Every year, 100% of the Christmas Eve Offering is donated to local and international mission partners who are serving the poor, hungry, homeless, oppressed, and afflicted. The needs of these communities are overwhelming. The 2025 summer youth mission trip, CARAVAN, will volunteer and support these two San Francisco-based organizations serving people in the Chinese community and the Tenderloin.
The Mission & Service ministry team, has chosen two organizations to split the 2025 Christmas Eve offering:
Somos Watsonville is a local, inclusive, bilingual gathering space where young people and their families can explore their identities, connect with others, receive support and skills, and engage in fellowship and fun. Somos Watsonville was incubated by the Presbytery of San Jose and is overseen by the Rev. Julie Porras-Center.
City Hope is committed to the ongoing work of creating connection and care for the most marginalized neighbors of the Tenderloin while addressing food insecurity. Their meal programs are intentionally designed to be a dignifying expreience for the community. City Hope serves restaurant-style meals, where they seat their guests, call them by name, and give them the dignity of choosing from a menu.
You can donate in person during the Christmas Eve service, or donate online. (Be sure to designate your online payment to "Christmas Eve.")
Thank you for being a congregation that cares!