SBUCC Partners
We are blessed to partner in ministry with many wonderful organizations our community, region, and world, including:
Community
- We are members of the United Church of Christ, and a part of the UCC’s Southern California/Nevada Conference. We support the ministry of our conference’s Pilgrim Pines Camp and Conference Center.
- Central City Lutheran Mission CCLM is a unique community-based organization dedicated to serving the poor located in San Bernardino, California. CCLM brings a broad range of services to address issues of health, housing and education. While having a heart for the most vulnerable and under served populations – youth at risk, HIV+ and homeless, and homeless men – our programs serve adults, youth and children throughout the neighborhood.
- ICUC: Inland Congregations United for Change is a local faith-based organizing group which is our partner in many issues, including housing, health care, air quality, and community concerns in the San Bernardino area.
- Peppermint Ridge is a non-profit organization with the mission of providing loving homes and empowering support services for individuals with developmental disabilities.
- Inland AIDS Project provides support and services to those affected by HIV/AIDS in the Inland Empire. We partner in our congregation’s meals for people with HIV/AIDS program with the Central City Lutheran Mission.
- We are a partner church of the Citrus Counseling Services, an interfaith, non-profit counseling agency serving the Inland Empire.
- We support the Cal State San Bernardino Food Pantry with regular donations.
- Rainbow Pride Youth Alliance (RPYA), an Inland Empire activity and support organization for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Inter-sex, and questioning youth, their families and their friends.
- Equality Inland Empire (EQIE), an independent coalition of LGBTQI/allied individuals and organizations working together to achieve equality for LGBTQI individuals in the Inland Empire and beyond.
Region
- Progressive Christians Uniting inspires and equips individuals and communities for courageous leadership in the 21st century.
- The Center for Progressive Christianity supports an approach to Christianity that is inclusive, innovative, and informed.
- EQ CA : Equality California supports marriage equality for all couples. We participate locally in Equality Inland Empire. We also support the work of the UCC Coalition for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Transgender Concerns.
- CLUE: Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice aims to end low-wage poverty in our state by building a faith-rooted movement for economic justice throughout California.
- We are committed to caring for God’s creation in partnership with groups like the National Religious Partnership for the Environment,Interfaith Power and Light, and the California Food and Justice Coalition. We also welcome resources like the Green Guide for Everyday Living.
World
- Sojourners is committed to articulating the biblical call to social justice, inspiring hope, and building a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world.
- Through the United Church of Christ, we are a part of the wider ecumenical partnerships of the California Council of Churches, National Council of Churches, and World Council of Churches. We also support the worldwide relief and development work of Church World Service.