We believe in a God who has called each of us to help our neighbors whether in town or around the world. We citizens of God's world.

We carry this out through a number of diverse mission projects through financial support, prayers and education. They include:

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Click on the movie below to learn more about how we, through Our Church's Wider Mission

help others beyond Roxbury, nationally, and around the world!

Also these denominational special offerings:

One Great Hour of Sharing, Assisting global village development and disaster assistance

The Christmas Fund - Veterans of the Cross, aid to retired clergy with low retirements and benefits

Neighbors In Need, assisting neighbors here in the USA including native americans

Association of Religious Communities in greater Danbury serves the wider community in housing ministry, domestic violence prevention, inter-faith understanding through the cooperation of the broad spectrum of religious communities of our region.

Andover Newton Theological School, Boston, MA Mission Statement: a graduate theological school in the Reformed Tradition, in faithfulness to Jesus Christ, we strive to educate leaders who are: enlivened by rigorous study in a community embracing diversities of faith and life; devoted to the renewing of church and society through ecumenical witness and creative expression of the Gospel and committed to enacting God's ways of justice and live in the world

Hartford Seminary, Hartford, CT Mission Statement : Hartford Seminary serves God: by preparing leaders, students, scholars and religious institutions to understand and live faithfully in todays multi-faith and pluralistic world; by teaching, research, informing the public and engaging persons in dialogue, and by affirming the particularities of faith and social context while openly exploring differences and commonalities. 

Bangor Theological Seminary Bangor, ME - an ecumenical seminary in the Congregational tradition of the United Church of Christ.  With campuses in Bangor and Portland, Maine, the Seminary's primary mission is preparation for Christian ministry. Graduate programs include the Master of Divinity, Master of Arts and Doctor of Ministry degrees

Seafarer's Friend, based in Boston, MA Provides for the spiritual, social, emotional and physical needs of sailors on shore in Boston, Portland and Portsmouth
Carolyn's Place, Waterbury Provides counseling for expectant women and men re: healthcare and housing.  Offers care, concern and love to any woman who finds herself in a problem pregnancy situation.

NCAP (Northwestern CT AIDS Project) Torrington – offers a confidential AIDS hotline, free HIV testing, education and support services to help prevent AIDS.

Shelter of the Cross– provides transitional housing, support and services for elderly homeless men and women in the Greater Danbury Area.  

Healing the Children, Northeast– a New Milford organization which supports U. S. physicians who give medical care to needy children around the world

Greenwoods Counseling Service, based in Litchfield – provides a wide range of counseling services to mainly Litchfield county families. 

Back Bay Mission– Biloxi, Mississippi - a community ministry of the UCC, serves the Mississippi Gulf Coast and the wider church community poor, homeless, victims of AIDS or substance abuse; works with teenagers and works to provide affordable housing after Katrina.

WCSU Campus Ministry - centers on student spirituality.  Provides opportunities for students to ask questions, to grow, to serve and to belong; sponsors an alternate “Alternative Spring Break” for students to work with Habitat for Humanity in Mexico.

Uplands Retirement Village– a nonprofit continuing care retirement community of independent living, assisted living and long-term care in Pleasant Hill, TN.  Uplands is home to over 300 people who value simple living and serving others.  It has been particularly attractive to those who have served the world as doctors, nurses, teachers, missionaries, pastors, engineers, and volunteers
Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, New Milford – runs the New Milford Community Hospitality Kitchen, which serves meals to the needy.  Sponsored and supported and staffed by area churches.

The Greater Danbury Women's Center - free and confidential services to women, children and men of Danbury and area towns to prevent or lessen the trauma associated with domestic violence, sexual assault and other major life transitions

Fuller Center for Housing, Americus , GA Mission Statement: - faith driven and Christ centered, promotes collaborative and innovative partnerships with individuals and organizations in an unrelenting quest to provide adequate shelter for all people in need worldwide.  

Simply Smiles- provides loving homes, appropriate educations, and every chance at happy and successful lives for impoverished children.  Operates the Casa Hogar Children's Home in Oaxaca City, the Casa Hogar Children's Home in Cuicatlan and supports the 33 families who call Oaxaca's garbage dump home(Mexico).
Simply Smiles (Add'l aid for school and sports uniforms)

Daily Bread Food Pantry- – at St. James Episcopal Church, Danbury, distributes food staples to needs CT residents.

Thula Sizwe Education Fund – assists with school uniforms for children of the singing group who are students in Africa.

Micro-loan Program, UCC Wider Church Ministries – micro loans to needy women around to the world who require equipment/materials to support their families.

Relay For Life an all night sponsored walk on behalf of the American Cancer Society. Our congregation has had at least one team each year!

In addition we serve others with:

Art for A Cause, an annual dinner and art auction to benefit Simply Smiles

Mother's Day Card donating a blanket in their honor through Church World Service

Father's Day Card program - "Tools of Hope" purchasing tools in their honor through Church World Service

The Santa Fund, (also known as St. Nicholas Fund) a regional program of providing gifts and clothing to needy living in New Milford and neighboring towns including Roxbury. Based at New Milford Social Services.

Roxbury Relief, a coopertive effort of the Congregational, Episcopal and Catholic Churches to serve anyone in need living in Roxbury.

Minister's Discretionary Fund, a confidential source of help for those in need.

Your Directed gifts to help in disaster situations. (earthquake, flood, typhon, famine, etc.) (100% of donation goes directly to help)

These gifts flow through our UCC and to agencies such as Church World Service and others

Additional information is made available during the year on our Bulletin Boards in Fellowship Hall. We invite all to peruse the notes of thanks from the folks you help as well as learn more about the agencies.