Missions

Talmadge Hill Community Church (THCC) has always appreciated this simple truth – God’s Love belongs to everyone.  Yet every day, basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, education and healthcare are denied vast numbers of people around the world. In the face of these realities we offer 22% of our budget as our response to these disparities. 

In 2022, the Missions Committee remained committed to providing direct support to our partner organizations.  We also responded to the people of Ukraine by having a special offering that was matched dollar for dollar by the Missions Committee budget.  In the end we supported 3 organizations responding to Ukraine with total donations of 22% of our total Missions budget. The following organizations received monetary support in 2022:

Local Organizations:

A Better Chance House – Darien, CT

Bridgeport Rescue Mission – Bridgeport, CT

Building One Community – Stamford, CT

Department of Children and Family Services, Foster Care Unit – Bridgeport, CT

Fairfield County Trauma Response Team - Stamford, CT  

Homefront - Stamford, CT

Kids Empowered by Your Support – Bridgeport, CT

St. Joseph Parenting Center – Stamford, CT

Triangle Community Center, Norwalk, CT

National Organizations:

Fraternite of Notre Dame – Harlem, NY

Mercy Chefs – Portsmouth, VA

The Midnight Run – New York, NY

Simply Smiles – Children’s Village on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation

International Organizations:

CORE – Community Organized Relief Effort - Haiti

Children’s Rescue Mission - Honduras

Crossing Thresholds – Kenya

Sunflower of Peace – Ukraine 

But, distributing money is only part of the THCC Missions story.  We are also a community who believes that relationships, both with members of our church community and with our partner organizations are at the heart of who we are as a community of faith. We build those relationships by identifying and participating in hands on opportunities that bring us in direct contact with the people our Mission partners serve.

In 2022 we were able to organize a Breakfast Run to feed the homeless poor in New York City, participate in a garden project at Building One Community, attend an end of year picnic for the ABC House to present the graduating seniors with laptops to start their college careers, revitalize the yard of a home in Bridgeport through Homefront.  We also provided school backpacks and supplies for kids in Bridgeport, bags of candy for the annual Christmas party at the Fraternite of Notre Dame in Harlem, Stop & Shop and Walmart gift cards for foster families in Bridgeport and Christmas gifts for kids in Bridgeport. 

We look forward to continuing and the work of God through our Missions programs in 2023.