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Association of Congregational Christian Churches, P.O. Box 288,
Oak Creek, WI 53154
414-764-1620
Email:
naccc@naccc.org
Web Site: http://www.naccc.org |
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MISSION GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
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The Missionary Society offers a wide variety of options for
individuals or congregations who are interested in mission
giving. Every dollar given for missions, goes to missions -
nothing is withheld for administrative expenses. Background
information for each mission project is listed on the NACCC
website at: www.naccc.org ? missions ? international projects ?
national projects. Many additional resources, including the new
Mission’s Wish List are available though the NA office.
HOLIDAY GIVING
The Panamerican Institute located in Tijuana, Mexico, appeals to
your generosity. For the 33rd consecutive year, PAI will provide
Christmas food baskets for their student’s families. The average
Panamerican student comes from a family of four whose income is
just $65 per week. Last year, donations provided each of the
student’s families with enough food for a nice Christmas dinner,
warm clothes, toys, and food for up to two weeks. A donation of
$35 will provide one family with a gift basket. Each basket
contains: pinto beans, rice, wheat flour, milk, sugar, salt,
canned tuna, vegetables, margarine, cereal, cooking oil, tomato
sauce, cookies, frozen chicken, pastas, Jell-O®, toilet paper,
jelly, toothbrushes and paste, soap, socks, sweat shirts, and
toys.
The Bread of Life Mission, located in Plant City, Florida,
offers an Adopt a Child for Christmas Program. A $20 financial
donation provides sponsorship for one child. Preference may be
given to a boy or girl if desired. Nearly 500 children benefit
each year from the program. Each child receives a new toy and a
shoe box filled with candy and toiletries.
The Bread of Life Mission ministers to low-income and migrant
workers. The mission offers literacy classes, job training,
Sunday worship, Bible school, after-school tutoring programs as
well as the distribution of food, clothing, and household items.
The Maine Seacoast Mission located in Bar Harbor, Maine,
provides pastoral care and outreach ministries to persons living
in the rugged coastal and island villages of Maine. A ship named
the Sunbeam pays regular visits to island communities.
The Mission’s Christmas Program touches more than 3,000
children, nursing home residents, shut-in’s and students
enrolled in Head Start Programs. Caps, mittens, scarves, and
socks arrive throughout the year from knitters across the
country. The program provides a wrapped gift, a tide calendar,
and occasionally a financial donation to those supported by the
Mission. Knitted items may be sent directly to the mission at:
The Main Seacoast Mission, 127 West Street, Bar Harbor, ME
04609.
The Morgan Scott Project, located in Deer Lodge, Tennessee,
ministers to the poor, elderly, and disabled residents of
eastern Tennessee. The mission’s Christmas Program serves over
1,800 children and 350 families during the holidays. Morgan
Scott provides one large toy, one small toy, and an article of
clothing to a child in need. The cost is approximately $12 per
child. Parents may choose the toys and clothing items from one
of four distribution locations and often stand in long lines as
they wait to receive gifts for their children.
CHILD SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The National Association of Congregational Churches,
Philippines, offers a child sponsorship program in areas reached
by its church planting ministry. Child sponsorship through the
Caring Community, the social action arm of the NACC, provides
for education and the basic needs of a child for $245 annually.
Sponsors will receive a photograph and correspondence from their
sponsored child.
The Asociacion Civil Cristiana Congregacional (the Argentine
Mission) has been able to provide medical care, food, and
educational assistance through its Child Sponsorship Program to
the poorest of children residing in shanties surrounding the
mission. For $40 per month or $480 annually – churches,
individuals, or Sunday Schools may sponsor one child through
this program. Upon receipt of funds, the donor(s) will receive
personal information about the child they are sponsoring.
Preference may be given for a boy or girl. It is hoped that an
ongoing relationship, overseen by the mission, will develop
between sponsors and the adopted child.
Your friend in mission,
Ruth Mahnke, (800) 262-1620 Ext: 17, rmahnke@naccc.org
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