The Church and Community Outreach Council of the First United Church of Christ, inspired by Christ's example of reaching out to the world with Christian love and caring, seeks to fulfill our mandate as God's people by reaching out to those who suffer, standing alongside those who are oppressed, and rejoicing with those that are seeking new possibilities in their lives.  We seek to involve our church in actions that bring hope and well being to our local, regional, national and world community.  We are called to do this because we are so filled with the joyful spirit of love given to us by our lord that we cannot resist sharing the good news with others.  We consider our mission actions to be a prayer of thankful action reflecting God's love for this world.

"My Brother's Table" Soup Kitchen

First Church participates four times a year with "My Brother's Table," a  Saturday soup kitchen at the Carlisle Salvation Army.  This is an opportunity of service which includes providing food and serving the meal.  Contact David McKibben council chairperson at 776-3476 for more information.

Food Weekend

Food weekend is the second weekend of each month.  At the Saturday evening service and the two services on Sunday  food staples are collected in baskets for Project Share, the local food bank.  Our church concentrates  on collecting cans/jars of spaghetti sauce but other food items are also collected.  These staples help feed hungry and needy families in the Carlisle Area.

Community Support

First church provides financial support to local charitable organizations such as Meals on Wheels, Safe Harbour, Project Share, Habitat for Humanity, Truck Stop Ministry, Domestic Violence Shelter,  and  Fruitbelt Farmworker Christian Ministry.

Mission Work

Church and Community Outreach Council organizes yearly mission trips of one to two weeks.  Mission trips since 2000 have supported and aided Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, MS, Habitat for Humanity in Robbins, TN, and the Lakota UCC congregations located on the Cheyenne Indian Reservation in South Dakota.  Contact David McKibben council chairperson at 776-3476 for more information.