Our Ministries

At our annual Festival of Trees event, a portion of the proceeds goes towards supporting Missions Outreach. Additionally, we have other donations, as well as funds allocated in our annual operating budget to help address a wide range of needs, not just locally, but also in our state, nation, and even globally. We are proud to call ourselves “The Little Church with the BIG Heart” and are committed to finding effective ways to create positive change for those who need it most. This year, we have helped several local families in need of fuel, food, and personal items through our Pastor’s Discretionary Fund. Our outreach has also extended to various organizations, including:

• The Sebago Region Fuller Center for Housing (free renovations of homes for the elderly, veterans and disabled)

• Hospice of Southern Maine (provides compassion, care and comfort for patients and families through end-of-life circumstances)

• The Dempsey Center (provides personalized and comprehensive cancer care at no cost)

• Greater Portland Peer Services (Peer support services to vulnerable individuals in Greater Portland area)

• Maine School of Ministry (work with students practicing congregational leadership and those discovering a path to pastoral ministry)

• UCC Hurricane Helene Appeal (addressing flooding in North Carolina)

• Jordan Torelli Hurricane Helene CleanUp Efforts (our own Jordan Torelli and husband Darius have been in Florida assisting neighbors with recovery from Hurricanes Helene and Milton)

• American Legion Field Allen Post 148, Windham (local veteran’s group, which provides a wide variety of services to our veterans in need)

• Windham Food Pantry (provides necessary food and personal items to our neighbors here in Windham)

• Good Shepherd Food Bank (provides vital resources statewide to communities to address food insecurity)

• Maine Business Relief Fund (Flood relief funds for Maine’s businesses impacted by flooding)

• World Central Kitchen (immediately serving prepared meals to communities impacted by natural disasters and during humanitarian crises)

• Grace Street Ministry (ministry offering consistent, compassionate, pastoral presence to the unhoused/marginalized in downtown Portland)

• RIP Medical Debt - Maine (pays down medical debt for qualified individuals/families)

• American Red Cross (addressing flooding in the MidWest, Hurricane Helene in North Carolina)

• H.O.M.E. (Home workers Organized for More Employment - nonprofit in Washington County working to improve the quality of life for low income and homeless families)

• SERRV International (Sustainable Employment, Resources, Rights and Vision - fights global poverty through fair and ethical trade)

• Pilgrim Lodge (UCC multigenerational summer camp and retreat for spiritual exploration and faith formation)

• RSU 14 Schools (supplying back-to-school supplies and responding to special appeals from social workers)

• Global Giving (supports other nonprofits by connecting the to donors and companies - Flooding in Spain)

• California Fire Foundation (provides emotional and financial assistance to families of fallen firefighters, firefighters and the communities they protect - Carpenteria Fire)

• Direct Relief (works to equip health professionals in resource-poor communities to meet the challenges of diagnosing and caring for people in need - Gaza)

• Heifer International (works to end hunger and poverty in a sustainable way by supporting and investing alongside local farmers and their communities)

• Church World Service (faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster - Ukraine)

• Blessing Bags (created at Windham Hill UCC for distribution to unhoused/marginalized local persons)

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