Bring hats, gloves, scarves, and socks for the Christmas mitten tree beginning Sunday, November 27, 2022. The tree will be placed in the church parlor, and the accessories collected will be donated before the holidays to an organization selected by the Mission Committee.
Through your congregation’s generosity, you filled our empty shelves and made a huge, positive difference. Julie Plaut, Executive Director, Welcome Home Volunteers at Welcome Home in West Newton were thrilled to receive 40+ blankets (most new) and eight Target gift cards to be given to families who are struggling financially. The 50 blankets were collected …
Read moreSpecial delivery: Blankets warmly received by Welcome Home
If you give some of your own food to those who are hungry and to satisfy those who are humble, then your light will rise in the dark, and your darkness will become as bright as the noonday sun. Isaiah 58:10 For the third year, NHCC has been invited to help Newton Food Pantry supply …
Read moreProvide meals for local families this Thanksgiving–volunteers needed!
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples! 1 Chronicles 16:24 Through the Mission Committee, NHCC’s outreach generally takes one of two forms–hands-on (both local and distant) or financial. For a number of years, 10 percent of both NHCC’s church budget and capital campaign funds has gone to mission efforts. …
Read moreMission Committee stalwart Marianne Talis recounts long history of NHCC activism
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