How your financial gifts are put to work

Your financial gifts help us support people who treasure how they are transformed through Christos’s people and programs. Program fees and tuition cover only a part of our expenses, so your additional financial support is critical to us.

• We serve many people in active ministry whose congregations have limited resources for continuing spiritual development. Christos also serves people in mid-life and beyond, many on fixed incomes, who are revisiting their life goals and following God’s call. Scholarships provided by Christos continue to be in high demand, and we turn no one away.

• New programs introduced in the past few years, such as Ignatian Retreat as well as the new What’s Next Path to Purpose program would not be possible without your financial gifts.

• We recently introducing new “Pay As You Can” pricing on many Christos events such as retreats, workshops and book clubs, allowing more people to access our programs at a price they can afford. Your gifts bridge the financial gaps to make these events happen.

• Financial gifts also support our technology and marketing efforts; our alumni programs; ongoing operations and maintenance on our main retreat facility in Lino Lakes, MN.

Why is Christos doing a separate Day of Giving? Will Christos also raise funds on Give to the Max Day?

We are moving away from raising funds through the annual GiveMN Give to the Max Day in November, for a few reasons. Our community of supporters is much broader than Minnesota, stretching across the country and worldwide. By directing gifts through our own online donation portal, we save money in fees and allow more resources to come directly to Christos, instead of paying an additional third party.

For those who wish to give to Christos through the Give to the Max Day portal, the Christos giving page will be active and accepting donations on November 20, 2025.