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MISSION ACTIVITIES
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FUNDRAISERS
Summerfest - 4th Saturday of July
Every year on the fourth Saturday in July, for over 35 years, the Wiscasset Common came alive with the activities of Summerfest.
Music by a ragtime band, a Scottish piper, a barbershop quartet or a guitar-playing college student may fill the air. Crafts made by the Organ Society ladies are for sale as well as yard sale, treasures, plants, baked goods, wood products and toys. The Uncommon Café serves hamburgers, hotdogs and sandwiches. Children’s events and the annual dog show and parade round out the day’s activities.
The First Congregational Church’s Summerfest began as an all-church affair in 1983, following many years as an annual summer fair held by the Ladies’ Organ Society. Proceeds of the fair were donated to local outreach organizations at a special Sunday in October set aside for the presentations.
Each year we raise and distribute thousands of dollars tto support both local, national and international organizations such as Feed Our Scholars, Habitat for Humanity, Healthy Kids, Lincoln County Dental Clinic, Mobius, Inc., New Hope Midcoast, St. Philip’s Food Pantry, Tedford Housing, and FCCW Special Needs Fund.
Habitat for Humanity/ 7 Rivers Maine
As a covenant church with Habitat for Humanity/ 7 Rivers Maine, we support their work and mission as they "create successful home ownership opportunities for families with limited incomes by building sustainable housing, and repairing, weatherizing and modifying existing homes."
Each spring, we send and sponsor a team of walkers to participate in their annual "Walk to Build"! Last year, our church raised over $6,000 to support the work of Habitat.
Members of our congregation also use their time and talents to participate in local Habitat builds.
St. Philip's Food Pantry - Help Yourself Shelf
As a partner church, we support the Help Yourself Shelf meet their mission of reducing hunger for those in need.
Every week, folks are invited to bring nonperishable items for the food pantry and place them in the cart in the entry way (narthex) of our church.
On the last Sunday of the month, our children collect the Noisy Offering. This collection of loose change and dollar bills raises around $150 each month to support the mission of the pantry. So bring your loose change!
Help Yourself Shelf Food Pantry is located at St. Philip's Church in Wiscasset, Maine (12 Hodge Street) and is open every Thursday at 3:30pm - 5:30pm. Sign is up needed.
Feed Our Scholars
Feed Our Scholars is a community project whose goal is to generate funds to provide weekend nutritious meals to children attending Wiscasset Elementary School who are living with food insecurities. Our church collects bottle deposits to benefit this mission. You can drop them off in the collection bin in the church kitchen or at the church office. In addition to food support, the Feed Our Scholars Set For Success initiative is supported by funds raised at bake sales and other community events. All the school supplies needed by students are provided to all students in pre-K through 12th grade at an event in August, currently hosted at Wiscasset Community Center.
The food closet for Feed Our Scholars is in an unused classroom at First Congregational Church and every Wednesday during the school year several volunteers meet to pack bags of food to be delivered to the elementary school. Call the church office at 882-7544 if you would be willing to be part of this important effort.
WE NEED YOUR HELP
Can you support the ministry we are called to do? Contact us and let us know how you would like to help!
phone: 207-882-7544
email: fccw@myfairpoint.net