We love our neighborhood and we’re here to serve our neighbors.
Our Neighborhood Renewal Team exists to help bring God’s healing and justice to our neighborhood. We prize tangible local ministry, partnership with others who love our neighborhood, and face-to-face relationships. We are particularly interested in the areas of economic justice, the arts, and the lives of our children.
STOCK THE SHELVES
PUTTING FOOD SECURITY BACK ON THE TABLE
Three ways to promote food security:
1. Bring beans, rice and canned vegetables to Uptown for our final collection day this Sunday, November 9. They will be donated to Cabrini Immigrant Services food pantry
2. Respectfully pressure New York Leaders to TAKE ACTION.
3. Give and Receive: Our diaconate fund is considered "Family Money" and is an expression of our interdependence as a covenant family. Let's give and receive according to our resources and need.
GIVE : Select "Benevolence"
RECEIVE - email diaconate@uptowncommunitychurch.com. The request process, conducted by trained Uptown leaders, is relational and confidential.
Questions or ideas? Contact douglas@uptowncommunitychurch.com
Pray March Act
The vision of Pray March Act (PMA) is to create a nation-wide collective of churches and organizations that are committed to Christian Anti-Racist work by dismantling racist structures in their cities through praying, marching, and activism. We believe that there are systems and structures in our cities that support the marginalization of oppressed communities. PMA is committed to galvanizing the church to dismantle those structures.
Uptown Community Church is a member of the PMA coalition of churches that are working together to identify anti-racist public policies to advocate for. Members of our church are participating in three Policy Working Groups that were created around three policy areas: housing, public education and the criminal legal system.
Questions? Contact: George Sarkassian - george@uptowncommunitychurch.com
Fairview Ave Garden Renewal Project
The purpose of this project is to bring local citizens, organizations, building and landowners, and institutions together to address the beautification, health and safety concerns of the lot located on Fairview Ave between Broadway and Broadway Terrace.
If you are interested in participating please email Dew Lizzardi.
Youth-Police Roundtable
The mission of the Youth-Police Roundtable is to bring together youth aged 14-24 from the Washington Heights/Inwood Community and Officers representing the 34th Police Precinct to develop dialogue, accountability and collaboration around issues of community policing, public safety and supporting youth who are at-risk or involved with the criminal justice system.
Objectives:
Mentor young leaders aged 14-24 in community organizing and justice advocacy.
Establish an ongoing dialogue between youth and police to establish rapport and trust.
Youth and police identify issues of common concern related to community policing, public safety and supporting at-risk youth.
Partner with a broad coalition of community partners to support the above objectives.
For more information contact Al Santino, Community Coordinator at alsantino@uptowncommunitychurch.com
Click here to learn more about this initiative.
Uptown Community Church is a founding member of Viva Uptown Inc., a church-based collaborative which is joining God and our community for the flourishing of Washington Heights and Inwood. Learn about us at vivauptown.org