is a child carrying fear, loss, uncertainty, and hope for a different future.
In the midst of these challenges, local churches are creating room for children who have nowhere else to turn. Across every world region, Nazarene churches are opening their doors to displaced children and families through schools, child development centers, emergency relief efforts, safe spaces, meals, tutoring programs, trauma care, and Christ-centered community.
From refugee communities in the Middle East to migrant families in Latin America, from children displaced by conflict in Africa to families rebuilding after disasters in Asia-Pacific, the Church is responding with compassion, dignity, and hope.
The 2026 NCM Christmas Project, Room for Every Child, highlights the ways local churches are caring for displaced children around the world. These ministries do more than meet immediate needs. They help children find stability, experience belonging, continue their education, receive emotional and spiritual care, and discover that they are deeply loved by God.
Displacement can leave children feeling invisible and forgotten. But through the work of local churches, children are reminded that there is room for them at the table, room for them in the classroom, room for them in the community, and room for them in the family of God.
Throughout the Advent season, we will share stories from around the world of churches walking alongside displaced children and families with compassion and practical care. Together, we invite you to see how God is making room for every child and how you can join in that work this Christmas season.
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This Christmas, you can help create room for children who have been displaced by conflict, disaster, poverty, and instability. Through the 2026 NCM Christmas Project: Room for Every Child, local Nazarene churches around the world will continue welcoming children and families with compassion, dignity, and the hope of Christ.
When Ambassador registration opens, churches, small groups, and individuals will be invited to help spread the word as Christmas Project Ambassadors. Ambassadors share the Christmas Project with their churches, friends, and online communities using resources created to make participation easy.
Ambassador registration opens in September, and the new 2026 Ambassador resources will be released in October. Join our email list today to be notified when registration opens and when this year’s materials become available.
Preview Previous Ambassador Resources
Want to see the kinds of tools Ambassadors receive? Browse our 2025 Ambassador resources for examples of slides, social media posts, videos, prayer guides, giving tools, and more. These samples are from last year; new resources created for the 2026 Christmas Project are coming in October.
Will you help make room for every child this Christmas?
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the 2026 Christmas Project support?
“Room for Every Child” supports local Nazarene churches as they care for children displaced by conflict, disaster, poverty, and instability. Gifts help strengthen schools, child development centers, safe spaces, emergency assistance, and other ministries in Trinidad and Tobago, Kenya, Ethiopia, the Middle East, and beyond.
This care includes education, nutritious meals, tutoring, trauma care, and spiritual formation. Local leaders know the children and families they serve and respond to their communities’ needs. Through NCM, your congregation supports fellow Nazarenes in this work, strengthening relationships and ministries that continue beyond Christmas.
How does this connect to Christmas and God’s kingdom?
At Christmas, we celebrate that God came to dwell among us in Jesus. He entered the world as a child, and His family later fled to Egypt to escape violence. His story invites us to draw near to children experiencing displacement and uncertainty today.
When we pray “Your kingdom come,” we ask for God’s love, justice, and peace to shape life on earth. We put that prayer into practice by welcoming strangers, caring for children, and sharing our resources. Supporting “Room for Every Child” is one way to join God’s work through local churches, creating places where children can learn, belong, and find hope.
What is the NCM Christmas Project asking me to do? How is it different from other organizations’ Christmas projects?
We invite you to pray, learn, give, and share:
- Pray for the project, the children and families impacted by displacement, and the local churches walking alongside them.
- Learn about displacement, how it affects children, and how churches are responding with care.
- Give to support the project and strengthen ministries serving displaced children.
- Share about the project with your church and community, inviting others to participate.
One of the gifts of participating through NCM is our Nazarene connection. We belong to a global church family, and this project gives us a meaningful way to support one another. Your congregation can come alongside fellow Nazarenes who know their communities, have established relationships with children and families, and are faithfully serving where they live. Together, we share in the same mission of expressing Christ’s love through compassion.
Your support strengthens these church-led ministries as they provide education, meals, safe spaces, spiritual formation, and ongoing care beyond Christmas. It also helps your congregation see and celebrate what God is doing through the Church of the Nazarene around the world.
While some organizations invite people to pack gifts or collect supplies, this project does not involve collecting or shipping physical items. Through prayer, learning, financial giving, and sharing, you help local Nazarene churches create places where children can learn, belong, and find hope.
Where can I find resources to share with my church?
Visit ncm.org/christmas for project information and ways to participate.
Free resources, including the Ambassador Kit, talking points, and social media materials, can help you introduce the project to your congregation. Ambassador emails also provide guidance and next steps as you invite your church and community to pray, learn, give, and share.
How to Bring the Christmas Project to Your Church
Need ideas for sharing the project with your pastor, church leadership team, or NMI president? We’ve prepared a guide to help you begin the conversation and introduce the Christmas Project to your church.
VIEW THE GUIDE