
April 27th a small group of volunteers and myself dug the footings for what will eventually be a porch of a house in the City of Rochester, NY. It was just for an afternoon but by donating a little of our time we can help transform this old building into housing for those in need in our community. This site was originally a hotel in the 1900's but has long been in disuse. The city of Rochester sold the property to the Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services so they can restore it for housing.
The Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services (RRRS) provides services and opportunities to ensure assimilation of refugees into our community. It is their mission is to make our new neighbors successful and happy here in Rochester as they contribute to our community with their culture and experience. While numbers of refugees coming into the US has been reduced, the numbers they are serving in the Rochester, NY have gone up. They do not receive much funding and depend on donations and volunteers.
Thank you to everyone who enthusiastically stepped up to help on short notice. We hope to assist in more projects like this in the near future.
by Jonathan Benard
The Rochester Refugee Resettlement Services (RRRS) provides services and opportunities to ensure assimilation of refugees into our community. It is their mission is to make our new neighbors successful and happy here in Rochester as they contribute to our community with their culture and experience. While numbers of refugees coming into the US has been reduced, the numbers they are serving in the Rochester, NY have gone up. They do not receive much funding and depend on donations and volunteers.
Thank you to everyone who enthusiastically stepped up to help on short notice. We hope to assist in more projects like this in the near future.
by Jonathan Benard
Our mission as a church is to support the Kingdom of God on Earth. One of the many ways we do that is by providing support to organizations that do the work of God's Kingdom in our local communities and throughout the world. As you are able please consider joining us in our mission work.