Mission and Justice
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Mission and Justice *
Our Mission and Justice Ministry promotes awareness and action on local and global programs that align with God’s vision for a just and loving society.
PROVIDING MEALS
This ministry serves meals through the Community Kitchen, offers food, clothes, and personal care items through the Little FREE Pantry (LFP), and provides bag lunches through the Meat and Cheese To Go program.
They advocate for the LGTBQ+ community, organize Pride events, oversee showers for the homeless, and collect school supplies and coats for the underserved.
Members of this ministry also serve with DuPage United, a coalition of religious and nonprofit organizations, with a goal of uniting our diverse coalition to advocate for transformative policies that empower communities and foster social justice.
We also support and host the local chapter of Climate Hope Affiliates (CHA), meeting in our Library on the final Tuesday and third Saturday of each month.
Questions? Email Jason Han
RALLY DAY 2026 FOOD DRIVE: THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY!
Our second Brown Bag Collection Sunday for our Little FREE Pantry (LFP) was a great success, thanks to the generous donations from our congregation.
We collected OVER 750 pounds of food to support our Little FREE Food Pantry, serving our at risk community and those in need. Sixty shopping bags of donated food lined the chancel on Aug. 30th, Rally Sunday, and our shelves have now been restocked and we’re ready to distribute it to those in need. If you’re interested in seeing our LFP in action, stop by on a Weds. morning between 10 a.m. and noon.
GET INVOLVED WITH FEEDING OUR FOOD-INSECURE NEIGHBORS
COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Each Monday night at 5:30 p.m., UCCDG hosts a dinner for community members who are food insecure. Volunteers provide food, check-in visitors, serve clients and clean up afterwords.
Questions? Email Rosemary Brooks yorose57@gmail.com
LITTLE FREE PANTRY
On Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon, volunteers provide sack lunches, groceries, and personal supplies to unhoused members of our community from our 1101A Curtiss Street location.
Questions? Email Rosemary Brooks yorose57@gmail.com
MEAT & CHEESE TO GO
On Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon, volunteers provide sack lunches to food insecure neighbors. We need donations of lunchmeat, cheese, and bread, plus sandwich makers.
Questions? Email Rosemary Brooks yorose57@gmail.com
WE NEED YOU!
Please consider volunteering as a Crew Chief (training will be provided) on Monday Night’s Community Kitchen dinners.
You will greet our community guests, sign them in, and take their pictures if not already on file. We ask you look for concerns prior to them entering.
Please click through to learn more or sign up!
Questions? Email Rosemary Brooks yorose57@gmail.com
SUPPORTING LGTBQ+
They advocate for the LGTBQ+ community, organize Pride events, oversee showers for the homeless, and collect school supplies and coats for the underserved.
Members of this ministry also serve with DuPage United, a coalition of religious and nonprofit organizations, with a goal of uniting our diverse coalition to advocate for transformative policies that empower communities and foster social justice.
Questions? Email Myste Montesano
