2026 Missions Breakfast
MCCF Winter Missions Breakfast Saturday, January 17, 2026 from 9-11 am Wallace Hall at Solid Rock (formerly Brighton Presbyterian) Church, 1775 East Avenue, Rochester 14610 (Enter church from parking lot at the back door and go straight into Wallace Hall) We’re looking forward to some inspiring presentations from our Speakers (see list below and click here to open flyer). Dr. Kim Ressler (Emergency Medicine) – Zambia/Honduras Dr. Jerry and Adelaide Svoboda (Vascular Surgery) – Tanzania Dr. Chris Borghi-Cavallaro (Fam Med) and team – Honduras Michael Brennan, FNP (Street Provider) –...
Read More2025 Fall Breakfast!
Our Fall Breakfast was wonderfully interactive earlier today in the Blossom Room at Solid Rock Church (formerly Brighton Presbyterian) in Rochester with a good representation of faithful community providers along with members of the student group at URMC. After sharing a delicious breakfast and a time of encouraging fellowship we welcomed our Speaker, Siddharth [AKA “Sid”} Chittaranjan, an MD/PhD student at URMC, who shared from his heart, his experience, and the Word on the topic “Becoming a Servant of God”, followed by a lively Q&A and group discussion. Our next Breakfast...
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2/1/25 Missions Presentations We had a wonderful turnout two days ago for our 2025 Missions Breakfast at Solid Rock Church (formerly Brighton Presbyterian), and by the time the event on Saturday gathered we had a packed schedule of speakers as listed. After reconnecting with colleagues and sharing a delicious breakfast, we turned our attention for the next hour and a half to a volley of inspiring presentations. One point that was made had to do with those in the audience who have retired from active clinical practice: “Consider the call to missions. God’s not done with you...
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Winter Missions Breakfast Saturday, February 1, 2025 from 9-11 am Wallace Hall at Solid Rock (formerly Brighton Presbyterian) Church, 1775 East Avenue, Rochester 14610 (Enter church from parking lot at the back door) We’re looking forward to some inspiring presentations (see list below and click here to open flyer). Dr. Chase & Jimmy Miller (ENT/pure water) – Tenwek, Kenya Dr. Jerry Lauria (Pediatrics) with Young Life – Latin America Dr. Christine Bernie (Pharmacology) – Pune, India (brief report) Dr. Chris Borghi-Cavallaro (Fam Med) – House of Hope (brief report) Richard McCorry...
Read More2024 Fall Breakfast
“50 Years of Medicine” Saturday, October 26 from 9-11 am at Brighton Presbyterian Church in the Blossom Room* Come and bring your friends, family, and/or colleagues. Cost is $10 for students and $15 for community caregivers, payable at the door. Click here for a PDF flyer you can distribute. Dr. Élise van der Jagt Élise will be sharing a thoughtful perspective from his 50 years of experience as a Christian physician and educator. *** * Enter by the back door, and the Blossom Room is around to the right on the main floor. We’re looking forward to a very edifying time, so mark your calendar...
Read MoreMissions Report
Launching into the New Year We had a wonderful gathering yesterday morning at Solid Rock (formerly Brighton Presbyterian) Church in their spacious Wallace Hall with over 40 colleagues in attendance, including nearly 10 students from the U of R Medical Center Christian Fellowship. After joining in prayer we gathered around tables to share in fellowship and a delicious breakfast of exotic granola with yogurt, fresh fruit, and home baked blueberry or pumpkin spice muffins, all accompanied by hot beverages and juice. About half an hour in, we interrupted our fellowship to welcome our four...
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