The Community Engagement Team at Dungeness Community Churchin Sequim has worked to build relationships and support groups n the Sequim community that are alligned with the values of DCC.
SEQUIM FOOD BANK
Andra Smith speaks with us about The Sequim Food Bank. If you would like to support the Food Bank financially, with food or volunteer work, contact them at:
https://www.sequimfoodbank.org
KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY INTERNATIONAL
Roger Dickson shares about Kairos Prison Ministry International, which is working in Clallam County to reach inmates. Roger first started working with Kairos while living in Colorado. Kairos is supported by the Community Engagement Team at Dungeness Community Church.
THE RAMEN SHOP
Anna Bailey tells us about the opportunities and mission The Ramen Shop has brought to Sequim. Interested in volunteering in a fun way and engaging with the community? Check in with Anna, and ask how you can help. Do you love good food? Stop in with a friend and buy a bowl of Ramen! Lot's of ways to support this local ministry. Learn more at ShareRamen.com.
OBRIA PACIFIC NORTHWEST
River Sussman describes the various service that OBRIA PNW provides Sequim and the surrounding areas. To learn more or get involved, contact River at admin@obria.pnw or call at (360) 681-8725.
GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL
Ray Beaver tells us how Gideons International spreads the Word of God locally and globally, with the help of volunteers and financial support. Learn about the history of the Gideons and how you can be a part!
VOLUNTEER HOSPICE OF CLALLAM COUNTY
DCCares and The Community Engagement Team feature Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County. Volunteer Hospice provides physical, emotional, and spiritual support to terminally ill patients and their families with free around the clock registered nursing availability and trained volunteers. They also offer other services such as a lending closet, education programs and grief support.
Click here to learn more about Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County
YOUNG LIFE OF SEQUIM
This month the CET is featuring Young Life of Sequim. Watch the attached video to learn more about Young Life and how you can get involved.
Over the last decade, Dungeness Community Church has participated in the Advent Conspiracy initiative to bless communities across the world through our work with Living Water International. LWI exists to serve the world’s thirsty by helping them acquire safe, clean water and sharing the living water of Jesus Christ.
In 2020, DCC saw an opportunity to share the heart and mission of Advent Conspiracy with our local community in a new way. The DCC Community Engagement Team selected a number of local groups, that directly benefited from our Advent Conspiracy that year. It was a huge success. This year is no different, as we work to share the love of Christ with those in need, both locally and globally.
Our 2022 Advent Conspiracy Partners
Here is a list of our 2022 Advent Conspiracy Partners with links to their Websites to learn more about them
Serenity House of Clallam County
Salvation Army of Clallam County
Obria (formerly My Choices)
Habitat for Humanity (Clallum County)
Living Water International
After 2 years of hiatus, we are back to hosting the Holiday Foster Dinner! It is on Friday, December 2, 2022 -- from 5:30pm to 7:30pm, in partnership with North Olympic Foster Parents Association. Read on to learn about the Dinner, and what you can do to support what has become a wonderful Christmas tradition for so many. DCC Adults Pastor, Lance Lewis, will be this year's MC, with the support of DCC Family Ministries Pastor, Britt Hemphill, who has done much to help us organize the event and secure funds.
A Longstanding Community Event
Since 2013, DCC has provided a location and support for North Olympic Foster Parents Association to host their annual Holiday dinner for interested foster families in Sequim, Port Angeles, Forks and other communities in the region. This event began as a thank you for foster parents who provide love and a home for the many deserving children.
We will have a traditional turkey dinner, with all the fixing, including a chocolate fountain for dessert, which is being provided by a volunteer. Emma Gockerell is providing face painting for all the children! Sunbonnet Sue’s quilting group sews a special Christmas stocking for every single foster child, which are filled by Sequim Community Church.
Each year, the Community Engagement Team (CET) at Dungeness Community Church selects a number of local organizations to work with. In addition to supporting these local organizations, we partner to support LIving Water International. Below is one of our recipients for the 2021 Advent Season.
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ROSS HAMILTON
Well, we are here at the Sequim Police Station with deputy chief, Mike Hill. As I understand it Mike your job is to enforce the law keep the peace and and help people in trouble.
MIKE HILL
That is correct. Is that right? Yep.
ROSS HAMILTON
I understand from others that in the old days, the officers had to dig in their own Pockets to help out people. And now we have a human services fund. So tell us about it and, the history, and maybe some incidents that we might have been able to help
Each year, the Community Engagement Team (CET) at Dungeness Community Church selects a number of local organizations to work with. In addition to supporting these local organizations, we partner to support LIving Water International. Below is one of our recipients for the 2021 Advent Season.
