Global Outreach

Faith In Action: Global Ministries

      

Project to Support Refugee Communities in the Congo is a program through the Church of Christ in Congo that is an umbrella of more than 95 Protestant denominations. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been experiencing the largest internal displacement crisis in Africa with millions internally displaced, mostly in the eastern regions of the country in addition to the Civil War in the Goma region. It hosts more than one million refugees from neighboring countries as well. The World Food Program and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations have warned of the food crisis affecting a quarter of the DRC’s population, and one in four children is considered an orphan or vulnerable child in the DRC according to UNICEF. North Kivu has received the largest number of internal refugees fleeing conflict from rebel groups, with approximately 2.3 million displaced in the region. The Protestant Service for Development and Diakonia (SEPPRODIA) unit of the Church of Christ in Congo (ECC) works with refugees in two areas: the North Kivu and North Ubangi regions. In the refugee communities, SEPPRODIA, with the assistance of pastors and local volunteers, has been working to provide food, drinking water, and non-food essentials including tarps, blankets, supplies for cooking, clothing, school supplies for children, buckets for washing, and medical services. Will you help us in providing support for this mission in a very economically challenged part of the world?

Please write a check to Lakewood Congregational Church or donate online and indicate that your donation is for this global missions project that you would like to designate.

We hope you can join us in supporting this important global work!

 https://www.globalministries.org/project/ecc-project-to-support-refugee-communities/

Mt. Selinda Hospital is one of the first ministries set up through the United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe. Mt. Selinda Hospital offers a variety of healthcare services and procedures for those living in the region.

Mt. Selinda Hospital continues to face a critical shortage of medical doctors to serve in its different hospital departments. Through seeking ways to incentivize young physicians, Mt. Selinda Hospital and other UCCZ hospitals offer additional pay for physicians, which would provide an increased salary from what the Zimbabwean government provides. The UCCZ continues to welcome support to offer better salaries for physicians at Mt. Selinda Hospital in order to retain doctors and to attract new doctors. In addition to physician salaries, the hospital is raising funds for a new vehicles such as an ambulance. The third priority of the hospital is to improve accommodations for medical staff and patients on the hospital grounds.

Lakewood Congregational Church is raising funds to assist the Mt. Selinda Hospital of the United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe. Will you help our church make a bold commitment to God’s mission in the world through contributing to LCC’s project to assist this UCC hospital?

Zimbabwe is a country of about 17 million people bordering South Africa, Mozambique, and Zambia. It has suffered through a declining economy and political leadership challenges in recent years. 74% of the population live on $5.50 or less per day. It has an 89% adult literacy rate, one of the highest in Africa, but is ranked as the 26th poorest country out of 187 countries. UCC Global Ministries has been working with the United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe (UCCZ) since its founding in 1893. Today, the UCCZ is responsible for many ministries, including schools, children’s homes, hospitals, and health programs in the country. Mt. Selina Hospital is one of the  first ministries set up through the United Church of Christ in Zimbabwe. Mt. Selina Hospital offers a variety of healthcare services and procedures for those living in the region.

Money from our campaign will go toward important projects of the hospital. Will you send a check to the church with a note of Zimbabwe on it or contribute via our Give section of the website or some other way? Any amount will be helpful from $25 to $2,500.

Know that your donation will help this hospital in a country that has so little. A gift allows us to give back to the world through our church. We have so much in the United States and providing assistance to this hospital will strengthen the international work of our congregation and the denomination. Thank you for your support!

 https://www.globalministries.org/project/mt_selinda_hospital_uccz/