What is Irish Channel Christian Fellowship (ICCF)?

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Irish Channel Christian Fellowship (ICCF) is a Christian fellowship and church community based in New Orleans that has served the city and international missions since 1979. Its stated mission is "Reaching the Lost and Teaching the Saved to Serve." If you are looking for a congregation with a strong local outreach and global missionary focus, ICCF fits that description; if you need specific service times, staff contacts, or giving details, those are not covered by the source material and would need to be confirmed directly with the organization.

Mission and identity

The fellowship describes itself through a single guiding statement:

"Reaching the Lost and Teaching the Saved to Serve."

This frames ICCF as both an evangelistic and a discipleship-oriented community — reaching people who have not yet joined the faith, and equipping those who have to serve others.

How long it has been active

ICCF has operated since 1979, giving it more than four decades of continuous presence in New Orleans.

What ICCF does

Local community programs

  • Afterschool tutoring for youth in the community
  • Summer programs for youth

These have been part of ICCF's work "since its beginning," according to the organization.

Missionary training and sponsorship

ICCF reports that it has trained and sponsored missionaries serving in:

Region Locations named
United States New Orleans area
Africa Ghana, Togo, Kenya, Niger Republic, Botswana, Liberia
Asia China, India, Southeast Asia
Latin America & Caribbean Haiti, Costa Rica, Honduras, Central America

Five purpose areas

The fellowship states that through study and self-examination it has focused its work on five purpose areas. The source material names the existence of these five areas but does not list them individually, so the specific contents would need to be confirmed on the site itself.

Quick summary

  • What it is: A Christian fellowship/church in New Orleans
  • Active since: 1979
  • Mission: Reaching the Lost and Teaching the Saved to Serve
  • Local focus: Youth afterschool tutoring and summer programs
  • Global focus: Training and sponsoring missionaries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America
  • Structure: Organized around five stated purpose areas