Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church, Somerville MA https://clarendonhillchurch.org/

We long have been committed to the belief that "ALL ARE WELCOME" at our church. In early 2025, in preparation for our 100th year anniversary, we began focused conversations about the barriers that our beautiful 100-year-old building presents. Our resolve increased as some new folks with physical challenges began to show up regularly for worship. We determined that our bathrooms were outdated and difficult to maneuver in; ignoring the problem has become unacceptable to us.

Our leadership decided after many discussions to direct our resources and energy towards accessibility as an opportunity for community service and social justice. The specific purpose of this GoFundMe fundraiser is to help finance the construction of 2 new ADA-compliant bathrooms and other accessibility improvements throughout our 100-year-old building including handrails and repairing passageway limitations.

Clarendon Hill Presbyterian Church – Who We Are

CHPC is a progressive, peace and justice community of faith; we are a small but mighty Presbyterian USA congregation (https://pcusa.org/). We are long-time partners with our two mission-based tenants – The Open Center for Children (https://www.open-center.org/) and the all-volunteer Nave Gallery (https://navegallery.org/wp/). We also serve the greater community by offering reasonable rental costs for 12 Step Recovery groups, band rehearsals and community groups such as the Girl Scouts.

We believe this project is critical to our mission. Our sincere hope and long-term goals are to make our community spaces more accessible for all. These ADA-compliant bathrooms are the first step to realizing this dream. For more information about these projects and our church’s missions, please visit clarendonhillchurch.org

Thank you for considering a donation to this cause.