The Mission Board shall plan and initiate action and education projects and recommend to the Council involvement in world and community ministries. It shall recommend to the Council programs and methods for the raising of benevolent funds and the disbursement of all monies collected as benevolence to such arms of the church as the ‘Association’ Conference and United Church of Christ. It will administer the Student Loan Fund and Special Assistance Fund.
"Being in the mission board is very rewarding because we perform helpful duties that show those we help how Jesus works in our lives."
- Mission Board Member
Projects Supported by RCC Missions
One Great Hour of Sharing - An annual special offering that helps us reach out to Our Churches Wider Mission, in places such as Africa and Haiti.
UNICEF - The church sends out halloween collection boxes with children and raises funds for UNICEF. Find out more.
Habitat for Humanity - The church collects money to help build houses for the poor.
Our Churches Wider Mission - Gifts support our common mission in New Jersey and the Central Atlantic Conference, in the United States and throughout the world. Working together in Christ’s name for all of God’s people.
Pennies for Felipe - A special outreach of the Christian Education Board to support the well being of an 11 year old Brazilian Boy. Click to learn more.
Outreach Programs Homeless Meals - Volunteers cook and serve those less fortunate at a food shelter in Hackensack, NJ.
Tomorrow's Children Toy Drive - The church collects unwrapped toys for children and teens at a local pediatric oncology clinic.
Rutherford Community Pantry - The church assists the pantry in keeping the shelves stocked. The Rutherford Community Pantry has served over 125 local households in recent years with over 1500 visits distributing more than 3000 bags of groceries.
Crop Walk - Sponsored by the Rutherford Interfaith Council, it is an organized effort of raising funds to help fight hunger. Twenty five percent of all money raised stays in Rutherford, with the remaining distributed to our wider community.
We reach out to our community by providing meeting space to:
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Alcoholics Anonymous
Nar-Anon
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