Missions & Opportunities to Serve
Local Needs Missions
The local needs program is our foremost priority. Needs become particularly acute in winter when it is dark and cold, and also during the ‘off seasons’ when area jobs are curtailed. Our local needs budget helps cover those who are desperate and have nowhere else to go for help. We coordinate these efforts with other area churches to ensure the needs are valid and shared. UCAF provides the assistance needed that may mean the difference between homelessness and shelter.
The United Church of Angel Fire (UCAF) dedicates 10% of the church’s annual undesignated income to support our mission programs. In addition, donations are made through occasional special offerings or individual member contributions.
Opportunities to Serve
Women’s Ministry
Regular Bridge & Mahjongg
Missions Outreach to Schools
Fellowship Dinners
Praise Team & Choir
Missions Outreach to the Community
Weekly Bible Study
ALM Ministry
Food 4 Kids
UCAF Missions
Heart of Taos
HEART of Taos is a community-funded nonprofit organization that provides assistance for women and children exiting homelessness through: emergency assistance, support and housing; homelessness prevention by providing emergency financial assistance, landlord advocacy, case management and money management counseling; and street outreach delivering sleeping bags, toiletries, soap, water, clothing, and food to women and children living on the street. The United Church of Angel Fire has pledged to continue contributing $100 per month in support of HEART of Taos for the fiscal year 2020-2021.
School Support
Each year, Eagle Nest Schools publish lists of the classroom supplies needed for students in each grade from pre-kindergarten through middle school. As one of our mission services, UCAF purchases School Packs for each grade level, pre-k through 12. In addition, individuals from UCAF generously purchase additional school supplies and back packs to supplement used, lost or missing supplies.
ALM (Always Loving Mankind)
The ALM Food Pantry is an ongoing community wide organization designed to alleviate hunger in the Moreno Valley and Cimarron communities. With the generosity of time and financial support from virtually all aspects of the community the program is able to address a vital need in the area.
Members of the UCAF congregation have been extremely helpful with funding ALM through specific donations, helping facilitate grants and multiple generous memorial fund donations.
Food For Kids
While Eagle Nest School provides breakfast and lunch for needy students during the week, there is no guarantee their food needs will be met over the weekend.
Items for food packs are purchased and assembled by volunteers and delivered to the school through coordinated food deliveries with the ALM Program.
