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We are a church committed to loving God and one another; working for social justice, and serving others.



Why We Give



Dear Hancock Members and Friends-



Families and individuals give to support the ministries of Hancock Church because we cannot imagine our lives without the Good News that happens here. We give because:

  • Only Hancock could have led Lexington Unites for Puerto Rico. With our building and the strength of our leaders, our church did more for victims of Hurricane Maria in three towns in Puerto Rico than the entire federal government.
  • Hancock is home to spiritually hungry, justice-loving, friend-making, all-welcoming people of all ages, working together to change the world. It thrills us to the core to see children and youth learning to trust to their bones the truth that God loves them, no matter what.
  • We think that we’re on the edge of a new day of health and vitality that will make Hancock Next a church to behold.
  • We know how blessed we are to work, play, worship, stand up, speak out, laugh and rejoice with each one of you.
  • There’s nothing else like Hancock Church, our spiritual home. So we give, and give generously, and thank you for doing the same! Together, we have done so much, and will do so much more!

- Hancock Church Ministers



What Matters the Most to You?



“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.



Annual Gift - Where Most Needed



Your gifts represent the primary financial support for all Hancock Church ministries. They help create life-changing worship experiences, an amazing music program, critically needed congregational care and life-giving community outreach programs. Your gifts are helping us change the world together.


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Hancock Christian Education



A gift to this fund makes possible a well-designed progressive Christian education to children from kindergarten to the fifth-grade. It also funds the development of a strong spiritual foundation for our youth including confirmation classes, the Our Whole Lives series, the Junior Youth organization and the High School Youth Group.


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Hancock Music



Music is the core of worship at Hancock Church. Nothing else can touch the soul of someone like incredible inspirational music. It can reveal the presence of the Holy Spirit among us and inspire us to be our best selves. Your gifts to this fund support all our varied music ensembles from the sanctuary and hand bell choirs to the River Rock Band.


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Hancock Historic Building



Hancock UCC worships in an architecturally significant historic building that has facilitated life-changing worship and ministry programs in Lexington area for more than 120 years. Ensuring any historic building continues to function effectively in a modern world can be quite expensive. Gifts to this fund pay for needed structural repairs and updating the church to support technology upgrades to continue the great work of this congregation in the community.


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Lexington Unites for Puerto Rico



In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in 2017, Hancock Church developed two partnerships in Puerto Rico in response to the humanitarian crisis on the island. Through these ongoing partnerships we are able help thousands of people in desperate need of support.


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Hancock Christian Service Programs



Hancock's Christian service programs provide planned financial support to organizations like City Mission Society, Lexington Food Pantry, Rosie’s Place, The Women’s Lunch Place, Russell Elementary School, Sustainable Harvest International and the Outdoor Church of Cambridge. We also provide responses to urgent care needs, a consistent flow of donated goods and access to a talented team of volunteers.


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City Mission Society



Hancock Church has been a primary mission partner with City Mission Society for more than 100 years. The City Mission Society, is a social justice agency founded in 1816 by the congregations of Old South Church and Park Street Church with a mission to serve the urban poor of metropolitan Boston, Massachusetts. The organization works with urban youth, families, congregations and prison populations.


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Andover Newton Seminary at Yale



Hancock Church has had a strategic partnership with Andover Newton for more than 50 years. It's mission has been to educate learned clergy, particularly those who serve in the family of locally-governed, “small c” congregational traditions, such as the United Church of Christ and the American Baptist Churches (USA). Hancock Church has served as the church home for more than 60 student ministers over the years.


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An Open and Affirming Church





Hancock United Church of Christ