Local Outreach Activities
Resource Churches are listed under various missions.
# Food Programs # Community Shelters
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20
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Collect and distribute food/items to
Local Food Pantry
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15
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Participate in ChristNet / COTS / McRest /
NOAH / Angel Wings / Baldwin Center
St. Paul Taylor, FCC Wyandotte,
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7
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Onsite Food Pantry w reg. scheduled hrs
Bushnell, First Bethany, FCC Gibraltar, FCC Rochester, St. Paul Taylor, St. Paul Warren, Congregational Armada, FCC Imlay City
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2
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Donate items to homeless shelters
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1
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Meals on Wheels
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1
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Community Garden / Farmers Market
Bushnell
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3
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Participate in Abuse Shelter
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7
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Soup Kitchen – volunteer at another site
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2
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Donate items to abuse shelters
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2
2
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Soup Kitchen – provide/coordinate at church
FCC—Flat Rock, FCC Wyandotte
Prepare annual holiday meal
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9
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Habitat for Humanity 1 or more from congregation participate
Dearborn Cong,, FCC Rochester, Grosse Pt, Immanuel , St. Paul Warren,
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1
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Regularly Volunteer at Gleaners
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0
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Volunteer at Family Center
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5
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Holiday food baskets
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1
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Donate items to family center
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2
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Weekly Senior Lunch program
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Other Activities Local Fundraiser Activities
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6
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Thrift Shop / clothing closet / rummage sales
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4
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Cancer Awareness – Relay for Life
FCC Flat Rock & Gibraltar
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12
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Urban Ministry (Trinity – St. Mark , Bushnell & other)
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15
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Crop Walk Dearborn, FCC Flat Rock & Gibraltar, Salem, Immanuel, St. John Wyan, St. Paul Dearborn, Taylor & Warren
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12
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Support Grp meetings in our church AA, etc
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2
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Heart Association
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4
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Health kits
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1
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Light House Mission
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4
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School kits - Back-to-school programs
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5
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Salvation Army
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3
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VBS as outreach
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3
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Local Scholarship fund – computers, college
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3
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Tutoring or Mentoring programs/after school
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4
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Directly involved in fundraising act/mission
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7
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Church building houses Head Start or other community prg.
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6
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Youth Programs
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Ecumenical
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1
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Crisis Pregnancy Center
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10
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Good Friday, Thanksgiving & Advent Tea
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10
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Support 1 or more families at Christmas
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2
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Interfaith community education
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2
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Prison Ministry
FCC Rochester, Plymouth, Black Madonna
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6
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Monthly ecumenical meetings
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5
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Hospice / Nursing Home Ministry
Plymouth, St. Paul Warren
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1
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Medical Equipment Closet
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2
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Fair Trade Alternative Gifts
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Peace and Justice
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5
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Health ministries – blood drives, seminars, health fairs
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8
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Involved in local activities to promote awareness
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5
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Parish Nurse -FCC Flat Rock/Gibraltar, FCC Rochester, St. Paul Taylor, St. Clair Shores,
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National Outreach / Missions Global Mission
Disaster Relief Mission Trips
A copy of the 2006 Southeast Area of Michigan Community Outreach Directory has been sent to each congregation in the
DMA/Eastern Association.
Check it out for more detailed information for each congregation.
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