Mission

Lillian Marquez, CCA’s Director of Emergency Family Services, is one of the many saints at Christian Community Action. Every day she works with families who have lost their housing and are in various other forms of distress. She knows the realities too many of our neighbors face. Lillian is also deeply involved in Christian CommunityContinue Reading

Following worship on May 8th, church people wrote letters to our senators and representatives in support of Bread for the World’s legislative agenda for this year: encouraging our leaders to support more effective foreign assistance. All together, we mailed some 89 letters to Washington. This spring we sent our annual support ($500) to Bread forContinue Reading

  On May 1, First Presbyterian Church participated in the Connecticut Food Bank’s Walk Against Hunger. Seven young people and fifteen adults walked the 5K route from East Rock Park through the neighborhood and back. Nancy McLaren organized our youth’s participation and Cressida Lui, Jane Splawn, and Nancy Rupp organized the adults. Over $2,000 wasContinue Reading