Our Mission Partners
Local Mission Partners
These are the local organizations we support with offerings and/or labor.
The Tri-City Interfaith Council is a grass-roots organization bringing together people of diverse religious beliefs from Fremont, Newark, and Union City (California). We promote respect, understanding, cooperation, and appreciation for the many spiritual paths and faith traditions within our community which inspire and teach us to love and support one another more fully. We envision an inclusive society in which people of all faiths and traditions respect and appreciate one another.
SAVE (Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments) provides safety, support and resources for people to live free from Intimate Partner Violence and engages communities in the work to end violence.
Centro’s mandate is to provide assistance to residents of the Tri-Cities who are in need of a helping hand to become self-sufficient and productive citizens. We support poor and low-income families as they build security and meet basic needs, like food and shelter, all with a deep respect for human dignity.
Abode's mission is to end homelessness by assisting low-income, un-housed people, including those with special needs, to secure stable, supportive housing; and to be advocates for the removal of the causes of homelessness.
United Church of Christ Mission Partners
These are the special mission offerings that we support and the United Church of Christ Organizations we participate in.
Channels resources for international programs in health, education and agricultural development, emergency relief, refugee ministries, and both international and domestic disaster response, administered by Wider Church Ministries, Global Sharing of Resources.
Re-imagines and builds the future of the UCC. Shared at the conference and national levels, Strengthen the Church largely supports youth ministries and full-time leaders for new churches in parts of the country where the United Church of Christ does not have a strong presence. Its also provides support for existing church’s new initiatives.
Supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States, including the Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM), justice and advocacy, and direct service projects supported by Justice and Local Church Ministries.
The Christmas Fund is a Special Mission Offering provide direct financial support to those who serve the church and are facing financial difficulties. Active and retired clergy, lay employees, and their surviving spouses may be eligible for the Supplementation of Small Annuities, Supplementation of Health Premiums, Emergency Grants, and/or Christmas “Thank You” Gift Checks.
Pacific Islanders & Asian American Ministries
Promotes the leadership and identities of Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans in order to empower them and their churches in the United Church of Christ. Recognizes and celebrates the unique insights and contributions of Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans in the life of the United Church of Christ.
