​Part of serving our membership is fostering our own faith journeys, develop spiritually and grow into a more loving, faithful community by sharing our diverse beliefs through community and small groups. 
We believe in God’s commandment to “Love your neighbor as yourself.”  We care for our neighbors in the local community and around the world through hands-on involvement and our financial resources.  

​We believe God created all people as good, and asks us to share responsibility for the weak, the poor, the sick, the oppressed, and all who suffer.   See our Calendar and Events page for volunteer opportunities in the ministries shown below.

Foster Student College Scholarships

Northminster has founded a grant program that provides small college grants for youth in foster care, initiated by the fund created by the Borchardt family. 

Candidates are selected annually by application from eligible foster students.

South Oakland Shelter

Annually, we partner with other churches in hosting those in need of shelter overnight.

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Church World Service
CROP Walk for Hunger

Every first Sunday in May, our church community walks 3 miles with neighboring churches, fundraising for worldwide emergency hunger relief.

​You can DONATE to our walk each April!

Baby Basics of Troy

Northminster provides space and financial support for Baby Basics of Troy Ministry, a 100% volunteer organization providing free diapers to babies of the working near-poor in the communities of Troy, Clawson, Sterling Heights, MI. 

Since 2007 we have served over 90 babies, providing diapers and kindness to those in need.  There is a waiting list, and we hope to support more babies with your help.  

Gleaners Community Food Bank

Northminster volunteers annually to work at the Gleaners Food Bank outlet in Pontiac where we help with sorting and packing donated food which is then distributed to people in need in the Detroit area.

​Volunteers of school age and up are invited to participate in these 2-3 hour work days, some on weekdays and some on Saturdays.

Troy-area Interfaith Group

The Troy-area Interfaith Group exists to invite all faith communities to gather, grow and give for the sake of promoting the common values of love, peace and justice among all religions locally and globally. We believe that peace among peoples and nations requires peace among the religions.

Northminster is one of the founding faith communities of TIG and proudly hosted the first TIG National Day of Prayer celebration in 2005. Our strong support continues.
www.troyinterfaithgroup.org

Westminster Clothes Closet

Gently used, clean clothing, linens and other usable household items are collected in an ongoing basis and donated to Westminster Church of Detroit's Clothes Closet. The elderly, victims of house fires and domestic violence; individuals being released from half-way houses; and single mothers just starting housekeeping are among the beneficiaries of this ministry.

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Alternative Gift Market

Alternative Gifts International (AGI) is a non-profit organization that vetts programs around the world and lists items that can be purchased in those programs to help those in need. The items range from small livestock to medical supplies.

This Market is run at Northminster each year during Advent.


​We also financially support the following organizations in their mission

  • Lighthouse - addiction recovery treatment 
  • HAVEN - domestic violence and sexual assault victim support
  • A Place of Refuge - supporting youth transferring from foster care to adult living
  • Freedom House Detroit - temporary housing for indigent survivors of persecution worldwide seeking asylum
  • Heifer International - working with communities to increase income, improve nutrition, care for the Earth, and end world hunger and poverty by empowering people
  • Baldwin Center - meeting basic needs, offering assistance in a crisis, providing education and enrichment opportunities for adults and children in Pontiac
  • Mariner's Inn Detroit - an anchor for those struggling to navigate the treacherous waters of homelessness and substance abuse
  • Troy People Concerned - an information and referral agency.for Troy residents in a crisis


​International Outreach Ministries


We are currently supporting two Mission Families through the Presbytery Mission Agency:
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Rev. Cathy Chang and Juan Lopez with their daughter are working to address the issues of Migration and Human Trafficking in the Philippines.  
​Read more: Rev. Cathy Chang and Juan Lopez
Lynn and Sharon Kandel are working to build schools, organize teacher training, and assisting with a peace and reconciliation project in South Sudan.  
​​Read More: Lynn and Sharon Kandel