Justice & Compassion Ministries
We are a yes, and church - we care about both personal salvation and social justice.
Below are some of our ministries and partner organizations. We serve with them throughout the year in our community so that we can be part of the world made new.
Our Ministries & Partners
Food Insecurity
-
On the second Wednesday of every month, we prepare dinner for those facing homelessness and food insecurity in Beverly. Every month, we put up a sign-up form with the menu and items you can sign up to bring or cook. The food is served at Living Faith (UMC) Church next door to ABC, and about 30-40 people are able to enjoy a hot meal together.
Healthcare
-
The mission of Anchor Bay Health is to provide free medical services to those across the North Shore who are uninsured, underinsured, or who lack access to health care.
Free clinics are run throughout the year will help close the gap on those lacking adequate health care in our community. We serve the homeless, the immigrant population, those below the poverty line and other vulnerable populations. The goal is to make a positive impact on the health of our neighbors throughout the North Shore, including members of the ABC community. Medical professionals and non-medical professionals are welcome to get involved.
Human Migration
-
The mission of Open Door Immigration Services is to love and serve our immigrant neighbors by providing affordable immigration legal services and, together, opening the door to full community engagement.
With the support of World Relief, ODIS is recognized and accredited by the Department of Justice to offer immigration legal services to our immigrant neighbors across the North Shore and Cambridge.
This non-profit was started by Anchor Bay Church and runs out of our church building.
Incarceration
-
Straight Ahead Ministries exists to see Jesus Christ transform the lives of justice-involved youth. Over 1 million youth are arrested every year in the US, with 500,000 sent to one of nearly 1,200 detention centers across the country. On any day 57,000 youth are serving a sentence in a facility - the juvenile justice equivalent of jail. Family relationships, community connections, education and employment are all interrupted and negatively impacted. We believe that this time of crisis can become the first step towards a transformed life.
We are currently gathering a group who will commit regular visits to the Middleton Juvenile Detention Center.
College Outreach
-
InterVarsity’s purpose, in response to God’s love, grace, and truth, is to establish and advance witnessing communities of students and faculty at colleges and universities who follow Jesus as Savior and Lord, growing in love for God, God’s Word, and God’s people of every ethnicity and culture.
InterVarsity has local chapters on campus at Salem State University and Endicott College. InterVarsity’s local Campus Minister, Mollie Clark, is a Partner at Anchor Bay Church.
Community Development (Beverly)
-
Beverly Bootstraps provides critical resources to families and individuals so they may achieve self-sufficiency. They offer emergency and long-term assistance including: access to food, housing stability, adult and youth programs, education, counseling and advocacy. They are community funded and supported.
Beverly Bootstraps has a refrigerated food locker on our property for 24/7 access to groceries.
Seafarers
-
The New England Seafarers Mission (NESM) seeks to provide hospitality, encouragement, advocacy, reconnection and Teaching (HEART) to the men and women who work on ocean going vessels. NESM exists to support cruise ship workers in Boston, Providence, Narragansett Bay, Portsmouth, and Portland by providing access to a convenient store for food and other necessities as well as MoneyGram services to workers can send money home to their families.
NESM's Director, Steve Cushing, is a Partner and Board member at Anchor Bay Church.
Foster & Adoption
-
Fostering Hope provides care for children and families impacted by foster care. Our vision is the dream of a day when ZERO children in foster care are waiting for a safe and supported family to care for them. In the meantime, we provide prayer and tangible support for foster families - some of us are foster or pre-adoptive families ourselves.
Community Development (Salem & Marblehead)
-
SPUR makes volunteering at any age easy by providing accessible opportunities that meet the tangible needs of the community. They offer a variety of thoughtful and flexible engagement opportunities which result in rewarding volunteer experiences and measurable community impact.
Ways to get involved include backpack drives for students, food rescue and delivery, a community garden to raise food for a local food pantry, and more.
SPUR was started by a member of our church after she heard an inspiring sermon!