Financial
Support
Worcester
Fellowship is supported mostly by individuals like you who
care about the lives of peopel on the fringes and have the
resources to help. We are also supported by several churches
and have received some foundation support. Consider joining
our list of donors!
Financial
donations:
Our
congregation cannot support itself in the same way a housed
church can. We need donations to cover salaries and expenses.
Won't
you help support conversation and prayer on the streets?
• The ministry's 501(c)3 application is approved. That means that your
donations are tax deductible in most cases.
• The majority of our donations are from individuals.
• We would love to talk to your church or other worship center, your mission
team, or other groups about how you can support isolated inviduals in Worcester.
• We have received several grants, and would love to hear your ideas
or connections to other granting organizations.
Mail
Checks payable
to
Worcester Fellowship
PO Box 3510
Worcester, MA 01613
Congregations
Can Join us in one of the following categories:
Partnering Congregations: These congregations
are our mainstay for funding, volunteering, and for making
real connections with our parishioners. Thanks to Trinity
Church, Northborough as our first partnering Congregation.
Six partners will form the foundation for the financial
support of our ministry, providing $3-$5,000 each, and
committing to support into the future. These undesignated
funds support the part of our ministry that is hard to
write grants for: worship, salaries, general operating
expenses. Together, Worcester Fellowship and the Partner
Congregation decide what is the best relationship for working
as partners in ministry.
Sustaining Congregations: These congregations
provide in-kind or financial donations on a steady, dependable
basis.
Storage space, monthly lunch, regularly budgeted giving,
or other ideas! Providing regular street ministry, regular
worship leaders, worship music, and your creative ideas
are still needed!
Giving Congregations: These congregations
provide funds, make lunch, and provide specialty fundraisers!
If you'd like to do 1-3 special events in a year, consider
becoming a Giving Congregation. Some provide gifts for
a holiday worship, others develop interesting fund and
in-kind donation raising events, some simply coordinate
a sock, hat, mittens, or scarf drive.
In-kind
donations:
• Drink Mixes: Large containers of fruit juice mix or hot chocolate mix.
We make up about 5 gallons per week.
• Disposable razors and shaving cream.
• New
Mens White Socks--60 pair per week.
• New Women's White Socks: 5-10 pair per week.
• Winter Gloves: 20 pair of men's per week in the
winter, 5 pair per week of women's
• Dark colored, tight-knit mens hats: 20 per week
in the winter
• Hand and Foot warmers
• Bus Passes
• Dunkin-Donuts
gift certificates
• Communion Bread and Grape Juice
• Condoms
• Little single serving communion cups
• Stamps,
thank you cards with envelopes, letter size
envelopes
• Office space in downtown Worcester.
• Web Design: Make this page beautiful for us!
Please
note:
We do not have a clothing ministry. Please do not bring
clothing to worship. The
Corner Shop in Holden is a supporter
of our ministry, and provides clothing for our parishioners
in need, and we'd love if you donated your clothing there.
Questions
about donating?
Call or email Liz at 508-450-0431 (pastorliz@worcesterfellowship.org).
