Use the Citygate Network partnership code CITYGATE20 for 20% off membership
Use the Citygate Network partnership code CITYGATE20 for 20% off membership
Alliance Defending Freedom is on the front lines of the battle over religious liberty. From legal audits, to resources, to representation, ADF offers a full suite of tools to help our members stay prepared and protected, so that they can focus on helping people in need."
Tom De Vries,
Citygate President/CEO
Alliance Defending Freedom is on the front lines of the battle over religious liberty. From legal audits, to resources, to representation, ADF offers a full suite of tools to help our members stay prepared and protected, so that they can focus on helping people in need."
Tom De Vries,
Citygate President/CEO
“ADF has been a valuable resource to Holland Rescue Mission for many years now. We want to operate with fidelity to the instructions of God’s word. ADF helps us accomplish that task and they work to ensure our freedom to operate according to our faith convictions. My hat’s off to ADF for their partnership in preserving the character of ministries like ours all across America.”
Darryl Bartlett
Executive Director of Holland Rescue Mission
We believe churches and ministries are essential in illuminating truth and eternal hope in our society. This light—the Gospel—is one that culture and many of our laws seek to dim.
That’s why Alliance Defending Freedom established the Church & Ministry Alliance.
We exist to safeguard your religious freedom from cultural pressures and an overreaching government. We want to equip your ministry with legal support and education so you can freely pursue your calling.
Our team is comprised of Christian attorneys and advocates who share your commitment to and excitement for the Gospel. By joining the ADF Church & Ministry Alliance, you can confidently know that your ministry stands on a firm legal foundation.
ADF attorneys can provide a review of your governing documents, help you understand the significance of the language used to describe your ministry, and provide sample statements for job descriptions, facility use policies, and other critical employment documents.
Quarterly webinars with ADF attorneys and guests, legals guides, ministry-specific legal resources, on-demand videos of ADF attorneys answering commonly asked questions, and Christian worldview resources.
A monthly newsletter, breaking news emails, and Facebook updates to keep you informed of the legal, legislative, and cultural landscape.
Attend in-person events to meet with like-minded leaders passionate about shaping culture, access our community website meant to connect you with other members and engage in meaningful discussion, and an opportunity to attend our annual Ministry Leader’s Summit.
Connect congregants and community to ADF training and job opportunities, provide your members with legal and worldview resources, and gain access to our pre-recorded or live media training to prepare for media opportunities.
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In today’s culture, it is not a question of if ministries will be threatened or sued for standing true to God’s Word – the question is when and where such cases will arise. The law is changing and ministries across the country are facing threats to their religious freedom. Your rescue mission needs to be as prepared as possible.
How is your ministry preparing for sexual orientation and gender identity issues, which may arise from the people you serve, your employees, and more?
Are you prepared to respond when a male who identifies as a female wants to use the women’s showers, restrooms, or overnight facilities? Laws about sexual orientation and gender identity have been changing, and they can differ between states, counties, and even cities. Your awareness and understanding of how these laws can threaten your ministry’s religious freedom, as well as your plan to respond, are crucial to ensuring your rescue mission is availing itself of the greatest religious liberty legal protections possible.
Does your rescue mission have governing documents and policies in place? Are they written in a way that helps protect your ministry’s religious freedom?
Poorly written policies and documents can affect your ministry’s ability to defend itself and may even put your ministry at risk. Consistent application of well-written policies related to employment, volunteers, use of your facility, and more, is necessary to help protect your rescue mission.
Do you have a trusted legal partner who can help guide you in the midst of today's religious freedom threats?
Denying ministries equal access to government grants or property and forcing them to comply with unconstitutional regulations that violate their religious beliefs are just two of the many ways opponents have treated ministries unfairly. Your ministry needs to know its rights and have a legal advocate who can help when needed.
Citygate Network has partnered with ADF Ministry Alliance to better prepare and protect your ministry – for these issues and other religious liberty challenges.
ADF Ministry Alliance is a membership program that provides practical and affordable legal help. As a member, you receive access to legal advice, document review, and even legal representation if necessary and appropriate – it’s virtually all-inclusive for religious freedom issues.
Through this membership program, you can better protect the religious freedom of your ministry. You shouldn’t have to carry this legal burden alone.
“We live in a time of eroding regard for First Amendment freedoms, so as a Christian rescue mission we made it a priority to prepare for potential challenges. Through the opportunity made available by our national organization Citygate Network, we chose to partner with Alliance Defending Freedom. They have provided hours of consultation and advice to shore up our organizational documents. ADF's expertise and experience are helping us proceed with confidence as a ministry of the gospel.”
Sherry Pitney, Rockford Rescue Mission
“My experience with the ADF Ministry Alliance has been all positive and I would rate it 10/10. It has been encouraging, and the ADF attorney I worked with closed our phone meeting with prayer which was amazing. He offered great legal counsel which many of the suggestions have been implemented. I am very thankful for the work ADF does for rescue missions and the counsel they provide for religious documentation and the protection for the ministry.”
Kalamazoo Rescue Mission
The largest religious liberty legal organization in the world, Alliance Defending Freedom, has been advocating for religious freedom, sanctity of life, and marriage and family since 1994. Alliance Defending Freedom recognized the increasing legal issues facing churches, and launched ADF Church Alliance to serve the Church and keep the legal doors open for the spread of the Gospel.
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All-inclusive religious freedom help for churches - whenever they need it - for a flat annual fee.
We review your church's documents – constitution, bylaws, policies, and more (even if they are incomplete) – and help you make changes to increase your religious freedom protections.
We are available to you as advisors, so you can reach out to ADF attorneys whenever you have religious liberty legal questions.
We keep you informed, so you know the trending religious liberty issues churches are facing across the country and so you are prepared.
If necessary and appropriate, we can represent your church – free of additional charge – in a case involving your church’s religious freedom.
When Downtown Hope Center, a Citygate Network member, faced a legal challenge, ADF Ministry Alliance provided legal representation. Watch the video below to learn more.
Please contact us by completing the form below or calling 833-233-2559. We look forward to connecting with you.
