A ministry your church is built for.
The Church already believes in sacrificial love. Living kidney donation makes those beliefs literal.
The Church already believes in sacrificial love. We already gather millions of healthy, believing people every weekend. We already talk about loving our neighbors as ourselves.
Living kidney donation takes those beliefs and makes them literal. It is one of the most concrete ways a congregation can give life — and one of the most overlooked.
What a church can do
1. Talk about it from the pulpit
Most believers have never been told that living donation is an option — let alone encouraged to prayerfully consider it. A single sermon can change that. We’re glad to provide resources for pastors.
2. Host an awareness Sunday
Dedicate one Sunday to kidney donation awareness. Share the stories on this site. Invite a living donor or recipient to speak. Let your congregation see what this actually looks like.
3. Pray for specific people
Pull up our listings page and pray with your small group. Name people. Lift up their hospitals. Ask God whether anyone in the room might be called to explore donation.
4. Support your donors
If someone in your congregation feels called to donate, surround them. Recovery is weeks. Meals, childcare, and prayer cover go a long way.
What if, in a single generation, the Church became known as the people who ended the kidney transplant wait list?
We believe it is within reach. There are more than 300,000 churches in America. Fewer than 100,000 Americans are waiting. The math works — we just have to tell the story.