2023 Mission Activities Summary
The official statement of the Mission Committee, adopted by the Board
of Trustees, recommends to the Board tangible ways for the church to show God’s
love through outreach locally, nationally, and internationally. The committee does
this through awareness, education, providing mission opportunities, and
listening. We kept our strong historic relationships with many missions we have
supported in the past and have developed new relationships with other agencies.
Our focus remains with Christian organizations assisting children and families.
In 2023, the church board funded a budget for the Mission Committee of
$60,000, which represents 10% of the church’s Operating Fund. With the
board’s approval and your kind generosity, funds were distributed to the
following agencies:
Save the Family $10,000
Sunshine Acres $10,000
NPH USA/Friends of the Orphans $10,000
Samaritan’s Purse $10,000
(designated for hurricane relief in Turkey/Syria)
Samaritan’s Purse $10,000
(designated for Israel Relief)
Center for Christian Education $ 9,550
The Pad Project $ 450 (for purchase of supplies)
The “Legacy Endowment
Fund” is separate from the Operating Fund. The Community Church of the Verdes Board
of Trustees established the Fund to expand and enrich the mission of the
congregation, to initiate new ministries or significantly expand the scope of
existing ministries. The Board annually distributes 5% of the value to further
the purpose of the Fund as described above. The Mission Committee is
instrumental in this search, and in 2023, the Board approved the Committee’s
recommendation to give $16,500 to Kafka House (formerly Plaster House.)
In addition, due to generous donations from our
congregation for our Monthly Mission Drives, we continued to support our local
community. In 2023, we collected for Justa
Center, Sunshine Acres, Save the Family, Thrive, The
Pad Project, Extended Hands Food Bank, Fountain Hills Food Closet,
The Dignity Drive, and partnered with St. Dominic’s Catholic Mission for
Andre House.
Many volunteer hours are freely given by our church
members. Agencies receiving their time
and talents include, but not limited to: Sunshine Acres, St. Vincent De Paul,
Extended Hands Food Bank, Fountain Hills Food Closet, Thrive, Pad Project,
Prayer Shawl Ministry, AA, PAL, Stephen Ministry, Verde Cares, Habitat for
Humanity, Andre House, Verdes Community Christmas Project, and Salvation
Army.
We are blessed with so many who are willing to give
and provide a better life for the less fortunate. There are always opportunities and missions
that need our “hands on” support as well as financial resources. We’ve got some
exciting ones coming up in 2024. Thank
YOU for all you do! YOU are a true
blessing to others! The members of the
Mission Committee and the Board of Trustees look forward to continuing and
expanding our mission and outreach work in 2024.