The Outreach Committee supports a number of organizations and ministries both locally and globally. We also have many church members who do mission work in a variety of these settings as well as in global mission work. The committee also sponsors local service events.
Headed up by co-chairs, Rev. Beverly Edwards and Lily Clark, a deep team of members of the community and congregation come together to build relationships and service. If you're interested in becoming a part of our committee or have an idea for a project contact Rev Bev & Lily through the Church office at 401-635-8472.
Due to pandemic, we've had to pivot our work going forward for a bit of time. Below is the organizations we donated to in 2020.
We also contributed to a national UCC fund to payoff medical debt. You can read more about that here.
Headed up by co-chairs, Rev. Beverly Edwards and Lily Clark, a deep team of members of the community and congregation come together to build relationships and service. If you're interested in becoming a part of our committee or have an idea for a project contact Rev Bev & Lily through the Church office at 401-635-8472.
Due to pandemic, we've had to pivot our work going forward for a bit of time. Below is the organizations we donated to in 2020.
We also contributed to a national UCC fund to payoff medical debt. You can read more about that here.
2020 Donations
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Little Compton Food Bank:
The churches of Little Compton work together to stock our local food pantry. Volunteers staff the pantry on Saturdays from 9-11am. Donations can be dropped off at the Wellness Center in the bin under the blue awning. Currently they are in need of pasta sauce & toiletries. Click here for more info. Family Pet Advocates (Tiverton): This was a new addition to our list of organizations brought to us by Sue Chase. Family Pet Advocates provides the resources for low-income, elderly and disabled individuals that will allow them to keep their family pets safe and healthy at home. They set up at the LC Wellness Center on the days that the Food Bank is open. https://www.familypetadvocates.org/
One Egg Haiti - Haiti Task Force: This Task Force provides support for several schools, churches, and a clinic and several orphanages throughout Haiti. This year’s contribution of $1,000 was again earmarked to be used by the Haiti Task Force to support its One Egg Nutrition Program.
Stay At Home in Little Compton - The Virginia F. Hastings Memorial Fund: Virginia “Jinny” Hastings was one of the founding members of SAH. This fund is intended to subsidize SAH services to those in town who are unable to afford their services. For more information check out their website: http://www.stayathomeinlittlecompton.org
UCC Neighbors in Need: This was a new addition to our list of organizations. NIN is a special mission offering of the United Church of Christ that supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States. One-third of NIN funds support the Council for American Indian Ministry (CAIM). Two-thirds of this offering is used by the UCC’s Justice and Witness Ministries (JWM) to support a variety of justice initiatives, advocacy efforts, and direct service projects through grants. Neighbors in Need grants are awarded to UCC churches and organizations doing justice work in their communities. These grants fund projects whose work ranges from direct service to community organizing and advocacy to address systemic injustice. This year, special consideration will be given to projects focusing on serving our immigrant neighbors and communities. https://www.ucc.org/giving/ways-to-give/our-churchs-wider-mission/neighbors-in-need/
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Little Compton Wellness Center:
This center provides a number of programs to residents of Little Compton and the surrounding area. For more information, check out their website: www.lcwellnesscenter.org. UCC Disaster Relief:
During times of emergency for our nation and the world, we partner with our denomination to send relief funds and supplies to those in need. We typically donate through this UCC ministry: https://www.ucc.org/disaster Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island: This organization works with all those who are working to overcome cultural, educational, and economic and language barriers; and empowers them to achieve self-sufficiency and to participate actively in their community. Dorcas provides client-centered services, advocacy and opportunities based on their expertise in family literacy and adult education, employment services, refugee resettlement, translation, interpretation, U.S. citizenship and immigration services. For more information check out their website: http://diiri.org/
STAR Kids: Scholarship Programs to provide educational opportunities, after-school and summer programs, tutoring and mentoring for high-risk, low-income children who have a parent with a history of incarceration and/or substance abuse. Programs range from K – 4th Grade with the goal being the completion of high school and continuing to higher education. For more information check out their website: https://www.starkidsprogram.org/starkidsnb/
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