News
Hang Out with EdGE this Summer
The Mission’s EdGE summer campers explore the outdoors, play sports, do arts and crafts, learn skills, and much more. Registration is now open for students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Washington county to attend week-long camps in three locations this...
Mission Receives Grant to Create a Virtual Healthcare Bridge
The Mission and MCD Global Health received a $90,000 grant from the Health Resources & Services Administration to help create a healthcare bridge for island residents. Through this grant, the Mission is working with Mount Desert Island Hospital, MaineHealth, and...
Mission Completes Downeast Capital Campaign to Transform our Cherryfield Campus
The Mission has completed the Mission Downeast Capital Campaign and has secured over $1.8 million for renovations and additions to the Mission’s 63-acre Downeast campus in Cherryfield. The campaign was supported by: Connie and Buddy Bates, Roger and Judy Clapp, Joyce...
Volunteers Help Islands Recover from Winter Storms
On a small stretch of beach on Islesford, remnants of broken wine bottles, smashed plates, and silverware dotted the sand. During two storms in January, a restaurant situated on the dock had an outbuilding they used for storage wash away. Now, months later, debris is...
Alice “Ma” Peasley and the Lasting Impact of the Hooked Rug Department
Alice Peasley, better known as “Ma,” joined the Mission in October of 1917 as an assistant missionary. Alice became well known up and down the coast as a caring but firm figure, who worked with many island communities. She would go on to work for the Mission for 28...
Sourcing the Mission’s Food: TEFAP
During a visit to the Mission’s food pantry on the Downeast campus, you will notice a lot of pantry staples available: beans, grains, whole wheat pasta, and more. Many of these items are on the shelves because of The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), a...