Compassion offering archive

This is the archive of information about the groups that have received our monthly compassion offering. Money given through the church to compassion offering goes only to that month’s group. If you wish to give money to another organization, you should contact that group directly.

  • February Compassion Offering: La Casa de la Misericordia
    by Orchard Ridge UCC
    La Casa de la Misericordia is a welcome center in Nogales, Mexico. Prior to changes in immigration policy on January 21, 2026, “La Casa” provided a safe home for single women and women with children who were waiting, with papers, to come legally to the United States. Now it also offers a home for women and …
  • January Compassion Offering: The Sewing Machine Project
    by Orchard Ridge UCC
    The Sewing Machine Project (SMP) is a grassroots nonprofit based in Madison, Wisconsin. Since its founding in 2005, SMP has collected and distributed nearly 5,000 sewing machines to individuals and organizations locally, nationally, and internationally. In Madison, SMP partners with community centers to provide sewing machines and instruction and collaborates with local libraries to offer …
  • December Compassion Offering: The UCC Christmas Fund
    by Orchard Ridge UCC
    For more than 100 years, The Pension Boards-United Church of Christ (PBUCC) has been able to provide financial assistance to UCC pastors, church workers and their families thanks to congregations and individuals contributing to the fund.  The Christmas Fund has been caring for active and retired clergy and lay employees of the United Church of Christ for over …
  • November Compassion Offering: The ORUCC Thanksgiving Year-Round Fund
    by Orchard Ridge UCC
    ORUCC has a long tradition of supporting our social services partners in their work with neighbors in need. Families in southwest Madison are being hit hard by high food costs, inflation due to tariffs, federal budget cuts, and skyrocketing rent. For the neediest ORUCC neighbors, any extra or unpredictable expenses can be a huge challenge. Illness, …
  • October Compassion Offering: Al-Ahli Gaza Hospital
    by Orchard Ridge UCC
    During this terrifying time, Al-Ahli Gaza Hospital is one of the few remaining hospitals able to provide medical services to families in Gaza. The hospital is run by the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem, a UCC Mission Partner organization, and is staffed by both Palestinian and international professionals from around the world.   Several times in …