RAIHN

BRC is an active part of RAIHN (Rochester Area Interfaith Hospitality Network).  The church hosts RAIHN guests for a week, four times a year, in rotation with a dozen area faith communities.  BRC is supported by two local churches to provide volunteers and support during the hosting weeks, by also providing volunteers for the many necessary tasks, i.e. grocery shopping, preparing meals and snacks, staying overnight, or providing hospitality to the temporarily homeless families who are participating in the program. 

We consider the families our “guests” and treat them with respect and love. Many families in the program have been helped to get a job and move back into their own apartment or home. The Rochester RAIHN program was recognized one year as the “best in the nation.”

Habitat for Humanity

BRC is part of the "Brighton Coalition of Churches" - a group of churches that have sponsored 4 hours so far, approximately one every 3 years. T-shirts, garage sales, candy sales, dinners and pie sales have helped fund the program. A clothing drop-off shed is maintained on BRC property by the Brighton Coalition.

Some BRC members have participated in Habitat for Humanity by volunteering on committees and at building sites.

Community Garden

This garden has been the focal point of our back yard. Church members, neighbors and friends participate in maintaining individual plots. We have had many nationalities, age groups and languages (including Russian, Taiwanese, and Romanian) represented, with the resulting interesting array of unique vegetables grown. Outside the fence we grow flowers to beautify and enhance the garden and have a "Gleaner's Garden" of tomatoes to share with friends and church people.

Camp Fowler

Camp Fowler is a rustic camp, conference and retreat center located in the Adirondack Mountains of NY.  The camp is sponsored by the RCA and is used by all churches in the region for retreats, fellowship opportunities and camping.  A weekly summer camp program is offered for children.  This beautiful property is located lakeside outside of Speculator, NY.

Other Ministries

Throughout the year, BRC members bring food items that help supply the Rochester Food Cupboard. But just before Thanksgiving, members donate money or grocery items that make it possible for the Rochester Family Mission to provide food for a special holiday dinner for those who are less fortunate. In the weeks before Christmas, BRC members bring unwrapped gifts for children of families to whom the Rochester Family Mission ministers.