MINISTRIES

Word Made Flesh is a Christian organization that works in Kroo Bay Slum in Sierra Leone, West Africa.  Their programs minister to people of all ages.Many children and college students receive funding for schooling. There are tutoring programs and Women’s and Men’s Ministries that focus on Christian values and vocational training.  Throughout the ministries, mentoring and relationships are prioritized.

The Immokalee Fair Housing Alliance mission is to eliminate substandard and overcrowded rental housing for farmworker families and other low-income residents of Immokalee.

We endeavor to provide services, supplies and education to medically  underserved persons with the goal of caring for immediate minor ailments  in order to prevent catastrophic and costly medical conditions. We  additionally provide recuperative shelter for those too ill to be  unsheltered, but not ill enough to be hospitalized and/or for those  discharged from the hospital to prevent readmission.

CROP Hunger Walks are community-based walk events held in cities and towns across the United States, raising funds to support the global mission of Church World Service, a faith-based organization transforming communities around the globe through just and sustainable responses to hunger, poverty, displacement and disaster. Twenty five percent of the funds raised are returned to the host community to support local hunger fighting efforts.

Through the Global Ministries Child and Elder Sponsorship Program, VUCC sponsors Elavarasi and Dinesh Kumar in India.  We receive updates periodically on their progress in school, sports, and recent photos.  All information and  photos are placed in Naar Hall.

South County Food Pantry collects and distributes much needed groceries to families in the Venice, Nokomis, Osprey, and Laurel.
Our church contributes monetary funds and members can deposit donated foods in boxes to be delivered or picked up.