Sponsors include: Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, Coral Ridge Presbyterian, Christ Church United Methodist and First Baptist Church of Fort Lauderdale.

Eight Broward churches plan to launch a campaign on Sunday to find food, shelter and jobs for the county’s homeless.

Called Hope South Florida, the campaign has a goal to raise $5 million in cash, goods and volunteer work for The Shepherd’s Way, a Wilton Manors-based organization that has sheltered families since 1995.

“It represents a wide variety of denominations,” Robin Martin, executive director of The Shepherd’s Way, said this week. “And this won’t be a one-time fundraiser. We want to change the way churches work together to care for the homeless.”

On Sunday, pastors at each church will preach a sermon, plus show a 10-minute video.

“This is an opportunity to step up and be doers of the Word, not just hearers,” said Assistant Pastor Jym Kay of Calvary Chapel, which at 20,000 parishioners per week is one of the largest churches in the country. “Jesus cared about the poor, the needy, the widows. He called believers to work together.”

Hope South Florida wants to create one-stop centers for food, housing, clothing, counseling, child care, bus passes and other needs. Church people will be asked to provide skills such as carpentry, car repair, babysitting and transportation.

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