About Us 2 2 2

CHRISTMAS ASSISTANCE RESOURCES 2025

Salvation Army Angel Tree: (Provides Christmas assistance and toys for children and gifts for teens and seniors and families in need.) https://saangeltree.org/
Accepts online applications. You will need to schedule an in-person appointment at your local office to register your child (or children).

Goodfellows (No Child without a Christmas):

Clinton Township: 586.842.3685 http://www.clintontownshipgoodfellows.com Mt Clemens : 586-468-7814 www.mountclemensgoodfellows.com

Metro Detroit : 586-775-6139 www.detroitgoodfellows.org Roseville Goodfellows: 586-447-2215

Marine Toys for Tots: (Children up to age 12): Their website goes live in Oct. for families to apply via their website. www.toysfortots.org/request-a-toy

Make a Wish Foundation: (Grants Christmas wishes as well as all wishes of children throughout the year for children who face life-threatening medical conditions from ages 2.5 to 18 years of age) Head to their website to fill out an inquiry form to see if you qualify. https://wish.org/refer-a-child

The United Way: (Provides referrals for families for Christmas assistance)

https://christmasassistancehelp.com/united-way-christmas-assistance-programs/

Salvation Army: (Families with children up to age 14) Currently accepting applications for Christmas assistance. Phone: 248.443.5500

https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/metrodetroit

St. Thomas Lutheran Church: 586-772-3370. 23801 Kelly Rd., Eastpointe. First come first served baskets. Christmas baskets will be distributed on 12/20/2025. (They will have approx. 80 baskets). No eligibility or deadline to apply.

Forgotten Harvest: Turkeys will be distributed through their regular pantry rotation. People can visit https://www.forgottenharvest.org/find-food to find pantries.

Catholic Charities of SEM: 855-882-2736. Adopt a Family Program. Families must be nominated by a parish or a partner organization.

Haven Place: 58575 Main Street, New Haven. Carry out available Free Community Dinner 11/17 & 12/15 5PM-6PM.

Trinity Food Ministry: 45160 Van Dyke, Utica. 586-731-4490. Holiday food baskets include a frozen turkey or ham and nonperishable food items.

Turning Point: 586-463-6990 / info@turningpointmacomb.org

Right Connection: Visit this link below for various resources- https://connection.misd.net/

The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a distinct and diverse community of Christians that come together as one church to join faith and action. With over 5,000 churches and nearly one million members across the U.S., the UCC serves God in the co-creation of a just and sustainable world. The UCC is a church of firsts, a church of extravagant welcome, and a church where "…they may all be one" (John 17:21).

The Church of Firsts

Since 1957, the United Church of Christ has been the church of firsts, weaving God’s message of hope and extravagant welcome with action for justice and peace. Together, we live out our faith in ways that effect change in our communities. The UCC's many "firsts" mean that we have inherited a tradition of acting upon the demands of our faith. When we read in Galatians: "There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus"—a demand is made upon us. And so we were the first historically white denomination to ordain an African-American, the first to ordain a woman, the first to ordain an openly gay man, and the first Christian church to affirm the right of same-gender couples to marry. We were in the forefront of the anti-slavery movement and the Civil Rights movement. Our response to the demands of our faith is woven into the history of our country.

A Church of Extravagant Welcome

Today, we continue to change lives throughout the world. We work alongside more than 200 mission partners. We labor ceaselessly to fight injustice, in the United States and abroad. We instill our vision into our youth and young adults, forging leaders who will imagine new dreams. And we sustain and develop church leaders, pastors, and our local churches to live their faith in exciting new ways. We believe in a God that is still speaking, a God that is all-loving and inclusive. We are a church that welcomes and accepts everyone as they are, where your mind is nourished as much as your soul.

We are a church where Jesus the healer meets Jesus the revolutionary, and where together, we grow a just and peaceful world.