CAFO Membership

Church Membership

Connect with a community of churches committed to growing in discipleship and action on behalf of children and families.

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Cafo membership

Movement Church

Free

Or any donation amount

Join a growing community of churches invested in caring for vulnerable children and families.

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Supporter Church

$250+

Annual donation

Contribute to a growing community of churches and help expand the reach of your church’s impact.

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Champion Church

$1000+

Annual donation

Help lead a growing community of churches by expanding your impact and advising others.

Connect With Other Churches and Make an Impact

Find-Community

Find Community

Connect with other churches like yours in a united community, working to expand the reach and impact of the Church in caring for vulnerable children.

Access-Training

Access Coaching

Courses and cohorts, as well as individualized coaching and support, is available for members to strengthen their outreach and ministry.

Contribute

Contribute

All members have a voice in the community. Supporter and Champion Church Membership includes further opportunities to invest and contribute in the movement together.

Did you know you can invest your membership dues locally?

At CAFO, we empower and mobilize local collaborative movements that are supporting vulnerable children and families better together than they ever could separately. To that end, we invite you to consider investing in a local non-profit, agency or ministry that is serving vulnerable children and families in your community.

If your church commits to investing annually at a local level, your investment will be credited toward your church’s membership at CAFO. For example, a local investment of at least $250/year will qualify as your Supporter Level member dues at CAFO, or a minimum local investment of $1,000/year will qualify as your Champion Level dues.

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How to join as a Local Investor member

1

Complete the online membership application.

2

Confirm your church can align with CAFO’s Statement of Faith, Core Commitments and Guiding Principles.

3

Select Local Investor and the membership level to correlate with your church’s contribution.

Please review our FAQs below or contact us at [email protected].

Group 1682

“CAFO does a really great job of creating this kind of sense of locality of the local church to start connecting with other churches in your city, other organizations in your city, other people in your city that have similar passions and priorities about orphan care. We’ve found it absolutely beyond valuable that we have a network locally because of CAFO’s work… So much shared learning is taking place and shared support.”

Renaut Van Der Riet

Pastor of Mosaic Church (Florida)
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CAFO membership options

Movement Church

Supporter Church

Champion Church

Investment Level (CAFO or Locally) Any Amount (Including Free) $250+ $1,000+
Bronze: $1,000+; Silver: $3,000+; Gold: $5,000+
CAFO Summit Discount $50 off Registration 1 Free Registration & $50 off Additional Registrations 2 Free Registrations + $50 off Additional Registrations
Member Directory Listing Included Included Included
CAFO Summit Workshop Proposal Included Included Included
Ministry Coaching 1 Session ($50 value) Up to 3 Sessions Up to 5 Sessions
Church Ministry Essentials Learning Platform * Discounted Subscription Discounted Subscription FREE for two ($250 value)
Discounted Pre-Summit Intensive Registration Included Included Included
Copy of "Everyone Can Do Something" book * - Included Included
Full CAFO Summit Audio Recordings Set ($159 value) - - Included
Invitation to CAFO's annual Soul + Strategy Retreat (Gold Level Only) - - Included

Movement Church

  • Investment Level (CAFO or Locally)
    Any Amount (Including Free)
  • CAFO Summit Discount
    $50 off Registration
  • Member Directory Listing
    Included
  • CAFO Summit Workshop Proposal
    Included
  • Ministry Coaching
    1 Session ($50 value)
  • Church Ministry Essentials Learning Platform *
    Discounted Subscription
  • Discounted Pre-Summit Intensive Registration
    Included
  • Copy of "Everyone Can Do Something" book *
    -
  • Full CAFO Summit Audio Recordings Set ($159 value)
    -
  • Invitation to CAFO's annual Soul + Strategy Retreat (Gold Level Only)
    -

Supporter Church

  • Investment Level (CAFO or Locally)
    $250+
  • CAFO Summit Discount
    1 Free Registration & $50 off Additional Registrations
  • Member Directory Listing
    Included
  • CAFO Summit Workshop Proposal
    Included
  • Ministry Coaching
    Up to 3 Sessions
  • Church Ministry Essentials Learning Platform *
    Discounted Subscription
  • Discounted Pre-Summit Intensive Registration
    Included
  • Copy of "Everyone Can Do Something" book *
    Included
  • Full CAFO Summit Audio Recordings Set ($159 value)
    -
  • Invitation to CAFO's annual Soul + Strategy Retreat (Gold Level Only)
    -

