Interfaith Hospitality Network Commitee

The Interfaith Hospitality Network (IHN) is a national movement to provide temporary shelter, meals, and support services for families who are homeless.  Networks are locally formed by groups of congregations who join together in rotating the use of their facilities to welcome the families as their guests for one week at a time, three or four times a year.

 Each local program shelters a maximum of fourteen people at a time through a network of area churches, synagogues or other faith communities. These congregations provide overnight shelter, meals and evening activities for the families at their church.

An IHN is currently being organized in the Metrowest area. The IHN Committee at Christ The King is preparing to participate in this network as an outreach ministry of our church. In order to do so, the congregation must first vote to bring the church into the network.  We are working towards a formal congregational vote in January of 2006 that will make us a committed member of the Metrowest IHN

After the vote, once the Metrowest network is established, the committee will recruit volunteers and organize the hosting of families at the church. 

More information on the IHN and how it operates is on our IHN Frequently Asked Questions page.

If you would like to become involved now or are interested in helping out when the church is hosting families, please let us know by sending us an email.