Chaplain Curtis Browder Ministries

CCBM MINISTRIES

Chaplain Curtis Browder’s goal is simple. Feed the hungry, give water to the thirsty, take a stranger in, clothe the naked and visit those in prison. The Great Commission found in Matthew 25:35-36.

In 1991 Chaplain Browder (Chap), established Faith Crusades Ministries through a street project called ”Stop the Violence.” A team of ministers took on the streets at midnight attacking crack and other substances in infiltrating the streets of Montgomery. As Alabama’s first black prison Chaplain he understands the need for after care facilities for ex-ofenders and the importance of meeting the needs of the whole man.

Nearly 20 years later , Faith Crusades/Montgomery Rescue Mission serves the homeless, battered women, substance abusers, at risk youth and the working poor. Serving over 200 meals daily. The mission’s prison team under Chaplain Browder’s direction conducts prison revivals every summer ministering to over 9,000 inmates in the prison system. The mission also sponsors monthly food distrubtions serving over 2,000 people. in Montgomery County, Chilton County and surrounding areas.

The number of Alabamians living in poverty climbed from 16.6 percent in 2009 to 17.3 percent last year -- or 808,000 people -- and Birmingham-area service organizations say they're seeing a significant rise in requests for assistance.

CCBM provides hope and jobs for ex-offenders growing organic vegetables.

Ministry of Helps to Haiti

In 2004, Chaplain Curtis Browder Ministries adopted an orphanage in

Port Au Prince, Haiti. For 9 years Chaplain Browder and his team have provided clothing, food and shelter for 45 children and adults. In 2010, that orphange was destroyed by earthquake. Chaplain Browder boarded a private plan to Haiti to deliver food, water and tents to a village of 350 men, women and children.

Feed My Sheep Program

Alabama and Kentucky tied as the sixth poorest states in the country. Mississippi was the nation’s poorest state in 2011, followed by New Mexico, Louisiana, Arkansas and Georgia. The poverty threshold for a family of four was $22,811.

Child poverty in Alabama also increased by .2 percent, from 27.4 percent in 2010 to 27.6 percent in 2011. Nationally child poverty grew by .9 percent, from 21.6 percent in 2010 to 22.5 percent in 2011.

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CCBM MINISTRIES believes that "Hungry man is a dangerous man."

Chaplain Browder started feeding the poor nearly 40 years ago. Growing up poor in Birmingham, Alabama he watched his mother sacrifice a meal choosing and eat newspaper to ensure her 5 children were feed. Chaplain Browder serves the homeless and working poor on a daily basis. CCBM also offers Summer Food Give Aways and Thanksgiving Packages. and Summer BBQ's for 21,000 inmates in the
Alabama Department of Corrections.