As part of Newton Highlands Congregational Church’s 150th anniversary celebration, we will be donating 50 new or like-new (free of rips or stains) blankets in sizes full, queen, or king to Welcome Home, a home goods pantry in West Newton. Welcome Home provides basic household items along with kindness to area neighbors who need help …
NHCC’s $1,000 donation in June 2022 to UCC Disaster Ministries was acknowledged with a note from the United Church of Christ. The donation was made through the Mission Committee, and the money will be used for disaster relief in Ukraine.
Volunteering allows you to connect with amazing people–families whose hard work and determination help them to move forward with success. Lynn Scheller Family Promise Metrowest, one of the area organizations supported by NHCC through our Mission Committee, needs teen and adult volunteers to perform tasks and support residents in their office and shelter. NHCC is …
Colleagues at SEMILLA Latin American Anabaptist Seminary in Guatemala City sent a warm note of gratitude for a $500 donation from NHCC’s Clergy Excellence fund made in March 2022. This fund supports working clergy. The seminary “provides biblical, theological and leadership training to over 700 adult students annually throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.” Semilla …
Led by team captain and long-time Mission Committee activist Lynn Scheller, a peripatetic group of walkers gathered at NHCC on Saturday, May 14, 2022, for the Family Promise Walk to End Homelessness. The group ambulated two-plus miles to Crystal Lake and back. Other walkers were Ethan Bolker, Sally Brickell, Wendy Donnell, Ann Hulsing, Mildred Hutchinson, …
Read moreNHCC Walkers team raises $2,000 to combat homelessness
Join a group of walkers on Saturday, May 14, 2022, for the annual Family Promise Walk to End Homelessness. This year the walk–traditionally held in Natick–is coming to you! The NHCC Walkers team, led by Mission Committee member Lynn Scheller, will follow a several-mile loop near the church. Meet in the church parking lot at …
Read moreJoin walk to combat homelessness on Saturday, May 14
NHCC members and friends are invited to join a team participating in the annual Family Promise Walk to End Homelessness. Contact us to join the team or pledge for the walkers.
Jesus had many followers. Of these followers, Jesus chose twelve to be with him and share his work in a unique way. These twelve went everywhere with Jesus. Jesus knew that someday his followers would have to carry on his work, so he taught them how to live and teach. He trusted them with his work. Starting …
Read moreCE mission project: Soup sales will support World Central Kitchen
In March 2022, NHCC sent $5,000 from member-and-friend gifts to the Afghan refugee resettlement effort through Temple Shalom. This was in addition to $10,000 donated by NHCC in December 2021. The refugee fund was started several years ago to support Syrian refugees and, with permission, its purpose has been expanded over time. In his sermon …
Konbit Sante, the large hospital in Haiti to whom NHCC recently donated funds for supplies related to oxygen tanks, sent a letter of gratitude to the Reverend Ken Baily. Executive Director Rupal Shah wrote, in part, “Please know that your funds will go a long way towards making a difference in Haiti.” Thank you to …