Outreach & Mission

Our church provides many opportunities to assist those in need. In addition to ad hoc hand-on opportunities and donation drives offered throughout the year, our ministry oversees an ongoing food collection on behalf of a local food pantry, and supports the Gracefully Green vegetable and herb garden located on our Church grounds (see description below).  We also coordinate the purchase of ShopRite gift cards and holiday gifts for local families in need each Christmas through our Star Tree program. 

 

Some of the organizations we support through our mission and outreach efforts are:

 

  • Toni's Kitchen (Montclair)
  • Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green Food Pantry
  • St. James Social Services (Newark)
  • CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Essex County
  • Integrity House (Newark)
  • UCC Global H.O.P.E. Disaster Relief Ministries
  • Doctors Without Borders
  • Church World Services (refugee assistance)

Mission at Work

Gracefully Green Garden

Located on the South Lawn of the church, along Ridgewood Ave, our Gracefully Green Garden supplies St. Peter's Haven in Clifton with fresh vegetables and herbs for their food pantry throughout the summer and fall months.  Each year, we harvest several hundred pounds of fresh produce for the pantry. The garden is managed by members of our congregation. All are welcome to assist in the care, harvesting, and delivery of the garden’s bounty. If you are interested in assisting, please reach out to Susan Hughes at snphughes@gmail.com.

Special Mission Offerings

Special offerings collected during the year include One Great Hour of Sharing, Neighbors in Need, Strengthen the Church (distributed by the National Office of the United Church of Christ) and the Christmas Eve Offering (distributed primarily among local benevolences).