A Mariner Friendly Church (MFC) enters into mission partnership with SCI, sharing a covenant to serve mariners.

For its MFC community, SCI promises to

• Send a chaplain or other representative at least once a year to preach or talk about SCI’s ministry
• Provide materials for Mariners’ Sunday, Sunday School/small group classes, volunteer opportunities and areas of interest
• List your name on our website as an MFC
• Present you with an MFC certificate
• Invite you to join our ministry hands-on at our hospitality centers or work sites

As a committed partner of SCI, an MFC promises to

• Receive a chaplain or other SCI representative once a year to visit OR come visit an SCI site at least once a year (time/location allowing)
• Include mariners and SCI in your Prayers of Intercession regularly, especially around Maritime Day (May 22) or on a designated Mariners’ Sunday
• Hyperlink to SCI on your website (under the Mission or Outreach heading)
• Provide volunteer, in-kind and financial support as possible (e.g., Christmas at Sea knitting or collecting, volunteering at a hospitality center or making an outreach grant)

Our mission is possible only with your support.

Church Relations
The Seamen’s Church Institute
241 Water Street
New York, NY 10038
(212) 349-9090
churchrelations@seamenschurch.org