Middlebury Congregational Church Subordinate
Doing God's Work in Connecticut and the World
Middlebury Congregational Church
EIN: 06-0704618 Subordinate
Mission
The mission of the Middlebury Congregational Church is to witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ through: Worship that glorifies God and celebrates the gifts of all God’s people. Growth in individual Christian discipleship through work and study. Service to the surrounding community and to the wider world. Fellowship that strengthens the bonds of compassion and concern.
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The most recent annual report of the congregation, including financials, is available to members, friends, donor-advised funds, and charitable foundations upon request.
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Pastor
Rev. Katrina Manzi
Main address
1242 Whittemore Rd
Middlebury, CT 06762-2425 USA
EIN
06-0704618
Protestantism
Historic preservation
Community service
Early childhood education
Religion for youth
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Protestants
Interfaith groups
Low-income people
Working poor
Victims of disaster
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Public Charity
IRS filing requirement
This organization is not required to file an annual return with the IRS because it is a church.
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Download other documentsWhat we aim to solve
The mission of the Middlebury Congregational Church is to witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ. To that end, the congregation is organized to accomplish the following: Worship that glorifies God and celebrates the gifts of all God’s people. Growth in individual Christian discipleship through work and study. Service to the surrounding community and to the wider world. Fellowship that strengthens the bonds of compassion and concern.
Our programs
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Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries (GWIM)
Middlebury Congregational Church supports the Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries, Inc., which provides a Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry to its friends and neighbors in need of assistance. GWIM provides nearly 500,000 meals annually. GWIM is a non-demoninational 501c-3 non profit organization.
GWIM's mission is to feed the hungry in a respectful and dignified manner; to empower the homeless and underprivileged to become self-sufficient; to provide hope and opportunity to those in need.
MCC helps stock the food pantry throughout the year, along with gently used clothing for the homeless and a Mother's Day diaper drive. On Veterans' Day we prepared and served 200 sandwiches for the soup kitchen so GWIM workers could appreciate the holiday.
Middlebury Social Services
Middlebury Congregational Church works with and through the town's Social Services department to provide holiday meal baskets to disadvantaged families at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter.
MCC members also contribute fresh fruit and veggies to the Middlebury Food Bank through the Social Services office.
Wellmore Behavioral Health
Middlebury Congregational Church works through Wellmore Behavioral Health to provide back-to-school supplies and Christmas presents to at-risk children and youth. In 2022 we renewed our Covenant to Care agreement to support a social services worker through Wellmore.
In 2022 we collected: 18 backpacks, 20 three ring binders, 15 packages of paper, 20 spiral notebooks, 17 composition notebooks, 8 planners, 314 pencils, 7 packages of erasers, 15 pencil sharpeners, 18 pencil cases, 130 pens, 22 boxes of crayons, 21 rulers, 48 glue sticks, 8 boxes of markers, 54 folders, 10 packages of index cards, and 4 packages of glue.
At Christmas, we provided gifts for 60 children through our Star Tree project.
Wellmore's service area includes most of Northwestern Connecticut.
Board of Mission
Our Board of Mission supports charitable organizations in our community and around the world where we see the need. In 2022, we donated financially to these organizations: Acts4Ministry of Waterbury for families in financial distress; Carolyn's Place pregnancy center in Waterbury; First Church of Marlborough, Massachusetts for aid to Ukrainian refugees in Poland; Food for Friends food bank in Chicago; Greater Waterbury Interfaith Ministries (see separate listing); Heifer Project; Kentucky Tornado Fund; Ministers Financial Vitality Initiative; Middlebury Volunteer Fire Department; Red Cross; Salvation Army; Silver Lake scholarships; UCC Christmas Fund; UCC Texas Winter Relief Fund; Ukraine Relief Fund.
In 2022, our in-kind donations of food, supplies, clothing, diapers, and personal items to GWIM, Middlebury Social Services, and Wellmore was calculated at a value greater than $9,300.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
United Church of Christ (UCC) 1954
Southern New England Conference, United Church of Christ 2020
Litchfield South Association, United Church of Christ 2022
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
We covenant with God and with one another in mutual love and trust:
to worship God together,
to study and respond to God’s Holy Word,
to witness in all the world to God’s reconciling love,
to strive for love, justice and peace,
and to walk together in the ways of the Lord.
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At Middlebury Congregational Church, we:
Celebrate Joys
Share Burdens
Show Kindness
Love One Another
Forgive Often
Rejoice in This Life!
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Pastor
Rev. Katrina Manzi
Rev. Katrina Manzi was called to be our minister in November of 2017. A Connecticut native, she grew up in Killingworth. She holds a Master of Divinity degree from Yale Divinity School and Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Rochester.
Before coming to Middlebury, Katrina served as summer pastor for the Congregational Church of North Stonington while their minister was away on sabbatical. During seminary, she interned at the Monroe Congregational Church and the First Congregational Church of Cheshire. She also completed a unit of Clinical Pastoral Education at Norwalk Hospital.
Here at MCC, she’s also been using skills they don’t teach in grad school, such as social media, video editing and photography. Most of the photos you see here are hers. In her spare time, Katrina enjoys reading, archery, board games, learning more American history, and cheering on the Red Sox.
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Middlebury Congregational Church
Board of directorsas of 01/19/2024
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Ellen Aronheim
retired
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