Links & Ministry Partners
Note: all links open in a new windowReformed Church in America
www.rca.org/Synod of the Mid Atlantics RCA
http://76.12.38.165/rsmat06/main.htmlClassis of Delaware Raritan
http://drclassis.googlepages.com/Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity
www.rvhabitat.org/Members of URC founded the Raritan Valley Habitat for Humanity in 1990. The offices are housed in the church which is also the site of their board and other meetings.
Alcoholics Anonymous
www.aa.org/AA holds regular meetings at URC - for more information log on to the AA web-site or call the church office. 908 725-4545
Boy Scout Troop 83
www.ppbsa.org/URC is the chartering organization for Troop 83 which is one of the oldest continuously chartered Boy Scout Troops in central New Jersey. For more information link to the Patriots' Path Council or call the church office. 908 725-4545
Girls Scouts
www.girlscouts.org/www.girlscouts-rh.org/
Several Girls Scout and Brownie units meet at URC. For more information log on to the national council or local Rolling Hills Council web site or call the church office.
Middle Earth
www.middleearthonline.org/Middle Earth provides prevention, intervention and crisis services enabling youth to develop into responsible and productive members of the committee. Middle Earth was founded in 1972 by members of URC. For more information log onto the web site.
Interfaith Hospitality Network
www.nihn.org/IHN is a consortium of churches organized to meet the needs of temporarily homeless families.
The Jointure
www.jointure.orgThe Jointure for Community Education provides lifelong learning programs for community members of all ages. United Reformed Church hosts several Jointure Adult English As a Second Language classes.
Catholic Charities
www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/Catholic Charities USA provides strong leadership and support to enhance the work of the local agencies in their efforts to reduce poverty, support families, and empower communities.
Our members-a network of more than 1,700 Catholic Charities agencies and institutions nationwide-provide help and create hope for more than 7.8 million people of all faiths a year.
SHIP (Samaritan Homeless Interim Program)
www.ship908.com87 East High Street, Somerville
NJ 08876
908-725-3260
SHIP, the Samaritan Homeless Interim Program, began operations in 1984 in response to the unheeded cry of the many women, children and men who are in desperate need of emergency housing and associated services. SHIP is a faith based, interfaith and community funded, assisted and supported, grassroots organization. Our clients are the homeless, near-homeless, working poor families, and individuals in Somerset County Regions not able to obtain assistance from government or other private agencies, and are therefore denied a opportunity to receive the basic humane assistance they need and deserve. The SHIP-sponsored holiday meals(Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter) are held in United's Fellowship Hall.
United Way of Somerset County
www.scuw.orgSomerset County United Way is an independent non profit 501c3 organization, incorporated under the laws of the State of New Jersey, that acts as a catalyst for positive change, helping to create and build the resources necessary to improve the quality of life for those who live and work in Somerset County. Building on our expertise and experience in addressing community issues, Somerset County United Way is expanding its work to dig more deeply into pressing issues, identifying root causes, engaging new partners, and developing lasting solutions that will make life better here in Somerset County.
Somerset County Food Bank
www.somersetfoodbank.orgThe mission of The Food Bank Network is to distribute food and to provide other basic human needs to those less fortunate in our community in a manner which recognizes and advances self worth and human dignity. Our method of distributing this food is through three food pantries, located in Somerville, Bound Brook, and North Plainfield, and a warehouse in Bridgewater. Our goal is to help create the opportunity for each person to become self-sufficient.
Room for All
www.roomforall.org- a non-profit organization advocating for the full participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) persons in the life and ministry of the Reformed Church in America (RCA).
- a group of people responding to the inclusive love of God, as revealed to us in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, by offering welcome and support to LGBT persons and allies, and by providing space for those similarly convicted to minister within the RCA.
- a network of RCA members and churches engaged in a cooperative effort to educate others about issues of sexuality, gender, and orientation in relation to Christian life.
Consumer Credit Counseling Service of New Jersey
www.cccsnj.org/We are a non-profit agency established in 1978 offering many types of financial counseling:
- Credit Counseling. We are licensed by the New Jersey Division of Banking to provide credit counseling and debt repayment programs.
- Pre-Filing Bankruptcy Counseling and Pre-Discharge Bankruptcy Education On-Line. We are approved to issue certificates in compliance with the Bankruptcy Code. Call us for details Toll Free: (888) 726-3260.
Somerville New Jersey
www.somervillenj.org/Learn more about our beautiful little town.