Orphan Sunday (legacy name within Pure Religion Sunday)
CAFO says churches celebrated Orphan Sunday from 2004, that Orphan Sunday and Stand Sunday later merged, and that the current unified banner is Pure Religion Sunday on the second Sunday in November; the 2026 date is November 8.
Date and recurrence
Legacy observance on the second Sunday in November; current CAFO unified banner is Pure Religion Sunday, 8 November 2026
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Christian Alliance for Orphans church mobilization / vulnerable children and families. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Orphan Sunday
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
- Historical Context Only.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- Christian Alliance for Orphans — Pure Religion SundayOfficial Nonprofit Faith Organizer
Frequently asked questions
When is Orphan Sunday (legacy name within Pure Religion Sunday)?
Legacy observance on the second Sunday in November; current CAFO unified banner is Pure Religion Sunday, 8 November 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical/legacy date context only; do not assume current annual recurrence: Legacy observance on the second Sunday in November; current CAFO unified banner is Pure Religion Sunday, 8 November 2026.
Does Orphan Sunday (legacy name within Pure Religion Sunday) fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is Orphan Sunday (legacy name within Pure Religion Sunday) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Christian Alliance for Orphans church mobilization / vulnerable children and families. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Orphan Sunday (legacy name within Pure Religion Sunday)?
The stored designation basis is: CAFO says churches celebrated Orphan Sunday from 2004, that Orphan Sunday and Stand Sunday later merged, and that the current unified banner is Pure Religion Sunday on the second Sunday in November; the 2026 date is November 8.. Supporting provenance includes Christian Alliance for Orphans — Pure Religion Sunday. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Orphan Sunday (legacy name within Pure Religion Sunday) international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Christian Alliance for Orphans church mobilization / vulnerable children and families. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.