Recent initiatives:

Preparation of Christmas stockings to be delivered to veterans and families by Pease Greeters
Collection of gifts for children supported by Agels & Elves program
‘Reverse Advent’ calendar bags for families: collection of food pantry items for 25 days of Advent to mark the season
Meals, fundraising & communal care for local family living with cancer
260 sandbags filled by church team along with other community volunteers to preserve a home endangered by riverside erosion after recent floods
Assistance to a family forced to choose between medical bills and groceries
Support for a local family whose home was destroyed by hurricane flooding
Moved family to new home
Hosted Advanced Care Planning Directive workshop and embedded trained facilitator within congregation to assist with ongoing preparation of these documentsSent care packages to students and young adults living away from home
Soups delivered during home visits to people living in isolation or recovering from illness
Collected and assembled 14 hurricane recovery buckets used in flood zones and sent matching funds to areas such as Puerto Rico, worked with UCC grant program to
Roof funds raised and sent for partner Chikanga Church in Mutare, Zimbabwe
Walked and raised funds for Alzheimers Research
Climbed, danced and raised funds for Cancer Research
Helped support conservation and educational organizations such as Tin Mountain Conservation Center and Saco Valley Land Trust
Hosted acapella concert for Mountaintop Music
Walked to support Recovery
Donations to several local organizations (see below)

See our HOME page for the most recent responses to specific local and international events, such as hurricanes, floods, fires, earthquakes and other emergencies. We believe in immediates responses to disasters, but also in sustainable support for organizations such as the ones below, which address long-term support for different issues.

The Jackson Community Church has an active Mission Committee and strongly supports many local, regional, national and global programs.

Local programs include

Jen’s Friends
MWV Habitat for Humanity
Angels and Elves
Northern Human Services
Children Unlimited
Local food pantry (Bartlett/Jackson)
Gibson Center
Starting Point
White Mountain Community Health Center
68 Hours of Hunger
Katy Murphy Foundation

Regional, National and Global programs include

American Cancer Society – Race to Beat Cancer
Horton Center
Star Island
One Great Hour of Sharing
Neighbors in Need
Christmas Fund
Haitian Health Foundation
Zimbabwe – Chikanga Church
ABAN
Andover Newton Seminary
Honduras Hope
Pease Greeters – Knitted caps for our soldiers click here for the pattern or more information at