• Partner church Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church made their way to Uganda this past summer. The team made a request for soccer gear from Soccer Chaplains United's Community Project program. You can see what gear we were able to provide by clicking here. They share a final update on the trip and how it went below. Uganda This year our church was able to take a team of high school students to Uganda to partner with Youth for Christ (YFC) Uganda in serving schools in the town of Matugga. One of things that always helps our team connect with the Ugandan people is the game of soccer. In bringing different types of gear and uniforms we connect relationally with the YFC

    Oct 27,
  • World Cup 2022 is just days away! Soccer Chaplains United has released an accompanying book for the largest sporting event in the world. The 2022 World Cup Devotional | The Light is Coming is available in English ebook and print on Amazon* and we expect to launch Spanish translation versions in the next couple of days! The 2022 World Cup Devotional | The Light is Coming is an 8-week, 80 page devotional with illustrations. Each week has three different readings (Kickoff, Halftime,and Final Whistle). The devotional is created to begin with the FIFA roster release date (November 13) and parallel different World Cup timelines, as well as themes of Advent and Christmas. Amazon (better yet, AmazonSmile) is the place to

    Oct 26,
  • I recently had occasion to visit Cambridge, England and while I was there, I was interested to learn a unique piece of football history. Apparently, the first known instance of codifying (or writing down) the rules of association football happened in Cambridge. In 1848, a group of Cambridge University students wrote out a set of 11 rules. They nailed these to the trees surrounding Parker’s Piece, a large grassy park in central Cambridge. Today, on the From the Touchline podcast, I take a look at Rule 8: When a player catches the ball directly from the foot, he may kick it as he can without running with it. In no other case may the ball be touched with the hands,

    Oct 26,
  • Friends, well, we are trying to get out and ahead of World Cup 2022 — I'm pleased to tell you that the Soccer Chaplains United 2022 World Cup Devotional | The Light is Coming is available in English ebook right now on Amazon and we expect to launch the print book tomorrow! This 8-week, 80 page devotional with illustrations is set to begin with the FIFA roster release date (November 13) and will have readings that parallel World Cup, Advent, and Christmas — all the way until Epiphany (Jan. 7). Amazon (better yet, AmazonSmile) is the place to purchase the ebook now! And we are working hard to finish up the Spanish and Portuguese language translation versions as well. We'd love

    Oct 24,
  • Partner church Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church made their way to Ethiopia this past summer. The team made a request for soccer gear from Soccer Chaplains United's Community Project program. You can see what they received here. Recently, the team sent us a final update on how the trip went. We share it below. Final Update We returned to Ethiopia for our first mission trip since Covid to serve with Hope for the Fatherless (HFTF). HFTF is an orphan ministry in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, that works to rescue children from institutional care, place them in forever families, and develop a culture of domestic adoption in Ethiopia.  Hope for the Fatherless currently cares for 28 children in its small, family-style homes, sponsors

    Oct 20,

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