Local Missions

Compassion Builders is based out of Living Hipe Church and is comprised of individuals who have a heart for serving those in need by repairing and building housing projects. 

The Endicott Preschool began in 1963, when some loving church members wanted to provide the children in this community a safe and caring place to grow and develop. Over the past 50 years, the preschool has grown into a vibrant 3 and 4-year-old program with an enrollment of over 150 students.

Mother Teresa’s Cupboard is a faith-based food pantry and emergency assistance center located in Endicott. They are open to serve the community on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m and Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Living Hope supports this outreach through regular donations of money, supplies, and some volunteer help.

World Renew embraces a family-centered approach to ending global poverty with food security, peace and justice, economic livelihood and health. They also work nationally and globally in responding to both natural disasters and civil unrest. World Renew provides for displaced families and invests in local economies to help rebuild communities and renew hope. We support their efforts financially.

Mercy House is a community care shelter which provides a home and a supportive family to people with terminal illnesses who can no longer remain at home. Residents spend their final days surrounded by their loved ones, and the love of Mercy House staff and volunteers. The mission of Mercy House is to unconditionally accept each resident and ensure that they are treated with dignity, respect and compassion. We support Mercy House through donations, time, and financial gifts.

ECO (our denomination) set a 10-Year Vision that includes sharing the gospel through 1,000 newly planted, newly revitalized, or newly flourishing ECO congregations and micro-expressions by 2030. Each year, we designate $3,500 from Session-Approved Mission Causes to support church plants in our northeast corner of the US. Find out more here: https://eco-pres.org/vision/

Renovation House is a Christ-centered, residential discipleship training program for men and women struggling with addiction and other life-controlling issues. It is a successful alternative to rehab through a 12-month program where people, who want to, can come, encounter God and be set free. We support their life-giving efforts financially.

Southern Tier Community Center (STCC) is an extension of the Children’s Home of Wyoming Conference. They took over an important community building next to Union Endicott High School and have turned it into a place that hosts school age childcare, provides support for families, gives a safe place for children to be, and a space for community fitness. We support the STCC financially and excercise there regularly!

United Methodist Homes is a faith-based nonprofit organization, founded in 1958, that operates two multi-level senior living communities in the Greater Binghamton area, a continuing care retirement community in  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, and a personal care campus in Tunkhannock, PA. UMH serves more than 1,100 residents at its four sites and has more than 1,000 employees. We support them financially, do outreach and care ministry, and also have several members who live there.

The Food Bank of the Southern Tier works to build and sustain hunger-free communities throughout the Southern Tier. Their vision is to create a future without hunger where access to healthy food by all is recognized as fundamental to the well-being and success of individuals and the foundation of a strong, vibrant society. Living Hope supports the Food Bank financially.

The Binghamton Rescue Mission began as an outreach service to homeless individuals on the streets in 2006, and opened its residence in 2010.  Since then, numerous men have taken shelter here, many going on to lead more stable lives, find employment and reconnect with family. We support them financially.

The mission of the Samaritan Counseling Center is to empower the whole person using a spiritually sensitive approach to counseling, consultation and education. Living Hope supports the center financially.

The mission of the Dr. Garabed A. Fattal Community Free Clinic is to provide preventive, primary, and acute health care (including prescription medications) to the uninsured adults of New York’s Southern Tier. Medical services and medications are delivered free of charge, by volunteer health care professionals and other community volunteers, in partnership with local participating health care institutions.

At Good Shepherd Communities, the healthcare is rooted in quality and overseen by a board of community volunteers. As a non-profit, their goal is always putting quality first. For nearly 150 years they’ve been carefully taking care of the Southern Tier’s senior population. We support Good Shepherd through financial giving, volunteering, and outreach and care ministry. We also have many members living at one of their campuses.

LeTourneau Christian Center is committed to partnering and aiding the church in their endeavors to make the Gospel known. They provide a respite for churches, groups, leadership teams, and pastors to take retreat and spend time recharging spiritually in God’s creation. Living Hope supports the camp financially and with volunteer hours.

Mosaic provides services  for people with disabilities, mental and behavioral health needs and autism, as well as aging adults. Services are tailored to meet individual needs and goals, allowing people to be as independent as possible. Mosaic serves more than 3,700 people in 10 states. We give financially to Mosiac.