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Andover Newton Theological School
The Fund for Andover Newton
210 Herrick Road
Newton Centre, Massachusetts
02459-9876
www.ants.edu
Back Bay Mission
United Church of Christ
1012 Division Street
Biloxi, Mississippi 39530
www.backbaymission.com
Bangor Theological Seminary
Bangor Fund
P.O. Box 411
Bangor, Maine 04402-0411
http://www.bts.edu
Bar Harbor Food Pantry
36 Mount Desert Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
288-3375
Our church has an ingathering of non-perishable food and household supplies
for
the Bar Harbor Food Pantry on the third Sunday of every month.
Children Incorporated
4205 Dover Road
Richmond, Virginia 23221-3267
359-4562; Aaron Jose Amador - La Milagrosa, San Jose - #242090
www.children-inc.org
Through the sale every Sunday of Fair Trade coffee, Down To Earth, our
church sponsors Aaron Jose Amador, who lives in La Milagrosa, San Jose,
Costa Rica
Church World Service
POB 968
Elkhart, IN 46515-9962
800-297-1516
Church World Service is a UCC partner in relief programs and action, and
out church participates every year in CWSs Crop Walk in Ellsworth,
and has donated supplies for hurricane relief, purchased Cambodian bells
to sell, and been contributors to other programs and special offerings.
www.churchworldservice.org
Coalition / The UCC Coalition
2592 W. 14th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
www.ucccoalition.org
800.653.0799 tel
216.861.0779 tel
216.861.0782 fax
UCC Coalition For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns
Our congregation is Open and Affirming and supports the Equal Marriage
Rights Resolution for same gender marriage rights
email: office@UccCoalition.org
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MISSION
ORGANIZATIONS/CONTACTS - Updated 1/26/07
Colegio Moriah
c/o Craig Bean, Treasurer
70 Park Street
Houlton, Maine 04730
Our church has donated money, medicine, school supplies and toys to this
school and La Romana in the Dominican Republic; see La Romana
DownEast Aids Network / D.E.A.N.
25 A. Pine Street
Ellsworth, Maine 04605 667-3606; fundraising 667-5461
www.downeastaidsnetwork.org
Downeast Horizons
1200 State Highway 3? / RR1, Box 2042?
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
288-4234; fax 288-1056
www.dehi.org
Downeast Sexual Assault Services
P.O. Box 1087
Ellsworth, ME 04605
667-5304
800-492-5550
www.downeasthealth.org/sex_assault.html
Equality Maine
P.O. Box 1951
Portland, Maine 04104 761-2732
www.equalitymaine.org
Equality Maine works to ensure that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
persons and their families have full equality in the hearts and minds
of Maine people and in all areas of the law. Members of the church family
and broader community contributed to the Hate Crime Victims Fund for the
two women in Poland, Maine, whose home, car and belongings were destroyed.
Emmaus Homeless Shelter
P.O. Box 811
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
667-3962
667-1086 fax
Sister Lucille MacDonald, Administrator
(Also see H.O.M.E.)
First Radio Parish Church of America
One Congress Square
Portland, Maine 04101-3801
Dr. Peter Panagore
www.DailyDevotion.org
frpca@wcs6.com
828-6666
Global Ministries - Child Sponsorship
700 Prospect Avenue
Cleveland OH 44115
216-736-3222; Lawrencl@ucc.org
www.globalministries.org
Through UCC Global Ministries, our church sponsors a Tibetan child, Tsewang
Dolma, at theTibetan Childrens Village in Dharamsala, India.
Hancock County Habitat For Humanity
P.O. Box 343
Ellsworth, Maine 04605-0343 667-8484
www.hancockcountyhabitat.org
Hancock-Waldo Association
Rev. John S. Holt
Treasurer, Hancock-Waldo Association
P.O. Box 98
Hancock, Maine 04640 422-3100
Our church is part of the Hancock-Waldo Association of the Maine Conference
of the United Church of Christ
Heifer Project International
1015 Louisiana Street
Little Rock, AR 72202 www.heifer.org
Heifer Project International / Northeast Region
216 Wachuset Street, Rutland, MA 01543-2099 508-886-7900
Maine Lead Congregation Volunteer, Wilton 779-1798
Email: babbiec@beeline-online.net
Our church gathers donations for Heifer Project for a month two times
a year, culminating at Christmas and at Easter
H.O.M.E.
