Print this page St. Paul's United Church Of Christ Missions Program St. Paul’s is a Five for Five Church We support the five missions sponsored by the National United Church of Christ: Our Church’s Wider Mission Supports local, state, national and international programs of UCC One Great Hour of Sharing An ecumenical response to the world’s needs: disaster relief, economic development, refugee assistance and social services Strengthen the Church - Faithfully Building the Body of Christ This mission furthers our commitment to be a multiracial, multicultural church, accessible to all; provides exciting new programs for youth and young adults and leadership development for the whole church Neighbors in Need Overseen by UCC Board of Homeland Ministries, this mission supports programs among Native Americans, programs for social justice, and provides seed money for assistance relief for handicapped, elderly, homeless and refugees Christmas Fund A fund to give financial aid to retired pastors and staff, or those with a catastrophic loss or need Monthly Local Ministry Storehouse West Food Pantry for Sandoval County (Rio Rancho & environs) We collect nonperishable food items one Sunday a month The Penny Crusade jar helps Storehouse West purchase meat and produce At Christmas we collect toys and clothing for two families recommended by Storehouse West Our Mission of the Month Program - Mission of the month includes such projects as: Heifer International Money collected goes to provide animals or trees to people around the world and in the US. Crop Walk for Church World Service The congregation sponsors walkers to raise funds to provide food, animals, animal husbandry education. School Supplies for Rio Rancho Elementary School This mission provides needed school supplies and any monies collected are sent to the school so that additional supplies can be purchased. Joy Junction The monies collected from this mission provides support Joy Junction, which serves as a food pantry and shelter for the homeless. Adopt a Family In December, the church adopts three families recommended by Storehouse West. The church purchases gifts of toys and clothing for these needy families. South Albuquerque Cooperative Ministry This coalition of local churches provides ecumenical, bi-lingual worship and joint educational programs; and explores unmet basic human needs through ministries which promote love and justice including a food pantry, emergency assistance and children’s programs Health Kits for Church World Service’s vital disaster outreach The kits provide important items for daily living (toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, comb), which are also important to the personal dignity of people touched by crises and disaster. PEP (Parole Empowerment Partners) This is a project of the Congregation and Community Outreach of New Mexico, a collaborative of the New Mexico Conferences of Churches and other partner agencies that serve youth at risk. Members of St. Paul’s Congregation have formed a volunteer PEP team to be an advocate for youth, helping young persons set goals, reach them, and enhance his/her positive development. Alcoholics Anonymous AA is devoted to the rescue of men and women addicted to alcohol. In less than forty years AA has saved at least four million lives. St. Paul's provides a nice well-maintained meeting place for them. Ten or more groups of AA members meet at St. Paul's each week. They have been meeting here for more than ten years during which they have introduced hundreds to a 12 step, spiritual program, which if followed, can lead to a happy productive life of service to others. MUSIC OUTREACH Several Choir members provide a music outreach to nursing homes in the local area. Currently the group sings at twelve different nursing homes on Fridays. “Oldies”, old traditional hymns, and patriotic songs are sung. Anyone interested in joining this ministry, or know of a nursing home that might enjoy this outreach, please call St. Paul’s United Church Of Christ at 898-7026