About Us

The Mission

We believe that God has called us to work with Him to break the cycle of poverty in the lives of those we serve.  Poverty is a destructive lifestyle that sets limits and boundaries on an individual that prevents that individual from reaching their full potential.

The Vision

To begin breaking these cycles of poverty, we must build serious and significant relationships that are based on biblical principles.  We build relationships with individuals through the various ministries by becoming involved in their lifestyles which ultimately lead them to making healthy choices. The Mission Statement of Cary Christian Center is to actively proclaim and demonstrate the Gosple of Jesus Christian in order to enable individuals to reach their full potential in Christ.

The History

The story of CCC began in 1971 with Dr. Peter Boelens, a pediatrician with a heart for missions and burden for serving the poor.  He had become aware of the significant needs in the southern Mississippi Delta and was led to open a practice in the poorest area of the United States-serving Sharkey and Issaquena counties and areas of the surrounding counties.  He knew that the infant mortality rate was the highest in the nation.  He felt drawn to began his work in rural Cary, Mississippi on Highway 61.

Cary is located 37 miles from Vicksburg, and eight miles south of Sharkey County seat at Rolling Fork.  The original clinic, in a mobile home on Highway 61 was destroyed in a tornado after the first year.  A small school building and grounds-abandoned during integration-was available.  It was also tornado damaged but was remodeled by volunteers into a very adequate facility.

Over the years, ministries were added-each based on real needs in the community.  The first of these programs were related to medical needs.  Eventually, they addressed the needs of the whole person and family.  What had started as a clinic, eventually became Cary Christian Center, a multi-faceted ministry with services directed to the needs of the Mississippi Delta.

If you have questions or concerns you would like help with, please call or write and let us know.  E-mail us at: servants@carychristiancenter.org

Cary Christian Center
P.O. Box 57, 154 Cottonwood Street,  Cary, Mississippi 39054
Telephone: (662) 873-4593                 FAX: (662) 873-4112
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