Church on the Cape - United Methodist
A community church in Cape Porpoise, Maine
Gifts of Love - An Annual Holiday Outreach
The Missions Outreach Committee of Church on the Cape Presents Gifts of Love as an alternative way to for members and friends to give Christmas gifts. It is a good way to support worthy causes with which our members are involved. Here is our chance to put Christ's work into Christmas. Gifts of Love cards and donations may be purchased following December morning worship and at the annual Church Christmas Time Fair, durinng Prelude, held on the first Saturday of December.
Or you many donate online - please see below.
Or you may download this form and send in a check.
(December, 2024 form, still useable)
Christmas “shoppers” make donations to a variety of community good causes instead of knick-knack Christmas presents to family and friends. Contact us and we will provide you with an 'alternate' gift card and envelope for you to use as the gift.
Please see below and decide which good causes you would like to support. You may support all of them but each gift should be $5.00 minimum. And you can give all you want! No maximum. Please give generously.
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ALERT: The Gifts of Love form is below, but not all of the good causes are in the drop-down. Please use the NOTE section to indicate your giving intentions. Thank you!!!
Bon Appetit
Bon Appetit is a weekly dinner program in Biddeford. Clients arrive for a free nutritional dinner and companionship. During the summer, between 40-50 people are served daily, with the numbers increasing during winter months. The program has seen a dramatic rise in the numbers of children coming in family units. Additional funding is always needed to supplement the work of Bon Appetit. The Church on the Cape faith family regularly volunteers to serve the meal on the third Wednesday of the month.
Donate now through Gifts of Love
www.bonappetitmealprogram.com
Camp Mechuwana
It is the mission of Mechuwana to complement the local church ministry by providing a unique Christian setting for persons of all ages for personal growth and experiences that enhance one's relationship with God, neighbors, and the natural world.
Donate now through Gifts of Love
www.mechuwana.org
Caring Unlimited
Domestic violence is the most recurrent incident reported to the police in Kennebunkport, according to local police. Caring Unlimited is our answer to violence in the community. This organization offers hope to families in danger through 24-hour hotline aid, legal advisors, support groups staffed by kid-workers, a donation center, temporary and transitional housing.
Community Outreach Services
In response to community needs, twelve churches of various faiths have joined together to support Community Outreach Services. In addition to its primary function of providing emergency food needs, this outreach has broadened its scope to encompass fuel assistance, a voucher program with Hannaford in Kennebunk, a school snack program, and a special needs program.
Donate now through Gifts of Love
https://coskennebunks.org
Grace Street Ministry
This outreach ministry offers a consistent, compassionate, pastoral presence to the homeless and marginalized in downtown Portland, Maine. They work to relieve suffering, to address the spiritual needs in this ever-shifting community, and to decrease the prejudice between the housed and the homeless through preaching, education, and experience. Our faith family collects socks annually for Grace Street Ministry.
​Donate now through Gifts of Love
Habitat for Humanity
For over 20 years, Habitat for Humanity in York County has been helping low-income families obtain affordable housing. The three legs of support for this program are land, volunteers and funds. The Church on the Cape has been an ever-increasing and vital part of this Christian outreach through our gifts, our prayers, and our participation. Gifts made to Habitat will help meet the objective of increasing the number of much needed homes built each year from a historical average of one per year to a targeted 2 to 3 homes per year. ​Donate now through Gifts of Love