Association of Christian Community Computer Centers

AC4 is a program of TechMission formed to support Christian community computer centers across the world. AC4 currently has over 500 member churches and Christian organizations, which in 2003 served over 108,865 participants in technology programs with budgets totaling $16,551,798.

AC4 provides yearly membership to both organizations and individuals starting as low as $20. You can sign up for membership here.

AC4 Program Activities

• Training to better run your computer center via conferences, workshops and conference calls. As a member, you will receive a copy of our TechMission manual on operating and growing tech programs. In addition, you will get access to members-only curriculum materials and other resources on our Website.
• Resources including assistance in recruiting tech volunteers, getting equipment, grants, staffing resources and discounts for computer centers (including discounted Gifts In Kind membership providing access to over $800 million in product donations). We also provide advocacy to foundations, corporations and government initiatives for members.
• Community collaboration and communication with other computer centers through conferences, conference calls, our E-mail list, contact list of computer centers and information sharing on our Website. We also provide opportunities for regional collaboration through our regional chapters.

For a full list of membership benefits, click here.

What are Christian Community Computer Centers?

A Christian Community Computer Center is any ministry using computers as an outreach to serve the community and address the Digital Divide, which is the gap that separates those with access to and skills with computers to those without such benefits. Some of the way Christians are addressing the Digital Divide include:

• After school programs which integrate technology into their activities

• Computer classes offered either at low cost to unemployed adults and at-risk youth

• Adult basic education classes using computers

• Job training and placement programs which offer computer training

• Walk-in computer centers that offer free computer access in low-income areas

• Technology entrepreneurship programs where youth do Web page design, graphic design or other work

• Computer refurbishing that takes used computers from companies and individuals and refurbishes them to provide low cost computers to individuals

• Computer ministries in churches of teams of volunteers to support computer centers

Part of what makes Christian community computer centers unique is that they are trying to address spiritual needs in addition to physical, economic and educational needs. We believe that learning computer skills is one of the best ways for people to be able to make a living. We also believe that a good spiritual foundation is the best way for people to make a life and find happiness.