Outreach and Service

Outreach and Service

FCCN supports the following organizations. We volunteer our time, donate goods, raise awareness and/or offer meeting space.

Stephen Ministry

Divorce Recovery Groups

Divorce Recovery Groups are ongoing and continue throughout the year. The cost is $90.00. Please call (781) 762-3320 for info, or email: churchoffice@fccnorwood.org. The group meets virtually Wednesday evenings at 7:00 pm.

Learn more about Divorce Recovery Group

Generic Ministry

Generic Ministry is a group of volunteers that collects and distributes food, clothing, and supplies to the homeless and needy in Boston. We are a not-for-profit organization that recognizes that many people in our community need help and we do what we can to help them.

Donations can be made at the church.

New Life Furniture Bank of MA

New Life Furniture Bank is a Medfield, MA not-for-profit organization with a warehouse in Walpole, MA serving the surrounding communities. As a furniture bank, we collect gently used furniture, that is then made available to individuals and families in need. We are members of the National Furniture Bank Association of North America (www.fbana.org)

 Clients come to us through referrals from social service and government agencies, as well as area clergy. We expect to serve people overcoming difficult circumstances such as victims of fires or floods, those who have been homeless, veterans of war and recent refugees. Our goal is to treat our clients with dignity, provide them basic necessities from our inventory and, hopefully, ease their burden in life.

NewLife relies on the generosity of residents like you. We accept most basic furniture and household items, although they must be in relatively good condition. We aim to provide an easy option for those who are downsizing or redecorating to “recycle,” knowing their donations will be put to good use and kept out of landfills. NewLife is an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit.  All donations to our organizations are tax deductible.

FCCN organizes trips to the warehouse in Walpole bimonthly. To sign up click here.

Norwood Ecumenical Food Pantry

The Norwood Ecumenical Food Pantry located at The Grace Episcopal Church serves over 350 families in the Norwood area. They have a completely volunteer staff of over 100 people who give many hours of their time each week to purchase food, stock shelves, sort goods, clean, repair and handle administrative duties.

Donations for the food pantry can be made at the church.

Scouting of America and Girl Scouts of America

Cub Scout Pack 42, Boy Scout Troop 42, and Venture Crew 420 meet at the church in Pingree Hall. Girl Scout troops 81348 and Daisy troops 64065 & 77249 also meet here at the church. Contact Sarah Begg for more information on Girl Scouts of America.

Meetings are as follows:

Sundays

2:00 PM Cub Scouts Pack 42 (Pingree Hall)

3:00 PM Boy Scouts Troop 42 (Pingree Hall)

1st + 3rd Fridays

7:00 PM Venturing Crew 420

Boy Scout Troop 42 was the eighth Boy Scout troop chartered in America. The church has a charter of the troop in its archives that was signed by President Theodore Roosevelt. Contact Kevin Keaney for more information.

Norwood Christian Preschool

Norwood Christian Preschool is a faith-based preschool for children ages 2.9 to 5, located here at the church. For more information, click here.

Women’s Community Committee

The Women’s Community Committee, Inc. (WCC) is an all-volunteer, non-profit community-service organization. WCC has been operating a store front Thrift Shop since 1927, two years after its founding. The Thrift Shop is one of Norwood’s oldest establishments in continuous operation. All proceeds from the Thrift Shop are used to provide local organizations with funds to support worthy programs, services, and charities.

WCC recognizes that donors and customers are its most valuable asset and notes that it is only with the continuing support of the community that it can accomplish its goal “to extend a helping hand.”

Location:

1194 Washington Street

Norwood, MA 02062

Ph: 781-762-2991

The WCC holds meeting in the Alden Room once a month.

Old Parish Preservation Volunteers

Many members of our church are involved in preserving and repairing the first cemetery here in Norwood. This was the original cemetery for FCC Norwood back in 1736 when Norwood split from Dedham. You can check out their website here to get involved.

Alcoholics Anonymous

AA Meetings are held Monday, Tuesday & Wednesdays 7:30 PM and Saturdays at 6 pm.  These are closed groups meeting. There is a morning group that meets at 6:45 am on Saturday & Sundays in the Alden Room.

Friday’s group is open to all young adults and meets at 7:30 pm in Pingree Hall.

Dignity Matters

Dignity Matters is a non-profit organization that collects, purchases and supplies menstrual products, bras and underwear to women and girls who are homeless or disadvantaged, in order to help them stay healthy, regain self-confidence, and live with basic dignity. 

People commonly associate period poverty with developing countries, but it is a significant, hidden and local issue here in US, and, in Massachusetts.

There are women in almost every community in the nation, who cannot afford these necessities, and period protection items are not covered by SNAP benefits.

Clients we assist are commonly single mothers, low-income or homeless women or women and teens who escaped domestic violence and cannot safely return home. Well over 40% of homeless women we encountered in shelters are employed. We also serve monthly thousands of immigrants, refugees and members of LGBT community. People we work with desperately need help to stand back on their feet.

People we serve, every month face the humiliating reality of no access to period protection. Their dilemma of having to choose between buying food to survive or menstrual care is too common. 

Donations can be made at the church.

Cradles to crayons

When children lack basic essential items—a pair of shoes that fit, appropriate clothing, school supplies, and books—they miss out on having the same opportunities as their peers. And these are just some of the items a child living in poverty desperately needs. Through our year-round Everyday Essentials program, Cradles to Crayons is working to mitigate this need.

By donating to support Everyday Essentials, you can help us provide clothing, shoes, coats, diapers, hygiene items, school supplies, and more, to children in need. Help us lighten the load for a caregiver who is struggling and make a real difference today!

Donations can be made at the church.

7th Day Adventist Church (Norwood SDA Church)

The 7th Day Adventist Church has a new home at FCC Norwood in the Warner Chapel on Saturday Mornings at 9:30 am. Find more information here