Neighbors in Need Special Mission Offering
Neighbors in Need (NIN) is a special mission offering of the United Church of Christ that supports ministries of justice and compassion in the United States.
2025 Suggested Offering Date: October 5th
The Neighbors in Need offering supports ministries of justice and compassion, with one third of the offering given to the Council for American Indian Ministries and the remaining two thirds supporting UCC justice ministries.
While many of our churches collect the offering on part of World Communion Sunday, contributions to this offering can be collected on any Sunday during the calendar year. We thank you for your support and generosity.
About Council for American Indian Ministries | About Justice and Witness Ministries | Neighbors in Need Grants
Apply for a Neighbors in Need Grant
If you’re a UCC church or affiliated organization doing justice in your community through advocacy efforts and direct service projects, you are eligible to apply for a Neighbors in Need grant. Learn about grant options and important dates. Application portal opens August 1, 2024.
Neighbors in Need: Stories of Faith & Transformation
Read about the ministries who have received a grant and how they found success with it in their communities.
Neighbors in Need donations help bolster justice work in churches and communities
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2022
Eastgate Congregational UCC
Fall City, WA
Circular Congregational UCC
Charlseton, SC
Claremont UCC
Claremont, CA
Rock Spring Congregational UCC
Arlington, VA
David’s UCC
Kettering, OH
The Church of Christ at Dartmouth
Hanover, NH
Mount Tabor UCC
Saint Louis, MO
Church of the Good Shepherd UCC
Albuquerque, NM
Mountain Rise UCC
Fairport, NY
University Congregational UCC
Seattle, WA
2021
Rock Spring Congregational UCC
Arlington, VA
Waiokeola Congregational Church UCC
Honolulu, HI
Central Union Church UCC
Honolulu, HI
Trinity Reformed UCC
Mountville, PA
Neighborhood Church UCC
Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Plymouth Congregational UCC
Fort Wayne, IN
Congregational UCC
Norwell, MA
About the Council for American Indian Ministry
The Council for American Indian Ministry (CAIM) is the voice for American Indian people in the UCC. CAIM provides Christian ministry and witness to American Indians and to the wider church. Justice issues that affect American Indian life are communicated to the whole UCC by CAIM.
Historically, the forebears of the UCC established churches and worked with Lakota, Dakota, Nakota, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arickara, and Hocak in North and South Dakota, Wisconsin and northern Nebraska. Today there are 20 UCC congregations on reservations and one urban, multi-tribal UCC congregation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. CAIM supports these local churches and their pastors. In addition, CAIM strives to be a resource for more than 1,000 individuals from dozens of other tribes and nations who are members of other UCC congregations and to strengthen their participation in the life of the church.
Questions? Contact UCC.
Rachel McDonald
Generosity Officer, Our Church’s Wider Mission and Special Mission Offerings
216-736-2182