Mission
help us make a difference
Morton Grove Community Church places high importance on its outreach, mission, and ministry through our volunteer work, our charitable partnerships and contributions, and our work in the community at large. Join us in our mission to make our community - Morton Grove, greater Chicago, and beyond - a better, a more loving, and a more welcoming place for all of us.
Niles Township Food Pantry has been selected as MGCC's Non-Profit Partner of 2026!
Because we are a small church, and we cannot solve all of the world's problems on our own, each year we will choose a non-profit organization with which to partner. We will focus on one specific issue each year so that we can learn, work, and grow together as a congregation. We want to serve deeply, with intention, and with collaboration.
This year, we will learn all about the community support provided by the Niles Township Food Pantry and the Niles Township Respite Center. We will assist with both monetary and physical donations and will volunteer our time with one or more of their programs throughout the year. We will host educational events. If you'd like to collaborate with us, click on the link below! (You do not need to be a member to volunteer.)
Helping the community of Morton Grove - and beyond - is paramount for us. Our other mission partners are below as well. For the latest, check Facebook or Instagram or click the logos to go directly to that organization..
The Niles Township Food Pantry Foundation, located in Skokie, IL, serves as a vital resource for residents in need, providing food assistance and seasonal support such as school supplies and holiday gifts. It is their goal that no person goes hungry.
Currently, the Food Pantry provides food at no cost to about 6,000 low-income individuals per month who reside in the communities of Niles Township. All monetary donations are allocated to purchasing food to replenish the pantry shelves, and for every dollar donated four (4) meals will be purchased.
They are able support their mission of alleviating hunger in the local area through partnerships with the Greater Chicago Food Depository and contributions from area businesses, civic groups, and individuals, and organizations like ours.
Our Mission Partners
Niles Township Food Pantry
Niles Township Food Pantry aims to ensure no one goes hungry in our community. Currently, the food pantry provides food at no cost to about 6,000 residents of Niles Township.
All monetary donations go to purchasing food to replenish the pantry shelves. Four meals are purchased with every dollar donated.
Marion Medical Mission
Since 1990, Marion Medical Mission has built over 53,000 wells in Jesus' name. Over 5 million people now have a sustainable source of safe drinking water, and the work continues today!
They seek to share the love of Christ with the extreme poor in Africa by providing a sustainable source of clean, safe drinking water.
The Night Ministry
The Night Ministry is a Chicago-based organization providing human connection, housing support, and health care to members of our community who are unhoused or experiencing poverty. Every day, they offer a lifeline to our most vulnerable neighbors, and serve everyone without concern for race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or gender identity.
Equal Exchange
The mission of Equal Exchange is to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world.
Giving Highlights from 2025
$39,956
Total giving for 2025:
Mission Totals
$9,962
Mission-Dedicated Giving 5012:
Presbyterian Solidarity Support Fund ($4,000), Morton Grove Schools ($1,000), Night Ministry - Bus Nurse ($1,200), Niles Township Food Pantry ($2,400), Noor Women's Empowerment ($500), Phil's Friends ($150), Refugee One ($712)
$6,857
Funds Collected on Behalf of Others:
Marion Medical Mission & Shallow Wells ($1,740), Niles Township Food Pantry ($3,678), Night Ministry ($550), 2Cent Offering ($59), Donovan Memorial ($330), Hughes Memorial ($50), Member Gift Cards ($450)
$6,799
Specially Designated Mission Projects 2670:
Abundant Harvest ($3,007), RefugeeOne ($3,905), Mobile Relief Packets ($678),
Tapestry School Supplies ($209)
$24,618
Total Mission Giving
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Other Congregational Giving
$913
Caring Hearts 5617:
RefugeeOne Families ($300), Donovan Memorial ($270)
Member Gifts ($343)
$10,000
Session Community Partnership:
Refugee One
$4,425
Music Outreach 6020:
Musician Expenses ($3,841), Hospitality Expenses ($584)
$15,338
Total Other Giving
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