Help prevent and end hunger in Massachusetts! Our team is participating in Project Bread’s 51st Walk for Hunger on Sunday, May 5 and we are asking for donations to support community-based programs across MA that help people access and afford food. Hunger impacts 1 in 10 people in this state, and in some communities as […]
The Edwards Church Board of Wider Mission
The Justice and Love in Action Team focuses on social justice issues, in hopes of expanding circles of healing and justice to neighbors near and far. In recent years, we have provided numerous opportunities to respond in love to the crises of changing climate and increased public hatred. Our committee worked to provide the Edwards community concrete ways to engage in acts of compassion and social change on our campus, in the broader local community, and globally.
Preparing ourselves to care for our wider community
In order to positively impact our community, Justice and Love in Action offers educational opportunities to help us learn about issues of justice and the environment. We aim to learn more about systems of oppression in hopes of creating change, and to discover and implement ways of being more environmentally sustainable.
Supporting and promoting justice in our local community
Justice and Love in Action helps our congregation positively impact the lives of people in our local community. We support local folks who are homeless and/or in need of day to day necessities, recently arrived refugees and asylum seekers, and we also look for opportunities to help make our nearby towns more welcoming and just for everyone. These include a Martin Luther King Conference in Framingham; Framingham Comes Together; Palm Sunday Parade with our campus' partnering worship committees; and contributions to A Place to Turn, One Less Gift, and Worcester Fellowship, among many others.
Supporting and promoting justice in the wider world
We also seek to extend care to people nationally and internationally, both in moments of crisis and for building ongoing, sustainable support.
Our 2023 annual report is available, and you will find our latest activities below.
One Great Hour of Sharing
Sunday, March 31 The Board of Wider Mission will be taking a special collection for One Great Hour of Sharing. When you participate in the offering you become a partner in the refugee, disaster relief, and community development efforts of the United Church of Christ. Envelopes will be included in the March 31 bulletin and […]
One Great Hour of Sharing
Sunday, March 31 The Board of Wider Mission will be taking a special collection for One Great Hour of Sharing. When you participate in the offering you become a partner in the refugee, disaster relief, and community development efforts of the United Church of Christ. Envelopes will be included in the March 31 bulletin and […]
Backpacks for Syrian Refugees
Intergenerational Mission Project On Sunday, March 31, we will participate in an intergenerational, interfaith mission project. During the month of March, you are invited to take a tag from our mission board and bring in requested school supplies. On March 31 during coffee hour, we will form intergenerational teams to pack the supplies into backpacks. […]
Socks for Epiphany
The Magi journeyed, or so we imagine, through foreign lands, deserts, forests, and over mountains. We picture them on camels, but surely some of the time they walked. Surely they needed clean socks and underwear! Remembering our friends today who may journey from place to place without a home to return to, we will receive […]
Gifts That Give Holiday Fair
Gifts That Give Holiday Fair (with Santa on a Firetruck!) Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 1 PM – 4 PM Wondering what to get for your Aunt Flora who has everything? Tired of buying gifts that don’t seem to mean anything? Want to make a positive difference in the world? Want to give gifts that […]
Presents for Pathways
The Board of Wider Mission has once again decided to provide Christmas gifts to the residents of Pathways Family Shelter. The gift tags will include name, size, and color choices for your selection. This is a wonderful opportunity to help out Pathways and its residents and to strengthen our relationship with them. Please select a […]
Gifts That Give Holiday Fair
Gifts That Give Holiday Fair (with Santa on a Firetruck!) Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 1 PM – 4 PM Come buy gifts that also make the world a better place: Fair Trade Coffee, Tea and Chocolate; Handicrafts from around the world; Scarves to support A Place to Turn Food Pantry; Heifer Project; Blankets for […]
Gifts that Give: A Holiday Fair Of Hope
Saturday, December 8, 1:00-4:00pm Wondering what to get for your Aunt Flora who has everything? Tired of buying gifts that don’t seem to mean anything? Want to make a positive difference in the world? Want to give gifts that bring joy? Then come to the Gifts that Give Holiday Fair. You will be able to […]
Presents for Pathways
Wider Missions has once again decided to provide Christmas gifts to the residents of Pathways Family Shelter. We will be in contact with Pathways to find out what gifts would be most helpful. The gift tags will include name, size, and color choices for your selection. This is a wonderful opportunity to help out Pathways […]