Champion Church

  • Investment Level (CAFO or Locally)
    $1,000+
    Bronze: $1,000+; Silver: $3,000+; Gold: $5,000+
  • CAFO Summit Discount
    2 Free Registrations + $50 off Additional Registrations
  • Member Directory Listing
    Included
  • CAFO Summit Workshop Proposal
    Included
  • Ministry Coaching
    Up to 5 Sessions
  • Church Ministry Essentials Learning Platform *
    FREE for two ($250 value)
  • Discounted Pre-Summit Intensive Registration
    Included
  • Copy of "Everyone Can Do Something" book *
    Included
  • Full CAFO Summit Audio Recordings Set ($159 value)
    Included
  • Invitation to CAFO's annual Soul + Strategy Retreat (Gold Level Only)
    Included
  • Included

Core Values and Credibility

CAFO Church Members are credible and responsible. All Members stand committed to CAFO’s Core Commitments, Guiding Principles and Statement of Faith.

We value partnership, collaboration and pursuing excellence in all we do through shared resourcing and implementing best practices in our ministry contexts. This includes the following areas:

The Gospel

We believe the biblical mandate to care for the vulnerable is rooted in the gospel that compels us, sustains us and is put on display through us when we respond in obedience.

Discipleship

We believe caring for the vulnerable, just like any other practical outworking of faith, is both the result of and the impetus for growth in discipleship to Jesus Christ, and we want to be a resource for church leaders that assist them in making disciples well.

Collaboration

We believe movement happens when people are given a platform to connect on and ideas are given a pipeline to spread through.

Sustainability

We believe the Church is called to care for the vulnerable – with integrity, effectiveness and longevity – through sustainable structures of support for families and children.

Frequently asked questions

Your church can become a member of CAFO by completing the online application here. Membership dues range from FREE to $1,000. You can also count your investment in local ministries as your dues. Read more about this option here.

You need to be in some position of leadership at your church to make this commitment on behalf of your church. Either on staff or leading as a volunteer and joining CAFO with a staff leader’s knowledge and approval.

Being a member of CAFO connects you with other churches like yours, churches that are committed to growing as disciples of Jesus while also growing and sustaining ministry to orphaned and vulnerable children and families, including foster care and adoption, kinship care and wrap-around support. You’ll also gain access to some unique member-only opportunities and discounts on resources, our annual conference and more! Perhaps most importantly, membership invites you in to help shape and contribute to a growing movement of churches worldwide. You have much to receive but also much to offer as you learn and grow and help other churches do the same! See all member benefits here.

There are three categories of Church Membership: Movement Church, Supporter Church and Champion Church. Movement churches can join for free. Supporter churches and Champion churches can join by a) investing directly into the work of CAFO, or b) investing into local ministries or partnerships working on behalf of children and families. Learn more about this option here.

We do not have any requirements for your local investment, we simply ask that it’s a ministry your church is committed to supporting and is working to benefit children and families where you live. If you have specific questions, please reach out to us at [email protected].

Your membership is annual. Depending on the time of year you join, you will receive a notice around that time the following year that it is time to renew your membership. Just make sure your contact information is kept up to date so you don’t miss any important messages about your membership!

Group 1682

“There is unspeakable benefit for a church like ours to be connected to CAFO. We’ve already felt ourselves take steps that I think save us years of mistakes and years of exploration, because there’s a movement of people who are not just further ahead than we are, and have processed and wrestled in this longer than we have, but that are just incredibly generous with sharing the resources, sharing encouragement and pointing us in the right direction.”

Kondo Simfukwe

Pastor of Mission Point Community Church (Indiana)
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Select Your CAFO Membership Level

Cafo membership

Movement Church

Free

Or any donation amount

Join a growing community of churches invested in caring for vulnerable children and families.

Cafo membership

Supporter Church

$250+

Annual donation

Contribute to a growing community of churches and help expand the reach of your church’s impact.

Cafo membership

Champion Church

$1000+

Annual donation

Help lead a growing community of churches by expanding your impact and advising others.

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