Outreach:

 Berkeley Food and Housing Project New!     We served the homeless at Men’s shelter on 30th December, 2009 at Berkeley Food and Housing Project along with Zion Presbyterian Church. Thanks for those who participated with prayers, time, and money. Below are some of the pictures.

To know more about this project, visit http://bfhp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=1

 

 

Fall 2009 Outreach Activities     

Special Offering for UMCOR for Disaster Relief
 
In October, the congregation took a special offering for the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR). UMCOR is the not-for-profit global humanitarian aid organization of the United Methodist Church. Funds collected through this special offering were used to help UMCOR assist victims of three recent natural disasters in Asia and the South Pacific.
 

These disasters have killed approximately 1,000 people and left thousands more homeless. UMCOR is partnering with local churches, Church World Service, and other organizations to meet victims' immediate needs for food, potable water, clothing, shelter, and medical care and to carry out longer term reconstruction projects.
 
For more information about UMCOR, please click here
 
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/
 
Thanksgiving Food Drive for the Alameda County Community Food Bank
 
During the month of November we held our annual food drive for the Alameda County Community Food Bank. As Alameda County's central clearinghouse for donated food, the Food Bank distributed 16.4 million pounds of food during the fiscal year completed on June 30, 2009. The Food Bank partners with 275 agencies across Alameda County including food pantries, soup kitchens, child-care centers, senior centers, after-school programs and other community-based organizations. The recession has increased the number of persons seeking assistance from the Food Bank and its partner agencies.
 
For more information about the Alameda County Community Food Bank click here.
 
http://www.accfb.org/about_us.html
 
Thanksgiving Services for Women in the San Francisco Jail
 
We partnered with Jones Memorial Church, San Francisco to provide Thanksgiving meals and worship services to women in the San Francisco Jail on November 23rd and 24th.

 

 

 Oakland Elizabeth House  

Elizabeth House is a transitional residence for single women and women with children who have experienced homelessness, violence, addiction or poverty.

Click here to know more about Elizabeth House

 

 Alameda County Community Food Bank      

Mission:

To alleviate hunger by providing nutritious food and nutrition education to people in need, educating the public, and promoting public policies that address hunger and its root causes.

Click here to know more about Alameda Country Community Food Bank.

 

 

 CROP hunger walk    

CROP hunger walk: Neighbors walking together to take a stand against hunger in our world. Together we raise awareness and funds for international relief and development, as well as local hunger-fighting.

We had East bay Crop hunger walk on Sunday, April 20 at 2:00 PM at Lake Merritt UMC.

We had more people participated this year. The whole congregation also supported the walk with generous donation.

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Crop hunger walk 2008

Worship at Crop walk 2008

Fellowship afterwards