Members of Benevolence Team present a check to the Executive Director of the Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministries, Cheryl Wilson. The funds were collected as part of the 7 week long Lenten "Feeding Our Neighbors" effort at FCUCC. Thanks to all who contributed funding and food!
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Read about the Church's outreach in the Black Mountain News ! March 10, 2022 "Asheville church highlights Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry in new photography exhibit." Read the article HERE. |
We Serve with Purpose and Love
At FCUCC, we believe that working for peace and justice is one of the primary ways we live out our faith. We follow in the way of Jesus, who welcomed the outcast and stood up against oppressive systems. We are a JUST PEACE church (see document link below to read about what this means). It is not uncommon for our pastors to address justice issues from the pulpit or for congregation members to be involved in social movements.
Our ministries educate, motivate, and empower us to respond in the spirit of Christ to the needs of our neighbors near and far.
Our overall financial support goes to seven areas of emphasis: children/youth/elderly, health, environment, housing/shelter, peace and justice, racial reconciliation, and UCC National.
We often have short-term goal oriented ministry projects. For example, at the start of last school year, our congregation donated enough money that we were able to provide school supplies for Emma Elementary. For the past three Christmas seasons, we raised enough money to buy (and wrap and deliver!) a Christmas gift for every single student at Community High School.
We are currently working on supplying food to stock a food pantry located just next to Emma Elementary with healthy food staples so that the entire families of students at Emma Elementary have enough to eat. Over 90% of the students there face food insecurity everyday. Manna Foodbank provides backpacks with enough food for each student over the weekend, but they are not designed to be shared with the families. This project hopes to fill in that gap, providing food for the entire family.
Our ministries educate, motivate, and empower us to respond in the spirit of Christ to the needs of our neighbors near and far.
Our overall financial support goes to seven areas of emphasis: children/youth/elderly, health, environment, housing/shelter, peace and justice, racial reconciliation, and UCC National.
We often have short-term goal oriented ministry projects. For example, at the start of last school year, our congregation donated enough money that we were able to provide school supplies for Emma Elementary. For the past three Christmas seasons, we raised enough money to buy (and wrap and deliver!) a Christmas gift for every single student at Community High School.
We are currently working on supplying food to stock a food pantry located just next to Emma Elementary with healthy food staples so that the entire families of students at Emma Elementary have enough to eat. Over 90% of the students there face food insecurity everyday. Manna Foodbank provides backpacks with enough food for each student over the weekend, but they are not designed to be shared with the families. This project hopes to fill in that gap, providing food for the entire family.
What Is a JUST PEACE Church?
As a just peace church continuing the work of Jesus, we commit to work towards a world where all persons are treated with dignity and equality, where societies are structured in ways that promote the well being of all people, and where conflicts are resolved through communication and negotiation, without resort to exploitation or violence – and to embody these principles in our life and witness as individuals and as a congregation. Click below to download our full statement.
| We are a Just Peace church. Learn more in this document by clicking. |
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Do you feel called to start a ministry? Feeling passionate about something the church might do? Feeling called to start something exciting at this church? Call the church at (828) 252-8729 and let's talk about it.