World Christian Restaurant Ministries, also known as WCRM, is a non-profit Christian organization, which dedicates itself in uniting all churches, connecting people from the food and beverage industry all over the world with the Gospel, as well as completing God's Great Commission using restaurants as its base.
Our Declaration:
"DINE FROM CULTURE, STAND IN HISTORY, HOLD ONTO OPPORTUNITIES, PRACTICE IN ACTIONS, SPREAD THE GOSPEL."
We believe that, "restaurants are the bridgehead for the church to go into the community; people in the food and beverage industry are the new partners in spreading the Gospel."
Unique Features:
- Every Christian is able to take part in spreading the Gospel locally
- Spread the Gospel through business contacts to non-Christians
- Care about restaurant people in an all-around way and nourish both of their bodies and souls
- Spread the Gospel by teaching them cooking skills thus helping the vulnerable and the weak, focusing on people who need help
- Call for short-term mission teams to cooperate with churches, developing and setting up local restaurant ministries
- Promote the phenomenon of the 68 Restaurant Mission Day
- Publish and distribute restaurant mission books and multi-media materials
- Use the four windows: Gospel through Cooking, Gospel through Quitting Gambling, Care for Restaurant Kids, and Restaurant Gospel China, to promote restaurant ministry in full force. Detailed contents are as follows:
- In March of 2006, restaurant ministry leaders from all over the world gathered in Peru and formed the vision of World Restaurant Mission.
- In July of 2006, at the Macau CCCOWE Conference, the "World Christian Restaurant Ministries" (WCRM) was formally established at Fisherman's Wharf. The Board and Committee were elected.
- In 2007, in Manchester, U.K., WCRM ordained elected its President and Vice President.
- In 2008, WCRM made short-term mission trips to Taiwan, Israel, and Dubai. Europe Restaurant Ministries brought short-term mission groups to Germany and Spain.
- In 2009, Peru Restaurant Ministries established a WCRM mission in Chile. Subsequently in the same year, Restaurant Ministries were also established in Hungary, France, Malaysia, and South Africa.
- In 2010, WCRM established ministries in Vienna, and visited North and South Ireland. Hong Kong Restaurant Ministries brough short-term mission group to Taiwan. WCRM organized "The 1st World Restaurant Mission Conference" in New York in June, 2010.
Our Ministries:
1. Gospel through Cooking - Start cooking courses to assist ministry outside the church; develop one-on-one trainings, cultivate Christians in restaurants and improve their quality of life.
2. Gospel through Quitting Gambling - Build support groups, create a new life for ex- gambling addicts by spreading the gospel, training, caring and practicing.
3. Care for Restaurant Kids - Set up Care for Restaurant Kids Scholarship option for sponsoring qualified low-income families' kids to attend after schools and assist with them with purchasing books.
4. Restaurant Gospel China - Assist in starting restaurants for deaf in China by helping them find employment; provide cooking course training to missionaries of minority ethnic groups, allow them to serve while working.
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