Missions - At Emmanuel Reformed Church we are working, not only to help those in our church family, but in reaching beyond the bounds of our church to share good news and meet the needs of others in our community, country and around the world.
RCA
Reformed Church in America Global Missions
Over the past 20 years we have supported ongoing mission work in the African country of Niger. In this predominantly Muslim country the needs are great as it currently has the lowest standard of living of any country on the planet. This Christmas you can give a special gift through the RCA missions at Special Christmas Gift
Camp Fowler
This beautiful camp near Speculator, NY is a summer camp and conference center seeking to introduce people to Christian community, and help them connect with God's wonderful creation. www.campfowler.org
LOCAL
Cooperative Christian Ministries of Schodack (CCMS)
A cooperative ministry of local churches that seeks to enhance the ministries of our individual churches to better serve the community. Together we feed the hungry and clothe people of all ages through The Anchor Food Pantry and Thrift Store, staffed by volunteers and located in The Provincial House of the Sisters of the Resurrection Convent located behind Riverside Rehabilitation and Nursing Center at 90 N. Main Street off Rt. 9J, Castleton, NY 12033
Phone: 518-732-4120
Anchor Food Pantry/Thrift Store
90 N. Main St.
hours of operation:
Mondays 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
First Saturday of the month 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
REGIONAL
Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless
Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless (IPH) is located in Albany, New York, and has served the homeless community since 1984. IPH offers programs and services including a 30-bed emergency shelter, Drop-In Center, housing program and summer youth program. IPH helps individuals and families by meeting their immediate needs, providing case management services to address individual factors of homelessness so they are able to find safe, affordable housing and utilizing support through long term case management services to maintain housing and continue to build a stable lifestyle
We make and serve dinner every other month on a Sunday afternoon to the clients that are staying at the shelter. Visit their website at http://interfaithpartnership.com/ for more information about the shelter.
St. Paul’s Center
This Rensselaer County shelter provides emergency shelter to mothers and their children without a place to call home. Located in Rensselaer, their 19-bed facility operates year round so families always have a place to go in times of need. Their dedicated staff provides support and individualized services to families as they transition to independent living. We have an annual item drive to provide for women and their children which includes baby items, bathroom items, bedroom items, kitchen items and other miscellaneous necessities. You can visit their website at http://stpaulscenter.com for more information or to volunteer.
GLOBAL
Himalayan Training Institute - Likabali, ASSAM, India
As a church we are active partners with this training center for local leaders in the far north east corner of India. Steward and his wife Nyapu have build this work from the ground up. Providing a year of training for men and women called to be leaders in rural villages.
OXFORD BROOK SCHOOLS - ASSAM, INDIA
Steward and Nyapu have also started three elementary schools in their area. These schools provide a basic education to children who would receive almost none in their local villages. We partner with the schools with special projects, and have taken two mission trips to support and encourage their work.
Niger Development arm of the EERN
Jeremy and Susan Beebout work as an agronomist and medical doctor, respectively. As an agronomist, Jeremy helps with rural development activities including vocational training, promotion of beneficial local plant species, construction, and teaching agricultural English at Niger’s only public university. Susan teaches medicine at the university and has helped create a primary care clinic in the capital city of Niamey. You can learn more at http://.rca.org/beebout and read their current newsletter here.
church world service
CROP Hunger Walks - This Church World Service program named CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) helps people all over the world to have access to food, water and medical care. If you click on the link CROP Hunger Walks it will take you to the Castleton Walk page where you can donate or sign up to walk. Approximately 25% of your donation comes back to our community and supports The Anchor Food Pantry and Thrift Shop in Castleton.
Church World Service - "Church World Service is people reaching out to neighbors in need near and far--not with a hand out, but a hand up. So, if you’re looking to help build a better world—a world where there’s enough for all—you’ve come to the right place!" In the United States, they’re helping communities respond to disasters, resettling refugees, promoting fair national and international policies, providing educational resources, and inviting you and others to join a people-to-people network of local and global caring through participation in CROP Hunger Walks, the Blankets+ program, and the CWS Kits program.
At Emmanuel Reformed Church we participate in the CROP Hunger Walk each October and the Blanket the World Program from Mother's Day through Father's Day.
SAMARITAN'S PURSE - Operation Christmas Child
THIS YEAR WE ASK THAT YOU TAKE A BOX (OR MORE) AND FILL IT WITH ITEMS FOR THE CHILDREN. Thanks to all of you for your donations of items and postage to ship the boxes around the world! (Check out this site and join us each year as we spend time packing shoeboxes for children all around the world. BOXES ARE DUE NOVEMBER 14 2021) Call the church office for details 518-732-7766. Operation Christmas Child