Mission

On Sunday, March 9, 2025, Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) parishioners gathered in the Great Hall for a fundraising lunch sponsored by the Mission Committee. Volunteers served Nicarguan style dishes, and church member Jean Christoffersen and her husband Lou Fiore spoke about their work in San Juan del Sur. In addition, visitors from the Union …

Read moreMission Committee supports Free High School of San Juan del Sur with fundraising lunch

Newton Highlands Congregational Church members and friends gathered at the sparkling Advent Market on Sunday, December 15, 2024, to purchase Christmas gifts, including handmade tags, handknitted scarves, crocheted afghans, and baked goods; assemble health kits for distribution by Church World Service; donate diapers and mittens; and buy animal shares from Heifer International. Proceeds from sales …

Read moreAdvent Market focuses on giving for good

Members of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) Mission Committee voted to send $1,000 to Church World Service (CWS) for hurricane relief on October 11, 2024. In the past month, Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton caused severe damage in several states. According to its website, CWS “is a faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe …

Read moreMission Committee donates to hurricane relief fund

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 Donate cookware for Welcome Home, a home goods pantry in West Newton, during October 2024. The Mission Committee of Newton Highlands Congregational Church is running its third annual drive for Welcome Home, a Newton-based nonprofit …

Read moreDonate cookware, help a local family

The Mission Committee of Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) wrapped up a successful collection drive for school supplies on September 15, 2024. The drive was the brainchild of Tann Scott, who proposed it to the Mission Committee. The supplies will be used 6th grade classroom at Dever Elementary School; the teacher is a friend of NHCC. …

Read moreBack-to-school supply drive sets up class for success

Join other creative types on Saturday, October 5, 2024, to make crafts for the Newton Highlands Congregational Church Advent Market (December 15, 2024)! Preparations for the Advent Market are kicking off with a series of craft-making sessions. All are welcome for crafting and conversation. The upcoming dates are as follows: Help us stamp wrapping paper …

Read moreAll invited to craft-making session for Advent Market on Saturday, October 5

Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galations 6:2 On October 6, 2024, World Communion Sunday, worshipers at Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) will support Neighbors in Need, a special offering of the United Church of Christ. Neighbors in Need focuses on ministries in the United States. …

Read moreNeighbors in Need offering scheduled for October 6

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 1 Peter 3:8 Newton Neighbors, a local nonprofit that facilitates “community connection, mutual aid, and access to resources” for Newtonians and residents of other local communities, recently thanked Newton Highlands Congregational Church for a $1,000 donation. “Your donation will enable …

Read moreNewton Neighbors thanks NHCC

Help students at Dever Elementary School get a great start to the school year! The Newton Highlands Congregational Church (NHCC) Mission Committee is collecting school supplies for a 6th grade classroom whose teacher is a friend of NHCC. Bring tissues and hand sanitizer to the church parlor, or order from the teacher’s Amazon Wish List. …

Read moreDonate tissues, hand sanitizer, for back-to-school mission project

Members of the Newton Highlands Congregational Church Mission Committee met several times in June 2024 to decide which nonprofits to support with their remaining $8,000 budget. According to chair Kitty Rieske, they wanted to strike a balance between local organizations and international ones and to touch on the goals expressed in their mission statement (Feed …

Read moreMission Committee plans end-of-church-year donations