Click to learn more about the 2021 Advent Conspiracy Recipients
Hi, my name is Sarah Nichols. And I'm the executive director of the Dungeness Valley Health and Wellness Clinic better known as The Sequim free clinic. The clinic, the board of directors, the volunteers we would all like to thank you for your Advent Conspiracy donation.
Each year, the Community Engagement Team (CET) at Dungeness Community Church selects a number of local organizations to work with. In addition to supporting these local organizations, we partner to support LIving Water International. Below is one of our recipients for the 2021 Advent Season.
Click to learn more about the 2021 Advent Conspiracy Recipients
Hi, I'm River Sussman. I'm the CEO for obria Pacific Northwest Medical Clinics. I want to thank DCC you guys have been a great support to our Organization for many many years and we really appreciate the support that you give to us. Not just in the Financial Funding which we definitely appreciate and it helps to fund our programs. But also we have received so many volunteers and staff members from your congregation. You guys are just one of the places that warms my heart when I think of so, thank you DCC.
Each year, the Community Engagement Team (CET) at Dungeness Community Church selects a number of local organizations to work with. In addition to supporting these local organizations, we partner to support LIving Water International. Below is one of our recipients for the 2021 Advent Season.
Click to learn more about the 2021 Advent Conspiracy Recipients
Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County
Volunteer Hospice of Clallam county is a 43 year old organization providing hospice and palliative care services to the community. We cover the area from Joyce, WA all the way to Diamond Point. The nurses of Volunteer Hospice guide patients and their support group through the end-of-life journey. The nursing staff works with patients and their families to set goals and manage symptoms throughout the hospice service. They offer respite care, grief support and a loaning service for medical equipment. www.vhocc.org
Our final totals have come in for DCC's Advent Conspiracy Initiative in 2021.
Our five local community groups (who are featured farther down in this article) received a total of $25,000. Living Water International received $50,000, which will go toward at least three known wells. In additon, a donor in Texas asked Living Water International to match their own giving with a church and DCC was selected. So an addiional so $40,000 will go toward building wells. So that's $75,000 plus $40,000 which equals a total of $115,000 for Advent Conspiracy this year. Isn't that amazing!
Psalm 115:1 says "Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness!"
Thank you to each one of you that were participants. We ask God to go ahead and mobilize these acts of faithfulnees for His glory. Amen
The following is a list of our global and local community partners for Advent Conspiracy 2021.
As a part of Advent Conspiracy in late 2020, the Community Engagement Team at Dungeness Community Church was blessed to support Clallam Mosaic, a local non-profit that benefits individuals with special needs in our community. The following article, explains the history and the heart of Clallam Mosaic, from their humble roots in 1998 to their work in 2020 to help their community in the midst of a pandemic.
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Clallam Mosaic – 22 Years of Service
In 1998, four families came together in a living room wondering what would happen to their child when he/she graduated from high school. All of these parents had one thing in common; their child was a student with special needs. As they looked around the community at adults with special needs, they saw a bleak future. Their children seemed destined to sit at home with no activities to engage in other than watching TV. They were worried that their children would lose all of the hard-fought learning they had acquired through their school years. The future was scary!
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Mothers Day Project for Obria Pregancy Resource Center - 2021
Mother's Day is just around the corner, on May 9th. As a staff we were discussing what to do this Mother's Day, as a congregation. Sometimes we do things specifically to recognize moms but not everybody is a mom, so we thought we would come up with a way that all of us could honor our moms, and bless some other moms, along with some important women in our lives.
We are taking a special offering this Mother's Day season as a tribute to honor motherhood. We're going to use that as a gift to Obria Pregnancy Medical Resource Center. Obria is right here in Sequim and they help moms, many who are going through a difficult time in their pregnancy.
So, if you donate to help with Obria, we're going to give you a flower and you can present that flower to a special lady of your choice. So, be planning ahead for mother's day and a special offering. For those of you who are joining us online and want to participate in this CLICK THIS LINK.
The mission of the Community Engagement Team (CET) is to encourage our congregation to reach out to our community with the love and message of Jesus Christ. We do this by providing outreach training for the DCC family. We explore the local area for outreach opportunities by continually exegeting the Sequim community. We then inform the elders and pastoral staff to see if these opportunities are a good fit for DCC in a given season. An ongoing goal of the Community Engagement Team is to build relationships of trust and goodwill with community leaders.
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