Advent 2024

Mission & Justice Support as of April 1, 2024

To focus our Justice work for you as members of First Congregational Church, YOUR Mission & Justice Board has a “three-legged stool” model we follow: We focus our work on three areas; Economic, Racial & Creation Care Justice. First Congregational supports many justice activities and actions. We also support many community agencies and organizations doing Justice work. Here is a list (as of April 1, 2024 – No April Fool’s Joke!) of where YOUR support is going, SO FAR in 2024!!

 

Listed below are the agencies or event supported, the need met, and the amount of support given.

 

  1. Road to Home, Housing Homeless, Christmas Eve Offering, Plus $500 added support
  2. Faith Action Network, Faith based legislative initiatives, $400
  3. Earth Ministry, Climate Justice work, $400
  4. Ground Floor, Emergency client expenses, $400
  5. Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, Support for Gaza family, $500
  6. Dental Van, Additional Van visit to Food Bank, $2,000
  7. Sacred Earth Fair, April 20, 2024 Event, $1,000
  8. Holiday Joy, December Event, $1,500
  9. Undoing Racism Program, Spring Support (Grant Funding), $750

 

Ask us about where your Mission & Justice funds are going. And how YOU can you get involved?