First Reformed United Church of Christ
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Another excellent way of connecting with folks within the congregation, and those in the community, is working together on a special service project.
Please consider participating in one or more of the following opportunities:
Summer Mission Trip
For the past thirteen years, our Senior Youth Fellowship has embarked upon an annual mission trip sometime during the months of June or July. Experiences have included:
* renovating row homes in the inner city of Baltimore,
* working at a soup kitchen in Washington, DC,
* helping with home repair in rural eastern Tennessee,
* assisting with hurricane recovery efforts in eastern North Carolina,
* caring for children from East St. Louis at a rural camping center
* helping with home repair in rural West Virginia,
* helping with home repair in rural North Carolina.
Although the emphasis of these trips is placed on the youth, adults are always welcome and needed.
During the summer, our group will again partner with Carolina Cross Connection (http://www.carolinacrossconnection.org/) in performing home repairs for impoverished homeowners somewhere in North Carolina. The locale will be announced closer to the date of the trip. Contact Nora Foust at 584-5375 for more information.
Tape Delivery
Each week, volunteers deliver recordings of our worship service to any sick or shut-in members who request them. For those who need them, cd players can be provided as well.
Meals on Wheels (http://www.mealcall.org/)
Volunteers are needed once every four weeks to help deliver a hot noon-time meal to homebound persons in our county. It takes about an hour to deliver meals to the different participants.
Our congregation also helps deliver meals for MOWS on the day of Christmas Eve. Each carrier receives 3-4 meals to deliver, requiring less than an hour of your time.
Good Shepherd Community Kitchen
Preparing and serving lunch on behalf of the Good Shepherd Kitchen on Memorial Day and Labor Day.
CROP Walk (www.churchworldservice.org/CROP)
In cooperation with Church World Service, the Alamance County CROP Walk is held the first Saturday of October. Congregations and agencies throughout our community come together to walk a 6.2 mile course in an effort to raise money for hunger relief efforts. Of the funds raised, 25% remains in our county and 75% supports national and global ministries. If you would like to walk this fall, contact Phil Myers at 226-7346.
TH2: Community Building Projects
TH2: Community Building Projects
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry
In addition to including this ministry in our annual budget, we are committed to helping Loaves and Fishes keep their shelves stocked. At least four times a year we make a special appeal to collect non-perishable food items.
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The Willows
(www.uchas.org)
Through a $3 million grant that our congregation received from HUD, we are helping provide low cost housing for 40 elderly persons with limited income. Located on property that the church once used as a ball field, the building is an impressive structure.
Through a $3 million grant that our congregation received from HUD, we are helping provide low cost housing for 40 elderly persons with limited income. Located on property that the church once used as a ball field, the building is an impressive structure.
Although a management company is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the facility, a board of directors provides general supervision and oversight. The board consists of six church members and three representatives of the United Church Retirement Homes.
Outreach to residents of The Willows has been provided in various shapes and forms. Some of our women’s circles have held special parties, our youth and children occasionally make gifts and deliver them, and our pastor has conducted various studies.
For a tour of the facility, or for more information on how someone might qualify for acceptance, contact the on-site manager at 228-0597 .