MISSIONS & MINISTRIES
IMMEDIATE NEED: We are collecting gift cards to benefit the families that were impacted by the 2nd Avenue, Royersford house fires. Together with First Church in Royersford we will accept gift cares for WAWA, Walmart and Visa cards. Please see a church member or mail your donations to our church address.
Thank you.
Our mission in life is to bring glory to God. We nurture our faith through worship, prayer, fellowship, education, and outreach across all life spans. We serve our community with care and compassion, engaging in both local and global missions and outreach.
PROJECT OUTREACH – FOOD PANTRY
On-going mission initiatives supporting the local food pantry serving the Royersford and Spring City communities with food and household items collected via shopping cart as part of our weekly offering during worship. Members of our congregation serve at the Food Pantry monthly. Surplus goods collected are shared with Mission First in Pottstown.
ECO PLASTIC PRODUCTS of DELAWARE (ECOP)
PLASTIC BOTTLE CAP/LIDS COLLECTION
Eco Plastic Products of Delaware is a non-profit organization that recycles eligible plastic to make consumer products with a mission to eliminate plastic waste. Bottle caps and lids are converted into useful and sustainable consumer products. The consumer products are then donated to other non-profit organizations and can also be purchased by individuals, municipalities, companies and organizations.
PROJECT HOPE – WARMING CENTER
The warming center opened November 1, 2023. Churches in the borough of Pottstown rotate weekly to host a program that benefits the homeless and under-funded population in the Pottstown community. A donation collection jar is found in our Sanctuary to help off-set the enormous cost of this effort.
IN IAN’S BOOTS
This global outreach program collects new and gently used footwear for distribution around the world through it’s warehouse located in Pottstown. Looking for donations of footwear and to assemble small teams to sort, tag and pack donated items at the warehouse to help prep upcoming destination shipments.
PINE RIDGE INDIAN RESERVATION –
WANBLEE, SOUTH DAKOTA
Ron Williams, a Pottstown resident, organizes this project. LUCC learned of Ron’s humanitarian work to assist this Native American community in need and invited him to share the story of the Wanblee Support Project with our congregation. To date, monetary donations and gift cards have been collected to help defray travel costs including truck rental, fuel, food, and lodging for Ron’s journey. Also gathered were non-perishable food items, bedding, blankets, diapers, clothing, school supplies, and personal care items. Funds will be raised this year to cover the cost of supplies for a porch/ramp mission updating homes of the elderly with mobility concerns.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
INTER-GENERATIONAL FAITH FORMATION
Something new!! Uniting generations for Faith Fellowship Fun events every third Thursday of the month at 6:30pm.
Light refreshments are served. Come, join the fun!
ADULT BIBLE STUDY
Every Wednesday at 10:00am in Fellowship Hall.
(Layperson-led)
TEACHERS’ CLOSET LENTEN MISSION
Let's help teachers defray the cost of stocking school supplies in their classrooms throughout the school year.
Needed items include pencil bags, expo markers, Play-Doh, glue sticks, ear buds, eraser caps, and Clorox wipes.
A table will be set up in the Narthex to collect donated items throughout the Lenten Season.
If you are unable to shop, monetary donations will also be accepted.
All teachers are welcome!! if you are a teacher or know a teacher, spread the workd.
The Teacher’s closet will be on sabbatical and will resume in August for the 2024-2025 school year. Thank you to all for your generous contributors. Information concerning restocking will be coming soon.