South Freeport Congregational Church Missions and Outreach Programs

The Mission Committee coordinates much of the outreach work of the church.  This includes the special plate offerings, allocation of annual contributions from the Outreach Budget to various community agencies, contributions of food and clothing to agencies that serve the needy, and administration of the Education Trust Fund.
  • Mission Moments during the Sunday service inform the congregation about the various organizations for which we provide money or services.  In 2016 we heard from representatives from Tedford Housing, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Salvation Army, Oasis Health Services,  Center for Grieving Children.            
  • South Freeport Church provides a meal on the second Friday of each month for the adults at the Tedford Shelter in Brunswick.  Individuals and church committees sign up to provide a meal.  We encourage individuals, families, and neighborhoods to contribute to this worthy effort. 
  • In June 2016, the committee awarded scholarships of $1000 each to two Freeport High School seniors.  There is now no money left in the scholarship fund and no current plan to refund, continue or alter it.  The future of the scholarship fund  will be discussed at the next annual meeting.
  • The SFCC operating budget allows for The Mission Committee to give up to $2000 in Outreach donations to organizations and causes of its choice. This year contributions were divided between Freeport Community Services, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Salvation Army, Seeds of Independence, Center for Grieving Children, and Tedford Housing.   
  • In addition, collected funds and special plate offerings allow for contributions to Daffodil Sunday ( American Cancer Society),  Blanket Sunday (Church World Service),  One Great Hour of Sharing (UCC),  and Neighbors in Need (UCC).   
  • Many clothing  items were donated to Preble Street Resource Center and Grace Street Ministry.  Estimated value includes Tedford meals  ($1500), FCS Holiday Helpline gifts for four familes/ 11 individuals/ 17 items  ($300),  calendars for Freeport Nursing Home residents ($200), Thanksgiving food items for FCS ($400), and weekly food panty items for FCS.    An estimation of donations of warm clothing to both Preble Street shelter and Grace Street Ministry is $3000. 
  • The Christmas Eve offering of $1368 was divided between Oasis Health Center in Brunswick and the Carol Kaplan Fuel Fund in Freeport.  


Budgeted Mission Gifts  ($2000)                         Special Offerings and  Gifts
 
Freeport Community Services  $500                  Daffodil Sunday  $280                                  
Center for Grieving Children  $300                     One Great Hour of Sharing $595                                  
Big Brothers Big Sisters $300                              CWS Blanket Sunday $365 
Seeds of Independence $300                              Neighbors in Need   $598
Salvation Army  $300                                            Christmas Eve Plate Offering                                                                 
Tedford Housing  $300                                                                        $1368 divided between
                                                                                                                   Kaplan Fuel Fund and Oasis Health Services
                                                                                                                   ($684 each)                                        
Respectfully submitted,
Julia Lockwood, Chair