If you have any particular charity that you would like our Mission Board to consider, please contact our Mission Board chair, George Richards or either of the pastors.

Our Local Mission Programs: (click on the links to see more)

A Covenant Church with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Bridgeport, Greenfield Hill has been working in partnership with other local UCC churches to build homes in Bridgeport, the 'Sound Coalition'. Volunteering at Habitat. Volunteering at Habitat can range from on-site house building, pre-building construction and preparation work at Habitat’s warehouse, providing needed office services work at Habitat’s Bridgeport headquarters or retail and inventory management services at Habitat’s ReStore. GHCC official workdays are the second Saturday of each month and new faces are always welcome! For questions or directions to the latest project site, please contact our own Bob Evans or the Volunteer Coordinator for Habitat at volunteer@habitatcfc.org.

Greenfield Hill is a partner church of the Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport, supporting a variety of ministries throughout the Bridgeport area.
Volunteering at CCGB: Volunteer opportunities include teaching classes for adults or children, stuffing envelopes, making telephone calls, mentoring and tutoring once per week, per month or per year at Project Learn and painting, minor repairs and annual clean-ups at the Janus House. For more information on volunteer activities at CCGB, please contact Patty Jensen at CCGB: Patty Jensen. For Janus House activities, contact Dale Holder at CCGB: Dale Holder

Greenfield Hill Church has a long history of partnership with Operation Hope, an outreach to those who are homeless and hungry in our community. Along with financial and volunteer support, monthly meals, on every first Wednesday, are provided by Greenfield Hill. Contact Dawn Kreitler to offer your help with our Operation Hope suppers.
Volunteering at Operation Hope: Volunteer needs at Operation Hope include helping with small repairs, writing articles for website and quarterly newsletter, on-call consultants for the following areas: business management, strategic planning, marketing, real estate, development and procurement, website management, legal, human resources, professional development, public speaking, writing and editing. High Schoolers are welcome!
Members of Greenfield Hill tutor Bridgeport children at risk through the School Volunteer Association and Project Learn.

Our finances also support these local progams:

Center For Women and Families – The CWF provides services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and women returning to the community from correctional facilities. It is dedicated to strengthening women and families and eliminating violence and abuse through education, intervention, advocacy and community collaboration.
Volunteering at CWF: Volunteer activities at CWF include working directly with CWF clients (after completing a counselor-certification program), helping plan and run CWF’s three major annual fundraising events, participating in miscellaneous work projects at the Crisis Center and participating in collection drives of needed goods or services. To find out more about the volunteer activities at CWF, please contact Sara Lubarsky, Development Associate at 203-334-6154 or by email to slubarsky@cwfefc.org.

South End Community Center of Bridgeport - promote the health and well-being of youth and their families from the South End neighborhood of Bridgeport.

BCAC (Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition) - This is a coalition of organizations committed to improving the well-being of Bridgeport children through advocacy.
Volunteering at BCAC . Volunteers are welcome to participate on any of BCAC’s task force committees. For more information on volunteer opportunities you may contact Marilyn Ondrasik at mo@bcacct.org or (203) 549-0075.

St. George's Soup Kitchen - Each month, SPFers (Senior Pilgrim Fellowship) and JPFers (Junior Pilgrim Fellowship) youth prepare and serve dinner at St. George's Soup Kitchen in Bridgeport. (contact Rev. Alida Ward to learn more: Alida Ward

Bridgeport Rescue Mission – The Bridgeport Rescue Mission serves the urban poor with the compassion of Christ by providing shelter, food, clothing, education, job training and discipleship in the ways of Jesus Christ.
Volunteering at BRM. Volunteer activities encompass staffing the kitchens at the main men’s homeless shelter and the mobile food unit, mentoring and educational services, clerical assistance and clothing and food bank inventory management. To seek opportunities at BRM you may complete the form found at Volunteer or you may contact Pastor Ron Tyler at (203) 333-4087 x109.

Mill River Wetlands Committee The MRWC is a non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening environmental science through the study of river basis systems. Currently MWRC is responsible for the stewardship of open space purchased by the Town of Fairfield along the lower portion of the Mill River.
Volunteering at MRWC. Volunteer opportunities at MRWC include trail maintenance, staffing its annual Garden Expo fund raising event and conducting outdoor classes with Fairfield public school students in Grades 3 through 6. For more information on MWRC, please contact Charlene Brauns-Schindler, President at 203-259-1847.

Horizons at Greens Farms Academy . The Horizons Program aims to enhance the educational opportunities of the underserved youth of Bridgeport through summer and weekend educational and extracurricular activities. Initially focused on youth in grades K though 8, the Horizons Program is now expanding into the high school grades
Volunteering at Horizons: Volunteer activities at Horizons include guest readers, tutoring, classroom assistants, lunch assistants, gardening at a local Bridgeport elementary school and annual event planning and implementation. For more information on these activities, please contact Becky Faucher at (203) 256-7579 or Horizons.

The Re-Focus Outreach Ministry of Bridgeport - faith-based non-denominational residential facility designed to assist women who are making the transition from homelessness, substance abuse, and/or incarceration to healthy lives.
Volunteering at ReFOCUS. Volunteer activities at ReFOCUS include planners for weekend activities, open house days and graduation, book club planners, cooking, miscellaneous administrative and office management, movers and packers for upcoming move to new residence, solicitations of funds and property for new residence. For more information on the current volunteer activities, please contact Martha Melvin, Executive Director: Martha Melvin.

South End Community Center. The South End Community Center forms part of the Bridgeport YMCA, which is in turn itself a part of the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA which aims to build strong kids, strong families and strong communities through value-based programs and services. SECC promotes the well-being of youth and their families from the South End neighborhood of Bridgeport.
Volunteering at SECC. For information on the volunteer activities at SECC contact Timothy Bartlett, Executive Director at 203-334-5551 or at Tim Bartlett.