Central Alabama Emmaus Community Inc

The Central Alabama Emmaus Community Inc (EIN: 631094675) is a nonprofit Christian organization based in Alabama that focuses on spiritual renewal and leadership development within the local church. The organization is part of the broader Emmaus movement and offers programs including Emmaus, Chrysalis, and Face to Face, which aim to bring people into a closer relationship with Christ and strengthen churches through empowered leadership.

Mission and Activities
The primary mission of the Central Alabama Emmaus Community is to expand participants' spiritual lives, deepen discipleship, and rekindle gifts as Christian leaders in their churches and communities. The community serves individuals regardless of race, creed, or religion without discrimination. Its programs emphasize Christian servanthood and encourage participants to live out their faith actively in family, work, and community settings.

Emmaus Walk
The core experience is the Walk to Emmaus, a 72-hour spiritual renewal retreat designed to strengthen Christian discipleship and leadership. Held over a long weekend from Thursday evening to Sunday evening, the event includes fifteen talks by lay people and clergy centered on God's grace, Christian disciplines, and church membership. The program combines prayer, meditation, worship, and daily Eucharist celebrations. Separate weekends are held for men and women.

Community Support and Follow-up
The Emmaus experience is supported by an “Emmaus community” consisting of previous participants who help prepare meals, maintain a prayer vigil, and contribute acts of love and service during the event. After the Walk, participants are encouraged to meet regularly in small groups to support and challenge each other in faithful living and to extend their Christian influence into their daily environments.

Additional Programs
Alongside the Emmaus Walks, the Central Alabama Emmaus Community also offers Chrysalis flights (for youth) and Face to Face encounters (including sessions for older adults), extending the movement’s mission across different age groups and life stages.

Events and Accessibility
The community hosts multiple retreats and walks annually at venues such as Camp Alamisco and New Water Farms. Notably, the facilities used for these walks do not have handicap-accessible features, requiring participants to be physically capable of navigating stairs and other non-accessible areas during the event.

Overall, the Central Alabama Emmaus Community Inc operates as a faith-based outreach dedicated to nurturing Christian leadership and discipleship within local churches and the wider community through its thoughtfully structured spiritual programs.

This entry is based on information sourced from the Central Alabama Emmaus Community official pages and related Emmaus movement descriptions.

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