Pound Ridge Community Church
3 Pound Ridge Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
ph: 914 764-9000
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"Because of Jesus Christ we share God's love. Because of Jesus Christ we join hands in service." Galatians 6:2 instructs: "Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ."
Lobster Festival
The lobster festival is our biggest fundraiser for charity each year. In 2010 we raised more than $10,000 for the Food Bank for Westchester. Since the foodbank is able to buy food in bulk, the dollars went further in helping the other hunger assistance organizations who receive food from them.
Haiti Health Kits
We are able, through UMCOR, the United Methodist Committee on Relief, to help earthquake ravaged Haiti and other areas affected by disaster. We provided about 100 health kits to UMCOR.
Heifer Project
We raised more than $5,000 in 2010 for Heifer Project International, a not for profit organization dedicated to helping families become self-reliant through the gift of farm animals. For more info. about Heifer, go to www.heifer.org.
Souper Bowl of Caring
Our young people collected $730 and 55 pounds of food on Saturday, Feb. 6th, 2010 at Scotts Corner Market for the "Souper Bowl of Caring" a nationwide youth-led movement to end hunger at the local level. 100% was donated to the Community Center of Northern Westchester for their food pantry.
PRCC's Committee on Missions and Outreach team has led the church in supporting many charities - local and throughout the world.
An alphabetical partial list follows:
A-HOME (Not-for-profit community-based organization that provides safe and affordable places to live.) Click here for more information about A-HOME. 2008's PRCC Lobster Festival's net proceeds were donated to help A-HOME's building project in Scott's Corners, Pound Ridge. 2009's Lobster proceeds were donated to the Northern Westchester Shelter.
Bolivia Housing Project (on-going United Methodist Global Board of Ministries project to improve structural integrity of homes for locals)
Bread for the World (world hunger)
Community Center of Northern Westchester (local food assistance program). PRCC holds an annual food drive and monetary collection at Scott's Corner Market. Youth Group also participates in "Souper" Bowl of Caring and donates proceeds to the Community Center. 2008's youth collection was $1400 and 800 pounds of food. We do a monthly Food Collection Sunday. In 2009, we collected over 2,000 pounds of food.
Church World Service (relief, development and refugee assistance ministry)
Church World Service Blanket Fund (provides sturdy, warm blankets to assist victims of war, natural disasters and all emergencies.) In 2009 PRCC donated the Christmas Eve offering of $1,009.02 and has done so many years.
CROP Walk (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty. 2,200 walks take place all over the country.) PRCC sponsors the Northeast Westchester CROP walk which raised $43,000 in 2008. 25% of funds raised stay local going to the Community Center of Northern Westchester and the Interfaith Food Pantry in Mt. Kisco.
Food Bank for Northern Westchester - Recipient of 2010's Lobster Festival net proceeds.
Interfaith Food Pantry (food for local families and individuals) PRCC's April 2008 food drive collected 450 pounds of food and $500.
Midnight Run (provides assistance to homeless of NYC through volunteers who distribute food, clothing and blankets.) PRCC coordinated a run during Christmas week 2007 and also collected donations through Christmas cards. The women of PRCC meet often to sew bedrolls.
Northern Westchester Shelter (assistance for local victims of domestic violence) Christmas gift support in 2007, 2009 recipient of PRCC's Lobster Festival net proceeds.
Peter C. Alderman Foundation (assistance for victims of terrorist and other violence) PRCC supported with $1,000 in 2007
Rehabilitation Through the Arts (drama program for Sing Sing prison inmates)
Salish-Kootenai Gerald Slater Memorial Fund (scholarship fund for American Indians on the Flathead Reservation)
United Methodist Home (senior living home in Shelton, CT)
Women's Advocacy Ministry (provides legal support to incarcerated women and their children.) Supported at Christmas 2007 with Gift Cards.
Outreach Ministries is one of our most important callings as Christians:
Helping God's children whenever and wherever we can.
Reaching out to disaster victims in the moment of need.
Improving the lives - and possibilities - of children everywhere.
Still have questions? Please contact us anytime! We look forward to hearing from you.
914-764-9000
All floors in both church and education wing are wheelchair accessible
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3 Pound Ridge Road
Pound Ridge, NY 10576
ph: 914 764-9000
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