Outreach Commission
Jesse Lee has a heart for service. Our Outreach Commission allows us to seek out and embrace numerous ministries and opportunities locally, nationally, and internationally to spread hope and care.
About the Outreach Commission
The Jesse Lee Outreach Commission is a group of church members who seek to make a positive impact in the world around us through efforts of social justice and responsibility. The Outreach Commission has a funded budget used to further the nurturing presence of Christ out in the world. If you have an idea for supporting an organization, event, or ministry, the mission of which you think lends itself well to our Spirit-led, congregational giving model, please reach out to Rob Mayette.
Programs Supported by the Jesse Lee Outreach Commission
Laundry Love
Laundry Love establishes days at laundromats where people in need can receive free laundry services.
Malta House
Malta House provides assistance for homeless mothers through their shelter and numerous support programs.
Alana Wilson's Helping Hand Village
Alana Wilson’s Helping Hands Village is a new program in Danbury that supports children of incarcerated parents.
SOAR Together
Social loneliness is an epidemic in our country. SOAR Together is a local nonprofit that seeks to reverse that trend.
Connor Sheehan Fund
Providing support for programs that identify mental health disorders and substance abuse among young people.
New Dawn Family Resource Center
A Pound Ridge-based organization addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, and human trafficking.
Beyond Borders - Haiti
Beyond Borders is a wonderful, structured program helping families in Haiti, which continues to be in strife.
Association of Religious Communities
Founded over four decades ago to facilitate interfaith cooperation in the greater Danbury area.
Literacy Volunteers on the Green
A New Milford-based literacy program that teaches adults how to read, both native English speakers and ESL learners.
Jericho Partnership
Programs in support of at-risk youth, including the Angel Tree program where families in need receive Christmas gifts
New Milford Community Shelter
Volunteers in New Milford are in the process of restarting the town’s homeless shelter, shuttered during the pandemic.
The Center For Empowerment and Education
The Outreach Committee is a sponsor of CEE’s Hearts of Hope Breakfast and the Safewalk.
Shoebox Ministry
The Outreach Committee helps Jesse Lee’s Shoebox Ministry meet the request for Christmas shoebox gifts.
UMCOR - Ukraine Relief
The United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) is the United Methodist Church’s international relief organization.
Foundation 4 Orphans
An international nonprofit committed to lifting communities through service to orphans and vulnerable children.
ZOE Empowers
An organization empowering orphaned children and youth-led, vulnerable families to overcome poverty.