Focus on meaningful partnerships that work for justice and enhance
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Focus on meaningful partnerships that work for justice and enhance
Summer Camp Kids in the Garden Food for Friends: Produce from the MCC garden donated every Friday Jane Burrows Buffett Scholars Program: Supports youth in high school who have faced struggles, made mistakes, made amends and demonstrated potential for leadership. Madison area Urban Ministry (MUM) MCC member, Chuck Pfeifer, first Executive Director Offers Re-Entry programs for people returning from prison (circles of support, support groups, re-entry simulations Founded by MCC member Roger Williams in 1986 Started with a pick and glean effort Offers Programs for Children of incarcerated parents www.emum.org to learn more Has provided over 1470 gifts for more than $887,000 to Wisconsin farm families in financial crisis Supports family farms throughout Wisconsin http://www.madisonchristia ncommunity.org/harvestofh ope/IndexHOH.html to learn more Julia Weaver and John Mix, Chaplains (both members of MCC) A Ministry of Presence to Women and Men in the Dane County Jail Providing Worship, Pastoral Care, resources and support “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;… for I was in prison and you visited me.” (Matthew 25:34b, 36c) A safe place for women who are recreating their lives after incarceration to develop their artistic skills. An opportunity to create community based public art. Led by Chaplain Julia Weaver Urban Efforts: Cite Soleil Community School & SPARE (Sponsorship Program Aiding Relationships and Education) SPARE Students, Sponsors, Trip Participants Rural Effort: Village Mozayik (former tent city formed after 2010 earthquake) Mission of Mutual Exchange Trips (two each year, February and August) Village Mozayik Our Church’s Wider Mission (OCWM), Pledged by the congregation to the general support of the UCC One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS), Individual donations support global missions of the UCC Neighbors in Need (NIN), Individual donations support US missions of the UCC Strengthen the Church (STC), Individual donations support renewing existing congregations and founding new ones The Christmas Fund, Individual donations support gifts to retired clergy and their families