Partners Organizations
Kingdom Work
Bellingham Covenant Church regularly supports local, national, and international organizations which "proclaim good news to the poor, bind up the brokenhearted, proclaim freedom to the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners" (Isaiah 61:1). Here are some of the ministries we support through financial donations and volunteer hours.
World Relief
World Relief works to resettle refugees who are fleeing violence and persecution from around the globe. BCC was instrumental in launching a refugee resettlement office with World Relief in Whatcom County.
WEBSITE: worldrelief.org/western-wa
Lighthouse Mission
The Lighthouse Mission serves the homeless population of Bellingham in Christ's name. Their services include homeless shelters for men and women, a drop-in center, a home for victims of domestic violence and a discipleship program for those transitioning out of homelessness.
WEBSITE: www.thelighthousemission.org
Whatcom Love INC
Whatcom Love INC is a clearinghouse of services for needy individuals and families who are referred through a network of churches in the county.
VOLUNTEER NEEDS: furniture ministry assistant, data input, phone volunteers
WEBSITE: www.whatcomloveinc.org
CONTACT: Cindy McKay, clearninghouse coordinator (office@whatcomloveinc.org)
PHONE: 360-671-6201
Interfaith Coalition
The Interfaith Coalition is supported by a wide range of congregations in Whatcom County. It exists to eliminate poverty in the county by filling gaps in human services, particularly those related to transitional housing and homelessness.
Paul Carlson Partnership
The Paul Carlson Partnership has been at work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for over 50 years supporting medical and economic development through training, grants and infrastructure investment. Our church is in the midst of a 5-year commitment supporting the development of a medical clinic in the northwestern Equateur Province through Paul Carlson's Congo Clinic Initiative.
Maasai School 121
BCC supports Maasai School 121 in Tanzania, a quality school that is a road to hope and a future for the Maasai. We support this school via the non-profit organization One To One International DBA Maasai School 121. This organization first agreed to help establish a secondary school in response to the Maasai community’s request. Local Maasai leaders participate in major decisions concerning the school, and the school board and leadership consist of local Maasai community members.
Whatcom County Pregnancy Clinic
WCPC provides free ultrasounds, pregnancy tests, mentoring and a number of other services to help both women and men navigate through the stress of unplanned pregnancies.