P.O. Box 10
Orland, Maine 04472 469-7961 (Also see Emmaus)
www.homecoop.net
Email: info@homecoop.net
Homemakers Organized for More Employment -- To ensure lifes basic
necessities, Shelter, Food, Work, and Education
Hope Shall Bloom Covenant of Compassion
www.ucc.org/disaster/covenant.htm
In response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, thousands of UCC members are
agreeing to a Covenant of Compassion. Our church raised money
for relief efforts and members of the church family signed the Covenant
to continue to support the victims of these hurricanes. Copies of the
Covenant are available in the sanctuary and online.
Hospice of Hancock County
14 McKenzie Avenue
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
667-2531 /1-888-266-8035 / Fax 667-9406
www.hospiceofhancock.org
Island Connections
15 Eagle Lake Road
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
288-4457
La Romana Medical Mission
Good Samaritan Mission Council
c/o Penney Memorial United Baptist Church
35 Grove Street
Augusta, Maine 04330 622-6401
A doctor from our church has traveled many times to La Romana to be part
of a volunteer team to provide medical services at La Romana in the Dominican
Republic. Our church has donated money, medicine, school supplies and
toys to La Romana and Colegio Moriah. An anonymous donor in our church
has sponsored Elza Toribio through Pharmacy school in the Dominican Republic.)
Maine Council of Churches
19 Pleasant Avenue
Portland, Maine 04103 www.mainecouncilofchurches.org
Maine Conference-United Church of Christ Make checks payable
to
The Pennell Center
P.O. Box 966
Yarmouth, Maine 04696-1966 836-5118
800-244-0937; fax 8462301
www.maineucc.org
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Maine Sea Coast Mission
127 West Street
Bar Harbor, Maine 04609
288-5097; fax 288-5098
www.seacoastmission.org
M.D.I. Alcohol & Drug Abuse Group, Inc.
P.O. Box 616
Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679
Addresses the impact of addiction on individuals and families through
education, prevention, and treatment.
Mountain View Youth Development Center
1182 Dover Road
Charleston, Maine 04422
285-0880; fax 285-0836
www.state.me.us/corrections/juvenile/mvydc.htm
Every year, in November and early December, our church gathers Christmas
gifts for the children at this correctional center; throughout the year
we also gather yarn and crochet hooks which are used by the children to
make afghans for themselves, their families, and relief organizations.
National Council of Churches
c/o NCC Development Office
Suite 880, 475 Riverside Drive
New York, New York 10115
ncccusa.org
The Next Step Domestic Violence Project
P.O. Box 1465
Ellsworth, Maine 04605
Administrative # 667-0176
24 hr hotline: 800-315-5579
www.nextstepdvproject.org
Open and Affirming Program
www.ucccoalition.org/programs/ona.html
As an Open and Affirming (ONA) congregation, the church supports the UCC
Coaltion for LGBT Concerns, and maintains an ONA Fund as part of the Mission
Fund to help fund this commitment.
Our Churchs Wider Mission
www.ucc.org/ocwm
OCWM is the name used to describe the work we do as the United Church
of Christ beyond the local church through Conferences, ministries,
and UCC related institutions.
Peace Action Maine, P.O. Box 3842, Portland, Maine 04104;
772-0680
http://peaceactionme.org
Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine, 170 Park Street,
Bangor, Maine 04401 942-9343 www.peacectr.org) email Center info@peacectr.org
with your email address or mailing address to be on Center''s e-mail action
alert list or get the monthly newsletter
Save Darfur
www.savedarfur.org
"Save Darfur Coalition"
Save Darfur Coalition
Post Office Box 18176
Washington, D.C. 20036
Smile Train
www.smiletrain.org
The Smile Train
Suite 2201
245 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10016
Helps provide free cleft palate surgeries for poor children in developing
countries.
United Church of Christ
www.ucc.org
Our church supports the national setting of the United Church of Christ
including giving to Our Churchs Wider Mission, donations to disaster
relief offerings (such as Hope Shall Bloom, tsunami relief and Pakistan
Earthquake relief), and four special UCC offerings (One Great Hour of
Sharing in March, Strengthen The Church in June, Neighbors In Need in
October, and the Christmas Fund in December).
Westside Food Pantry
P.O. Box 767
Southwest Harbor, Maine 04679
244-3256
Sponsored by St. Johns Episcopal Church, 315 Main Street, the Food
Pantry is open from November through April. Our church gathers financial
donations for the Westside Food Pantry on the third Sunday of every month.end
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