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Habitat for Humanity

If you are a novice wanting to learn handyman (or handywoman) basics or an expert willing to share your skills, Habitat gives you the chance to help others out of sub-standard housing and the chance to swing a hammer or wield a paintbrush.

Our church's participation with Habitat for Humanity is being coordinated with other Barrington churches through Beyond Our Walls (BOW). A work party from the Barrington churches is sent to the Providence Habitat affiliate on the 4th Saturday of every month. Work parties for 2008 are scheduled on the following dates:

January 26, February 23, March 22, April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, August 23, September 27, October 25, November 22 and December 27, 2007. Mark these dates on your calendar.

A typical work party starts on site at 8:30 a.m. and usually finishes up mid-afternoon. If you are interested in helping out please email Rich Simpson of our church at rts.ri@cox.net or Dave Renner of BOW at daverenner@cox.net. They are also willing to answer any questions you may have.

More information about the current projects in Providence can be found at: www.habitatprov.org.

To learn more about Habitat for Humanity visit www.habitat.org

Community Soup Kitchen

Volunteers from our church prepare and serve dinner at the Community Soup Kitchen on a rotating basis with other churches. In April 2008, the soup kitchen relocated to Park Place Congregational UCC, 71 Park Place, Pawtucket. Our church is responsible for providing dinner one Saturday every 2 months. Different ministry teams take turns to do this and always welcome others to help. To volunteer, contact our Soup Kitchen Coordinator, Lorraine Keeney at lkeeney@uri.edu

TapIn

Touch A Person In Need (TapIn) is a local volunteer-run social services organization. It runs a food pantry, provides rides, furniture, household goods and children's clothing for those in need. BCCUCC has an on-going collection of canned goods for their food pantry, and also has special collections of food several times a year.

George Hunt Help Center

Working in conjunction with St. John's Episcopal Church, we collect used, casual men's clothing for donation to the George Hunt Help Center, an inner city drop-in center for the homeless in Providence. The center provides a place where the homeless can drop in for relief from the street and a cup of coffee. A collection box in our vestry hallway provides a convenient place for the collection of the clothing and a member of St. John's regularly stops by to pick up the donations and take them to Providence.