Mission and Outreach
LFUCC is outward-focused and action oriented, empowered by God’s love to support those in need.
Monthly Collection
Our collection for April 2025 is providing NEW bath towels and washcloths to give to the Harry Tompson Center. You can bring them to our 10:30am service each Sunday in April or make arrangements with Pastor Susan to give them directly to her.
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Every month, Little Farms UCC donates a specified collection of items to support local community partners.
In 2018, LFUCC members donated 1,680 pounds of food to The Dorothy B. Watson Community Center, and in 2019 we exceeded our annual goal to donate a ton of food to the Watson Center, literally, a ton (2000 pounds) of food.
In 2020 and 2021, our monthly donations were interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the damages to our Church building by Hurricane Ida, but we are proud to have been able to support Covenant House New Orleans, Animal Rescue New Orleans, Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, MS, and The Dorothy B. Watson Community Center in Metairie, LA.
Thank you to everyone who donated!
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Please bring your donation with you on Sundays, or you can arrange to drop them off to Pastor Susan during the week.
Thank you for your continued support.
Community Partners &
Volunteer Opportunities
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Hope Lodge
The American Cancer Society Hope Lodge program provides a free home away from home for cancer patients and their caregivers.
Stay tuned for our next volunteer date!
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Program of Hope
First Presbyterian has created this holistic ministry to respond to the variety of needs of people who are without permanent housing. They create a welcoming and nurturing environment assisting with housing vouchers, clothing, counseling, spiritual needs, healing, food, helping to find employment, shelter, moving into housing, and much, much more. This outreach is unique because it is completely run by volunteers, some of whom have been homeless.
Join us every Wednesday from 9:00-10:30 AM
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Grace at the Greenlight
Grace at the Greenlight is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing New Orleans’ unhoused population choices while providing for their basic needs (water, food, clothing and community) in a loving manner that embraces the human spirit.
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Okra Abbey
Okra Abbey is a community garden and a sacred space for the residents of the Pigeon Town neighborhood in New Orleans to grow in friendship and faith alongside one another through the sharing of stories, scripture, prayers, and food.
Okra Abbey is a mission of the Presbytery of South Louisiana and a New Worshipping Community of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Stay tuned for our next volunteer date!
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Harry Tompson Center
The Harry Tompson Center is a low-barrier day shelter specializing in delivering hygiene, hospitality, health, and housing services to the unhoused community of New Orleans. Click here to learn more.
Volunteers assist with the coordination of shower services by setting up, sanitizing showers between usage, and laundering towels.
Stay tuned for our next volunteer date!
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Second Harvest Food Bank
Second Harvest Food Bank provides food and support to more than 700 partners in 23 parishes across Southern Louisiana.
LFUCC volunteer groups assist with food sorting and packaging in the New Orleans area warehouse quarterly.
Stay tuned for our next volunteer date!
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Bastion Community of Resilience
Bastion is a nonprofit that provides a supportive living environment for injured veterans and families. Within their intentionally designed neighborhood, neighbors, volunteers and clinical specialists augment veterans’ care, creating a holistic approach to community integration.
Rev. James Pennington, Executive Director of Back Bay Mission, extends a special thank you to the Little Farms UCC community.
Back Bay Mission, located in Biloxi, MS, is a community ministry of the United Church of Christ and meets the urgent needs of those suffering from poverty and its effects while building pathways to social justice.