Fulfilling Christ’s Great Commission

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”  
Matthew 28:19  

Union Church has a long history of supporting missionaries locally and internationally and we commit ~15% of general giving to support a variety of missionaries.

Union’s Mission Partners

2023-2024 has seen continuing financial and prayerful support for our missionaries in Asia, India, the Middle East, Peru, Africa, and Mexico. Five Wycliffe Bible translators we support have ministered throughout the world using their skills in technology. 

Locally, we continue to serve the following with both monetary and volunteer support:  

City Team Ministries

Community Services Agency of Los Altos and Mountain View

Help One Child

Real Options

Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Chaplains

Young Life

We also contribute to four experienced and effective college/university ministries.

Missions Financial Summary:

Mission Efforts

2023

By people

Dollars

By Funding

International

12

46 %

$38,200

39.0%

Local

8

31 %

$19,500

20%

Local Schools/campus 

5

19 %

$16,500

30.5%

Mexico

1

4%

$6,600

10.5%

Totals

26

100%

$79,300

100%

Mission Activities in 2022-2024

●  Monthly Mission Committee meetings held on Zoom, open to the church.

●  Walk For Life: Martial Cottle Park San Jose, March 2022 & 2023

●  Annual Team Mission trip to Rancho Santa Marta Orphanage and K-12, regular and special needs school in late Spring. Union has supported the Santa Marta Mission effort since it’s inception in 1981.

●  Prepare and deliver Operation Christmas Child Shoe boxes. In November 2023, this included: Union’s 151 boxes, Onnuri’s 65 boxes and 22 boxes from the school.

●  Hosted Help One Child offices, events and Giving Tree in December.

●  Committee members are in on-going communication with all of our missionaries and work to encourage congregational prayer for them.

Union’s Local Outreach Efforts

Ongoing: ESL Class and Sunday Adult Bible study on Zoom

● Easter Egg Hunts

● July – 4th of July Community Pancake Breakfast (fundraiser for Help One Child)

● August – A water sports fun event for kids

● September – E-waste Recycling, Shredding and Food Drive event

● October/November – Operation Christmas Child Shoe box preparation and delivery

● December – A community food drive for the Community Services Agency and the Giving Tree for the children of Help One Child