There are Five UCC Special Offerings
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We are a "5 for 5" Church! |
OUR CHURCH'SWIDER MISSION BASIC
Supports Conference and national ministries of Wider Church Ministries, Local Church Ministries, Justice and Witness Ministries, General Ministries, and the Pension Boards.
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING
Supports international programs of health, education and agricultural development, relief, and refugee assistance. Wider Church Ministries, Global Sharing of Resources administers the OGHS fund for the United Church of Christ. The offering is received most often during Lent, with the fourth Sunday suggested as the Dedication Day.
STRENGTHEN THE CHURCH
Supports leadership for new and revitalizing congregations, programs for youth and young adults, leadership development, efforts to grow as a multiracial, multicultural church, open and affirming and accessible to all, and the Stillspeaking Ministry. These ministries are carried out by UCC Conferences and through the national setting of Local Church Ministries. The offering often is received on Pentecost.
NEIGHBORS IN NEED
Supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States, including the Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM). NIN funds are used for justice, advocacy, and direct service projects supported through the national setting of Justice and Witness Ministries. The offering is received annually on World Communion Sunday, the first Sunday of October.
THE CHRISTMAS FUND
Supports pension and health premium supplements for low-income retired church workers, emergency assistance for clergy families in need, and Christmas checks for hundreds of annuitants, as administered by the UCC Pension Boards. The offering is received the Sunday before Christmas. |
UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns
www.ucccoalition.org
2592 West 14th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113
The Coalition provides support and sanctuary to all our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender sisters and brothers, their families and friends; advocates for their full inclusion in church and society; and brings Christ's affirming message of love and justice for all people. The United Church of Christ Coalition for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns is officially recognized by the United Church of Christ as a related, self-created organization.
$350
God Is Still Speaking Campaign
www.ucc.org/stillspeaking
$500
Our Church’s Wider Mission
$6,000
Encompass
www.encompass.org
530 S.Lake Avenue, #346
Pasadena, CA 91101
"Our mission is to spark compassion, personal responsibility and an appreciation of differences among California teenagers. The organization was founded to serve the most culturally diverse population in the world—California adolescents—and encourage them to appreciate their differences and to lead the nation in compassionate, active and responsible community engagement." This group has performed in our Stillspeaking Theatre
$300
Union Station Homeless Services, Pasadena
www.unionstationfoundation.org
825 E. Orange Grove Blvd
Pasadena, CA 91104
Union Station Foundation, located in Pasadena, California, is the San Gabriel Valley’s largest private agency serving the poor and homeless. Union Station offers emergency and transitional housing for individuals and families, hot meals, career development, job placement, health care, case management services and substance abuse recovery support.
$1000
Pilgrim Place
www.pilgrimplace.org
625 Mayflower Road
Claremont, CA 91711
Pilgrim Place thrives today as a multifaceted retirement community where 330 Christian leaders who have served a minimum of 20 years as missionaries, ministers, teachers of religion, YM/YWCA and denominational executives, and other religious professionals continue their "pilgrimage" of Christian faith and service to others.
$1,000
SCNCUCC Pilgrim Pines Camp
www.pilgrimpinescamp.org
$1500
Progressive Christians Uniting
www.progressivechristiansuniting.org
"Our Mission: Progressive Christians Uniting inspires and equips individuals and communities for courageous leadership in the 21st century.
Our Vision: As Progressive Christians Uniting fulfills its mission, individuals and communities grow more deeply in faith, find strength in one another, and build the prophetic movement for social transformation."
$500
ECPAC (Ecumenical Council of Pasadena Area Churches)
www.ecpac.net
PO Box 41125
Pasadena, CA 91114
Food assistance for single women and families, Monday through Friday, 10 am - 3 pm. Phone referrals by social service agency and proof of low income required. This organization also runs Friends In Deed & Bad Weather Shelter.
$500
Foothill Unity Center – Monrovia, CA
www.foothillunitycenter.org
415 W. Chestnut Ave.
Monrovia, CA 91016
Foothill Unity Center serves the communities of Altadena, Arcadia, Bradbury, Duarte, Monrovia, Pasadena, Sierra Madre and South Pasadena. “Our goal is to help local people in crisis attain self-sufficiency by providing food, clothing, crisis services and referrals for other critical services to qualified individuals and families.”
$500
Altadena UCC - Food Pantry
www.altadenaucc.org
943 E. Altadena Dr.
Altadena, CA 91001
Altadena Food Pantry is a food pantry that provides groceries to the needy in our community, run by the Altadena Congregations Together Serving (ACTS).
$1000
Centro Romero
www.ucc.org/justice/centro-romero (founded by Rev. Daniel Romero) -
173 W. Hall Ave.
San Ysidro, CA 92173
The mission of the Centro Romero is to create an environment whereby social transformation can take place by:
- Further understanding of the migratory realities between Latin America and the United States
- Providing immersion and educational opportunities in the city of Tijuana, Mexico
- Enabling participants to enhance their political, socio-economic, and cultural views of the forces that are shaping the lives of many countries and families throughout the continent
- Reflecting theologically on the constant migratory exchanges between both sides of the border
$500
La Casa De San Gabriel Community Center
www.lacasacommunitycenter.org
203 E. Mission Road
San Gabriel, CA 91776
For the past 61 years, La Casa has served as a family resource center for its multi-cultural community in the West San Gabriel Valley. Located in the City of San Gabriel (a suburb of Los Angeles and the city with a MISSION). La Casa serves approximately 6000 clients per year, ranging from infants to the elderly. The Center works primarily to help its disadvantaged Hispanic and Native American neighbors in their efforts to overcome the barriers of limited education, underemployment, poverty, language, inadequate housing and lack of medical care.
$1,000
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