About Avon Interfaith
History
Our story begins with an idea...
- 1792 - Zion Episcopal Church Founded
- 1797 - The town of Avon (then Hartford) formally organized
- 1812 - First Presbyterian Church founded
- 18XX - Avon United Methodist Church Founded
- 18XX - Central Presbyterian Church founded
- 1866 - St. Agnes Parish Founded
- 1944 - Riverstone Church (a.k.a. the Wesleyan Methodist Church) founded
- 1961 - Lutheran Church of Epiphany Founded
- 1982 - Avon congregations form The Avon Interfaith Council
Avon Interfaith Council was founded in the early 1980s with one goal in mind–keeping the people in our community fed and housed. Then, as now, it didn’t matter that the founding member churches had different ideas about theology and practice. What mattered was that we all believed that taking care of our neighbors is one of the most important jobs a person of faith can do, and that we’re more effective when we work together.
Today, Avon Interfaith exists to support the Avon community through volunteer service, fundraising and distribution, and organizational support. We administer the Avon Food Pantry, and raise funds through projects like the Avon Walk for Hunger, and arranging food collection.
Avon Interfaith also supports other community organizations, both faith-based and secular, including the senior center, the nursing home, the Heat Fund (administered by Catholic Charities), Avon Community Youth Group, Stone’s Closet, and the Avon Free Library. We are proud of our community and pleased to our part in making sure that everyone in Avon has the opportunity to get what they need.
Achievements
- Organizing the Avon Walk Against Hunger
- Funding, volunteering for, and organizing food collection for the Avon Food Pantry
- Providing need-based aid to struggling Avon families
- Supporting community-wide faith-based programming for children and youth, such as Summer VBS
- Supporting secular wellness programs for Avon residents of all ages