Faith's Outreach commitment to our community always considers our most vulnerable. Whether it is food insecurity, women and children in crisis, or homelessness, we are grateful to be in a position to offer our care and support. 

Besides our regular Food Bank donations we collected items for the Kingston Street Mission. The response was overwhelming!

Considering the terrible cold and icy weather during the week of the collection, the generosity of our congregation is nothing short of amazing! 

As well as an abundance of personal care items, there were numerous toques, scarfs, gloves and some warm fleece hoodies and vests given for the clients of the Mission who spend the majority of their days, and often overnight, outside. 

The Outreach Cookbook Project was a great success, with

the support of so many. Besides our Faith congregation there

were a number of members of SSUC who purchased Cookbooks,

plus some friends and neighbours.

Jacquie was pleased to present Kingston Interval House with a cheque 

for $877.92, which was way beyond expectation.

A note from Interval House:

" Dear Faith United Church, Thank you so much for your continued support of Kingston Interval House.

Your commitment to ending violence against women in our community is inspiring. 

Thank you for all that you do for our organization.

We hope you have a wonderful holiday and a fantastic New Year.

Sincerely, The Kingston Interval House Team."

Faith Reaches Out
In Faith’s vision statement we read “Faith will be sensitive to the needs of our own community and beyond”. The list below shows how we at Faith try to give back to the communities of which we are a part.

2020 Christmas Appeal:

There was a great response to two Christmas initiatives from our Faith community. We are “The little church with the big heart”!

Tree of Hope:

The Faith community made a generous donation to this charity again in 2020, through Family & Children’s Services, increasing its contribution 2 ½ times over the previous year. Due to COVID, Tree of Hope collected monetary donations instead of toys, clothing and personal items. The money was used to purchase gift cards so recipients across the region could shop independently. 

Necessities for women at risk:

The Faith community donated personal care items, hats, gloves, socks, and gift cards, as well as some monetary donations which were delivered to Kingston Interval House in time for Christmas.

Other donations included a winter clothing drive and Mac Freeman’s memorial donations for Walking the Path of Peace Together. So much love and caring to share.

Produce from gardens:

In the summer of 2020, members of the Faith community planted gardens on the Highway 15 land. Many deliveries of the produce from the land were made to Loving Spoonful.

Assistance during COVID:

Members of the Faith community assisted people unable to leave their homes during the pandemic with tasks such as grocery shopping.

2019 Great Garage Sale:

Early in the year the congregation came together to collect items for a garage sale, which was very successful in raising funds to be donated to Loving Spoonful.

2019 Pre-Christmas Fundraiser:

Volunteers and friends came together for this event, which included a Christmas Tea, craft and bake sale, Silent Auction, Face-painting, and children’s shopping table. The proceeds were donated to the LaSalle Secondary School Student Experience Enhancement Fund for needy students.

Kingston Literacy and Skills:  

From 2015 to 2019, Faith United Church participated in Kingston Literacy and Skills’ major annual fundraiser, the Grate Groan-Up Spelling Be. Faith’s three-person team, the Spells Angels, and a large group of cheerleaders dressed up and participated in this event, which raised funds for family and adult literacy programs.

Other Outreach initiatives included:

-      Collecting eyeglasses for the Lions’ Club to be distributed overseas;

-      Tickets were purchased from Martha’s Table to give out to the city’s hungry;

-      Monthly donations to the Food Bank.