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J.M. Lueders
Sep 204 min read

Ways to Give as a Faith-Based Artist

Updated: Sep 20


As an artist of faith, your creative talents are not only a way to express yourself but also a powerful tool for ministry. There are countless opportunities to use your artistic gifts to serve others, whether it’s painting a mural for a shelter, teaching art to foster children, or bringing hope to those recovering from a natural disaster. Volunteering your time and talents can make a lasting impact and help you grow both spiritually and creatively.



1. Church Art Ministries

  • Opportunity: Create art for your church or volunteer in their art ministry.

  • Link: Check with your local church or denomination for art ministry opportunities.


2. Teaching Art in Missionary Work


3. Helping the Elderly & Widows; Art Classes at Senior Centers

  • Opportunity: Volunteer to teach art to seniors in retirement homes, senior centers, or nursing homes. Creating art can boost cognitive health, provide joy, and build community.

  • Link: Reach out to local nursing homes, rehabs, Council on Aging or Meals on Wheels America to find art class opportunities or bedside mobile arts as healing or Arts in Medicine opportunities.



4. Helping Animals; Pet Portrait Fundraisers & Murals

  • Opportunity: Offer custom pet portraits and donate the proceeds to animal shelters or rescues. You could also teach art workshops that raise awareness about caring for animals.

  • Link: Partner with local animal shelters, rescues or ASPCA to organize events or fundraisers.

  • Opportunity: Volunteer to paint murals or beautify the walls of animal shelters to make them more inviting for visitors and adopters.

  • Link: Contact your local animal shelter or organizations like Best Friends Animal Society for mural opportunities.


5. Helping Victims of Natural Disasters; Using Art for Healing for Disaster Survivors or Creating and Donating for Relief Efforts

  • Opportunity: Help provide art therapy for survivors of natural disasters. Art can be a healing way for people to process trauma and express emotions.

  • Link: Volunteer with organizations like Samaritan’s Purse to offer creative relief in disaster-stricken areas.

  • Opportunity: Create artwork and donate it for charity auctions to raise funds for disaster relief efforts. Art can bring beauty and hope to devastated communities.

  • Link: Check out Habitat for Humanity’s Disaster Relief for possible ways to contribute art.


6. Helping Foster Care Children; Art Workshops for Foster Kids & Creating Art for Foster Homes

  • Opportunity: Volunteer to teach art to children in foster care. Art can offer a safe outlet for expression and help them process their experiences. Consider hosting art workshops or donating art supplies.

  • Link: Partner with organizations like Foster the City or Together We Rise.

  • Opportunity: Create bright, uplifting artwork to hang in foster care facilities or group homes to make the spaces more welcoming and positive.

  • Link: Contact your local foster care system or visit AdoptUSKids for opportunities.


7. Art for Christian Nonprofits

  • Opportunity: Donate your design or artwork to Christian nonprofits in need of visual materials for their outreach and marketing efforts.

  • Link: Look into Compassion International for opportunities to serve.


8. Art for Volunteer Ministries

  • Opportunity: Partner with ministries that use art for outreach. You could offer your art at events or create live paintings during services.

  • Link: Organizations like Arts for the Kingdom allow artists to share their gifts through ministry.


9. Creating Healing Murals

  • Opportunity: Paint murals in hospitals, recovery centers, or community spaces to bring comfort and joy to those facing difficult situations.

  • Link: Partner with ArtLifting to support art in healthcare spaces.


10. Sending Letters, Poems, Quotes from the Bible and Small Drawings

  • Opportunity: You can correspond with persecuted Christians that are imprisoned all over the world, that are in need of encouragement and hope. Often with no books, no pictures, and no connection even to their families, they welcome the correspondences whole-heartily.

  • Link: Partner with Voice of the Martyrs.


Engaging in volunteer work as a faith-based artist is a beautiful way to share God's love and use your talents for a higher purpose. Whether you're uplifting others through healing art, supporting animals with your creativity, or comforting the elderly, foster children, and those in need, your art can make a lasting impact. Even the smallest act of service can touch lives in ways you might never imagine. As Colossians 3:23 encourages us, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters." By prayerfully, offering your artistic gifts to others, you're not only blessing them but also reflecting God's heart in everything you create.


Other Encouraging Verses to bless you this day:

Isaiah 25:4: “For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall.”

Isaiah 58:10: “If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.”



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