Justice and Mercy
For more information about the Justice and Mercy Committee, contact Marilyn Reed at alsomarilynreed@gmail.com.
HEARTS FOR JUSTICE AND MERCY
NPC’s Hearts for Justice and Mercy Committee seeks to fulfill God’s commission in Micah 6:8 to act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with Him. To this end, we seek to support members of our congregation already engaged in these ministries and disciple those seeking to find their niche in this type of service.
One of the ways we do this is to inform our congregation of the ministries we participate in. Hopefully, this information will inspire others to become involved and to raise valuable prayer support. We pray for those who serve and the people they minister to. We also provide financial support as needed.
Below are some of our areas of service and the contact information for those areas of ministry.
The Chestnut Foundation
Contact: Donna Hart
Shelby and Benjamin Chestnut are siblings who each have a rare, very disabling neurological illness. Benjamin has Transverse Myelitis, as does Donna Hart. The Foundation seeks to do as much as possible to assist families with more than one ill child and raise awareness of Transverse Myelitis.
Human Trafficking
Contact: Sally Kapner
Sally Kapner seeks to raise awareness of the pervasive reality of human trafficking in our backyard and in the world. The hope is to encourage and inspire actions to prevent human trafficking, protect potential victims from slavery, and prosecute those profiting from the human trafficking industry.
Loving Our Neighbors
Contact: Jennifer Bonovitz
Our neighbors may live in Narberth, North Philly, Upper Darby, or somewhere in Africa. We share food and other supplies with our neighbors under the direction of Jennifer Bonovitz. She gathers donations from friends, local businesses, and neighbors and gets them to the people who need them most. Jennifer relies on help from others to pick up donations and deliver them to the appropriate locations.
Orphan Care
Contact: Val Foley
Val Foley's work for Orphan Care helps to link orphaned children and the new families that care for them. Information, emotional support, as well as financial assistance are all provided throughout the process of adoption and establishing their new, loving families. We also seek to support those involved in the foster care system.
Parkway Ministry
Contact: Ilonka Comstock
Many people in Philadelphia struggle to afford both rent and groceries. Others do not have access to kitchens in which to store and prepare food. These are the people NPC serves on Sunday afternoons with bag lunches, other necessities, and warm friendship. Some of us prepare food. Some deliver the food to the Parkway and visit with the good folks we meet there.
Quilting Group
Contact: Teri Weed
A small group of women use their sewing skills to make beautiful, unique quilts of different sizes for those in need. These wonderful creations may be distributed to hospitalized children, senior citizens, people experiencing homelessness, or anyone in need of a warm expression of God’s love.
Racial Reconciliation
Contact: Marilyn Reed
Racial Reconciliation attempts to create understanding of the history of African American people through education and discussion and offers a means of building generational wealth through a college scholarship.
Refugees and Immigrants
Contact: Clara Louie
We see all people as being made in the image of God. We also see in Scripture that God encouraged kindness to foreigners as the Israelites had been foreigners in Egypt. Therefore, we believe that the refugees and immigrants in our area deserve Biblical hospitality.
Publication Date:
September 21, 2021
